, 1875-05-16

:: But there WAS IN end TO that Mary wiped har
eyes:
for frutless tears. Iay I put few questions
s.Yes. suppose am in danger Of removal.
may a. we'll resign while An here. NY faith
or was too uell-knorn ! Democrat for his son
to, retain even an insignificant ofhcs under Ao-
publican Administration"
Mary colored, and c1umpled her scrap OF papor
@Robert, have you done anything for which
you ought to he rcmoyed7"
He started
mo"
.s'Think." J.:
"No."
she was bowildered-
HARE you onaitted to do anything fef 'hoss
omission yo1 ought to % remeVea7"
anything Of f--s offar7"
she thrust the scrap Of paper across the tabls
to him.
He :fesd it. With unnistakabls azn.zeuent.
Uar hore arose.
s'Aar5, where did you get thia7"
Robert, my Questions must b. answered
first Have you received any bribe from : rec
tiier for partial failure Fl rour duty7"
Il hare not received single ceut."
'Thank God!'' escaped her, and sho sank in
her chair, overcome u last by tho long and ter
rihle suspicion which had hovered ever the man
whom abs had never ceascdto love, and who uas
still her ideal Of perfect honor. !.
Bob was ut once beside her, having her thIob-
bipg temples with cool water, chahng her icy
hands, and wooiog back color and warmth torher
lies by showers Of unfoEoidden kisEes. Theu,
kneelins BY her side, and supporting her nest
ling head on his shoulder, he told her every
thing-tho temptation, ut first resented
thsn p1''afSa I'D @gd aot At xoasa sst ''f'a n te to-
tho time bad not come. II 3 certain change in
Office were made he NAB to receive 910, QUO for
rendering to -is interests service which
would then be perfectly safe. But nov that he
had thought it al over, he Tss more determined
than erer not to de- it and he nould rather work
At = counter in hones. poverty she would aharo
Yes she uou1d Thon uas there q WOMAN,
except in tho novels, who would have satd other
wlse7 They were married In apPEorr sts Prlra-
Ct, and Mary reaigned her position in tho Ireaa-
uTy Department, but remained Ia Washington
until Bob could settla his affairs in st. Louis and
get something permanent to do.
Tho old ioys IVES buraioe in Bob's bKeast II its
priet1ne fcrsor. Mary Hsa ~an and thin. hus tho
cxsence Of har beauty vas untouched By wretch
edness; and her flstisy to his interest, hsr un-
broken couadeuce in bis honor, aud the insp11-
ing consciousness that her lore tor him h.d aus
tainea no diuninu.iou through her Own eorroH or
hIs misf,rtunes put him into transports Of JOY.
IN. what sort Of / husband eonld he make her
Where was tho hama to which he would bring
her 2
Iho reotiaer called upon him promptly altar
his return.
Franklin N said he, "you have dous 30 we'll
that you afe in the ns Of ptomo..on ~ doa ar"
mol" exclaimed Bob, sappmg - saoui.
ders heavily, n il to shaks tho lie out Of him it
that was lie.
,uYes. Your commission il to be made o7t to
day. Washburn il changing all Nhtelys men:
and Bris.ow ia ndding htE2so;t Of tbs pets Of
both Richardson and Douslass. Your record u
clear-not many acquaintance here, Yeu EnoU,
and the rectifer gsrg1ed up little langh,
land I had dispatch from the Department thls
morning saying that yeu are to be e17en loElog
commission for st. Louia, Pok1n, Chicago, and
Milwaukee,"
:, "Thsn xou: - :. on 7'r1 friendly terms with
"Of courze-of ceurae-busineas, you know,
nv boy. Very friendly terms With se'e!al Pee e.
pie up thsre,". pointing eastward ever his
Bob wanted to telegraph tho good neus to
} 10 whom an / indebted for ny good for
tune2'
apon't mention it, my boy: 1t an"
."TLen ! am to thank you I"
t'Been getting married. Franklin Haven't
you :"
"Got q home a.
"That's what thought. When ! heard that
Jenks vas to bo removed, I Just suggested to
my friends in the Department that your record
ought to BE- put forward, and shas you ahould pe
given Special Agency"
II shall be forever grateful to you, sir."
"Now, Franklin, want to give you home"
Bob's eyes uers riVeted On the Eect,her.
t.Tnis Is str,otly between us, eh? So. sus-
rect Franklin, that We aro beng watched in
Washington. Friends OF Bdateu are spyang into
Douglass business = good deal. Fellows out
here, that hava no commissions that re can d1s-
cover, are following our teams, aud sometimes
concerned in either tho GoreInment or WHISKY.
There's something wrong. There's eomethlng
wrong. There's scren loose that we cannot
tighten. because NO cant find it, Nov, you
wouldn't take bribe, Franklin I remember
how indignant you were when suggested
that $4,000 for youE making ona stamp
cover forty barrels. So No won't talk OF
that But now. Franklin. just want
to know every week what Instructions yoa get
from Washington. That's all. You'll bo kept
on the run III tho tinos between your points,
and you can use the wires to me every day or 80.
With perfect safety. There's house and lot on
- street. which il owned by me and my
partners, winch ne got from dealer on q mort
worth s2g, 900; yon can sell L any day for al0,-
Q0U cash. and will give you the decd of it. We
don't want it, you know. Can't run real-esta:o
business in addition to tho disslleries and the
Upitod btAtea t0YafnnenE- ana ue EuEEid4
again, thinking it q laugh, but It was only
whisky running up his throat and down again.
.We'l Rive you deed Of thas thirty da1s from
date In consideration of what will then be pnat
and future services. What do you Say, old
fellow? Pretty fair bargain? Neat little thing?
Cosy nest for the pre:ty bird hear YOU'VE
| canght?"
"Don't you aludo to my wife, yon infernsl
sconndrel, or Ill choke you'll" and that irato
Young nam seized by the throat. - II to stIangfe
| tho man from whom, ten minutes later, he &C
cepted th9 promised deqd and tho assurance that
he would afterwards b. given ptodt able posi-
| ton in the firm.
And be put his rampant conscieucs under his
| foot BIZ telling it ha VISA doing the Government
no wrong but only getting home for Mary. 4
month passed. Nothing e1traoEdinary occurred.
One day Mary called ut the Secret-Service Bureau
| With woman who wished to inquire after her
| son, who had been sent West on nu official er-
| rand--A cada1eroas. lanh man Was talking with
Secretary Er1stow. Seeing that it was only two
| women, tho conversation was not stopped.
sThe letter was written by -; the heaviest
rectifier there, to Charley Snow, clerk in your
| Office, Mr. Secretary, who was appointed at this
rectider's request through st. Louis Congress-
| man, Ny man got bold Of al its fragments but
| nne and thns disappeared 80 mysteriou8ly that