Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-08
A DETECTIVES EXPERIENCE.
A Touch Of Romance.

From the New Orleans Picavune.l
TT was Jnst before the war;" iG tue de'-r-
young fellow accused of forgery
"How was itl lie. me hc.c the story
The Chef called me into the once one
morpiny, and told me that a check for s,UW
had bee drawn by the confide initial clerk Of q
well. commercial house, i'd had b. n
dashed at the bank where their furds were de-.
pos ted. IL WIS . forgery, and the clerk bad
name was Henry Harding; his parents lived in
one OF the interior parishes, and it was sup
posed he had gone there before setting out else-
and of rather eneminats appe france 1 was
soon on my way. i had found out where the
family OF young Harding lived, and hoped
TO reach the house before night, but in this
dark clouds began TO form along the
verge of the horizon and climb rapidly TO the
zenith. The thunder and lightning came at in
tervals. end / was soon assured that one of
those. semi.tropic storms winch are SO ire.
quent In the summer would ere long burst
npon me in its fury. ! hastened forward,
therefore, looking eagerly around me for some
place Of shelter: l had proceeded but little
distance when I saw just before me a wood.
man . hut got into this as soon IA possible
had hardly got comfortably shell ',rcd before
and dismounted. Like my self they were seek.
ing shelter .I I'm the storm. The man was
middl".aged, and exhibited in his person the
strorg athletic frame, the open brow, aud ge-
but there was in his countenGnce now a touch
OF sadness, seemingly exquisite sense OF
sorrow, strangely out OF keeping with what
the man should have been. His companion
was young girl OF exquisite beauty, w.Sh
dark, soulful eyes, and hair black as night
She looked, indeed, a daughter of the tropics,
and The tall, splendid form was regal in its
majesty. She was such a woman as mau
could wish TO live and, II need be, die for They
were both in travelling costume, and from their
conversation / Judged they were lather and
endeavorisg to re lch the river in time for an
up.going steamer. Shortly alser tfeir arrival
negro boy drove up in cSrt con- lining
trunks. On one Of these WIS the name Of Mrs.
Harding, La. My rceolutiOn was taken on The
instant. l would follow the e people took
passage on the same steamer. ] would not lose
sight Of the girl. l was satisfied she was going
TO her brother. i insinuased myself into her
presence, and at lr-t got into conversation. l
was one-half in love With her already; be-
fore we reached St. LoPis i WIS wholly in
love with her. learned that she was goirg
reveal. thought Knew what the object wa,
but IL had become Of secondary import,1ce
pow, for 1 was oeeply, pnmis'akaoiy in love.
nv. elf no longer. sorght an appoi trinity and
told her Of my love-told my name, occupation.
and present object; ] revealed everytniBg;
only asked to share her affections. She seemHd
ercctly egita'sd and asked that would lave
ner until the next day. This wrs the forenoon
Of Monday. TuH day afternoon l called for
my rnswer. The servant who answered my
summons informed me that the you Q lady had
lett the evening previous on a e;camer for the
Wes. Ind a; bat she hrd lett a note. tore
open the letter eJseriy. 1t contained these
words
SIR For your preference am much obliy I'd;
but the laws forbid gentlemen marry 'ug each
other. BY the line this reaches yeu " al b,
On toard lhe West 1rdia steamer.
Very resp c,fully. HJMRY HARDING.
IL took no more to sfow that trick had been
played me. You may believe I have seldom
told that love story"