Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-24

itiH hin hlahN w hh plpV9itp N"hpp't
msnt Of the Office, watched iiyle At lis
leisure,
Tho result was that lao was certain Of
the mans identity, and when Mr.,
Humphreys extracted from me- the next
day an account Oi my extreme intimacy
with pem Edmonds," they saw at once
how tho scheme 10 entrap the clerk had
failed, The arrest of both was decided
upon the cashier Il was easy enough to
take, hut there must have been treason
N the detective camp, by which o hint
was given 10 his aeeompiiee, with lhe
result already shown, Aparcel oiiorged
notes WIS found ut the cashiers lodg'
ings, aud by way Of making II easier ior
himself, he betrayed the rest oi the
gang, aud no broke up one Of tho most
dangerous cOniederacies In England
1 had lost no time In proposing u
speedy marriage 10 Harriet, and II was
arranged that we should be married, ~
nearly ~ possible, IN n month, ! had
honestly told her how | came by tho
chief part Of my capital, and regretted
that Rhe lad not seen the extraordinary
character who supplied II, Whatever
his faults were to others, said thought
w0 ought 10 remember him gratefully
aud kindly, Harriet aaid shc thought
no, too,
We were married at 81, Pancras
church, aud the feast Of tho day was
held ut tho Crystal palace, Plushman &
Scrgoley very generously taking II upon
themselves. This, l must say, struck
mcas being excessively liberal and much
morc than had expected.
We were ut the palace, and sauntoring
on tho terrace for few minutes before
lunch was ready,
II have gycn u solemn promise to do
an imposSibility Harriet" said,
She OF course asked what ] meant
"Why promised, ~ | think | told
you." answered, "to lot poor Hylc or
Edmonds, know when | was married,
llo was TO lot mo know whore no went
But hc has not done NO, 10 cannot
keep my promise. / fear some harm
has come TO him.
perhaps not" said Harriet, calmly
enough, but | saw that sho turned first
very pale, and then quito scarlet, "Por'
laps ho thought You would ask mo-
''Ask you-you |" ] exclaimed, ~
do not suppose ho did. What good
would that be 7"
"Writc TO him nj Plushman & Serge.
lcy's," returned Harriet. "rhcy may bc
milo 10 forward A letter"
"rhoy They, Harriet ?" l gaspcd.
"Why-what do they"
"Simply that he is tho real owner OF
their business interrupted Harriet, Just
as calmly as before, but now hcr cheeks,
lips, and all were dcathly white.
Imposable y / cried "but do you
know him Harriet9 Have you ever
seen him p
"Hc is my father
She had Just sufficient strength to
gasp these words, and then tears burst
forth, shc gave some hystcrical sobs,
and fell helpless upon seat which was
happily near. Hero was revelation
Hero was prcdicamcnt for n wedding
day Luckily, Miss Plushman, who
was one Of the bridcmaids, saw her fall,
aud ran up, then came the elders and
the other bridesmaid hut Scrgely took
the latter away, while Plushman, looking
kccnly at me, said in low tone -
"Ilas she said anything ~
"Evcrything," returned, with cmph-
asis.
II was easy now too, to understand
the remarkable libemlity Of Plushman
& Scrgcly, for / found that the whole
cost of tho day was charged to Hyle-
whose real name, Of course, was Meld-
ing but he had dozen aliases.
don't care about that his daughter was
one of tho prettiest girls in England,
and has mado one Of the best wives, and
I shall always respect his memory on
her account.
speak of his memory, for whereas
we used to hear from him every half
year or so, the letters suddenly ceased,
and we have not heard tale or titings OF
him for more than ten years. Plushman
& Scrgeley paid us Hyle's share in the
shop, at his desire. We have prospered
fairly in our business, and | never regret
the day when l first passed the house in
Swanley street.