Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-09-07

ugh" vas the guttessl and. we mn,
add, usual respo nse.
"Eaough. Here 10 your money. -
ICouat it and ~ il it is correct, the,
give me the papers ] eoo,sived for yoa I,
obtain. But did he die easy!
"One groan and no lay sire ,ehed ou
likeer los."
"You will. Of course leave the city 70,
awhile."
"Ah-basi"ess is s~o plenty 'bou,
these ,,mss."
"Bus surely" replied Day somewha,
alarmed a. the evident prospect Of their
being shadows" if they remained, re.
monstrated against their contem plated
course. reasoning tina, that all three would
be in danger.
"Go away for a few weeks. until the
affair blows over and then nothing will
hinder your presence in town. Bot no.
they appeared determined, but whether
to obtain more money from him he
could no, tell. 1t seemed suspicious and
so he questioned them about It. At frs,
they were exceedingly resolute in their
Instrumentation to remain and "see a Ger.
tain person dance in air." bu. .. the
sigh. Of several pieces Of gold. Day had
spread upo" q table, they began to wa.
yer and a. last agreed 10 "leave" If one
hundred dollars were paid them. Glad
to get rid Of them, at any cos. now ths,
his"dirty wosk"was done he handed over
the amour, and had the satisfaction Of
seeing the door close behinG them.
But hardly had their shadows disap.
peared from the room when another knock
announced Buddy McFinn who entered
and deposited Effie before her employer.
Her sudden appearance looked suspicious
aud tempted the inference that she had
overheard the late conversation. 4 flush
On her cheeks seemed to confirm this i'm.
preston, hu. laying it to her hasty fight
which was the correct conclusion, he re.
marked as the child stood before him.
gazing .imidly up in his face
so here you are :"
"Arrah and am that, and there's the
child"
"liow came Sou TO be so very success.
ful and so soon!" he Questioned.
Biddy then related in her "rich Irish
brogue" so admired BY certain politicians
aud denounced BY the Know No,hings,
the arres, Of Clarence-its effec, on his
wife and how she took advantage Of the
confus'o" ,ha, ensued to slip away with
the little girl. Commencing her for the
adroi,ness displayed. and rewardins her
for her services he remarked tho, she
was a, liberty to 60. Taking the hin,
she left, leaving Effie puzzled as much as
! child Of her years could be, a, her has.
~ departure.
But the face Of Day. in consequence Of
his frequent visits to the family was
familiar to her and she did not seem a.
fta'd. Coaxing her on his lap he com.
menced questioning her as to how she
would like to live with him. When in
her anless manner she began TO call fol
her Mo.her. he told her that she had
gone on long journey. tina, her father
had went with her and she was to stay
with him ill they returned. Somewha.
surprised she would have burst out cry.
ing. but noticing her face began to leng
then and the eass to start from her eyes,
he gathered number oi toys placed her
on the floor aud cos1ed her to play with
them. Pleased with the baubles Efiie
had sooo dried her tears and was busy
handling aud admiring the pretty play.
things.
For awhile Day watched her in her
innocent sport AMI the" turned to ex.
anime the bundle Of papers left by Jack
and Hank. To his extreme horror some
Of them bore traces Of blood.
InwasdIy cursine them for their care.
lessn ess and entirely obl,vious Of the
presence Of E6ie he proceeded to ea.
anime the papers. We give the gis Of
the result.
Mr.. William Jackson vas his uncle.
The Will which he expected to 6nd was
not among the papers.
A, an early age Alexander jackson leis
his home to "seek his forsune." A dis.
agreemen. had sprung up between Will.
IAN and Alexander some time previous
to this and for several years they never
met. But Alexander cid no. succeed ~