The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-22

Il was against rules, snd has moi seen Der
here sgsin.
Bot what are we 70 40 said my uncle +;
think will speak 10 tie First Lord
50 be spoke 20 the First Lord, who
thought The affair serious enough.
Il mus, be Ia tie letters, sid be.
II cannot be in the letters, said my
uncle.
As you please, said the chief; but a.
though you cannot God 1t there, perhaps
another can. would try al expert
My uncle hAd 20 faith In experts, or
Bow street runners and misItusted them.
But be could not refuse 10 try the expert.
meni suggested. So the most experienced
declphefer in London was summoned
into council aud 10 him the letters Of the
day were secretly submitted.
lie read them ~ very carefully, looked
at them iu the light, aud looked at the
light through them. AT last be put them
all aside excepting one from Elinor Beau
mont.
Who is the lady that writes thisI said
tho tacituru man OF skill at last.
A very sweet young woman, said Par
ker, smartly; sister Of my privave secre-
tary.
Does she write ottenf
Yes; she is his only correspondent,
and writes about twice a week
Where does she live!
She lives Ia Jersey, Beaumont told me
Their father was in business there.
And does she always write about the
same kind Of things rheumatism,
picnics, squire's tea-parties, and the likeI
Much the same, excepting when she
speaks OF Beaumont himself.
Hum said the expert.
Well, sir, said my uncle, who was
rather impatient Of the man of skilPs
pomposity, aud what may Hunt mean
Have the young woman and her aunps
rheumatism done the mischief
lIuml She dates from Fleet street,
And why should she not date fiom
Fleet street, sir?
| should be sorry to prevent her, said
the unmoved philosopher. Has this cor
respondence continued long2
Oh, yes--a couple of years or SO, but
not nearly SO regularly as lately.
For how long regularly?
About two months.
That is, about the tine when you first
suspected the betrayal Of confidence?
Really, my friend, if you can't see far
ther into milestone than that you may
give up the profession, said my uncle.
Take my word for il, the Beaumonts have
nothing TO do with it. Rubbish.
Hum! And with that the man of skill
took his hat aud departed, saying he
would return in two days. The two days
however, were five before he came back,
and was again closeted with my uncle
and Parker, with whom he had fallen
into great disfayor.
Wants to make a job, said the latter-a
regular humbug.
Sir George, said the regular humbug,
has Mr.. Beaumont locked desk in his
room?
Yes, sir, said Parker, he has.
Have you q key which will open It?
| have--and what of that?
| wish TO have that desk opened with
out his knowledge and the contents
brought to me.
And on what pretense, said my uncle,
do you propose to put this insult on a
man against whom there is no reasonable
ground of suspicion, and who has not
been allowed TO speak for himself?
There need be no insult, Tor he will
know nothing Of IL; neither will any one
else.
| will not permit it, sir
Hum! Then can do no more in the
business,
But, said Parker, whose official notions
made him unwilling to break off the me-
gotations in this manner, what pretence
have you for doing this to Mr.. Beaumont
aud not to the other clerks?
Shall tell yonY There is no such per-
son as Einor Beaumont, and the address
in Fleet street Is notoiieus haunt OF
suspected foreigners.
Good gracious said my uncle, chang
ing color, you don't say thalf
1t is the fact, but You will see the me-
eessity Of being cautious and silent iu the
matter. Detection hangs on thread as
II stands, and whisper will break it.
What do you mean, said Parker, about
Einor Beaumont have seen her.
There is no Elinor Beaumont iB Jer-
sey | sent and have ascertained the
TACT
am sure there is some mistake about
all this, which Beaumont can clear up.
Let us send for him.
II you do, the game is mp. trust, In The
fact, be does not know Of my visits. We
cannot be too cautious 10 these matters.
Pedantic ass, mnttered my uncle; but
suppose we had better give him bis own
way you meet Parker and me here
at seven tonight, we shall have this won
derful desk opened, and your great die
coveries shall be made.
They met again that evening. The desk
was opened by Parker, and bundle Of
letter., carefully packed up, all from Eli.
nor Beaumont, aud q quantity OF eircu.
lars, plsy-bils aud shop receipts were
handed 10 the expert.
That gentleman read through The letters
aud seemed much struck by lhe last.
Read that, said be, handing ii TO my
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