The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-07-14
: CHAPTER XIV.
The Broken Seal

Tony Drummond had great faith in
dreams, which he interpreted strictly
after a fashion of his own, and not to
be found in any dream-book that had
been published hitherto.
On tile morning which, in our story.
we have now reached, honest Tony had
risen from his bed with highly-elated
spirits; he had had two, what he con-
sidered, very important and fortunate
dreams.
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First, he had dreamed that he had
fallen down precipice and had slight
ly twisted his neck, which fall he CON
sidered indicative of a rise in the
world.
But, at first thought, that dream
staggered him, for Tony could not any
how bring himself to believe that so
stupid a fellow as he considered him
self to be could by any possibility
emerge from the obscurity for which
he was so justly fitted.
But then, if not for him, the dream
had been intended for his brother.
Yes, that was it; he had always said
that Sydney would rise in the world,
and last nights dream had come to
convince him that he had rightly
prophesied.
Secondly, he had dreamed that he
had lost a tive-pound note, and was in
great distress about it; which, with
Tony, was a sign that some rare good
luck was about to arrive to him; and
what luck would be SO great as to find
himself on the right track after the
fellow who had really committed the
robbery, for which Sydney had been so
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ely to suffer?
Yes, it was all clear to Tony's mind
and the real thief would soon, some
way or other, he had no idea how, be
given into his clutches; and then-well,
then, Tony ground his teeth and
clenched his fists in way which
promised anything but good luck to
the, as yet, undiscovered robber.
After breakfast Tony started off on
his way to the shop of Mr.. Spring
ford, matchmaker and jewcler, by
whom our young engrayer was en-
ployed always on all work requiring
more than common skill.
Tony had scarcely entered Mr..
Springford's shop when the door again
opened, and in slouched worn and
disSipated-looking man, whose face
might almost seemed to typify all that
was evil in human nature; whose
clothes were old and greasy, and even
somewhat ragged, and whose almost
soleless shoes were gaping at toe and
heel.
The way in which the robbery at Sir
Loghlen O'Meara's mansion in Ireland,
had been effected, will have been read
lily surmised.
The peddler had first taken an i'm
preston in wax of the lock of the cup
board door, and then. having procured
a key which would open that proceed
ed in exactly the same way with the
Golfer which had contained the money
and documents with which Stanley
had been entrusted.
Abraham had been concealed in
room adjoining that in which the
bankers clerk had played and lost;
and Stanley's loud exclamation,
that Sydney had lost a hundred and
twenty-five pounds. was the signal to
the peddler that the moment for the
proposed robbery had arrived, and a
direction to him of the precise sum he
| was required to abstract. And, as may
be remembered, Stanley contrived to
detain the man he had resolved to
ruin for several minutes, not suffering
him to proceed to his own room to pro-
cure the sum necessary to defray his
losses, until well assured that the ped
der had been allowed ample time and