The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-09-26
NUMBER 3 L.
Philadelphia Catholic Record
THIS MRS. JAMES,"
IN THREE PARTS.

1t might have been month after these
events that Luke Lawton, sitting at the break
fast table with Mrs, James, and still bent on
keeping up his curious and kindly watch, no.
ticed, as she looked over the first of the papers
brought in usual at this time, that shudder
passed irrepressibly over her frame. say ire
pressibly, because if it possible to have
repressed it, she would have done He knew
this, and giving quick look from over lis own
paper saw that 4 deadly paleness had set in,
announcing, notw outstanding the forced repOse
of her face the presence of unusual and deep
emotion. Then she drank eagerly cup Of
coffee, laying down the paper; as she did so,-
"Let us exchange Mrs. James," said he, in
an off-hand manner, banding her his own;
"you may find something in terestipg in this"
A wistful look followed the paper 90 he took
possession of it, other sign to tell Of tho in
ward struggle in the proud, reticent heart. He
purposely, in true detective style, looked first
at page removed from the ore whereon lay
what had caused the shudder. Before he could
come to it, 10! another of the same irrepresBible
kind, and accompanied by the same deadly
paleness, passed over the stately frame sitting
near, with head bent in intent examination OF
the paper he had just relinquished.
| Extraordinary"
With this mental ejaculation, quite RELIEF
to him in ITSELF he turned to the page which
! must contain o clue to the mystery. While
absorbed in search he fsu furtive and anxious
glances cast upon him-he dared not see them
Finally as he neared q certain column, he be-
came aware of a right hand pressed tightly
over a heart of whose wild throbbing the
ouick eped breath of the owner told the tale.
His eye fell upon spot in the column in ques-
ton, and then gasp from a pair of white lips
Glove the air. He appeared to take no notice.
but read aud while he read, the stately figure
glided in silence out of the room. This was
what stared at him from the page:
"ISFoRNAr1oN WANTED OF q lady, English,
| and partially insane, who left her home, and
took passage for America about the l3th. 10
| accompanied by boy thirteen years OF ages
| and crippled in one leg is tall, has DARK eyes,
| black hair and is cultivated in manner ana
conversation; dressed richly, when she left, in
suit of purple popln. Any one able 70 give
| in Information regarding her, may rest assured OF
furthering her welfare, and will receive $500
made to BLACK IL WINGFIELD,
"Attorneys-at-law, Court Row."
He picked up the other paper, and another
and another, aud all contained the same adj
vertsement in some prominent place.
"Er raordinary! A scoundrel in the case
The mouth of the Amazon il a thousand miles
WIDE but I'd empty it to circumvent him.
Let's see"
He read it over again, his solid brows more
and more contracted as he proceeded. He then
contem plated the paper at arms length and
! addressed it in the following Sententious man
| ner
You're been made to lie She's not insane
Best plan for the scoundrel to get her-
Wonder what he wants with her. Property,
most likely After the presence of scoundreis
these kind Of things always show money right
below him. Just at the bottom! Wanted
obscurity, that was all. Had boy in asylum
good place to hide him. Boy a splendid mark
| to be found by. Then looking out for papers
! all the time. Knew you'd appear; kenw yoao
be some lie. Wanted to find what, as soon as
possible. and circumvent you. No, sir, Messrs.
Black a. wingfeld, I'll interview you By
| chance but she sban't be caught, and shS
shan't be found OF my nance not Luke Law
ton Extraordinary"
Upon this soliloquy entered the spoilsss
petted, romping, affected, but, to him, radiant
presence of Florry. Florry, redolent Of de-
| light to meet him before he went to businesss
| (brilliaut opportunity for coaxing something
out of his ample pocket book). FlOrry, well
aware that he adored the rustic of her dress
FIorrv. all smiles and antics and "PEunes"
and " urism.n He looked at her momeut
after the accustomed kiss
sWer, what next, FIOy Some new riggin'1
1 "Eo. Pa; ride to-dayl Al the girls have