The Republican journal., 1874-05-21

~ tCtCCllN U HUI VIII ilctt lllC lIl,tl oHN
would win the dogs affection; that she
would leave the house, promising to re-
turn, but would not return. Two Of these
predictions were already veritied but il
Marie came back could laugh at his sus-
Piclons, and regard them as fancy.
But Marie did not return at 5 o'clock a
telegram arrived in her stead from Mad
anne De Sturges, saying that she had kept
the girl, and would write at length and
explain. Next morning a letter was re-
cclved from that lady. She told my wife
She was i'll, vet obliged to travel, home
sick in strange land, without familiar
Woman's face near her. and that she per
Suaded, almost forced, Marie to remain
and set out with her and her husband for
New Orleans that very evening. An in
coherent, tear-blotted note from Marie ac-
companied this. filled with protcstations
oil sorrow at the necessity of thus desert
ing us She was torn by conflicting feel
ngs OF love toward Mrs Powers and her
sacred duty to the mother Of little Helene,
the angel child, whom She had so dearly
loved, and whose voice She now heard
calling to her from the spirit world. bid
diag her remain and comfort the lonely
mother
While lny wife read this to me with
tears, | stood agllast at Belts predictions.
Theories are fascinating, but when
speculation tnns into threatening certain
ties, and there staros you in the face CON
elusive proof that Your house is about to
be robbed, YOU experience small pleasure
in the accurate tore-kHowlcd%e OF any
prophet
instantly telegraphed to Belts that
| would meet hm at my SDn-in- laws Of
flee at T. o'cloc2; then proposed to my
wife that he should 90 to town, aud spend
a couple Of days with our daughter, and
offered to drive her in myself We set off
within an hour and after laaN ing her up
town, | hurried down, eager to see the
detective 1t wa, on the stroke Of II when
entered the Office. and thought at first
that Belts had failed me, for no one was
there but a ponlerous old gentleman, with
gold glasses and white side-Whiskers
am not used intrigues and masqueradcs.
and when recognized Belts in this dis
gniSe could hardly refrain from eXclaim-
inc at his clererness; but His own cool
ness kept me within bounds and sat
down beside linn and began reading 4 pa
per Presently with his eyes still fastened
On his Herald. he edged toward me. and
dropped thesn sentences into my ear:
.lts all going beautifully. fol-
lowed the girl in Yesterday Went
to hotc s The De Sturgeses
looked there all straight Whole
party left .ersey City at o'clock last
night, ticke'ed and luggage checked to
Washington i Slipped out of the
cars at Newark all three in mems dress.
and were back here before midnight 4
Met eight fellows | know at a saloon in
street and cam spot all eleven of EN-
this very minute. They are at a den
game somewhere tonight"
,.At my house ?" ! cried
dunno" Slid he. looking straight into
tile fire
,.Look here, Belts, | whispered. .'this
may be tm tor YOU, but, though I'm no
coward its death to me WHY not arrest
EN- now ?"
.'Yes. Just TO-" he returned irritably-
"wly not ?" Where's vour evidence !?
Now lIr Powers, Just look At this matter
sensibly You know aS Well As do that
halt the thieves We catch Get off because
~ Vht Nili No''' ~ '''''''t'1 ''' 'iiOih ~
''l.l'',tL' ,.a ti, ~ III ~,
aa4I, f',. iai7,rE4 +h.n, ~ INA ,nt', ''.'
,iJnn m5oa', ~ ,,ost ,bn,,, v,,;ro tbo,.
..,Ii,i,,1, ,,',, ~, y. '''''N 'NS
- II 9lJ,.' II, -
~All rght-only + should prefer to have
~
-" "I "I''t ''i't i'et' "l''h'I!' W 'it
had cone Gown 70 zero ''ui ne uISsuiSeu
ms contenil'' ana went on to lclI me lil't
ne lila "lSpaVthvo one "i ms men 'ol'h-
SoA bN name 70 my pace 70 MAKE u fe-
colnolsahre' uh'ttr pftltlise OF trimming
my eNer@reen'. pen TINS man ; report
amt upon lWV OH thfte olntf open l"es-
lions WAiFa ~ ~" i'Ql inlilA IL worth
WMle To- eNplaIn, uepehVed hS programme
lof to-nl8hl. II pN any '"S9ioitl'l lhele
was llk'lihoo'i OF M mouse pelliS e"-
teHed at once. Wa' l" know y pN ulhhef-
time that hi@hl he prepare" lor 'he
pu'glafS. WAS meantime 10 20 NOME
quietly, and Spehd my time III my uS'lal
manner ;" ~ ~ eN'ltt no roihiiieh'
among thr SrfNaillN' lid receiving no
word from be'tS | WAS To rest Sa'lSllea'
ana rohSl"cF my i''7' 9''l' l"I Hho'lt'
tWfnlE-iouf h"'lf7'
went home according 70 directions,
and set about spending my day in my
rs lal way, but the house was so Still, and
seemed 50 deserted, | found it almost inn
possible to read Or even to sit quietly in 4
chair, for more than five minutes at a
time. So | called the little dog jingle,
and set out for walk about the grounds,
feeling some curiosity 10 set q glimpse OF
the detective johnson. 1t was 4 blacl,
December afternoon, 4 9hiyering wind in
the trec-tops, and leadcn clouds promis
INC snow before midnight The bare
ground was frozen hard, and 4 few deao
leaves eddied about in gusts that rose ;rnC
fell at uncertain intervals. ! heard the
sound Of IN axe through the sombre still
ness, and Jingle trisked forward and bark
ed at u man hacking at the frs in the
Shubbely. | addressed him regarding his
work, and he winked back his apprecia
ton OF our mutual sharpness then Wen
on, r"connoltred Il leW minutes longer
and agam turned N, me Gay Seemee
endless and waS @laa When saunders Il !
IA