A TALE FROM REAL LIFE.

BY L. II. R.
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The various incideuts comprised in the following narrative are substantially true The facts were gathered hy the writer from one who was at that time residing in !he l immediate neighborhrod and consequently possessed knowledge of ,he whole trans- action.

 In the year 1874 a Nr " of Wa.er,own. Jefferson county. New York, was appointed pay master general Of ,he army, then s.a- tioned a, Sackelt's Har!or. He was man quite above mediocricy with respect to ie> ,c!!igence. and of unfmpeac ed moral char> ! ac,er. He was leader in society, and en- ] joycd the confidence and re>pec. of all with whom he was associated.

 A His wife, of whom a more particular G- l count is necessary, was rather above Mid- d!e stature, and of somewhat beautiful ap> 1 peala ance-she possessed mind of exlraor- dinaIy carabiIity; cultivated by the most assiduouS aPPlication-and her re ined taste l and polished manuers gave her access to the bes. society. She was honorei with the most conspicuous place al all social gatherings, and was regarded as model of ! all feminine virtues anu aS:ompli.lmea, Is. In entering upoa his new office, Mir. WIS | sureiies were Judge K. and Mir F. of the same town The former was a lawyer of much distinction, and had for numaer of years been Judge of some of the higher courts Of the state of New York He was a man rarely equalled for soundness Of judge. men,. and was especis Fly characterized by a discriminating penetration. which qualified

 him well for the part he bore in the Haeical 1 affair au about 10 :cla,e.

 He resided in the neighEuurhood of MT

 " and possessing unbounded confdente e in

 his iu,egei,y, did dot hesitate to afhx lis

 name to the bo-d. Mr. F., less Yonspc-

 uous character, was plan, hones, upright

 farmer, of considerable wealth, and main

 .ained a high standing in society. Nor

 did be for a moment hesitate to sign the

 bond of MT. w. with Judge K. ln the

 discharge of the duties of his new cf1ice

 Mr. w., accompanied by his wife, in the

 Spring of 1914, left Wa,er,own for Alhany

 to receive there the amount of public funds

 necessary 10 meet the demands of the year

 The reason of his wife's accompanying him

 is no, known, and whether the course taken

 by her was premediiated, the reader may judge. They arrived safely at Albany. ard

 after staying day or two there, Mir. w

 received money 10 the amount Of $50 600

 and they left for home. They had travelled

 on their return as far as Schenectady, wher

 at public house where they passed th'

 night, the trunk containing the money va.

 opened. and s3OO0 abstracs~d. What mus tha~e teen the Ceilings q Mr. " thus u