The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-01-25

dsft, ssicb FAC, sss Of coers savsnis
toas u osee sispsicbe5 Ihntsdsy sH
. East TO 90 ittir "qasrtelius act, tns OF
. e. iwo men i.tins mp their places At ID
corners Of the street,
. At o'clock hfsid load shoss az
eorsos proceeding from cur tso iriend'
aud moment later tso policemen ger
hsstetipg 10 ihe elrecllon Of tie oaiss
3: The coast thus elssr. We drove up tl 10
l em hass.dof's boass and 10 tsiokliss d
poslled tue daumy boz shica ~. 90 .
sct duplicate Of toe sebulGe sfiisle on ID
cprositc side oi tee street.
Nos ior tbe polise o temporary disnse
| ssi5 sitb . lsnsh. sld 10 sn insisn, .
terusrd the moutb OF the genuine piIs
box ~. elosed With sommsd psper snt
ID, iqllosias oe posted 10 front Of tbs
tine table 81 the postal deliveries:
Notice. rhis pillar box bsioe in ten
torsry disuse, the pnblic will oblise by
pot Ii Communications a. the tempor.rJ
box scross the road, by order.
This sorK completed 10 our satisfaction
my pal aud elm bed back ,lto oar vsu
snd drove noiselsssiy down s.te sirssi,
irom sbich We oould wstch all tbst hap
pened outside Of Count RodeboI'Es man
zion.
confess that. hardened and eIperlet c
cd - | wsf, y terrible Thrill OF nervous
ueEs vent through me ss | stood IN that
van With my compsuion waiting. The
return OF the policemen frcm the station
before the conclusion OF the business
would ,ui0 all nay, " chance u nth or
the way home ifom dance were attracted
by the notice on the box. snd fingered to
look 1T t., we might be equally over
thrown,
1t was tbtrsiore with feeling OF relief
tbst smounled TO positive Joy that | be
held 81 sbont 3;l5 the door Of the house
open ana young msp, evidently the EN-
basssdor's secretary, glide into the street.
He held 10 his hand the letter, and l saw
him run up to the genuine box aud peer
Vt il for a moment in surprise.
Tber, with some expression which OF
course we could not catch at that dis
tsDce. be crossed the road aud. having de
posted The letter in cur box. returned
with all snped To tie hnu o.
Not soul was 10 sight - the street was
silent ss tie grave. We quickly tore
down tue notice which had done us snch
good service and removed the paper from
the mouth OF the box Three minutes we
we're driving sway quickly In the direc
tion OF my house. We arrived ut o. ~.
and found Herr Moskovtz awaiting US in
intense excitement
Well. he cried, gesticuls'iog with both
hands, we'll, have you succeededP
P,riectiy. replied. Here is the box
and here is the key. We have not tonch
ed or looked ct the liter, believing ii to
private.
You have scted we'll he returned quick
~. Aud los 1. obtain the letter.
y ish hands that tfembled so violently
that he coull scarce insert aad inrn the
key the txcnei man knelt down and drew
forth the nyelope. he looked at the
superscsiplion o cry OF disgust escaped
his lipe, and be tore it open. Cne glance
vt the letter seemed TO suffice. and it
transformed him utterly, He strobe scro,s
The room aud shook his great fist in my
lace
Fool Simpletoni Imbecilel he yelled.
zach word having the msligbity OF
blow. You hsve failed after oil an made
! fool OF yourself and me.
He aopg the letter st me and dafted
rom the house, uttering cnrses as be roll
d down the stsirs.
took up the letter and read these
ofds:
Dere Mary Anne M,s'ef eitin up late
onigtt, as per usual, With bis blessed
etter ti!in and sich like. ave . few
ainlts to iite TO cay as 'ow ! 'opes thie
nds You as 1t leaves me, in 'ealth and
pirits, tho DOT tired, and pleased TO
acct you a. the Marble stch at 3 sharp
ext Sunday, from your llvvfn GEORGE
l saw through the whole business at
nee. The man WAS merely valet CT
utter, end the letter vas . servants com 1,
luuicstion to bis sweetheart Instead OF 40
letter to his government. l.
We bad come away too toon.