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relatives. He had been to the Adriondac's for his health &c. &c. After he left us Mate was going with Robbie to the village. Anna went to her purse to get some money to send for something. There should have been unclear and a little change there. He had taken all but a few cents change--also some from the drawer of the missionary collection. We do not know exactly how much. It was the Feb. col. and we had never opened it. He left 38 cts probably took .50 or .75. We do not know whether he took anything else. The box with papers was in that large trunk in the recess--we think he did not look there but my fur gloves which I kept in the lower drawer we found under the wash stand. The week before there were some burglaries committed in the village. We did not know what to do and so did nothing about following him. Anna gave him Aunt Hughes'