Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-02

The door was opened by girl or
about twenty years Of age. Her bright
brown eyes and hair made her very
good looking. Joe gave her quick
glance.
II came to see your sister" said he.
Simon" called the girl. there's a
man to see Phedre."
whats your business? growled a
mans voice from the inner room.
why sent YOU"
Cant tell that, but guess Miss
Pointarre will know when | give her
the message"
well, suppose you'd best see her.
She's down bringing In the cows.
You'll find her below there In the
meadow"
Joe thanked him and we set Off. A
twIg broke under my foot, and the
girl swung round ut the noise.
what do you want?" she asked.
She was tall and really glOriously
handsome.
"I've come from Atterson. I've Just
seen him." said November.
There are many people who see him
every day. What Of that"
"Huh. Don't they read the newspa.
per in Lendeville? There's something
about him going round. | came think
ing you'd sure want to hear" said No
vember.
The color rose in Phedre's beautiful
face
They're saying" went on Joe. "that
he robbed the bank where he Is EN-
p!oyed Of 100000, and instead OF try.
ing to get away on the train or by one
of the steamers he made for the
woods"
Phedre turned away as II bored.
What interest have in this! 1t ell
mules me to listen"
Wait" replied November with
the police went and soon struck At
terson's trail OH the old colonial post
road and in time come up with After
son himself nigh Red river. The po-
lice takes Atterson prisoner, but they
found nothing Though they searched
him and all round about the camp.
they found nothing"
HE had hidden 1t. l suppose"
$50 the police thought And l
thought the same till"-November's
gaze never left her face-"till see his
eyes. The pupils were like pin points
In his head" He paused and added:
IT got the bottle Of whisky that was in
his pack. It'll 20 in as evidence"
"Of what?" she cried impatiently.
"That Atterson was drugged and the
bank property stole from him. You
see," continued Joe, this robbery
wasn't altogether Atterson's own idea.'
"Ahw
mo, l guess he had the first notion
Of 1t when he was Oh his vacation six
weeks back. He was in love with a
wonderful handsome girl. Blue eyes
she had and black hair, and her teeth
was us good us yours. She pretended
| to be in love with him, but all along
she was In love with-well, | can't
say who she was in love with-herself
likely. Anyway. | expect she used all
] her influence to make Atterson rob the
bank and then light out for the woods
with the stuff. He does all she wants.
On his way to the woods she meets
him with pack of food and neces-
saries. In that pack was bottle or
drugged whisky She asks him where
he's going to camp that night. he sus-
poets nothing and tells her, and of
she goes I'm canoe up Red river till
she comes TO opposite where he's lying
drugged. She lands and rObs him, but
she don't want him to know who done
that. so she plays an old game to con-
ceal her tracks. She's a rare active
young woman. so she carries out her
plan, gets back to her canoe and home
to Lendeville. Need tell any more
about herr"
During Joe's story Phedre's color had
slowly died away.
"You are very clever! she said bit
terly. "But why should you tell ME
all this?'
Because I'm going to advise you to
hand over the 100000 you took from
Atterson. I'm in this case for the
bank"
ar" she exclaimed violently. "Do
YOU dare to say that l had anything
whateyer to do with this robbery, that
have the 100000? Bah! ! know
nothing about 1t. How should II"
Joe shrugged his shoulders. "Then
I beg your pardon, Miss Pointarre, and
I say good bye. I must go and make
nv report to the police and let them
act their own way" He turned, bu,
before he had gone more than steT
or two she called to him.
"There Is one point you have missed
for all your cleverness." she said
Suppose what you have said is true
may 1t not be that the girl who robbet
Atterson took the money just to return
1t to the bank?"
"Don't seem to he that way, for sh'
has Just denied all knowledge OF tn
property and denied she had 1t befor
two witnesses. Besides, when After
son comes to know that he's beel