Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-14


been troubled with CORE myself, and had era,i-
icstsd them with Sitre of silver. a chemical
much used IN photograpbing. mir. Ro--, said
4, you can be eteCtual!y relieved by an article
you have with you."
WHAT'S it?'' Inquired he anx;ousIy.
at vs. chemical that t3ins the skin and hair
Indeed said Ross with forced s1rpriss =. ard
apparently very uneasy.
ait is an article quite indispensable IN the art
OF taking pictures by the solar light" said l.
gaZlng directly into his eyes.
"ies,' Iephsd Ross, with inquiry.
'Niuste OF silver. Did you ever use it?'' j
mo" said be CURLY, and dropping his eyes
before my gaze, lie arose and leit me, ulInts-
tskably embarrassed and annoyed
This interview nearly settled the question in
my mind with regard to his cTiminalIty an the
prospect OF bringing him to justice pleased ne
observed him closer than ever. he appeared
less lame the morning after had Suggest = the
remedy. and on the second C,ay his l9mnes5 had
entirely disappeared. / veDtured to ask after
congTstulatng him upon his improve Il ent
whether he had obtained the chemical aboard
ana although he denied il, 1 had but little dou bt
he had asalled himself OF my remedy. Eortat-
ateiy, 10 discover whether he had. WIS com
pletely within my power. II Ross had arpIieu
the chemical TO his Corns, a blackeued infslih.e
stain remained, which important fact / was DE-
teEnisnsd 10 hDd oUe. Sl0uch and l met fire.
queLtly 20 compare notes, and our inter yis We
were generally late At night. He aiways came
Ia me upon the quarterback, and as iii !ucs
would have II, had been observed nv P,ss tre.-
passing upon the quarter forbidden TO the Occu.
pents OF the Storage.
The extent OF my perplexity can be IMAGINED
when, while waiting snNIousy to have an in
ttTvie" with nag par tner for the purpose OF de-
visiUg method TO have a peep st Ross toe
hOss himself C 1ne 10 Inc i'll q Confidential ,yay
al whispered that he was KEEPING a c'oSe
watch upon that thievish-lo looking How de
sCIbing my partner, J that his scarf pin had
been stolen, and that he was suspicious 1t had
been taken By SLOUGH / managed with some
FISK ana difficulty to whisper a few words TO
my partner shortly after, requesting him 10
keep away from me until the next day. Mean
while, | set INV wits to work TO get lock at
Rosss loot. We were then sailing in "a low
latitude. The nights were sultry and warm.
and al the windows and doors that decency
would allow open during slee ping hours We a
left so. Ross's apartment being near NINE, |
arose late In the night, and taking a lamp, |
n0iselessly within his chamber. Nothing but
sheet covered him, aud gently raised
corner, and thus exposing his foot, l set the
as black as ink, disfgured one of his toes iii
deep and measured respiT alton EN- b olds ned me
to remain longer, and gave good look
and with more force. presented itself that had
known him before. L returned TO M bertl
puZzliDg my brain to replace him in ms recoi.
leCtiOns, but without success.
Having proceeded thus far. cortrived on
The relieving morning to see my partner. when
laid the whole matter before him. had no
doubt OF his approval OF my stratagem to i'm
Phcate Ross; but he surprised aud mortified me
by shaking his head in a dubious wav Mr.
nitrate OF silver test evidently went for nathtnf
with him. The physiOgnOmy of Ross had al.
ready been submitted TO his wonderfully scru-
tlniZlBg examination, and his judgment nal
pronounced him innocent or the crime. | az
gued and endeavcred to reason with hi m mn,
the suspicious manner nj Ross when | haA
mentioned the remedy for his corns and his
lneSpIcable corceslment of the chemical
which there could be DO doubt he carried with
h'm; 70 all Of which Slouch scarcely deigneda
reply. While l was urging him ID carry tho
matter further. he interrupted NE with the
fCilOwii z question:
How would you like to make love to the yil
with the pearl bracelet"
replied that was halt. in love with :ha lady
already, ami hist il would be pleasant uuder
taxing. expressing, however, some doubts o;
my success.
'-Isn't she pretty" SAID I.
SLOUGH shrugged his shoulders. gave me 2 sly
wink ard burst into laugh. Make love t.
her, > said he
"FOr WHAT" said l becoming a little IN
easy.
Explain yourself" sai1 L.
''W ell, said S!ouch. you must make M 70 h,,
ga in a sort OF loving, serious way, and wen
both see a little fun"
was about - call for d further explanation
from my partner, when l CHANGED to Observe
Ross watching Us from a distance. Irft
SLOUGH at once, and Went sauutering OF in a
careless way.
"a interview
with my partner. He hal treated my strata
gem with indifference, and had regarded NV
nifty for a lady with levity. The idea of nv
being requested To make love to her a. "A cool
business transaction, with predicted result OF
Witnessing fun. SLOUGH WAS something OF a
wag, but i knew from the manner OF his re-
quest that he expected some result more than
amusement. L had now an additional inosn-
tive to Eiake myself agreeable to the LADY aud
L determined u bring my art to bear, that sue
cess might follow.
intruded UPON her society whenever could fnJ
her apNt. She treated me at fFst, with 4 sus-
piciOus reserve, but L persevered because she
was really attractive, because her indifference
IL measure wounded my vanity, and Tor tne
less important reason that it was futhering
SONIC scheme Of my partner to bring TO JUSTICE
the criminal or criminals upon whose hunt We
had started. My efforts were not waste: /
could discover after awhile that the woman
was really becoming fond OF me. Her manner
toward me became serioIs, and she began to
welcome my attentions with undsguised de-
light. My intimacy with her. however. cooled
my admiration. 1 perceived in her a c-ue,
selfish nature, impulslve, sensual, with ONLY
the sshadoW OF a conscience. A mere v0iup-
tuous hgure and handsome face dressed up with
art aud superficial graces. ] soon bs me
cioyed with her company and would gladly
have retreated had not the business cousidera-
ton induced ME to follow up the affair." viii CD
i did, must confess, In such an ardent heart
less manner, that she actually declared her
preference for me above all men She had met
ton, Tor hardened as had become by contact
with crime, / do not think any person can
charge Inc with cruelty to women. | accord
ingly contrlved to see SLOUGH, and demand
ing an explanation, refused 10 proceed a step
further.
"Now, Tony" said my partner, "since YOU
talk OF leaving the gal, III tell you Just ex.
actly how the matter stands. That ere gal has
got a husband. lie ID our game, and you must
bring him out"
"A husband. where" inquire
con board this very ship" said SiJuch.
''Wbo iSle?' anxiously asked.
''He's dark com pIected, wary looking chan
in the steeTase. 1 set my eye on him the first
day out and 1 have been watching hun ever
since. When Ros- began sideling up TO the
gal noticed he watched him like cat; but As
i made IL out, he saw she was only foo.ing with
Ross-hsving a little fun all to herself aud
then he got easy again. Now, thinks I, If rony
gets after that gal in serious sort o. way
there'n be man know in the steersge bob
bin round awful"
And how has he behaved during my GAL
lsntries." inquired.
''lt's better than play" said Slouch. saak-
In his sides with suppressed laughter. 1.-The
chap and got 10 be chums you know. SO |
took a seat alongside him while he's sluatting
toward you and the gal, aud says, "There's a
lov!n' couple, ain't they?' Then he looks at
me and says, MAY De she's somebody else's
wife" That's no hindrance," says 1, THAT