The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-28
TWO WOMEN!
A STORY OF ADVENTURE,
LOVE AND DARING.
EESKINE BOYD
TEE STOLEN CHILD DRIVEN FRo1
hVAE," "PARISIAN DETE0-
TIVE" &c 30
CHAPTER X
AFTER THREE WEEKS.


that time Sivory and Webber have be-
come inseparable companions. As to Aus
tin, his life appears to have merged into
this daily process. lie gets up, carefully
dresses, aud makes his way to the West
minister Palace Hotel, where generally he
breakfasts with the detective, who has
now been so long playing the part of a
rich Anglo-Roman, that he is perfect in
t1e part.
"When | lave finished auo competed
this mystery of Taggart'S Inn. and made
II as clear az day" he wrote to the Earl of
Arlington, then l shall occupy myself
with my own family; for believe that
must be descended from n good stock,
have so readily taken to tho life of gen.
tleman. For my part, l begin to fancy
that am come down from duke"
land what if you are descended from o
duke, you imbeci,e?' wrote the Earl, in
answer; you are slill only detective"
This aristocratiC answer was accOmpan-
fed by handsome check, which, with the
detectives winnings at Lady Paulne's,
enabled Webber to calculate that he could
carry on his present style of living through
two or three months, if that length of
time should be necessary to complete his
inquiries.
Webber spared no expense when Sivory
vas present. There was scarcely meal
set upon the table at which champagne
did not appear, while the dishes consisted
of whatever was rarest aud richest in the
kitchens of the hotel.
1t is, however, only just to the detective
to declare that, apart from his guest, he
was very economical, and even sordid.
In fact, Webber appeared to revel in this
Dual life-in being one moment Mr. Varli,
from Rome. with an Unlimited amount at
his BANKERS; the next being Webber the
detective, looking after that case in Tag
CARTS Inn.
As rule. it was after a late breakfast,
followed by an early cigar, that these two
friends discussed as to how the day was
10 be passed.
swell, 'mio caro-" said Webber, one
morning, and putting forth mouthful OF
blue tobacco smoke with all the aristocrat-
ic ease possible, what of the famous plan
we made for visiting all the wonders of
London together? We seem to have for
gotten it, Now just let us go over what
we have seen, shall WEI in the first place,
yoa. have taken us down to the Crystal
Palace to dinner or rather you took me, for
MaTgherita would not gO-you remember
that7"
"Unquestionahly l remember it; and
what thenF asked Siyory, laughing light
y.
''Why ! did my best to make you drink
mort than enough champagne; and you
only drank enough, and you kept as cool
as a cucumber, and as quiet as summer
wind, could got none Of your secrets
out of you.'
"And how, my dear VarG, can you tell
that | HAvE; any secrets: Really | do not
<hink possess any such treasures"
"a man who is young always has Sc
trets. But as for yuu-cautious to de-
gree with friends, can sec already. Why
not take example Of met Am not candor
iBself? You know every chapter Of my
life. l have told you not only every great,
but every small secret of my existence.
Bot all this has noting tJ 80 S':thi S':.tt!i The ii
business in hand. Since that dinner at
the Crystal Palace, what have we dOnc7
Nothing. posi- vriy uUtnIus, We ought to
havo seen all London by this time, and
have not even been up the Monument
dare not at last go back to Rome, and say
that have not eyen been up the Mon.
pmcut."
"Of course not" replied Austin, laugh.
ing.
You are bantering me now. Certainly
Of course not. Of course you can easily
understG that Margherita will not &C
inside theatre, owing to her recent loss
fer she loved that friend very dearly. But
we may see the sights of London. Wher
shall we go TO St. Paurs. Windsor. st
Rlmes' Palace, the National Gallery, tht
Museum. and the other places-Newgate
for instance, and the Old Bailey, where
ahey try the t1urdGrers-especially the Ole
Nailey?"
"Nonsense!" replied Austin; "you woult
certainly not care to see the Old Bailey
THAT is just the way with you London
ers. You see SO many things, and all the
novelties, that you get spoilt. You will
scarcely glance at all your wonders
There, will venture to lay wager that
Vou yourself, Austin, never once thought
Of visiting jail.'
"By Jove! I never once THOUGHT o.
NisitinH jail. was forced to enter one!
"Youf Why was thatW
''lt would be too long to tell you al
about it. had to 60, and there is an cue
70 the matter"
"How lucky you were! Can you get MI
into common jailP should so like t.
BEE the interior of prison. Shall We g
% one tOeetherW
Il don't care about the treat,7 replied
Siyory.
"Thenyou are not at all serious abou
ench n atters"
Il fud it quite sufficient to have VISITED
Ench place once"
"Then get me an order to view prison
andI will GO alone"
Every well. will sec what can b.
done."
.And get an order for Woolwich Arsen
al, which am longing to see; and tn
Blind School; and--and, in fact, for ever,
place we have not seen, or we shall neve
<avo done London"
"You would do much better not to com
0once it,"
~ WILL see all London. Why, l hav
not even been to the Temple, and tn
other inns of court, where all the lawyer
live. Bv the wav. is TaRGarFs Inn. abou