The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-11-29

this room one night, In the dark. and
had not mental concentration enough to
take on my clothes and 20 20 bed, took
. revolver out Of my trunk and loaded 10
and then didn't know what to do with II.
My machinery had run down.
II opened that window and sat there
In freezing draft an hour or more,
guess. by and by / saw a man coming
along the street in his shirt sleeves, and
1t gave mo a notion that was cold. but
hadn't sense enough 10 move away from
tho window. 80 / sat there and was
vaguely surprised TO see the man enter
tho yard and come up ON the verandn.
Presently he got In through tho window.
not seeing me. for had drawn back be-
hind the curtain.
HE walked 10 the middle Of tho room.
and there was suit OF my clothes lying
over n chair. lie was about 10 put on
the coat when l saw him stoop and feel
OF knee OF his trousers, which was all
torn open Then ! saw him take his
waistcoat and trousers on and lay his
hands again upon my clothes
AT that moment ] stepped forward
from behind the curtain and out OF tho
dark shadow. and / pointed my revolver
at the man. Hands upf said ]. merely
mechanically. II was Just Il memory OF
no put up his hands or not.
"He gave n cry like an explosive moan.
n you can fancy one. and made dive
for tho window. didn't try 10 stop him;
I stood stock still. wondering. II may
have been four or five minutes that 1
stood tSBrs before the humor Of the Mtu-
alton daNned upon me. A burglar had
entered my roSm and had got away with
nothing. q even his own trousers. I
laughed. " dld me good.
"rrese lishtei The tho ,,.,.,s"l, gas ana s.am- .n
q gun metal watch and half a dollar. In
the trousers were some small tools OF tha
burglars trade, two handkcrchtefs, n lit
tie vial Of ohloroform and $50 In bills,
80 far MS remember, I sat and stared
nt that money all the rest of tho night
until there came the usual knock upon
my door at o'clock 10 wake me up
arose and locked tho burglars clothes In
my trunk but the money put into my
pocket | had a cup OF coffee, took the
O'Clock train for the. city, spent about
300 In squariE up my debts and came
back here IN tho afternoon. Then :
heard Of the affair at your house and
realized the position In which ! stood.
''It seemed 10 me, In my muddied stats
Of mind. that the real burglar must ba
caught and that ! could then como for
ward safely and tell my story. The days
went by, the man WAS never found. H1
must have stolen some clothes from an
other house and escaped safely from this
town. BY the time that this dawned up
on me had lost my opportunity. or 10 ID
seemed to me. A. any rate. ! dared not
II dared not tell my story.
''rhere. Marshall; there's the truth
Thnt money was the making Of me; abb
sointoly my salvation and this foundations
OF my career, But ! stole it~siolo 10
from "A thief And now
A tap Al the door We exchanged q
glanca then Durhnd called. Come In"
II was. Amy. and she gave q littls orr
OF surprfse AT the sight Of me-
II have Interrupted you" EGid Hhs
after friendly greeting. tor no doube
we showed tho effects Of d strained inter-
view.
Not In the least" said l. I'VE hays
discussed a bit OF business and have CONS
TO a most satisfactory understanding. Bo
there's an end Of care, and with an easy
mind ! turn toward the brighter side %
life Congratulations and best wishes"
And for a moment we three stood with
elaSpsd hands.