The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-01-11
TRACKING A CRIMINAL,
OR
Paul Webber, The Detective.
CONTINUED.

on, rattling the gold in his pocket. He
seemed as though deliberatng whether
he should or should not play.
Suddenly he felt himself smartly
touched upon the shoulder.
1t was Webber who had been greedily
watching the man he already looked
upon as his prey.
"I beg your pardon, sir" he said, in
a half foreign accent, "but see you are
interested in this business, and yet are
not playing l am stranger in Lon
don, and do not understand this game
VIII you play for me-or rather, with
mep"
Yes, If you like replied Sivory,
speaking coldly.
'AIany thanks. Then / will take
seat, and put myself entirely in your
hands. l shall not look ridiculous, /
hopep''
No; you cannot look ridiculous
while you have money.
The detective laughed stupidity, and
said, "is that so Y''
Yes; sit down"
IS But" continued the detective, "I
have a lady with me. May she join us
She is my sister"
"Where is she 2''
There, in the corner, seated on the
sofa. She knows no one here, and is 80
timid she is almost afraid to speak"
For the first time in their lives, Mar
garet Mayter and Austin Sivory looked
at each other.
She bore the glance he directed to-
wards her with apparent calmness,
albeit her emotion was very great.
Webber saw that it was necessary to
compel Margaret to force herself to
speak to Austin Sivory. He walked
towards her, almost pulled her from her
seat, and presented her" My sister
, Margherita."
"We know nobody in London" be
continued, looking at Sivory; "and
Lady Pauline has been very kind to
take us up, and recognize us in this
fashion. If we had not come here, we
should have been quite alone at our
lodgings. We have come to England
because my sister wishes to come out as
singer-not that she has any need to
make living. But perhaps L am
troubling you, sir, with my talk, and
you have promised to teach me this
English game of loo. Margherita, will
you play? No; you hesitate. But, at
all events, you may see this gentleman
explain how this game is played"
Austin Sivory smiled, and sitting
down at table near the sofa upon
which Margaret had been seated, he
took pack of cards and explained the
game.
We want another player at this
table"
The voice sounded scarcely feminine,
so quick and loud was its tone.
81 really think I'll venture" said
Webber, timidly.
81 advise you not to join them," said
Austin.
"Why notY Thanks to you, 1 now
thoroughly know the game"
"I'll try, at all events" said Webber,
who saw that the opportunity had ar
rived to enable Margaret to sit face to
face with the man she firmly believed
had destroyed Graham and to seek after
the secret.
Webber turned away, and moved to-
warks table, at which the players very
readily made room for him-for as he
moved, he pulled heavy-looking purse
from his pocket, and opened it. How
ever, it should be added that this purse
was part of Webber's disguise. There
were bank notes in it; but when two or
three small bundles of apparent bank
notes fell upon the table, in reality only
the outside paper was note-the inside
was tissue-paper.
The sight of these falling notes pro-
duced its effect upon those who were
seated at the table, especially the women
gamblers. Weber saw the effect he
had created, and he began playing-but
only carefully, and never venturing
more than two or three sovereigns.
Webber did not show that he was a
master of the cards, as he was. He
began to play as though he knew moth
ing of the game.
There goes a sovereign, L suppose .
he said, as he put it into the silver
saucer in the centre of the table.
However, at the end of quarter O.
an hour, so far from having lost, he had
won twenty pounds.
While he was playing, almost the
whole of his aftantinn was diractaL IL