Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-25

and found them very much as Parker had
described them. The suspicious symptoms
increased; the Stock Exchange responded
more sensitively than ever; but not the
slightest ground for suspecting any one
transpired. Ny uncle was bewlldered.
and Parker was rapidly verging to lnsan-
ity.
cit is certainly not the clerks saidmy
uncle. tThere is 10 treason -there,n said
he, pushing back the letters OF the day.
"By the way, how does young Beaumont
get ou! She seems nice creature, that
sister of his, to judge by her letters"
"He is the best hand in the office, a
long sight; and his sisters very sweet,
ladylike creature. They are orphans,
poor things, aud he supports her out of
his salary, She called at the office two
months ;go; and gave him leave to see
her for few minutes in my room. But
he knew it was against rules, and has not
seen her here again.
but what sre we to do?' said nv
uncle. 81 think will speak to the First
LorG.''
So he spoke 70 the First Lord. who
ekACNS, III Viz dI2SiIl SCtlOuS III.
ut must be in the letters,n said be.
at cannot be in the letters" said nv
uncle.
"As you please" said the chief; "but
although you cannot find it there, per-
haps another can. I would try an ex-
pert"
My uncle had no faith in experts, or
| Bow Street runners, and mistrusted them.
| But he could net refuse to try the expert
! ment suggested. So the most experienced
]tdeclpAerer in London was summoned
| into council, AID to him the letters of the
day We're secretly submitted.
He read them all very carefully, looked
at theasl in the Light, ard looked at the
light through them. At last he put them
all aside, excepting one from Elmer Beau
mont.
"Who is the lady that writes this?" said
the tacaburn mar of skill at last.
"a very sweet young woman" said
Parker, smartly "sister Of my private
secretary"
'Does she write often?"
eyes, she is lis only correspondent,
and writes about twice a week.
'Where does she live?''
"She lives in Jersey, Beaumont tod me.
Their father was in the business there"
"And does she always write about the
same kind of things aunt's rheumatism,
Plcnics, squares tea parties, and the
Eke?"
"Much the same, excepting when she
spoke of Beaumont himself
HUMP said the expert.
swell, SIR" said my uncle, who was
rather impatient OF the man of skill's
pcmposity, land what may 'Hua !! mean?
Have the yoang woman and her aunt's
rheumatism done the mischiefsn
1'Hum She dates from Fleet Street?n
"And why should she not Gate from
Fleet Street. SIR"
~ should be sorry to preyeEt her,"
said the unmoved philosopher. ''Ias this
correspondence continued long?'
SO, yes-a couple Of years or SC. out not
nearly SO regularly as lately
'F'or how long aegularly?"
'About two moEths.'
THAT is, about the time when you
first suspected ths betrayal of conf
dence?"
"Really,my friend if youd3an' see farth
er into amillstone than that, you may give
up the profession" said my ulcle
Take say word for it, the Beaumonts
have nothing to do 2aah 1t. Rubbish
''Hum' And with that the man Of
skill took his hat and departed, saving he
would return in two days. The two DAYS,
however,aT five before became back,
and was again closeted x,ith,my uncle and
Parker, with whom he had fallen into
great disfavor.
''Wantsfto make job, said the latte
&c regular humpug."
"Sir George said the regular hum
bug, "has M Beaumont q locked desk
in his rooms''
"Yes, sill" said Parker, ahe has:'
"Have you key which will open it?"
II have-and what of thaten
81 wish to have that desk opened with
out his knowledge, and the contents
brought to me:o
"And on what pretence," saSd my I'M
Gle, ''do you propose to put this insult on
a man against whom there is na reason
able ground or suspicion, and who has
not been allowedGo speak for ssamse.f2'
'.There need be no insult, for he will
know nothing OF it, neither will any enc
else..o
81 will not permit it, sir"
"Hum! Then car DO no more i'm the
business"
''But, said Parker, whose official no.
tons made him unwilling to break of the
negotians in this manner, 'swhat pretenee
have yov for doing this to Mr.. Beaumont
and not to the other cle,aSs?"
''Shan 4 tell you? There is no such
person as .Elinor Beaumont, and the ad-
dress in Fleet Street is a notorious haunt
of suspected foreigners"
"Good gracious" said my uncle, chang
ing color, ''you don't say that?"
ut is a fact, and you will see the ne
cessity of being cautious and silent in the
matter. Detection hangs on a thread as
it stands, and a whisper will break it."
"What do you mean," said Parker,
''about Elinor Beaumont? I have seen
her,
"There is no Elinor Beaumont in ,Jer-
sey. | sent and have ascertained the
fact"
II am sure there is some mistake about
all this, which Beaumont can clear up.
Let us send for him"
eff you do the game is up. I trust in