The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-15
CHAPTER II.

| had left the police altogether, and was
living very comfortably, my good lady md |,
up at lslingtOn, in the same street with my
married daughter, who was doing very com
tortably, too, her husband having a good
berth i'll the city. | had always been of isav-
ing turn, and had brought two or .hree
houses; so with IA tidy pension, Witch had
earned by thirty years service, l could aford
to go about bit and enjoy myself. Of course
in all that time had made the acquaintance
of good many professional people, and
there were few theaters or exhibitions that /
couldn't get admission to. We--mv wife and
|, | mean-made it a rule to 90 everywhere
that we could get tickets for; and whether it
was the launch of a ship, the charity children
at st. Pauls, or Sam COwellat the Canterbury
Hall, it didn't matter to us; we went. And it
was at the Canterbury | first had the COmbe-
stead murder more particularly recalled to nv
mind.
/ was there by myself the old lady not be-
ing willing to leave my married daughter
because, well, it was in consequence of her be-
ing married daughter-so | went by myself.
There was young woman who sang comic
version of " There's Good Time Coming"
splendidly; and, as | was always of a chatty
turn, couldn't help remarking to the person
That was sitting next to me how first-class she
did it, when he exclaimed: Hello! why,
never! Superintendent RobinsonW And
then he held out his hand.
1t was young Lytherly but so stout, and
brown, and whiskery-if may say so-that l
didn't know him.
"Mr. Lytherlyl" l exclaimed ~ didn't
expect to see you; and you're right as to my
being Robinson, although police officer no
longer. Why, thought YOU were in the army
so was" he returned; but lm out of it
now, and I'll tell You how it wasn
IL seems he had been to India, and got some
promotion after three years service, and had
Ihe good fortune to save his Colonel from
drowning, or, what was more likely in those
parts, peing taken down by crocodile, under
circumstances of extraordinary bravery. He
u s1 not tel me this last bit, but | heard so
alter"aru' Lytherly was also wonderful
swimmer, and l remembered his taking a
prize at London. The exertion or the wetting
plouShG on a lever, and he was recommended
Tor MS discharge. The Colonel behaved most
llp 1 rally But what was the best of all, the
olu leliow who kept the banteen at the sta
S Elon uleu ABOUT this time, and Lytherly had
,''S,. '1oi .ing ms daughter for a good bit,
more 10 the girls satisfaction than that of
her father; so then they got married and came
to England, and he was tolerabIv well off. He
naturally talked about the Comhestpad mnr-
der, and said frankly enough tbatNeycent tbe
people with whom he lodged and thew wore
suspected, ne SAID, OF periury-ke th6sght |
believe him guilty of the murder.
But murder will out, Mr.. Rohinsoa." he
said, land you will see this will be found out
some day"
"Well, | am sure hope it will, Mr.. Lyther-
ly," l answered him. "But as for murder
will cut, and all that, | don't thinl, YOU will
md any policeman or magistrate who will
agree with you there; and there was less to
help US when you had got out of the scrape in
thls Comoestead business than any affair l
was ever concerned i'm
:" don't care" he saws: cit will come out,
Mr.. Robinson. / dream of il almost every
night; and my wife consulted some of the
best fortune-tellers in India, and they all told
her it would be discovered
" Hum ~ ! said; "we don't think much of
fortune-tellers here, you knows
~ m perfectly aware of that.u he SAYS;
land l shouldn't give them in as evidence;
but If you had lived three wears in India, with
people who knew the native WAYS Won might
alter your mind about fortune-teilers, Any
way, you will remember, when it;s found out,
that told you how it would be-
laughed and said | should, and after we
had had another glass together, and he had
given me his address and made me nromise to
call on him, we parted.
told my wife all about il: and II is very
curious to see how women are all alike in Gu
rlosity ana superstition and all that; for al
thougn my Wlle had been married TO me Tor
.hlrty years. ana SO mad every opportunity OF
learning Detter yet she caught at what young
Lytherly-not so very young now. nv the by
had said about these fortune-teliarsy and was
quite ready to believe and swear thotthe muir
der would be found out It's no nse arguing
with party like that; so merely smiled at
her and passed il off