The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-04-29
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THE TWINS.
How a Fortune was Lost and Won.

How n Fortune was Lost and Won.
q was by profession a detective Off
eer in the London Metropolitan police.
Nly services, the superintendent late
one afternoon informed me, were re-
auired in perplexed and entangled
affair which would probably occupy
b. for some time. as orders had been
gwen to investigate the matter tho
roughly There, he added, is Mr.
kepton, a highly respectable country
SOLICITOR card He is from Lanca-
shire, and is staying at Webb's Hotel
Pccadilly, London. You are to see
BIZ At once He viii put You in pos
sesslon of all the facts-surmises rath-
a, | should say. for the facts, TO my
81 apprehension, are scant enough con-
nected with the case, and Won viii then
81 all possible diligence TO ascertain,
9hst if the alleged crime has been real
~ committed and if SO Of course, to
hing the criminal or criminals TO JUS
g..
! found Mr.. Repton, stout, bald
Maded gentlemanly person, apparent
~ about sixty years of age, just in the
Wt OF going out. i have a pressing
Engagement for this evening, Mr.. Wa
~, sad he, after CHANGING at the in
Bpductory note / had brought, and
cqnnot possibly go into the business
Bth the attention and minuteness it
Wulres till the raorning. But III tell
Wn what one of the parties con
&ned, and the one, too, with whom you
~ have especially TO deal, is, know,
e be at Coyent Garden theater this
A#ning. 1t is of course necessary that
IN should be thoroughly acquainted
Wth his person; and if you will go with
Me IN the cab that is waiting outside, /
WI step with you into the theater, and
pont hlm out. | assented; and on
enferng Coyent Garden pit, Mr. Rep
TON who kept behind me, to avoid OBJ
seryauon, directed my attention to q
GToup OF persons occupying the front
eeats of the third box in the lower tiel
nom the stage, on the right hand side
o. the house. They were-a gentle
mar OF about thirty years of age; his
VIC very elegant person, a wear OF
m younger; and three children. the
eaest OF whom, boy, could not have
n2en more than six or seven years old
Rs done, Mr. Repton left the theater
- about two hours afterwards l did
TIE same.
u. ne next morning breakfasted with
- Lancashire solicitor by appoint
n'' AS soon as it was concluded
sserileSs was at once entered upon.
-, gu closely observed Sir Charles
~ 'eTn Yesterday evening, / presume?'
R paid great attention TO the gentle.
you pointed ont to me- | answer
- II he be Sir Charles Malvern
ne rs CT at least. But of thai
Hently First let me inform yor
~ haiyern, few months ago, was
SSaid gamester, or nearly SO, tC
WIN precision. He is now il
p bodily health, has a charmine
a. Aainlly To whom he Is mucl
Tcned' an unencumbered estate OF
u1 twelve thousand a year, and ha,
gam6led since he came into posses
Oh the property. This promisd, il
IL think you, anything remarkabl,
IN Charles's demeanor
i. piHigularly SO. My impression was
he was laboring under terribl,
resslon Of spirits, caused, | mag
y bypecuniary difficulties. His man
was restless, distracted. He paiC
attention whatever to anything go
On ON the stage, except when hi
OF one OF the children especial,
iienged his attention; and then.
answer returned, he relapsed int,
same restless unobservance as be
ne is very nervous, too. TIL,