The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24

Hlelu! cFleQ STANLEY, lmp0t1e0tly.
Yes, WILL" said Abraham, inso-
lently.
| CHAPTER XIV.
| The Broken Seal.
Tony Drummond had great faith in
dreams, which he interpreted strictly
after 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-
sidered, very important and fortunate
dreams.
fallen down allure pr shrdlu dlurdlh
First, he had dreamed that he had
fallen down O precipice and had slight
ly twisted his neck, which fall he con-
sidered indicative of q 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 five-pound note, and was in
great distress about It; which, with
Tony, was 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 80
shamefully accused and made SO cru
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 of on
his way to the shop of Mr.. Spring
ford. matchmaker and jewcler, by
whom our young ensraver was EN-
ployed always on all work requiring
Tony had scarcely entered Mr..
Springford's shop. when the door again
opened, and in slouched a 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 ut 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 surlnised.
The peddler had first taken an i'm
preston in wax Of the lock of the cup
board door, and then, having procured
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 q
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 q
direction to him of the precise sum he
was required to abstract. And. as may
be remembered, Stanley contriyed 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 we'll assured that the ped
dler had been allowed ample time and
opportunity to secure his plumber and
escape with it.
That matter concluded, Abraham's
services were no longer required by the
barOnet's nephew; and with hundred
and twenty-five pounds he had stolen.
and an additional sum given to him by
Stanley, the peddler was sent away to
rob. IL it should please him to do so, in
a wider field; promise having tcen re-
ecived from him that he would never
trouble Stanley more.
But fate. In which the peddler was q
strong believer, had decreed that he
and Stanley were yet to meet again,
and to transact further and very i'm
portant business.
Abraham Mailer, flush Of money, had
no notion of resuming his pack; but
proceeded, in the first instance, to Dub.
lin, intending to pick up the facts
there; but, unfortunately for him, he
got picked up himself; for he who had
robbed so many, was, in turn, plum
dered. ut one blow, of almost every
shilling Of his ill-gotten gains.
BY this time he knew that Stanley
had quilted Ireland, and was In Lon.
don.
Thither Absaham made his way, ar
irving in the condition in which we
have beheld him.
The gold watch which he had re-
ceived from his employer he had never
carried abroad with him, or doubtless
that would have heen maze 10 quit