as his bail, as he said, but as a
retainer for his defence should such a necessity ever arise, and Mr.
Malcolm added with a forced smile, "It is most singular that I, who
doubted the propriety, should so soon claim the benefit of your
declaration of your duty made last evening, to which I have so
suddenly become a convert, but I most devoutly trust that I may rely
upon your assistance at a time of so great humiliation and
perplexity."

To which Mr. Burchard replied that he should most gladly, to the
utmost of his ability, labor incessantly for his guest and relative,
but must insist that he should be left to do so of his own free will,
without reference to any pecuniary compensation, and out of the high
regard in which he held his friend and benefactor Winfield Burchard.

To which Malcolm responded, "It would be an accommodation to me if you
would take charge of the draft and collect the same and pass it to my
credit, for I prefer not to carry about my person so large an amount
of money."

The result was that Mr. Burchard retained the draft. He then proceeded
to the offices of several daily newspapers and suppressed the report
of the arrest, "for," said he to the editors, "by allowing it to
appear you will greatly injure the reputation of one of the most
pious and accomplished clergymen in the English Church, and I am fully
aware of the reason of his haste when overtaken by the watchmen, for
he had left my house but a few minutes before and was hastening to the
train when the real rogues ran past him."

There was one scurrilous little journal among the newspapers at whose
office Mr. Burchard neglected to call. In their next issue the
following appeared:

"_Another Robbery._ About two o'clock last night the dwelling
of W---- H. B---- on B---- Street was burglariously entered,
and a considerable amount of silver plate, jewelry, and other
valuables taken and carried away. The loss is estimated at
two thousand five hundred dollars. The daughter of Mrs. B----
heard the noise of the robbers as they left the house and
gave the alarm. Two watchmen, who were in the immediate
vicinity, gave chase, and one of the robbers, who gave his
name as George Lathrop, not so swift of foot as the others,
was overtaken and carried to the police station, where he
waived an examination, gave the required bail of twelve
thousand dollars, and is now at large. There were two other
partici