The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-07-14
opportunity to secure his plumber and


and an additional sum given to him by
Stanley, the peddler was sent away to
rob. if it should please him to do 50, III
wider field; promise having been re-
nciypd from him that he would never
trouble Stanley more.
But fate, in which the peddlef was
strong believer, had decreed that ne
and Stanley were yet to meet again,
and to transact further and very I'M
portant business.
Abra ham Mailer, flush of money, had
no notion of resuming his pack; put
| proceeded. in the first instance, to DuD
| lin. intending to pick up the facts
there: but. unfortunately for him, he
cot picked up himself; for he who had
robbed so many, was, in turn, plum
| dered at one blow, of almost every
! shilling of his ill-gotten gains.
By this time he knew that Stanley
had Quilted Ireland, and was III l1oll
don.
Thither Abraham made his way ar
irving in the condition in which we
| have beheld him.
The gold watch which he had re
ceiyed from his employer he had never
carried abroad with him; or doubtless
| that would have been made to quit
|
! as had his money.
! And he was resolute not to dispose
of the watch in Ireland, because he
knew that tie money he might obtain
! for 1t would not last him long, ana
once in London, it might be made the
means of setting him on his legs again.
| Arrived in London, he said to him.
self: ..Now / will sell the watch, make
myself q heavy swell, and then, favor
Master Stanley Claremont with a call,
anG. / think. persuade him that 1T is
necessary he should do something
worth while for poor fellow who has
served him faithfully"
But fate had taken 1t in hand TO
Illustrate all the peddler's well calcu-
lated intentions
On entering the jewellers shop, Abra-
| ham staggered up to the counter, ana,
displaying his watch, said that ne
wished to sell it; that he had not taken
it to a pawnbroker's because ne knew
| he should never redeem it, and wanted,
besides. more money than any pawn
broker would be willing to advance
upon it.
Such a watch, offered for sale by
such a man, naturally excited MI.
| Springfords suspicious, and he de-
handed abruptly Of the peddler now
| he had become possessed OF such val
liable piece of property.
And then Abraham, surprised INTO
the confession, in a moment SAID, tnat
he had received it as a present from
Mr.. Stanley ClaremOnt, who was Slf
Loghlen O'Meara's nephew.
| The next minute Abraham recognized
that it was fortunate for him that he
had been betrayed into speaking the
| truth: for, by strange chance, the
man to whom the watch was now OF
fered for sale was the very person who
had manufactured it, and sold 1t to
Stanley Claremont
How it had happened that he had
then told the truth, the peddler was
never able to account to himself 1t
was his fate, he supposed; certainly he
had never done such thing before in
all his life, and hoped there was no
probability that he should ever do 1t
| again.
That is to say when once he had
| quilted that shop; but now, in answer.
| 10 further questions, he felt hlmself,
compelled to give his true name and
address
But his candor was not to be re-
warded as he had hoped, for MI.
! Springford. retaining possession OF the
watch. told Abraham that, before part
ing with it, or attempting to purchase:
| it. he must ascertain from Mr.. Stanley
| Claremont himself what truth there
was in the singular story which had
| just been told.
When the peddler had growled his
way from the shop, Mr. Springford
| asked Tony's opinion on the matter,
and placed down the watch OH the
counter before him.
| Tony, carelessly taking up the watch
| to examine it, his eyes were presently
riyeted on the broken piece of most
peculiarly cut seal which was at the
| end of the chain.
His heart humping against his ribs
! he drew from his pocket, unnoticed by
Mr.. Springford, that portion of seal
which Sydney had found in his cham
Der after the robbery, and was con-
| WINGED that his dreams were about to
| be realiZed-Were part and parcel OF
! the same seal, there could be no doubt
| about that.
Tony. with as much carelessness as
| he could assume, volunteered to ascer-
| tain if the man who had just offered
! the watch for sale Lad given his right
| name and address, and also to take the
watch himself to Mr.. Stanley Clare
| mont and learn if that gentleman had
! really given the watch, as had been
| stated.
Mr.. Springford was very much
obliged to Tony, and away our engrav-
er went, muttering to himself: ooh,
| Sydney-oh, my poor, dear brother!
low often you have laughed at me
about my dreams; but you shall see 1
was not such a fool after allr'
| Anr he kept continually drawing