The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-12-09


the glow IN heFdark Southern cheek heightened
by the healthy cold, would have adIDitted. that
Virginia Cartwright had nobly falhlle1 ;JOhn
John Acklandis prophecies of her fature beaHty.
People turned In the street t0 admire her as she
passed. After Waiting various stores where
Miss Cartwright made various little purchases,
the pony carriage stopped the door Of Mr..
D'Oiley, the Matchmaker and Miss Cartwright
allghtiDg, left her watch with one Of the shop
men to be CLEANED aud repaired. and returned ~
her by the pOstman as soon as possible. Just 0s
she was leaving the shop Mr. Dolly entered it
from his back parIr. 10 ~. 4t-. :. r.t s1su
THAT Is very yalusbe chronometer of
yours, miss said Mr.. D'0lIey, taking up the
watch and examiningit. mot Am efican tilake
No. | Ineyer saw but one watch like this in Iny
life. May ask, miss, where YOU purchased it?"
Il did not purchase It," said Virginia. ut
was gift, and value it highly. Pray be care
ful Of 1t, and return II to me as soon % you
can." So saying, she left the shop 80 5aae
Mr.. D'Oiley screwed his microscope into his
eye, opened Miss Cartwrlghts chronometer. ana
probed and examinedit. Suddenly CLEAN OF
triumphant intelligence ilumined Mr.. D'Oieys
features. Taking the watch with him. he with
drew into the back parlOr, and carefully closing
the door, took down from the shelf several VOL
umes of old ledgers, which he examined care
fully. At last Mr.. D'Oiley found what he was
looking for. The Lord" exclaimed Mr..
D'Oiley, "the Lord has delivered Philip Cart
wright into mine handw J- ~ ..r.r
Alter nearly an hours secret consultation
with the wife of his bosom, Mr. D'OHey then
repaired TO the house Of Dr. Simpson where n .
sought and obtained an interview with that gen
tleman. 80 H9'.f
Dear nc p said DR.. Simpson. "What Is the
matter Mr.. D'0iley? You seem quite excited .
Il am excited, sir. This is mighty serious
matter, DIR. Simpson. And truly the ways of
Providence are wonderful. Now, look az this
watch. Did you ever see watch like II before7"
Not that know OF, said the doctor. ,H 81
Il never did, sir and suppose I've seen as
many watches os any man in these United
States, Now, you follow me, DIR. Simpson
And keep your eyes, sir, on this remarkable
watch that you see here in my hand. Six years
ago that MT. Atkllnd who was our fellOw-guest
at Glenoak, called at my store, and asked me TO
clean this remarkable watch, aud set IT, Itook
particular notice Of this remarkable watch,
because II Is a most remarkable watch, sir. And
| took down the number Of it in my books. /
said to Mr., Ackland, when / handed his watch
back to him, This is very remarkable watch.
sir. Well, sir, says he, 1t is a remarkable
watch, but 1t loses time, sir, 1t won't lose
time, now, sir, says / 'lll warrant that watch
OF yours to go for six years now that I've fixed
il up, said |. Well, sir, and the watch has gone
right for six years. Its just six years and six
months, DR.. Simpson, sir, since sIr. Acliand
got this watch fixed up by me- aud took it with
him TO Glcnoak. aud IT'S not six, hours since
Miss Cartwright called at my store, and brought
me this very Remarkable watch to fix up again.
"God bless my soul ~ cried DR.. Simpson.
'a'You may well say that DR.. Simpson, sir. "
responded Mr. ID 0iley. Il said to Miss Cart
wright, May make 80 bold, miss. as to ak
where you happened to purchase this watch,of
yours 2 'DiQnt purchase it, says she, IL was
u gift, and of she goes. u.f..s
But YOU don't mean to say" srutasH...
II do mean to say il, sir. mean to soy that
ont believe Nj. Ackland would have given
this very valuable chTonometer to Virginia
Cartwright, who was a.merc chit when Mr. A.
was at Glenoak. | mean TO say, cir, do b, lieYe,
and always hare believed, and always piH believe,
I hat Mr. Aekland was ioully murdered. % ''l
"Hush hush!" exclaimed the doctor; you
have no right TO say that, Mr.. D'Oiley.", ,.,
But do soy it, sir" continued the watch
ID aker, energetically. II do say ito you at
least, Dr. Simpson, sir. For know that if you
don't say it too, sir, you think it, And know
that Miss Simpson thinks 1t. And | say more,
sir. say that The man who gave this watch TO
Virginia Cartwright was robher, as well as d
murderer. That's what say, sir. ...... OIL,
But you umusn't say it, said the DOCTOR mot
unless you are prepared to-" r
Sir" said Mr.. D'0iey, Il am prepared to
place this watch IN the hands of Justice"
''But you have no right to do anything Of the
kind, Justice will Of course restore 1t to lie
present legal owner, Miss Cartwright. And let
ine tell you, Mr.. D0iley, that this is very del
icate matter, in which any imprudenee may
easily bring you to trouble, Will you leave the
watch, ,--at least for q few days lin my hands |?
Miss Cartwright will doubtless be ableto explain
satisfactorily her possession of it. will prom
ise to see her Immediately, and, Unnecessary, her
fa alher also. What do you say2R 7.e .ss-
Mr.. D'Oiey would not consent to ieln-
quish possession of the watch, which, as lie
az ain declared, "the Lord had delivered into his
hands, but, he reluctantly agreed to take nd
further steps in the mntter until DR.. Simpson
lad seen Miss Cartwright. The doctor went to
Glenoak next day and did see Miss Cartwright; /;
from whom he learned that she had received the
watch from her father as a birthday gift, on the
occasion OF her last birthday year age.
Where was her father2 Iu Maysvllle, she
believed. But It was nearly month since shs
had heard from him. To Maysville went the
doctor. and the first man he met at the bar Of
the Maysville hotel was Philip Cartwright.
Cartwright was furious when he learned the OBJ
ect of the doctors visit "0f course, he said.
1.-THE wateh=had belonged to his poor friend
John Ackland, who had given 1t to him as
parting gift, the very day on which he left
Glenoak And tell that scoundrel, D'Oiev," he
added, that if he don't Immediately restore il
to my daughter, l u arrest him for thief
That gentleman, however, was neither diseon-
certed nor Respondent HHH.
1T Is my conviction, sin, y said he, "it has long
been my conviction, SIR that shall be guided
by the finger of Providence to unraye this great
mystery, and bring detection home to as black
criminal as ever burdened Gods earth, sir.
And since you tellne, DR.. Simpson, sir, that
have no help for II but to restore this watch tc
its unrightul owner, l shall take it back tc
Glenoak and place it in Miss Cartwright
hands, myself.
CHATTER XII.
Miss Cartwright thanked theFwatchmaker fol
taking so much care of her watch, and bringing
II back to her with his own hands. She beggeC
that he would take some refleshment beior'
leaving GlenOak, aud remain there as long as hi
pleased. The weather was not very Inviting
but il he liked to ride or walk in the plantation
Mr., .spinks, The oyerseer, would show hin
| Overitl S rfEt I'LL /
3 Mr.. d Oiey thanked Miss Cartwright for her
| Kind condescension TO "a poor oyerworked sol
of the busy city, miss" He was not much Z