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CHANGE FOR A RANK NOTE. Archie Norton was a happy inan that evening. He whs paying his last visit to Marian Hilbert, who was to become Marian Norton to-morrow. As the two sat together in the twilight, murmuringdclicioiis words of joy and hope, they were interrupted by tlm entrance of a servant with the announcement that two gentlemen wished to see Mr. Norton imme diately. “Tell them they must wait till another time,” said Archie; “that 1 am particu larly engaged at present.” “ But I was to say, sir, if you please, that the business is very pressing and they must see you.” With an impatient gesture Archie follow ed the servant into the passage, where he found himself confronted by two rough looking men. “Mr. Norton, 1 suppose?” one of them accosted him. Arcliio bowed assent, adding, with a touch of haughtiness, a request to he in formed of the object of their visit. “It's along o' that missing money,” re plied the inan, curtly. It is necessary to explain that a packet of hank notes, brought by a depositor a few days before to the bank in which Ar chie Norton was a clerk, had disappeared mysteriously from the receiving teller's desk, and though the most thorough search had been made, no trace was found of the lost money. Suspicion pointed naturally to some of the employees, hut fastened upon no par ticular one. All that could he done under the circumstances was to procure a com plete description of the notes from the de positor, who, fortunately, had preserved a memorandum of their denominations and numbers, and to keep strict watch through all available channels, with a view to dis covering by whom any of them might he put in circulation. “The missing money!'’ exclaimed Ar chie; “has any clew been gained to it?” “ There has,” the man answered, “ and you're wanted right away.” Archie had been among the most active iu efforts to solve the mystery, and express ed his readiness to accompany his visitors at once, and render ail the aid in his pow er, asking them t<s/Vait till ho should step in and excuse tats absence. “ Quite impossible, 1 ’ said the spokesman cf tbn two, in a low, dogged tone, at the same time placing his hand on Archie’s arm and leading him out of ear-shot. “ Can not suffer you out of our sight, you see.” “ Can't suffer me out of your sight “ No ; seein' as you're our prisoner.” “Your—your prisoner!” the young man gasped, stupefied with amazement. “Yes; and onless you want to make a scene,” rejoined the other, “the best thing you can do is to come along quietly.” “But what is the charge?” asked Ar chie ; “surely 1 am not suspected ” “ We don't suspect nothin’,” interrupted the officer, “which that aren’t our business, which is only to take your body.” Seeing further parley was useless, with what composure he could command, Ar chie, after bidding the servant explain to Miss Gilbert that urgent business called him away suddenly, accompanied his cus todians in silence. At the police office he learned that a note which he had paid out that evening had been identified as one of those stolen from the bank, which fact had led to his present ar rest. A search was then made of the pnsoncr, in whose pocketbook was found a number of bank notes, every one of which was proved, by its number and other distinctive features, to belong to the missing packet ! At this revelation Archie Norton stood overwhelmed and speechless. The stun ning force with which the blow had fallen bereft him of all power to make an explana tion, if, indeed, he had any to make. Next morning I received a summons from the prisoner, with whom I had been on terms of friendly intercourse, and one of whose wedding guests I was to be. I found him in his cell, in a half-dazed, bewildered state. “Surely,” I said, “you must be able to account for your possession of the notes found upon you.” “ Certainly I am,” he answered; “ 1 got them yesterday from my uncle's executor, Mr. Gordon, in payment of a legacy. I was too much confused last night to men tion that.” “ Mr. Gordon is a very methodical man of business,” I replied, “ and may be able to identify the notes he paid you. In that case, the affair will be easily cleared up ; for no one will suspect Mr. Gordon, and if he remembers from whom he received the notes, not only will your innocence be es tablished. but a clew may be gained to the discovery of the real culprit.” “ By-the-way,” I