The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-03-08
Il thought as much," he whispered,

The words were scarcely audible, yet
they reached the wife's ears
| shall never forget the scream she gave
Starting up on her knees, she gazed wild
ly in the face of the dead, then shrek ed
turning appealingly to the doctor.
ooh, no, no; not dead, Don't tell me
that Not dead! Oh, Tom, Tom-dear
| Tom; speak to me-speak to lizzie.'
And casting herself on the body she
went off into violent Mysteries.
Poor thing" said the doctor, raising
her. Pray, my good fellow take her to a
chair, while | close the poor mans eyes
That done he reioined me.
~ OH want to search the room," he said.
''lts pity that this should have happened
at such time, but duty is duty Pray, do
yours quietly before this poor woman re-
covers. Her trouble is enough without
any addition"
Duty was duty; yet L telt like q hard
hearted, mean spirited cur as performed
mine, and professed to have lacked my
usual acuteness, for more than once the
| disciple Of Galen aided me in my suggcs-
! tons.
Nothing, however. came Of it. could
not find trace.
Yet" said. ia take my oath the
dies are in this house, and it's one hundred
pounds in my pocket if find them"
Then l most decidedly should try"
said the doctor "rhat sum is not to be
got every day"
No; and I'll keep il watch in this
house till I've found them y
In this room ~
No. amt quite made of stone
Il 7 Jcb,
ali who go out OF come in.n
"Quite right; and | wish you success,
for there's no telling the suf1erings these
coiners OCCASION"
We then descended. and the doctor LETT,
after telling the old Irish woman he would
call az he went home, on the parish un-
dertaker and give the necessary orders for
the funeral.
Well, | needn't lengthen out my story,
| rented the parlor (by compulsory of
the landlady, and established Il watch
night and day upon who and what went
ont Of and entered the house
jim Bradley came and went of course
unmoested, aud chaflied me considerably
when we met, while without the slightest
demur he let me visit his room whenever
pleased.
What did it mean?
| also made a call now and then ON the
widow.
Poor thing she was always crying and
SO meek and full of grief rs she moved
about the room where her cotlined hus-
band was. for she wouldn't leave it, that
the sight was pitiable.
The medical attendant dropped in once
to inquire how | got on, and shook his
mead on hearing my want Of success.
II fear if the dies are really here, j." he
said ''the fellow you call Bradley is too
deep for You"
Not ii know it," said ''l have APP
piled at headquarters for permission to
make better search, and III take up the
1looring.'
II fancy that's the most likely place.
What is that ?" he asked,
"Onlv the undertaker's men" | said,
putting the door open. ats the poor
fellows funeral to-day"
Indeed All, they hasten these mat
ters with the poor
Just at that moment the Wretched coffin
and its bearers passed along the passage,
followed 10y the weeping widow, leaning
on the old irish woman.
They were the sole moumers.
The doctor respectfully removed his
hat, and we stood in silence until it had
gone by.
"poor--poor thing" my companion re-
marked. with = sigh; then, giving me his
card. and asking me to call il i proved
successful, lie went away
Well. the hours crept by and the silence
of the house began to surprise me. Brad
ley had gone out early and hadn't been
home since. My assistant came in about
eight but neither the widow nor the
landlady returned.
waited and waited Eleven o'eIocl,
struck
began to get suspicious
Had been done
turned hot and cold then, seiZing the
candle, darted up stairs. Bradley's room
was rs usual; but the attic--lhe sight OF
il made me feel ready to drop,
"Done-cleverly done !" crie,i, waving
my candle around
Yes bitter the humiliation-l had been
duped | had been the victim Of senslbil-
ity and clever trick
There was the mattress, ripped up; and
there, where the colin had stood, was a
hole in the floor where the plank had been
removed That had been the place OF
cOncealmCnt.
But where We're the dies Where
why in the coffin, OF which. no doubt, the
dead man had been one Of the bearers.
Nonsense | calculated. "Ihe man
must have been dead 1t isn't likely he
could deceive the doctor--a kindhearted
fellow, but Il keen one; III go to him"
Leaving my assistant IN charge has
tened to Judge street, with his card i'll my
hand
The red ''danger signal" Indicated the
house, and knocking, | asked to see the
doctor.
The servant showing me into the sur
gerry, went in to summon him.
In q few moments he appeared that is,
gentleman appeared; u gentleman OF
about sixty, with silvergray hair
Il beg your PARDON said; ''it is DR.
Alexander | wish to see -
"Alexander. My name, sir, is Lind
say, and | am the only professional man
in this house--nav, i'll the street There
must be mistake"
'Impossible!n cried "See sin, here
is his card"
.Iumph have never heard the name
in the neighborhood, he remarked, pc
rusng it, Wait moment-it YOU will
allow me. will see"
Taking down one or two thick volumes
from the book shelves, he ran over lists
under the initial A.
No." he said. AS | thought-his
name is not here. fear the title OF doe
tor must be assumed and he is not a Ger
titled medical man."
| then told my story.
Sir" remarked Dir. Lindsay, unable tc
suppress a smile. II fancy you have not
only been duped bya dying man, but also
by his medical attendant"
And 50 it proved.
The whole had been clever trick
from the widow to the doctor and par
ish' funeral
J Nevertheless. | might have remained
} in doubt to the last. had not my ''pride 0
place" been SO wounded that | did not res
until | had tracked Jim Bradley again
and. this time, succeeded in capturing him
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