The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-11


How unfortunatei" hesexclaimed.
sHow very NAL a PROPOSE am
obliged to leave your delightfup sos
Not tonight, sarelygC
"-'There is no help for it. My friend
Lord Castellithaire, sends word that
he is suddenly taken i'll, and begs me
to join him at Brienz as soon as pos
sible. The worst of it is that not only
must l tear myself away, but have
left at hun, with the bulk of my bag
gage, all the cash not required for this
little excursion"
That need not disturb YOU said
Mr.. Greenwood. az can let you have
something, till we meet again. How
much would you like?"
Your exceedingly kind. IF we say
tenspounds--" - r
That is not enough. You don't
know when you may go back to Thun.
/ Fake twenty; Or. We'll say ive-andf
twenty. have my check book
No, no, my Uery dear Sir:no check,
I thank You. | appreciate your kind
ness all the same; indeed | do. Ten
pounds will be quite suficient-quite.'
Yes; but my check book | had a
little while ago. 1t was in the paietot,
in the room where we washed our
hands before dinner.
Perhaps" [ limited, "by an. acct
dental mistake, it has found its way
into Mr.. Percy Towards paletot, not
being able, in the twilight, to distin-
guish that geutleman's pocket tromits
own usual resting place
Eu4is4Our joke is a little to absurd y
said Mr.. Greenwood. tickled at the
notion nevertheless, and handing with
"a smile a ten pound note to Mr.. How
ard. 81
Very much obliged said the re-
cipient. But, youSir.' to me, do you
| mean to insult me?"
1t is not an insult" I replied,
''norlyet a joke; but a serious sugges-
ton. Do, If you please, feel In your
pockets and try if you cannot find it
there p RI
Il shall do no such thing, Sir,
Numbered Howard, Stimulating virtu-
u indignation, and working himself
into a theatrical rage. II am used to
be treated as a gentleman; and were it
not for the lady's presence"
,T"S0ftly!" said, 1.-THE ease is very
simple. Mr.. Greenwood check book
is missing. Oblige US by helping US
to find it. Search if it has not wan
dered somewhere, quite by accident,
Of course. You have his ten pound
note: l am sure he has no wish to de-
prive you oft. But-did you notice
my guide this morning?-the mar who
carried my knapsack up the Nielsen?
He is an agent of the Swiss police.
The man who led Miss Greenwood's
horse, and afterwards went on before
us,i another. They are hunting up
a little additional evidence against a
person about whom they already en-
terrain grave suspicious. They are
in the house, within a moments call.
Shall we ask for their assistance to
find the check book?" 531 -
iasfDear me! How very straugel" he
calculated, with well acted, because
unblushing surprise. Here it is!
1ThatI should not have felt it before!
1t must have fallen from your coat
upon mine, aud worked itself in, in
the hurry of dressing. lam truly sor-
ry that such a trife should have
caused US a moments uneasiness. L
am uncommonly delighted to have
found it,
And so am l." Il dryly rejoined.
But allow me to ~hintthat. however
much we may regret to lose your com
pany. the oil mate vof Switzerland hard
prudent, 70 change an air which is toe
sharp for yoq. Mr.. and Miss Green
wood, as we'll as nyseltr you'd be SORE