added, “ in whose com pany were you yesterday after receiving the money from Mr. Gordon?” “In Ralph Grayson's,” he answered. “Indeed!” I said, a little astonished; for Ralph Grayson, a fellow clerk of Ar chie's had been his rival aspirant to the hand of Marian Hilbert, and their relations had been far from friendly. “Then you and he have become reconciled ?” “ Oh. yes.” he replied ; “ he came home with me yesterday, and remained till 1 started on my visit to Marian.” • ‘‘Where was your pocketbook mean time?” “ Why, in my pocket, of course,” said Archie, looking astonished at the question. “ All the time?” I continued. “ All the time,” he answered —“thatis. all except a few minutes that I was in my bedroom changing my dress. I had taken out my pocketbook just before to consult a paper, and laid it on my Bitting-room table.” “And (irayson was in the sitting room ?’ ’ “ Certainly; but why do you ask ? You do not think, surely ’* — “ I think nothing at present,” I replied, and encouraging my friend to hope for the best, took my leave. My first step was to ascertain the num bers and description of the notes found in Archie's possession; the next to call on Mr. (Jordon. “You paid Mr. Norton some money yesterday,” I began. “ I did,” was the answer. “ Did you keep a memorandum of the numbers and denominations of the notes?” “It iH my invariable custom,” said Mr. Gordon, “and I followed it in this case." “Then you will be able to toll whether this is a correct list and description of them,” I continued, handing Mr. Hordon a memorandum of the notes found on Archie. After consulting his book, lie shook his head. “ No ; these are not the notes.” My first hope was dashed, hut I had still another. “ Will you suffer me to take a copy of the description of the notes you did pay Mr. Norton?” I asked. The permission was given and the copy made. Now for hope number two. That evening found me in social compan ionship with Ralph Grayson. We had not been intimate hitherto; for Ralph was of a disposition too secretive and selfish to admit of much cordiality between us. For once, however, we got along famously. Ralph was in gleeful mood, notwithstand ing his friend's trouble. “Poor Archie!” he said; “it's a very ugly case they have against him.” “ Very ugly,” I assented. “ I'm afraid he's guilty,” continued Ralph. “ It certainly looks so at present,” I an swered. “By the way,” I added, care lessly, “ could you oblige me with change for a twenty-dollar bill, Mr. Grayson?” Mr. Grayson could and did, in the slinpe of four fives. I excused myself to my companion, and took my leave as soon as I could without rudeness. On examining the four bills received from (i ray son. 1 found them to correspond exactly with four of those described in Mr. Gordon's memorandum of the notes paid to Archie. Hope number two was realized, and the problem solved ! 1 had previously learned from Archie that he had paid out no money between the time of receiving the sum from Mr. Gordon, and that at which lie separated from Grayson; and that the note which led to his arrest, he had paid at a jeweler’s, while on his way to visit Marian, for a ring which was to figure in the coming cere mony. It was clear now that Ralph Gray son had embraced the opportunity ottered him of replacing the contents of Archie’s pocketbook with an equal amount of the stolen money, without reflecting that means might exist of tracing and identifying the former. Acting on this conviction, I lost no time in procuring a warrant for Grayson's ap prehension, in whose possession most of the purloined notes were found; and, within a brief space, he was in Archie's cell, and the latter was at Marian's side, consoling her for the hours of bitter suffer ing she had passed on his account. (GEORGIA— HART COUNTY. vA Ordinary's Offick, December 2t, 1876. R. M. Campbell ha* applied for exemption of per sonal, and 1 will pass upon the same at 12 o’clock M. on the 12th day of Jan nary, 1877, at my office. F. C. STEPHENSON, Ordinary. PUDfIMDC Karge and small, for Dealers, Tea UnllUmUw I Stores, Agents, etc. Twenty 9xll Chromos for SI.OO. 1- ARGEST ASSORTMENT in the world. George J and Martha Washington, Pope Pius IX, Comic Subjects, Magnificent Crosses. Rirtfs, Children. Fruit Flowers, Landscapes, etc. Two samples by mail. 20 cents. Send stamp for superlrfv illustrated catalogue. J. I.A I II AVI A CO.. Headquarters foh Foreign a American Chromos, 