National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-07-08

week, and found them very much
as Parker had described them. The
suspicious symptoms increased the
stock exchange responded more SEN
( itively than ever but not the
slightest ground for suSpecting any
one tranSpired ground for suS-
! pecting and one transpired. Ny
uncle was bewildered, and Parker
was rapidly verging to insanity.
1T is certainly not the clerks,
said my uncle. There is no reason
there said he, pushing back the
letters of the day. by the way,
how does young Beaumont get on
She seems a nice creature, that sis
ter of his, to Judge by her letters
lie IS the best hand in the Office,
a long sight and his sister is a very
sweet ladylike creature. They are
orphans, poor things, and he sup
ports her out of his salary. She
called at the Office two months ago
and gave him leave to see her for
a few minutes in my room. But he
knew it was against the rules and
ha not seen her here again
But what are we to do ? said my
uncle. Il think | will speak to the
First Lord
so he spoke to the First Lord,
who thought the affair serious
enough.
1T must be in the letters said he.
1T cannot br in the letters said
my uncle.
AS You please said the chiet ;
but, although you cannot find i
there, perhaps another can. |
would try an expert.
My uncle had no faith in experts
or Bow street runners, and mlStruSt
ed them. But lac could not refuse
to try the experiment suggested.
So the most experienced dcciph"rcr
in London was summoned into coun
cil, and to him the letters Of the day
were secretly submitted.
lIpread them all very carefully
looked at them in the light through
them. At last heput them all aSid,
excepting one FROM Eliuor Beau
.[vbo /. tho,,5, tI,,t writes this ,
,,il IN. t.,nitp,n mann nr .llu -,
last.
"a very sweet young woman, Sai'
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tbn sann snrr Of tbuos-aiut'>
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\yrn sir, sniJ my nncIr. who WA
, rather impatient of skin, pompositl
, and what may hum mean llav'
the Young woman and aunt'S rhcu
mat'~m done the mischief :
'Hum She dates from Flee
! Strcrrr
, And why should she not dat,
from Fleet street ?
i should be- sorry prevent her
, said the uumovcd philosopher
Has this correspondence continued
long .
i. oh yes-a coul le Of years or st
! but not SO regularly as lately
.Toi how Iona regularly ,
! about two months
That is about the time when yo
, first suspected the betrayal of con
hdnnee p
. Really, my friend. if You can
see farther into milestone than tina
F., voumaY eivcup the profession, sal
my unrl,, Take my word for il
the BcaumontS have nothing to Il
with il. Rubbish .
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