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sMr. Stollerv said Mrs. Jones, speaking

there was pause, several louSeiS hou"eo'
and one, who was noted for being remiss IN
paving his board when due, intimatcd in an
audible voice that the domestic economy OF
Mrs. Jones house was not excclled by that
of any similar establishment in the city
Mr.. Stollcr, continued Mrs. Jones, will
YOU you kind enough to inform me if you
can, what business detains You in your
rom every Saturday between the hours of
four and seven in the afternoon 2
All gazed at Mr.. Stolcr. anxious to have
the important question settled (; his aglta-
ton had been increasing to a fearful extent
during Mrs Jones' remarks, an upon hear
ing her inquiry he started TO his fcct his
face was deeply crimsoncd, and he strove
for some minutes in vain TO speak.
Ma am, cried he at lcast-'Iou You
-l--cannot--now!' --hc stopped suddenly
kicked over his chair and dashed out of
the room.
No pen can describe the astonishmcnt OF
the 50 'ctators at this unprecedented exit
Mrs. Jones started TO her feet, and when she
at length found her voice, addressed the
company
! Now, gentlemen = said she, 4 am salts
fed that Mr.. Stoller must be engaged in
some horrible plot in his room regularly ev-
cry Saturday--some counterfriting scrapc
or ior0erv--at any rate some matter which
will most likely destroy the credit of my
house: I'm sure YOU must all agree with
me when | saw. that this horrible secret
must BE- drawn from him by some means or
other. know from the fright which seized
him when | asked him the question, there
was something going wrong
Here Mrs. Jones hesitatcd waiting to be
assisted from her difficulty by some of the
boarders present.
Suppose said one. shat the next time
he shuts himselfup in his room, we all go
in body and break open the door,
This brave proposition was Immediately
put down as being entirely too bcllio erent
ia its general features.
Couldn't some one slide down the ro)fof
the house and peep in the window |! asked
another doubtfuly.
That might do said Mrs. Jones, look
ing round upon the company in hopes to dis
cover som, one who would undertake the
task, but no one moved for the roof being
a slated one and very steep, was consc-
qucntly too hazardous TO be trust ed us foot
hold.
think. SAID one Young te itichian al
: the head of the table, if we should all ct
'o3'!ner next calu'"'y u',elno." ar u.
'ilfe IN the entries, we m'gh' n!ih" linn odt
and then discover his employment.
5 'Ahr exclaimed Mrs Jones, that's n
good plan but it would be liable to raise the
neighborhood-but | think well close all
the doors and windows and try it--at any
rate IT cannot 40 much harm.
In tine the last was considered by the
company 10 De ".,S' cNccilon' Pia, 'or '''e
detection OF Mr'o'''ier Ill MS nreao'ui Plo'S'
ana inc requisite arrangements were mauc
on me spot =,
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