The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-11-28
NUMBER 07,iS2.
\ STORY.
tCoNCLUDED.)

The sharp evening air and 4 brisk walk
gan TO 90 over the scene l had just wit
messed and to decide upon my next action.
Events had consIired 30 elucidatc the mys-
terry of Number 01,.tS2, but much remained
yet urrcvcalcd. That Wylde had never
received the note or any equivalent for it,
was pretty certain frola the first. That
Old Graham was cognZa3lt of some fraud
which had kept Wylde ont OF the money
I and perhaps had originated the fraud-was
evident from his manner, and from tie
hold which Murdon possessed over him.
( The riddle that remained was to what OK
/ tent was Graham implicated? He had not
stolen the money, for it lay in my pocket.
| lie could not have hidden it in a place
where it was so likely to be found and to
betray him. Then, again, Murdon lad
! spoken of a receipt, which old Graham had
| seemed anxious to regain, AID the delivery
| Of which WAS to be made contingent on
Murtlon marrying Kate. The receipt was
evidently irregular, and its iTcgularity IN
some fashion compromised the old clerk
So long us it remained in Mur,lon's posses
sion the cashier held an engine by which
lie could force the feeble Old man into COM
pliancc with his wishes
The next question was, how could l cN-
onerlte Graham and release Kate? by
disclosing the manner i'll which had found
the bank-notc, Graham would he cleared
OF the suspicion OF robbery, which Susl'i
cion however, WAS known only to the cash
Ter. An expose would certainly not bene-
fit Graham with the firm, who were iynof
ant of any irreguiarity, and believed the
money paid. And my handing over the
note would not clear the difficulty of the
receipt; it would. on the contrary, pro-
woke an investigation which might be awi-
ward for Graham, IT, as | was forced to mag
inc, lie had forged the receipt. Truly the
obstacle III this direction was hard to sur
mount.
Walking bris!ly, and thinking deeply, I
came upon 4 dingy public-houso, which |
remembered as the haunt of Wylle. the
(
with Tom. determined to satisfy my
self fully on Il point upon which | felt
morally Convinced lready,-namciy, that
Wy,ie had never received the money in
tended for him by Theorhiius Langhracc
ESQUIRE, our client With this view | en-
tered the Fourth! Hand, by which name
the house OF cal! io' actors was known.
Making my Way into the har-pail ", I
smoke my FOSTERING iiieAd Tom. engaged
il what he WAS won't 70 term cultiyatint
the Muses,-in other words, keepin.; up a
smoking and drinking intercourse with
half dozea very shady ''ntility actors.
That ardent young gentleman hailed me
hoisterously.
Halo, George, my pippn. Come to
sc life, cA? st Gown, and have 4 sri-
DER
Declining the chronological beverage
referred to, I contented myself with order
ing a less elaborate liquid, and asked Tom
if he had seen his friend Wyldc.
g bat, Gu rlielmo p answered Toni
He'll be here presently he's on in the
second Piece tonight as g Cory Rl:iIilu.-
He sets murdered i'll the fourth act, and
Will probably drop in then
IN about an hours time he appeared.
not 50 drunk rs usual, 70. the night was
comparatively carly,-har,lly eleven
O'Clock. lie had only taken sufficient to
produce the first of many stages of intoxi-
cation through which that accomplished
artist was nightly Wont to pass. In his
first stage he was .iubilant and loluacious.
On recognizing us, Mr.. William NTyllo
struck digniticd attitude, and burst into
quotation, after The manner of his tribe
Eyeing me stcinly, and and then lifting his
eyebrows up to his hair lie asked Gl:nnati-
cally,-
"Came you from padua, from Or Eel
lario %
"From both, my lord Bellario grects
your grace" answered that imp, Tom,
readily.
Mr.. Wylle smiled loftily, and closed his
eyes. (Which? - he inquired, (Which is
the merchant here, and which the Jcw?''
l modcstly replied that for myself i'll
clincd to mercantile pursuits in preference
Mr.. Nyldc waved his hand.
.'Then must the jew be ncrciful. =
Whereupon he took I seat, and ordered re-
freSllmcnt.
1t is unnecessary to relate by what dc
l., L.;
dition OF intoxcation, how he passed from
the .jublant to the noisy stage, thence to
the Responding stage, thence to the iiercely
morose stage. Suffice it to say that kept
him well supplied with his fayorite refresh
ment, and We grew confidential
"Il tell you what, my boy" said Mr.
Wyldc, when lie had reached the depths
Of melancholy . if ever You think of
embracing our profession, think WE'LL
Think twice. lisa sickening life. Genius
may starve in it. Gin-gin-I mean genius
is not patronized Us it should be. Look at
me. What keeps me down? I've had ex-
perience enough l know ny business;
there's not another man i'll the company
that can beat me at versatility I've play
ed Jeremy Dil!dler, Romeo, and Long Tom
Coffin in one bill. I'm not a fool. What,
then, keeps me back ? I'll tell you. It's
combinations. It's professional jealousy.
It's cliques. That's what it is, my boy"
'Yet you have done well in your time,
I urged For example, you married
wcli?'
Mr.. Wyldc Shook his head molrnfuily.
Il married, sir, Il lady of family. Sho
was not clever, but | waived that. She
frightened my home for a spell but she is
gone After lifc's titful fever she sleeps
| WE'LL
And your wife's family
''My wifc's family, sir, broke out Wylde,
wrlthfully, are not to be mentioned
by friends Of mine. a set of curmudgeons,
an ungrateful brood. Why, they are
base, common, and popular"
odd they never recognize your abiii-
tes?'