The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-19

ly the clients who seemed in no par
ticular hurry to avail themselves OF MS
vast stock of legal lore
Yet, advertising along any parucu
lar line is bound to win, IL persistently
adhered to. and this particular morn
ling the sidewalk exhibit won.
Georges undoing was an ancient
looking walnut desk Of massive proper
tons. 1t occurred to him that this
piece of furniture would lend to his OF
flee that air Of distinction which al
present it lacked.
Seeming prospective customer, ole
Jeremy emerged from the dusty pre-
cincts of the shop.
That" said he, in reply to Georges
inquiry as to the price at which he
would be willing to dispose OF this
treasure-''that is a desk with a his
tory 1t is all that remains of lot OF
furniture / got at the Essex sale
You've heard about Beverley Essex, nc
doubt?"
George admitted that he had.
well, the old judge sold the house
and all the furniture. so as to square
things UP. / bought a lot OF the stun
and, as say, this is the only thing !
have left. Valuable old piece of goods
but kinder cumbersome, so I'm willing
to let it go cheap"
Whereupon he named figure thai
could hardly be construed as cheap
But, after being made acquainted witt
the desks history, George was doubly
DESTROYS to possess it. and pretty soor
a bargain was struck.
AS George sat that evening at bis
new acquisition, which occupied nearly
one-half of his sanctum's limited floor
space. it seemed TO him that the old
desk was a new link between himself
and Lucy. Lucy's full name was Lucy
Essex. To George she was the one
woman.
Now, Lucy Essex was a sensible
woman, and when George had revealed
bis state Of mind to her-that Is to say
orally; for, of course, he had revealed
1t otherwise long before that time-she
let him know that his love was not dis
tasteful to her. In fact, she loved him
fondly I'm return. Yet, she would not
consent to become his wife until the
cloud which now rested upon her broth
er should be dissipated.
Beverly Essex, the son of old Judge
Essex, and Lucy's brother, had been
employed as bookkeeper and cashier by
large mining company In Wyatsville
In that capacity he had received late
one evening, the SUM of twenty-five
thousand dollars. In large bills. In set
Element of a deal which had been sue
cessfully engineered by the firm.
Wyatsville boosted but one bank, and
that was closed for the day. Beverley
as he afterward asserted. feared 10
leave so large a sum IN the Anticipated
office safe over night; he therefore car
ried 1t home, intending TO place it in
the bank as soon as 1t was opened the
next morning.
That night the bundle Of bills disap-
peared. The question was, how? There
was nothing to indicate the commission
of burglary. save the bare fact that
the money was missing
According TO Beyeriey's account of
the matter, he had told no one In the
house of the fact that this money was
Ia his possession, with the single ex-
ception of his father The latter had
expressed considerable concern for the
safety of the money had referred al
some length 10 a number Of daring rob-
berries which had lately been committed
In the town. and had taken extra pre-
cautions in locking up the house for
the night.
Beverley, however, had assured him
that there was 10 occasion for alarm
and upon retiring had simply placed
the precious package beneath his pill
low.
When morning came, 1t had vanish
ed.
The best detective skill was brought
to bear upon the case; but neither
could the bills be found, nor any clue
as to the manner Of their disappear.
ance.
Young Essex had been brought up IN
wyatsville, and had hitherto borne az
unblemished character. But ugly ri
mors soon spread abroad, as rumors
will at such times. 1t was said thai
Beveley had been specializing q good
deal on his OWE account, and that he
was simply keeping the money hidden
for future use when the storm should
have passed over. All stupid enough, OF
course. as rumor generally is
There was 10 prosecution, however
the loss to the firm being made good
by Judge Essex, as related by Jeremy
After this, Beverley found life il
Wyatsville unbearabie, and an oppor
tunity occurring by which he might
work out his passage to South Ameri
ca, he embraced it. Some months later
his father, to whom the affair ha(
proved a heavy blow, although he firm
~ believed in his sons innocence, wen
to join his wife, who had not lived (,
witness her boys disgrace.
Lucy was left in very poor circum
stances; but some of her father
| friends had assisted her to obtain
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