The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-09
FOULPLAY.
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cuAs. uEADE AND DION BoUclcAULr.
CHAPTER LXYII

HY CHAs. nEADE AND DION BoUCICAULT.
CHAPTER LIXVII.
Helen had complained to Arthur, OF
all people, that she was watched and
followed; she even asked him whether
that was not the act of some enemy.
Arthur smiled and said, Take my
word for it, it is only some foolish ad-
mirer of your beauty; he wants to know
your habits, in hopes of falling in with
you; you had better let me 60 out with
you for the next month or so; that sort
of thing will soon die away.
AS a necessary consequence of this
injudicious revelation, Helen was
watched with greater skill and subtitle
ty, and upon plan we'll calculated to
disarm suspicion, spy watched the
door, and by a signal unintelligible TO
any but his confederate, whom Helen
could not possibly see, set the latter on
her track. They kept this game up I'M
observed for several days, but learned
nothing, for Helen was at a standstill.
At last they got caught, and by truly
feminine stroke of observation. A
showiIy dressed man peeped into shop
where Helen was buying gloves.
With one glance of her wOman's eye
she recognized large breastpin in the
worst possible taste; thence her eye
her seedy follower, though he was now
dressed up to the nine. She withdrew
| her eye directly, completed her pur-
chase, and went home bro oding defence
and vengeance.
That evening she dined with lady
who had a large acquaintance with
LAWYERS, and 1t SO happened that Mr..
Toliemache and Mr.. Hennessy were
both of the party. Now, when these
gentlemen saw Helen in full costume,
a queen in form as we'll as face, cOrO-
neted with her island pearls, enVironed
with halo of romance, and courted by
women as we'll as men, they looked up
to her with astonish ment, and made up
10 her in q very different style from that
in which they had received her visit.
Tollemache she received coldly; he had
defended Robert Penfold feebly, and
she hated him for 1t. Hennessy she re-
ceived graciously, and, remembering
Roberts precept TO be supple as woman
bewitched him. he was good-natured,
able. and vain. By eleven o'clock she
had enlisted him in her service. When
abe had conquered him, she said, slyly,
tBut l ought not to speak of these things
to you except through a solicitor
THAT is the general rnle,' said the
learned counsel but in this case no
dark body must come between me and
the sum-
In short he entered into Penfold's
case with such well-feigned warmth,
to please the beauteOus girl, that at last
she took him by the horns and con-
suited.
Il am followed said she. s
Il have no doubt you are; and on a
large scale; if there is room for another,
/ should be glad to join the train
Hal ha! I'll save you the trouble.
I'll meet you halfway. But, TO be Sc
rious, am watched, spied and followed
by some enemy to that good friend
whose sacred cause we have undertake
en-. Forgive me for saying 'we.''
Il am too proud of the companiOnship
to let you off. We is the word
Then advise me what to do. 1 want
TO retaliate. 1 want to discover who is
watching me, and why. Can you adj
wise me? Will your
The counsel reflected a moment, and
Helen, who watching him, remarked
the power that suddenly came into his
countenance and brow.
you must watch the spies. I have
influence in Scotland Yard, and will
get it done for you. If you went there
Yourself they would cross-examine you
and decline 10 interfere. pll go myself
for YOU, and put it in a certain light.
An able detective will call on you: give
him ten guineaS, and let him into your
views in confidence; then he will work
the public machinery for you.'
% Mr.. Hennessy, how can l thank
your
BY succeeding. I hate to fail; and
your cause is mine.'
Next dav a man with hooked nose,
keen black eye, and a solitary foible
(Mosaic), called on Helen Rolleston,
and told her he was to take her instruc-
tions. She told him she was watched,
and thought it was done to battle a
mission she had undertaken; but, hav-
iD0 got m far she blushn6 and heaita.
ted ted SO' 90 '"' QUO
The more you tell me, miss, the more
use can be- said Mr.. Burt.
Thus encouraged, and also remem-
bering Mr.. HendessY's advice, she gave
Mr.. Burt, as coldly as she could, an
outline of Robert Penfold's case, and
of the exertions she had made, and the
smallsreSult. -.-...r
Burt listened keenly, and took note
or two; and, when she had done, he
| told her something in return.
Miss Rolleston,' said he i am the
officer that arrested Robert Penfold.
1t cost me a grinder that he knocked
OUT
%, dear!' said Helen, 'how unfortu-
nate! Then I fear 1 cannot reckon on
your services
"Why not, miss ? What, do you
think hold spite against poor fellow
for defending himself? Besides, Mr..
Penfold wrote me very proper note.
Certainly for parson the GENTS very
quick hitter; but he wrote very square;
said he hoped I would allow for the
surprise and the agitation Of an limo
cent man; sent me two guineas too, and
said he would make it twenty but he
was poor as we'll as unfortunate; that
letter has stuck in my gizzard ever
since; can't see the color of felony In 1t.
Your felon ia never in fault; and, If
he wears good coat, he isn't given to
show fight"
sit was very improper of him Ito
strike you," said Helen, sand very no
BILE of you to forgive it. Make him
still more ashamed of ii: lay him I'M
der deep obligation"
"If he is innocent, I'll try and prove
it, said theDetective. BE then asked
her il she had taken notes. She said
she had diary. He begged to see 1t.
She felt inclined to withhold it, be-
caus Of the comments; but, remember
ing that this was womanish, and that