The Red Cloud chief., 1880-03-04

taxing out q Pocket-oook anu turning
the leaves.
"What is there strange about ita'
Mr.. Newall said.
"Why, on July I'd / got a note from
Henry by a messenger, asking me d
send him ff2O To use on an emergency
and I sent it 10 him"
Mr.. Newsli stared at his visitor II
wonder, but Mr.. Dewar not only showet
him the entry in his pocket-book, bu
produced the letter, which, so far a
any one could say, was in Henry Hawk
handwriting.
Neither Of them could explain thu
mystery, but both agreed that for TIL
present, and in fact until Henry's re
turn, nothing had better be said abou
the remarkable circumstance.
On August l2 the packet returned
from Antwerp without Henry Hawk
She brought a bundle Of letters, howev
er, for Mr.. Newall, which were dull,
delivered nj the Office. Two, ad
dressed 10 Mrs. Hawk, In her husband
writing, were given TO a boy, who start
ed up the Overgate with them, toward
Hawkhill.
At that time there were few dwelling
on the Overgate above Fay Street, al
beyond being open country, with thu
exception of a few residences here
and there. As the boy passed Tally
Street, a big, burly man, dressed As
sailor, came out of a dram-shop, and
crossing the street, walked up Over
gate on the opposite side to the boy
They walked almost abreast unit
they were a couple Of hundred yard
beyond Fay Street. Then the mar
paused, and the boy observed that h
felt into his pockets. The boy wa
passing on ahead, when the man called
out to him:
"Say. youngster, pull up; I've los
something"
The boy stopped and turned, and thu
man crossed the road toward him.
look here" said the man, ''yor
know Wilson's dramshop by Tally
Street,"
"Yes, sir, ! do" the lad replied,
"Well,n said the man, 'sI've left my
pocket book there with a valuable letter
inside, which Twas taking to Mrs. Hawk
of Hawkbill from her husband, and
"llCu Ht SdNt ut Juol bCAoiO ~ PoNhC'
sailed from Antwerp"
"Why, I'm just going up to Mrs
Hawks with two letters myself" the
boy said.
"Well that's strange" the man said
"Now look here; give me those two let
tiers, and you run back to Wilson'S and
get my pOcket-book. I'll stay here till
you come back, and then we will walk
up together, and Ill give you something
for your trouble to boot"
The boy unsuspectingly gave the man
the letters, and started down Overgate
on a run. On reaching Wilson'S he
found that the man had left no pocket
book there, then he returned in haste TO
where he had left the sailor. He found
him there, and the man said, on hearing
that no pocket-book could be found:
"Well, that's too bad. But see, I'll
walk up with you and deliver these let
tiers, and explain about the n Mr..
Hawk sent by me. I'll find it by and
by"
The boy agreed, and on reaching
Hawkhill the man suggested that the
boy should remain outside while he de-
tiNCfCu III ltttCiS. u poN aSittts civ
the man went TO the e entrance of the
dwelling. After the absence of two or
three minutes he returned, and the two
walked down the Bowgate in company.
When they reached Tally Street the man
gave the boy a few pence and turned
down toward the Neetergate.
Mrs. Hawk expected her husband by
the next packet which would arrive in
Dundee about the second week i'm De-
tober. If the packet arrived after dusk,
ii was customary for her passengers to
remain aboard until daylight, and then
land at what "a known as the YeOman
shore. The packet dropped anchor in
the Tay at Z o'clock or the evening of
October Is, and her passengers were
therefore not expected to land until
early next day. Mr.. Newall was there
when they were put ashore next morn
ing, but Mr.. Hawk was not among them.
Mr.. Newall expressed surprise, and in
quired whether MIR. Hawk was a passen-
ger.
"Mr. Hawk was a passenger" the
Captain said; but a nan anne off for
him in n boat last night, and he went
ashore"
While he was speaking, a messenger
came from the office to tell Mr.. Newall
that Mr.. Hawk was there. Greatly re-
lieved, Mr.. Newall fastened to the office,
and found Mr.. Hawk at his desk, exam
lining papers. There was a warm greet
ing, and Mr.. Newall said:
"Why, Henry. how strong you have
grown"
"Yes," was the reply, "my WI wife
hardly knew me when | reached home
last night"
"But how came you to land last night?
Wasn't it a great risk with such a high
windp" Mr.. Newall said.
swell, twas the answer, ga man came
off in a boat for some purpose or
other, and l took the chance of getting
ashore"
Mr.. Hawk spent much time for the
few first days in looking over his pa
pers, and then said he thought he would
take things easy for a time, as he had
been rather Overworked for some months
past. Mr.. Newall gladly acquiesced,
and thenceforth took almost entire man.
agement of the business. Mr.. Hawk,
however, seemed to take great interest
ia all that went on, but complained that
his eyesight was getting bad, and he
must wear glasses. He began to take
long walks, and was in the habit of go
ing daily among the shipping.
On November 9th, he returned from
one of these strolls to the office in a state
of great distress.
"Mr. Newall" he said. "my brother
my poor, unfortunate brother John
he is drowned. His body was found on
the shore near Broughly Ferry, this
morning. l saw them bring it up on
a boat, and l identified it ut Once."
Mr.. Newall was astounded. After a
moments silence, he said: