The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-01-05

our marriage for three or four months.
That is the story of my red morocco
work-box.
She smiled with the provoking mirth-
fulness of . mischeyous child. There
was one point still in which my curios-
ity was unsatisfied.
"Did you know what the dispatches
were about p i asked.
80 now she answered, II never un-
derstood politics in the least. knew
nothing about them. Monsieur did not
say word ; he did not even look ut the
papers while we were by. | would
never, never, have taken registered
letter, or anything with money in il,
you know. But all those papers could
be written again quite easily. You
must not think me thief, Mr.. Wilcox |;
thele was nothing worth money among
the papers,
"They were worth five hundred pounds
to YOU" said. did you ever see Bon
nard again ~
Never again." she replied. He said
he was going to return To his native
country. i don't think Bonard was his
real name"
Most likely not, ! thought but said
no more to Mrs. Forbes. Once again l
was involved in 4 great perpiexity
about this affair. II was clearly my
duty to report the discovery ut head
quarters, but | Shrank from doing so.
One of the chief culprits was already
gone TO another Judgment than that of
man: several years had ohliterated all
traces of Monsieur Bonard and the
only victim of justice would be tins
poor little dupe of the two greater
criminals. At last came to the con
clusion to send the whole of the par
ticulars 10 Mr.. Huntingdon himself
and | wrote them to him, without re-
mark or comment.
! The answer that came to Mrs. Forbes
and me in Alexandria was the announce
meut of Mr.. Huntingdon'ss sudden death
of some disease of the heart, on the day
whice | calculated would put him III
possession of my communication. Mrs
Forbes was again overwhelmed with
apparently heart-rending sorrow and
remorse. The income left to her was
something less than one hundred
pounds a year. The secretary OF
the post office, who had been n per
sonal friend of the deceased gentleman
was his sole executor; and received
| letter from him, containing one for Mrs
Forbes, which recommended her, IL
/ terms not to he misunderstood, to fix
upon some residence abroad, and not tC
return to England. She fancied she
would like the seclusiOn and quiet of {
convent; and | made arrangements fol
her to enter one in Malta, where sh,
would still be under British protection
left Alexandria myself on the arriva
of another packct-agent; and on my
return To London | had n prlvat,
interview with the secretary.
found that there was no need To IN
form him of the circumstances | have
related to You, rs he had takcI
possession of all of Hr. Hunting
d0n's papers. In consideration of hi!
ancient friendship, and of the escape o
those who most meritcd punishment. h'
had come to the conclusion that it was
quite as well to let bygones be bygoncs
At the conclusion of the interview
/ delivered message which Mrs. Forbc'
had cmphatically intrustcd to me.
Mrs. Forbes wished me To impress
upon your mind" said, that neither
she nor Mr.. Forbes would have beer
guilty of this misdemcan0r if they hat
not been very much in love with one
another, and very much in want o
money"
"Ah replied the secretary, with {
smile, "if Cleopatras nose had beer
shorter, the fate of the world would
have been different