The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-23
CHAPTER Nv.
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 the 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
Sid"red, very important and fortunate
cams.
on dCwn allure pr Shrdlu dfurdlh
"irSt. he had dreamed that he had
fallen down a preCipice and had slight
~ twisted his neck, which fall he con
Sidered indicative of Il rise in the
world.
But. at first thought, that dream
staggered him, for Bony could not any
how bring himself TO believe that 50
stupid a fellow as he considered him
self 10 be could by any possibility
emerge from the obScurity for which
he was 50 justly fitted.
But then, if not for him. the dream
had been intended for his brother.
Yes. that was it: he had always sa i'd
and last nights dream had come to
~" ~ iiilii Nhak Ht lhlu IlSutlV
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
II G was about to arrive to him: and
what luck would he so great as 10 find
himself on the right track after the
elbow who had really committed the
YEblapN for which SuInny hnl bonn O.,
shaluefully accused and made so cru
ely ~ suffer?
Yes. it was all clear TO Tony's mind
and the real thief would soon. some
way or other. he had 10 idea how. Ike
given into his clutches: and then-well.
then, Tony ground his teeth and
clenched his fists in a 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. Il matchmaker and iewcIes. by
whom u young ongraver was eul-
pl0yed always on all work requiring
more than common skill.
TcnY had scarcely entered Mr..
Sprin"ford'S shop. when the door again
ouened, and in Slouched a worn and
Observation-Disclosures man. whose face
might almost seemed to typify all that
WIS evil in human nature: whose
clothes WCIH old and greasy, and even
somewhat ragged. and whose almost
!"'eSS shoes were gaping at toe and
eel.
Re way in which the robbery at Sir
Log hlen O'Nlcara's mansion in Ireland.
had been effected, will nave been read
lily SurmiSed.
The peddlcr had first taken an i'm
preston in wax of the lock Of the cup
board door. and then having procured
n 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 i'm n
room adjoining that in which the
bankers clerk had played and lost:
and SANKEY'S loud exclamation,
that sydney had lost a hundred and
twenty-five pounds. was the signal to
the pcddler 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
Fuin for several minutes, no suffering
him To proceed to his own room to pro-
cure the sum necessary 10 defray his
losses, until we'll assured that the ped.
die had been allowed ample time and