, 1869-10-31
TIE DIsAPPEARAECE OF JOHN
ACKLAND.


| A Txnu SaorY.
! N rHHTKlN eHAr1HRs, CHATTER
Mr. DUiiey. the wnschmakef, was = str1,rn
| RNtofe Of practical Ahrr vdnets and an tngst-
6sa Dos 1nsa seen in1ented '' otasPFese asPe'aia H.
DUlsy you'd hsve been one OF I.a most entanz-
netism, elecsro-o.oiogI, prcsennments cis,tSoE.
anct, AID second tlgdt, Mr. DUiley wns ersst
atd terrible The whale story Of Jonn Art-
circle Of R,camond soc.ety, hEh and lo~. II.
DUl'ss 1; -; ,sa wsl up II L.: snd be had formed
iae Vic q e. Soso aooa' be eonnaed 'ae
"Jask look AZ 1ae ca,a without prttulsce, said
Nj. DO,ley, In the confidence OF The nupitA
Known thai c.sSSngbs owed AcElana isss l. . sam aS,
c,7.Egat G, 4. never had lasse sam of inoasJ-
- money Vim sn,en ae sa,. M hs pad q on e. &.
debt to Aetsand: There are Only Two ways M
money. Either ~ ! losn iron soue ofner per-
BY forgery: The arst u mol pr5oaoie. The seo-
matter Of yitalinpovtance to Cartwright To regain
posst a.ion Of The money he paid 70 Aeklaud- In
loan on which he must ha7s fatsea il; IN he
Other m PLACE 70 recover The forged drAt before Il
leu due. The motnent he had succeeded ID Sc
soiss @ors 10 fear from @ Aes1.na 1 va a. ald III
Gat*slsnt S;ar talk 70 much about bis ttaaaac-
show ahcut Aclauaa receipt ior ii. monsy,
4 It were not to aver Suspicion from himself
altef Ack'aEus dtsappearsnce. By mating eyery
1GS1 NsIS s * ssf5: II r I,as III y, sses sn.t
s?e a x't'as a's and tA
the lodi never heea found ~
"Tlue VIII SHOW" replied Ms. D'Oiley, oracu.
Larry. "1,ut 5ou dont suppose that aes.i bo-ilet
nfe IN the habit OF walking asoa. With tne1, ne ID
n !Se,F ssnd aaa showing themselves o. IKE
u u Eeelesa to Eay that both Mr. and Mrs D.
telieved even more IN Aliss simpsons magnetic
E1ll thaa did Miss Simpson her.eit. Thas Jouuy
referred 10, axsured her friends that ahc did not
oouos she talked = great deal OF nonsense Aoout
tloo Of anything sne might have ss,d Tai. susieet
"as ine1prtsAaty dlA+aareful TO her, and one re-
ques:ed that II might not oe discussed 10 her pre-
much remarked, was The iuv.,le.hlc fepugnsaca
which, even stoca tlat day ii GanoAk, Mia SImp-
sbe .iadtously avoded hin, and ii ever she Sap.
pcued, uDavntdAtly. 10 nnd nesso.f ia tho same
Eootl With him, Of even to meet him tito street. It
turned awAy her eyes from with M expression Of
horror. sne either eould no1 or woufi
no, t.sn. E!.s spy s5Rana.on e ta,; eoa1ac,
iecse, inc reiattaus aad inum sc friends Of tnis
able Impression IN regard to that gentleman. Nor
did TINE, Us u went oy, improve either lhs Tor.
tnne*, the c2aracter. CT th~ reputation OF PnIlp
Cartwright lie neglected his property more knau
eves. nnd VISA constantly Assent from Glenoak,
nsGntlne the nei!e, bars, and bosilog-sIieys Of
psseptiy with no other purpose than to gst rt Of
slme d'sreputshlJ; lie drank uercely, and the
etlec1s Of nsn'tnL snsoxicaton began to render
cour.e Of few years be entirely lost that personal
Popularity which he had formerly cainvcsi.
NE II II HsT asst- :s aSssa sna F
Was upimintsned; nay, 1t seemed stronger thau
e.eI, out there was . nercene+s aud v,ldaess
sGoht i Tnlsh Eas raincr terrible Than soothing.
was no II companion for his daughter. lie was
!srety With aer, and lhoneh numerous friends al
TO urge her to visit them. snd nlwaJs received her
With sou OF comnas~iona1e Ieude1ness Of man.
esI =. et he Fes y sHs oasSs Az
IS ,TeenssSie psfsas So he s'p poof gouaa
she IVES uudispatcd mattress: aud here, BY hrl
care aud Ruott sense, ste cuutnyet u prevent the
property from altogether aolng u the logs.
One afternoon In January "a bright clear
ttue1y afternoon, when the ice w1s white
ordered her pony ca-riage aol dfore herself over
10 ltlchmonn. l, aas Just Fix years since the
cate OF John Ackland's visit 10 Gltnnak. att Miss
Cartwright Was lnst et1tef0 yearA OF aye. Anv
one who saw ltt as she Ilfurt into Richmond that
afternoon, with The GLOW In her dark Southern
h-imltteN IhAt Virginia Carr wright had nohiy ful-
hifd John ASklabla prophecies OF her future
! beauty. People turned iu the streets to almlre
hey IS she Fas.ed- Alter rtsttng vanous stores
where Mis- Cartwright mAde various little nur-
chatet tac pony Carriage stopped 1t the door Of
Sabt nue. ,.,s Sr ,S a91 MS Gst:
ehopmcn TO De cleaned ant repaired, nnd sefurn-
Cd 10 her by the posl1nsn FUN ~ possible Just
as she she vas leaving me shop III. DVuey entereI
"That 10 u yer! .aluab.e cnroaomctcr OF yours,
mss, =" sa,a NJ. n1es; taxing up ne vatsh ami
never saw bpi one watch Ike thts Id ny life. May
ask, Mss ' hert Jou purchased, NJ"
sit sn ~ fs,e s,shy s s1a 81 Tas
| and return u to lie as soon as Joa can." So say
ln1, she let the shop.
