The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-01

prcviou> evening Al ii lie >c:ioa!. - !!c
told ne. from what arli-;- call il.r dr::p-
al mode. Il rustic figure Of Il girl seated
Oh >,i!r.
.Hur stay" he cried. YOU -aou,'l
sec i: under Il white mount. have "no
i,err cat "ul 10 the sac Wait. ID nic
-, il" lie rosc and went to the n;hrf
end ni the ruo,m. IN idea >,riic,, l"e
amd taking from ny p"ckr;;l certain c.ib-
incl.Siicd photograph. which lad
bfo@rii; 10 show him, stood i; o. ihc
easel in front oi liz picture. which j, *.
ac,ly covered Returning viii. Tie
Mount. and talking voiuhIv abou, wl,,t
he Wa going 10 10 ia painting, lir alto
matiraIly ru, The hollow centre oi Tie
white cardboard just over The photograph,
; hu: without inr :: moment Noticing ;lc
change had made. Suddenly IL. -;sw
il. an!, with an'l exclamation oi' wrl.cr,
started back.
How came ll,a her, >" lie went on.
pale and a"ialr,l, Il, he looked in9;;.r-
iGe!y from the picture 10 me-. did y"u
PIT il there. J." yon know tie lady a.
You recognize il =" Yes, certainly.
| haven seen her for some year, now /;
hut | should know that likcnc>~ any
where lie bit his lip and paused. and
then added, 81 didn't know you knew
her Il don't" answered: and |
never knew that such Il person hal ever
live, till Yesterday Then how do YOU
come by her porIrail' and why do YOU
bring ii to nc - TO ascertain il it re-
ally was the same person. 'San!e person
Il, who..-whal". dcut understand.
"Why. whether, by any strange coin
cilcnce, this la''y--my wife's old friend
and >chool-lcllow--mi@h happen to be
the lady you once-well, shall | say once
knew under very peculiar circum-
>tancess ," He looked at me now some
what angri!y, az he said: see here, Old
fellow, there are matters sometimes in Il
mans life that lie doesn't care about hav-
ing rakcd up again. | tell YOU honestly
this is one Of them. and don't quite like
this j"kc.' "No kind of Joke, OH my
word, continued; and, il | am touch
Ing on anything unpleasant, please for
give me, for have a purpose. Not that
| imagined you were SO sensitive on the
subject, especially a. yon contemplated
turning it 30 literary account.
T. literary account" What DO you
mean - he asked Indignantly. "i,hou.d
-, iievc think of turning canfihai rs oi
turning anything connected wiki that
Young lady 70 account, -, yon call ii :
WAS Il little puzzled now 50 | sad :
"Wcil. but WHO 90 you say the yoang
lady is" ''lIcr name--ii yoli mean that
was Miss Naush.on Rose Nau%lsl"n
VIXEN | knew her; but confess don't
sec ,hal, because she happened to be i
friend OF your wife. you are warranted in
referring thus abruptly 10 E!y arquaint-
;,ncc with hcr." M :; ,is:.r fellow" |
cried, II had IN idea OF tl!iS, belirvc n!r
| hadn'i 4 notion that you knew hcr
name. and wc ar evidently iiti. { 1t
eros. .i'u:p"> ~. l'i braf wl!!i me 4 min
ne longer. Admitting that hi, is Il p"r-
tr., O; the Mis- l;o.c Nanghton whom
yon seem 70 i;a'c kn"wn, iil"usll ! "''e,r
r,.uid !l;t'c Gntsrc'! Thai JUL ."nN III ii
c:.rci,. Y a-aiH htd scc II II doe no; re-
mind vou vi some Gle e'>c-->o'.i" e"o
whom ynu once saw, ! repeat, under very
peculiar circumstances.
He bends forward To examine Inc i .o-
;ogral.il. and presently ;a"S, No. lAe;,
,ay. VIII this heip your memory
Md, while hc is >.i!l locking I'll The ror-
trait, pat down o., the !,dgc ui the
ea~"i. just under ms eye. an caring,
"ti"o,I Uod.. hc crieS, VIA; are y"i ir
TO- What lave yaii taken i!li- olil "i
tie cabinet ior: u lave n"i been near
he cabinet, il yo'i liieaiI The place "h,'c
you I.cci' Your lcwci~ "Ihcn "!!,.. Oil
cart!.2 lie lic.!ta;c,, ;,:!d, l,ning up
The earring, walks with itac'o,a t..eI"'''n
To lis treasure store. c',iih"l ..rii', VI
n!y dramatic instincts, watching Ai"
eagerly, and II j. ;.s good a. x pay I" sc
his surprise and w"ii!cr wi!cn. orci!ll'E
tie cabinet, he i'kc> forth The ,s'Iin9 hr
plckc,! up i'll tie railway Carriage. AID
ilic;- Ina; .e lia, Tie :ci.ow 10 II N hi'
other land.
Yes: there t!iry arc, clearly he i';,r
40 birds claws. each holding Il rcroy-