The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-08-28

help oi tbs weu tefvsnhs who hov, 1ss'
ins Tbs noise OF the sct iii,. iolnsd ihsil
! cid 10 the ms,tets. the convict. suli d.
6sst snd suIlsp, yes led ont Of The hosss
, snd hois,ed up into . light cart vbict
kspps1sd TO be within bail.
, To Pertlsndi cried the ssrder ~
barely remaining loss enough 10 rs
, seivs the consrstnlstion, Of the ssronst.
be ,ptsut up IN the cart snd laid .
powerful dstsiniag hsnd on the rsscsis
sbouldsr
Thea Sir jasper. Who wa someshsl
d.g "a - fesult OF tbese unsonssd s1sr
J tions and sXeitss.snts. tarnsd back 10
the msnsion With . sish VI rsiiei and .
distinc, CONSCIOUSNESS the. he was eos
sid,r.biy bruised.
He could Ioi. tovsvsr. vsit 10 attend
TO bic bruises or even 10 ssssr'sls the
s1tsnt Of them. a. be suddeply remember
Cd ths, be hsd LEI, the door Of the strong
room open. sud thst even The safe where
bis viis's iswels vsre kept wss still no
locked
i A the lights vtrs bornins both inside
spd outside the strong room. however. u
~. only . matter OF lev seconds 10 re
trace bis steps and TO regain the velvet
nest where the gene lay.
What Vas his smt Esment, his borror TO
6nd. on looking iuto the door be bad
previously opeoed. that The Chief treasure
OF the collection. bis viiev tisrs Of hung
tmsrslds mounted 10 brillisDts YES sonel
The nnfortupsts bsronet stood . . mo
ment pstn6ed BY his discovery. He
ceuld not remember st What point OF the
hurried proceed logs Of the last bali hous
II vss tbs, The convict bad had the oppor
tuni,y Of seiEips the iswels. yet that be
had made good nse OF some momeatsry
chance wss only too plain.
A trsm bling sxsmins.iou Of the other
ssses showed that the rest Of the oollso
tion ~ss sale
Scarcely able 10 walk. the b.rons. made
oil safe and to.,s,sd apstslr',
Order the phsston srousd d once. said
be to lhe fret servant be met. and then.
% be paced mp sud down the hall, be de
bs.sd the chances oi bis ever recovering
the property.
He knew we'll e3oush that II the rss
csl were TO cake the iswels back 10 Port
land with him the search be would under
90 would discover the stolen property,
ba, bis fssr vas thst tee man, whom the
Wsrder bad would discover some means
Of getting rid Of them on the way, II
they we're TO be hapg into . ditch or 10
to the tes. wLal vas bis chance OF ever
getting thenf
The min otes SEE med beurd as be drove
along 10 the darkness toward the prisop,
and when be lesped TO the ground and
addressed the wsrder who opened the
door bis voice vas cracked and broken
- he s.smmered ou'.
II want 10 see the. .wsrder who brous ht
the sscsped prisoner back.
The man stared 1t him ot,rtly.
What escaped prisoner. sirf There
hss been no escape oi prisoner.
Oh, yes, there hss. ssid SIR jasper. ion
patiently. ! tell you be vas caught
in ny house -Pstsrscourt moi sn hour
ego.
The vsrder looked stlhim, tecoepizsd
one Of the msgcstes Of the nei ,hbor
hood, ssd begged him TO step inside the
lodge.
Sir Jasper, with . terrible sinking Of
lbe hssrt. accepted the invitation. gave
) minute sceount Of what had passed,
and was shocked 10 see . moe dubious
sx preston come over the wsrdsr's face.
When be paused, the man said: 4
I'm very much afraid. Gir jasper. that {
you stand . poor obsncs Of seeing your
jswtls sesin, You've been the victim Of
! very ntfol robbery. snd. BY your des .
,iipti,n Of the men, should think II
sss lie work Of Netherby and Fletcher. F.,
II IL is them. snd they've pulled a big
thing ss Jon say they have. l should i
lbiuk they VI be out OF the country be r
ore tomorrow morning. They've evident =
> l.id th,ir plans very we'll. down to
,sying the cart 10 visiting TO carry them
d I'm very sorry for 700. Sir Jasper.
Dot > n'i better drive 10 the nearest po .
ice station snd lodge your couplsipt I
here At once. It's your only chsnce. I
.Ld % s'r.id IL very poor one,
Apd 30 poot jasper iound. o
NJ. only we're the police convinced b
bsl hs bsd been robbed snd that be stood
poor chspos u recovsripg his property a
,ut IL even sef med 10 him tbst they took b
misguided pleasure 10 hearing every .
istsil Of the ,d.ir d great length. 10 u
rider 10 tspress something very Ike I'd p
uirstioo Of the means By which the two '
rtiuI bssesn bad possessed themselves
1 the lswsls. 81
Then then II must bsvs been the one Il
bet prsteodsd 10 be ssrder that took the b
hins,l be II .mmefed, sbito With rsee.
Tbst's T.. cir, sid the Cficer. obter b
ully. While vou vas 90 The door strus q
Iios With the convict-i mssn the one si
fessed ike . Convict sby the tell chsp II
Z. helping timselii OF
Sir Jsptr eroaned. 10
He never seemed 10 look 1t me or The u
.is tiih.r sighed be. U,'s the most
rtful ros ps l ,vsr he,rd ". and ia p'
i've the uo,ll 10 see bin 10 ths docks, o,
Sir J.per did hsve thst pleasure come d
obths later. shen Esttfroy end Flttoh 7
:. sitsr hsviss up.ti.ted themselves =
u tins. fsti. rsiafnei 10 their native hi