opened Mrs Gast-t.snts ehronume,er, aud
pIoGed and -, examined # Suddenly . Esam Of
featufes. Tak.hY iIs watch WIN III nm b. i Win.
drew into the back paror. md, carefully closing
| the door, took down from the thelf several vol
nas ae 81 H,Gs
for. The Lord.'' exclaimed Nj. D'Ulley, "t1e
Io,a aonai;; a;s delivered Philip Cartwright inio n'ae
Alter nearly an hours secret consulta,on with
The wife OF bis bosot1t Nj. Dudley taeu repa,rel
to ne houie Of Ut. simpson, where he sought and
matter, Nit: p,iey: Yeu teem quite e1cisetiS
Providence arc wonderiuL Suw, LOOK II rhts
watch. Did you ever see watch Ike it before? "
"Incver DID. slr, ND i suppose I'VE seen a.
many watches as any man In these Cuited States
Jonr e3es, sr on ,ts r. msfssSs Ms,cn la seP
zee here IN my hand. Slx years axo that Nj. Ack-
laud, WHO was your fel!owgneat ~ GienoaE, called
lie wAteb. and set It | took particular notice Of
th!s remarkable watch beceuse + II = n.o1t re-
lit GuId n Mr lrkf x1h
when handed nis wz,eh back 70 hin, :This u
SerI reuarkalae Na,en, ss.' Well str' says
s,E-' 1t Won't lose tine noE. sir,' saysI; .II
tens now i1st re uIed i ", ss.d !. We'll =,
Just st1 fears and six months Dr. Simpson, Bit.
SINCE 3lI. Ackispa got tbs watch o1ed up W M,
And tool II With him 10 G.enaak. And itt not six
houlB tnce Miss Cartwright called At my store,
and brought me this very remarkable watch to nx |
:" God b,ess my zoul.'' cried Dr. siupson.
"io1 may yell say that, Dr. s!upion. .if." re- |
fponiei III. DULey- :.1 .aid to Miss ss:w.,gnt. |
happened 10 pureace this watcn Of yours ? !
e9dn1 a. purchase H. ea5u aaes TT VISA GIT, and
ADu. you don1 mean 10 Fay"
~ do mean 70 SaJ II, air. mean to s7y that |
don't believe MT. AcklAuA would hive given shi1 |
tAluahle chronome:eE e v}rstna Cart z1.h:, VINO
mean 10 saJ, sir that co beiteye, and ii says haze
nsl,ssed, aaa .lways ri believe. saas Nj. Aei-
1AEu K&8 1CQl!S mnT1eftN.' |
"uuAhi hu.h,'' exclaimed the Doctor: you |
have uu Esat TO say lha., Nr. DUies."
"Bnt % tay IT. 81" continued the watch.
Dr. Simpson. ELI. toT know tina. II to7 Ion't say
II too, iii, ynu THINK A. Anu klos thu, Miss |
Slnpsoo thinks i. And al more, ST.. l say |
Iha1s what ssy, sr-''
"Dut ,oq m1,l,t say Y SAID the Doctor. mot
"SH." kaId Mr. D14ley. ~ an prepared to
TO p!aee tais va.eh IN he bands Of ta..i:e."
rus Jou have no right 10 do anJ.a!Gg Of Tie |
present legal owner. M,sA Cartwright. Aud, ies I
mo tell yon. vi. Dpilcy. that this is very DELI
brtrZ ou 10 trouble. Wit ynu l-ave tue uatcn-
A. lest 13r 3 few d4ys--,n my hands: Miss Cart
wEteat will. doubtless, be able 10 Iplan satstac-
Rs5 M saeatstey. and, Il necessary, her father a'.o
ne Dudley Would 60: coasen. to relsnsnisn pos
eessfth OF the wntch, which, a. he Again declared.
q the Lord had delivered into his hands" F" but Nc
reluctantly ARretd TO take no further sieps In the
wight. The Doctor % want 20 20 alenoaS @ nc ne1. daT
and dM 50 Nt.s Cartwright: from whom ho
leaned tha: sne had received nc xaieh from her
tane5 = nat1haaI etit, on the occasion OF her
WHERE W her tathes7 1u Aays,flle.
she believed. But Il xM nearly a month
the Doctor, Lnd the ntrt man he met i. he Ia. of
The AaJisl!e Aotel waa Philip Cass s.rshr. Cat.
shs ~ sas ~asa hs sse1 u ps CITES,
a'ch cad be!ort Cd 10 hts poor fr!enQ John Ack-
lenf, Who had RIyfn II to him AZ p2IubR gift, |
saS g. ee 1 r. Az
donr lTnea:e,y e, restore II to my daughter, III
That gentleman, however, was neither discou.
cetted uoF despondent-
:" II ts M eonsiction, efI, ssd be, "it has long
hsen ny conyle,:en, ~ that shall be 1utdel By
tEgy, tnu b{ipR detection hone 10 III htAck cr1E.