New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-08

Then you have been hungry You have walked
10 find me- starving all the way 20 bring mat
gretched unlncky parcel. OH you poor, brave
Don't cry, my darling he said tenderly. It's
all over, and il wasn't Innch for man, IL sounds
bad for girl 10 think Of but bless you, lots of men
You are hungry now 2 she said rcproachfully. I
know You are. And. you cruel boy, You never said
Had other things to talk about said John Jones
defcnsiyely
Take my purse,' she said impcriously thrustinlg
IL INTO his hand, and ~ away and make youIseh
decent and eat something. H..
Very well, said John Jones, accepting the situa,,
ton He had given her all he hal. and he i9Ncu
her too well Ia have any qualms about taxing help
from her My uncle has all my things.
Where is he asked Nell nnoccnuy.
He resides " London, my dear said John Jones
Then You had better go to London she an
swcrcd simply. and get your things from HIM You
can 70 tonight Get something TO eat before you
no he said. i can't show up anywhere
should disgrace YOU It's only an hour 10y tram.
Its about time the train went, think isn't II
That's the signal sue cried. 60 AZ once. Good
The red lamp cleaned high in air two hundred
yards away. John Jones kissed Walter Mac henIle
Sweetheart and ran 30 the station. lie slouched
the shocking bad hat. and demanded a third-ciaos
ticket for London. Then he saw that the purse
held several soYcreigns and bank-note or Two
neatly folded. lie reached Enston. and made for
the ottenham Court Road. where many OF the
shops were still ablaze with gas Straight mo inc
shop Of tailor who sold ready -made clothing
plunged John Jones, demanding 10 be clothed. The
-hopmcn were al first for electlng him, but became
civil az the sight OF his purse. \ neighbonng boot
boots i'm a blue bag. New Undertaking, new
shirt "A new suit Of clothes. new boots and new
hat being set with John Jones M private room,
there cnsued rapid transformation scene. walter
Mackenzie barrlsterat-law, emerged from the
apartment John Jones had entered and John Jones,
of the seven Dials went out OF being forever.
th.,tt a.. forth alt
dcrwent favorable change. An uncle OF hls-n9t
the one m IiOlbom-dIed and left hlm money. ne
prospered at the bar. and he married and had chlid,
rem, and lived reputably and honorably. Inc d'"l
hand enriched his wife with two more Oddly-rth-
dcrcd bcqursts. Nell used sometimes 10 oNcuse q
little extra expenditure on tho pretended suppo-l-
ton that John LauncestOn Barclay funds were mol
yet all paid IN. but years went by ana the last OF
The old man seemed long since 10 have been heard
The old house at Ashford Warren had been put
into the market, but nobody would buy IT, 80 II
dropped out Of the market again and wns forgotten
But - time went on new railway hapPhed ~ DC
started IN that district, and the house had To come
down Walter Mackenzie on n spare day went 10
meet the company's lawyer-an old acquaintance
and discuss compensation. He would have left the
mere business 10 an agent, but lac had whlm about
the matter.
You won't want much for this tumblo-down old
she'd said the lawyer
= don't know. Wrcstal' said the barrister. = |
don ( know. ] valued the old place highly once
'Oh Al yesn said Wrstall. Loves young
dream Mrs Mackenzie lived here. rcmemher'
laughing It was intended for waslhousr. be-.
lirvc. but the old man bought . donkey tor Nell
when Size Wa quite baby. broke the brute H. l
remember
lie LAUGHED and sighed at that romantic rcminis-
conce and sitting foot The PROSTATE door. lac
entered the stable. Tho wood fed into finder ~
his stop and Jet him through 10 the brick noor-t
"HIlor cried Wrr.tau. whats thatP
What's IS hat = asked the hanistcr.
His companion had stopped 10 pick something
! frtfu the lTDuud. The something brought "a niue
/ Ohl-fAshoued square lock with H.
Skeleton KEYS he said. Inside the door, too,
and the bolt shot I'm native detective. tho law
yer added lauglingly. Now, you know, he went on,
! with "a half smiling, mock gravity, that a mah
can't lock door on the inside after leaving room.
| The only place Of exit IS the chimney ,
You establish your mystery, slld MacGenzic
! lightly Where's tn motive for locking ones self
| I'm and going up the chimney
Never mind the motive, said tho lawyNr laugh
| ing openly. Let's investigate the my story.
So saying he stopped and pecrcd up the chimney,
and withdrew his head ~ hastily that he knocked
hs hat o. Then Il mas Mackcnzlc'S tur' TO iangh,
bnt there vas such look on the lawyers face that
DE- lauch founi an abrupt termination
What Pa the matter Dee askc'i
LOOK ana So said tho lawyer gasping-scarod
| and pale.
lie looked and rose after the look almost as pale
| .Thcn.s "a skeleton hanging there. he said. ,
Az said the lawyer aud skeleton Key :" me
I Skeleton keys. fancy. hat seems llkely to IT, a
/ true word spoken in random jest when pi'keH ny
Thry Stood looking az each other long time, pale
| and silent
The few rag. hc,c ere look ready TO fall 70 dns:
said Walter breaking tie silence. llr put his st (
into the chimney and moved Do slightly, when ~ u
There needed ouy % sign foo bring 10 down. thr whole
,l,.fl,. thlug came tlulhiug loose into IN" CRATE
l,~- hearth. and Vifh th. falling bones iel some,
! thing with 20 metallic crash The two r.'on'd ana
when flr smother Of WOODEN dust hld cleared ll'l
! away. the lawyer advancing curd t'i' MOI we.
and ~ nh tn crook of On, walking stick dragged ni
+ small cl.h.hoN hy Oh" handle. The h'y was ll