Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-10-09
CASUIST

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Marsden's withdrawal from
} have never been properly /
ed. BY day he was employed .
flee in Cornhill. 1t was there
made his acquaintance. Our
brought US a good deal to-
and a considerable intimacy
up between US.
gs we're in this condition
called one night at my en-
5 private house on a business
that had been overlooked. /
Town into the drawing room.
an adjoining apartment |
hear at intervals the voices Of
men in violent alteration.
a time Mr.. Henderson appear
the drawing room and asked
accompany him into the other
Ernest Marsden. the oEly
lnt, received me with a CRATE
lie.
have asked you to take part in
pnversation, said my employ
because l believe you to be a
of Mr.. Marsden's. | lave
robbed, and your friend is the
possible culprit. At half past
lay an amount of $50 was paid
personally in gold and notes.
e going out l locked it up in
lfe In my private room, a safe
ich you and Mr.. Marsden have
nly other keys. Mr.. Marsden,
| left at work in my room,
out about ten minutes later
assured by the clerks in the
office that no one else entered
pom during my absence. l re-
d in half an hour. The safe
ocked, but when 1 opened it !
! that the gold (e40) had dis
bred. l have told Mr.. Mars
that if he will make a clean
t of everything and restore the
" he may retire from my en-
nent quietly without scandal"
bis statement upset me a gooC
l hoped, of course, that m!
ID could clear himself Of the &C
ion. My own position in tn
er was none too pleasant. Al
Oh l had had leave of absenc
the day, | had been obliged t.
back for my. purse, which, b
+ange oversight, l had left in tn
let of my office jacket. Unfor
tely l had returned to the of
about 1890 o'clock. Findin
door of Mr.. Henderson's sane
unlocked-the door, | NEAR
hing directly into the passage
d slipped in and out without ap
.ntly those in the outer offic
ne noticed my return. Mars
however, had met me upon tn
y. To make things more ugly
Ad that very day come into tn
session of a sum of money unde
umstances that could not hav
D made public. To my great RI
Marsden made no reference
meeting, although aware, L
bit. of the effect it would have
srting suspicion from himself.
he scene that followed was
painful one. Marsden insistt
n his innocence, and bitt
eches passed on both sides.
cied at one time during a lull
storm that l caught the sou
some one weeping in the ne
m. The conference broke U
inc come to no conclusion. n
nderson. whom contradiction
s dashed into a fury, follow
rsden into the hall, threaten
with exposure and imprisc
ut. Suddenly the drawing roc
,r burst open, and a tall, pro
king girl swept into the hall.
not attempt to repeat verbat
at she said Some of it has
led me, and the rest; without
TX ewes and imprisoned bearn
ms ordinary enough.
NIarsden had proposed to heI
II previously and had been ref
His eonstaney in the face
,rv Encouragement had toucl
deeply, and lately she had co
realize that her feelings tow
h we're completely changed.
ordinary circumstances
uld have waited for him to
ess her again. Of his contin
votioh he had given her many
ent. if silent, demonstrations,
w that. his fortunes were at Il
vest she asked as a favor to be
we'd to stand by his side and
Int his battles against all
brld. At the end of this spe'
,icb was delivered with an inC
iyable elevation Of manner,
i would have flung herself u
r lovers breast, but he repu
r with a strange gesture. ID
ncb me Lucvw he cried pass