419 Washington Street, Pox 2.154. (14) Boston, Mass. Old papers for sale at tills office. BRIG or YOU COTTON. —o 'yyrK HAVE JUST RECEIVED the Lrg-l Stock of DRY HOODS, BOOTS, SHOES & HATS, , ,hj. vK, tav'."iKuhi'fcAi. .Ud to a- m ->- -ym P We arc (telling Good Homemade Brogans at $1.25 per Pair. Good Jeans - ‘ -25 c per Yard. Ladies’ Wool Shawls - - - SI.OO. And Other Goods in Proportion for CASH. Vow noetl not haul your cotton to Toccoa, when you can get a better price in Hartwell end pay your debt* at the Maine time. UK MEM UK 11 THAT A GOOD NAME IS It A THE It TO HE CHOSEN THAN GREAT RICHES. Truly yours, L. & T. J. LINDER. A. K. CHILDS. R. NICKERSON". Y * H * WYNN. CHILDS, NICKERSON & CO., No. 15 Franklin Hoiinc Building, Athena, Ua.. WHOLESALE ANI) RETAIL DEALERS IN HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL, NAILS, HORSE and MULE SHOES, HORSE SHOE NAILS, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, Leads. 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In fine, THI STTN intends to be a Paper for the People, and ©nr objects in publishing this Journal are to give the public reliable iiformation and the latest news, together with political views in accord with their own, as also to furnish means of support and consequent com petence to those eugaged in the enter prise. THE SUN has been placed at the exceedingly low price of ONE DOLLAR AND A HALF. We commend THE SUN to your consideration, and bespeak j'our patron age. We hope to receive such encour agement as will compensate our en deavors. CLUB RATES: Clubs of Ten subscribers will be enti tled to an extra copy. BELCHER & McGILL, Editors and Publishers. Greenville and Columbia RAILROAD. On and after MONDAY. MAY 2Wh, 1876, th# Passenger Trains over the Greenville aad OolnmoiH Railroad will he run daily, Sundays excepted, by th* following schedule: MAIN STEM. IT TKAIX NO. I—COLUMBIA TO CMKXVIIXK. j.eave Columbia at 7:15 a. m Leave Alston 9:30 Leave Newberry 10:50 Leave Hodges 2:17 p. m Leave Belton IdlO s*+***> DOWN TKAIX NO. 4—OKXfcnLUl TO COLLMBIA. f Leave Greenville at i. 8:05 *• irt Leave Belton d:55 Leave Hodges Leave Newberry ’■ -fcp m Leave Alston *2O Arrive at Columbia | 5:55 ANDERSON BRANCH AN I BLUE RIDGE R. 3 :. DOWN THAN Leave Walhalla at f... 6-L5 a. m Leave Seneca City 6:40 Leave Perrvvillo 7:00 Leave Pendleton 4 - 7:50 Leave Anderson 8:50 Arrive at Belton at... - 9:40 UP ik Aol Leave Bid ton at 4:00 p. n Leave Anderson j l . 5:00 Leave Pendleton '] 6:00 Leave Perryvflle 6:35 Leave Seneca City 6:45 Arrive at 'Walhalla at.. 7:15 Notice.—No Train wijfl pss or leave a statioil named before the time sparifid. but the company del not guarantee their train* to we or arrive at the} time stated. Passengers pins understand that the . will be subject to snob dclas as m?y unavoidably occur. TUOMIS DODAMEAD, Ger-ral Superintendent. Jaukz Xokto.x, Jr.. Geieril Ticket Agent. gOUTH CAROijrXY RAILROAD. Charleston (.. December 19. 1875. Change of schedule tog i into effect <m and after Sunday, December 20tb: DAT PASBIX IEI TRAIN. j (Sundays 1 Ixtepted.) 1 Leave Charleston sit.. 9:00 a. m 1 Arrive at Columbia at 5:00 p. m Leave Columbia at b:4O a. m Arrive at Charleston a: .4:20 p. m NIGHT KXriIESS-M'COMMODATION TRAIN. (My.) Leave Columbia at. 7:15 p. m Arrive at Charleston it, .6:45 a. m Leave Charleston at. 7:10 p. in Arrive at Columbia a 6:30 a. m Camden Trains cornu ts at Kingsville daily (ex cept Sundays) with ITj and Down Day Passenge Trains. F , Day and Night Trai . connect at Augusta wit. Georgia Railroad, Mafco an ,( Augusta Railroad am Central Railroad. . Columbia Night Tfais connect closely with th Greenville and Columld Railroad. S. B. PRKENS. Gen’l Ticket Apt. S. S. Solomon, Sujpcntendent. A TLA NT A an: RICHMOND Alßj LINE lULROAD. Ai.anta, Ga., June 4, W”®* GOD> EAST. t Passenger Train, No. 1 Arrive. . ™ n t Atlanta • 'l 54011 Seneca 7 54 pm " Greenville 9 41 pm 0 < P Spartanburg 4. ... 11 05 pm 1* * • Charlotte ....... 203 a m com WEST.. Passenger Train, No. 2 Arrive. 1o a N. C. R. R. Junction * Lj,* Charlotte ; .4 a M Spartanburg 511 sm r<os W Greenville 637 a m j! 31 il Seneca 8 31 am Atlanta 1 30 pm t , •)ITN B. PECK. Q.EORGIA RALROAD. M PASSESGER tJTxS *('!'EDl' 1 DAY. PP'tAINS. VMffi 8:00am... I.eava . lftnß ta 2:55 piu Arrive Athens SH 4:00 p ni Atlanta JH9| DOW>!',* A ixs. uMI : a O' }-*ave Janta "C 3-'§SH -4:0" !• 01 Arrive vttMi M ’ a - s. k. j&JifMur?,