Morris tribune., 1880-04-15
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place, and he might easily have been

place, and he might easily have been
missed.
50 started for London at once, taking
the photograph and another OF Burbridge
with me, whom had never seen in my
life. 1t is not difficult to hunt out one
who owns a cn,te de 0isite, particularly
when the portrait is that of theatrical.
found the person who answered fast
enough, directly went into the photo
grapher place. There was likeness of
her in his album, in the very same suit,
and her name to it. Miss JESSIE Junni-
per- soon found out more, too. Before
night knew that she was playing at the
Royal Roscius. and that she lived in
street of little villas down Hammersmlth
way.
took lodgings myself in the house
Just opposite, and set up close watch.
In the morning, early, Miss Jessie came
out, and I folio we'd her TO the Under
ground Railway. She took ticket for
the Temple Station. So did |, and
tracked her down to the theatre. Rehear-
sal OF course. Three hours passed before
she came out again. Then a man met
her at the stage door, very old gentle
man, who leaned on stick, and seemed
very hump backed and bent. They went
down the Strand together to Aliens, the
great trunk-maker, and through the
windows / saw them buy a couple of
those big trunks, baskets covered with
black leather, such as ladies take on their
travels.
"Um," thought I, "she's on the fit"
was only just In time.
6nuyn fn Nhorinop
Cross Station, and so back to Hammer
smith. The old gentleman went into the
house with Miss Juniper and stayed an
hour or two, and then took his leave.
Next day Miss Juniper did not 60 out.
The boxes arrived, and to Hard midday
an oldish lady-a mlddle-aged, poorly
dressed, shabby genteel lady-called and
stayed several hours. But no BurbrIdge.
and nobody at all like him. began to
feel disappointed.
The third day Miss Junniper went out
again to rehearsal the old gentleman met
her as before, and the two drove this
| time In cab to the city. followed
them to Leadenhall Street, where they
went to the Office of the White Star Line.
| did not 90 up stairs with them, and
somehow l lost them when they came
out 1 ought to have guessed then what
did not think of till late that night.
OF course the old gentleman was Bur-
bridge himself He was an actor, and
nlpper, therefore, at a disguise. He'd
been play acting all along. He was the
machAnic at Shr1velsby. the shabby gen.
teel old lady, and the old man most of Ill.
I won't tell you how cursed myself for
not thinking of this sooner. l was al
most too late when did. My gent had
left the villa ito which they had returneo),
and he did not come back next day, nor
vet the day after: and l was nearly wild
with the chance d lost. He'd got the
"office," that's what thought, and I was
| up tree.
But the third day came telegraph for
the young lady. saw the by deliver it
and go off, as though there was no an
swer. Then she came out, and followed
her to the telegraph Office. saw her
message and send it off i'd have given
pounds to read it, but couldn't manage
it: the clerk-ltis their wouldn't
let me. l was countered again, and was
almest beat, and thinking of writing home
to say so, when l saw in the compartment
MISS UccA HcI
sage. She wrote 1t with a hard pencil
which showed through. There was the
address as plain as ninepence-no mys-
terry or circumlocution-'Burbridge,
Kings Head Hotel, Kingston"
was there the same evening, just be-
fore his dinner. I asked If Mr.. Burbridge
was there. Sure enough. He wasn't a
bit afraid of being took, suppose. so far
off the line of pursuit; so he had stuck to
his own name, and was not even disguis-
ed. He gave IN without a word The
tickets were on him, and in his bag up
stairs lot of the cash he had stolen;
libewlse a wardrobe OF clothes-the old
gentleman's suit and all the rest.
Did he enjoy his dinner?
Well, not much. / joined him, and
didn't handcuff him; but I ate the best
part of it myself, and think 1 deserved
1t, too.