Year: 1873

Where is the place, you p said the
policeman.


Gentleman TOMS" replied Senter.


"Tom keeps n1ittle faro game, and
a good many rough customers hang
around him" said the policeman.


Will you go on?"


"Of course said Fenton, quietly,


You are game" muttered the po-
lceman. This way then"


He opened the gate, and by the tai
ismanic power of certain words and
knocks they were soon inside of the
in which the gambling was in full blast


Senter led the way up stairs to a
small room, which was carpeted so
thickly that their footsteps gave no
sound. Senter moved small panel,
scarcely an inch across, and motioned
Fenton to look in. He applied his eye
to the opening, and saw three men seat
ed at table almost within reach of his
hand, conversing in low tones. All
of them were masked closely, and two
of them called the third by name at
different times, and the name was
Seth Amity.


Fenton listened and heard the whole
plan of the proposed robbery, and he
knew that the man, whom he had
trusted, and to whom he had been about
to give his daughter in marriage, was q
villain ond a partner with robbers.


All compunctions were at an end, and
the last words he heard rs she men
arose were these: "I have invested the
proceeds Of our last haul in Chicago in
such a way that it will give me influence
enough with that old shark, Fenton, to
induce him to hurry up the marriage
with his daughter. There was oyerS40,- )
600 in gold in the bank, and the specie
will flow in heavily tomorrow. This
will make us rich enough to retire and
live like honest men,"


Twice during the next day Seth
passed Mr.. Fenton in the street, with a
wild, excited look in his handsome face,
and the lawyer found it hard to believe
the evidence of his own ears. Seth did
not look like a criminal, but one whom
some unexpected sorrow had driven to
despair.


AT night three men, with hats drawn
closely over their brows, crawled
through the alleys at the back of More
tons bank, and reached door which
was opened by key, and they entered.
A man lay sleeping on the floor, who
was quickly overpowered, bound and
gagged. Tie one who appeared to be
the leader showed them the way to the
place where the other watchman was
seated, nodding over q table. He was
disposed of as easily as the other, and
then the leader produced the key to the
vault and opened it easily enough. The
floor was quickly strown with small can
vass bags, each of which represented
a large sum in gold.


AS they were sloating over the prize,
which for exceeded their expectations,
there came sudden rush of men, and
the three robbers were secured before
they had time to think of danger.


"Taken in the act, Seth Amity," said
Fenton, showing himself. "You can
not hope for mercy at my hands"


One of the officers removed his cap
and held up a lantern, and they saw not
Seth Amity, but Henry Dana, his face
distorted by rage.


1 am beaten; take me to prison, let
me hide myself from the whole world"


So the three robbers went to prison
and Seth Amity was cleared in the eyes
of all men andsswhat he cared most, in
those of Mary Fenton. Dana had told
her that he had robbed the bank, and
the officials had proof of his villiary,
and she was strong enough to cast of
the man she believed to be n villain
She made ample atonement for those
moments of doubt, for she is now his
wife and will love him the better because
she sinned against him for an hour.


The stolen property was nearly all
recovered and returned to the bank.
Dana was sent to Sing Sing, where he
was found dead in his cell six months
after the prison door closed behind him.
Whether he died by his own hand or
conflicting passions Of his own heart no
man knows.


u They say there is Chinese Ma
sonic Lodge in Oakland numbering
over 100 members.