The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-10-08

and had been away almost ever since
the end of last October.
II was impossible, they said, to make
inquiries in such direction. Ill-satis-
fled and disappointed, / found myself
compelled to leave matters as they were;
. but on my return to London wrote TO
the head of the police once more, and |
reiterated my convictions so forcbly
that he evidently was impressedby what
! said. The result Of my letter came,
after brief acknowledgment from the
inspector, in the visit Of q gentleman
four days afterward,
III.
was standing in my shop; il was a
dull morning in November, and the Wis.
itor who came in spoke first to my as
sistant, who referred him TO me, and
then in a moment recognized my fel.
low-passenger. Not wishing to make
everything quite public, / let the way to
the inner room reserved to myself, and
handed the gentleman chair. He was
too excited to sit down, but began his
story at once.
you remember the day travelled
with you from Holyhead, sir" said he.
Perfectly" | replied. II have too
good reason TO remember it,"
80 have |. | had been on the An
glesea coast all the night before, search
ing for some relic, perhaps the body, OF
drowned brother. l had only twenty
four hours, and was obliged to hurry
back, with only few bits of wood and
iron gathered from the wreckage which
strewed the beach; these put into a
small black bag"
"A black bag said l; "had you a
black bagp"
Listen" said the gentleman. II
saw that you had one, and | remarked
that it was like mine--so much SO that
at Chester, where you got out and did
not, you may remember you took my
bag with you instead Of your own. !
felt sure you were coming back, for you
had left your coat and umbrella in the
carriage, so did not follow you"
Yes said |, getting excited, "but
that does not account"
"Wait a moment" said the gentle
man. II know perfectly we'll what you
would say; it does not account for my
not advertising your bag, or making
some sort of sign all this time quite
so; you will understand presently how
it happened"
sat down and begged him to do the
same.
when got out at Crewe, / took as
supposed, my bag. When reached
home j found that my poor mother
whom | had left in the most utter grief
and prostration at my brothers, death
had not rallied at all. told our doc.
tor, who was there, that my search for
any personal relic of my brother had
been fruitless, but that had few bits
of iron and wood from the wreck"
The doctor advised me TO say moth
ing to her about it, not to tell her ever
that | had these sad relics. put tn,
bag Just as it was into cupboard in my
own room, and locked it up. That very
day | had to leave England. l had ;
business engagement which took me L
Australia. II | broke the engagement
it would have involved my mother il
considerable pecuniary loss. She knew
had to 90, and as she did not urge m
to stay, and as my sister and her hus
band were with her, and could take car
OF her, | left the house that very day an
jOurneyed back north TO Liverpool, jus
in time TO catch my steamer, bound TO
Melbourne
II only returned yesterday morning
The first thing heard after greeting M
mother was, Where is the bag 20
brought with you from MoelfraH
+" In my ROOM l said.
"'Get it for me- said she.
Without another word, though
wondered how she had heard of it,
went to my room, unlocked the cupboar
found the bag just as had left it, an
took it down stairs.
II was just going to open it, when, t
my still further surprise, my mother sal
Are You quite sure that this is you
bag, Arthur
II looked at her in astonishment.-
We'll, mother said, i am as sure &
human being can be of anything"
"Did you open it after you can
home, dearp" thought for momen
= and then said, No | am certain / di
not. could not bear it.
" Then said my mother, be pr
pared for a surprise. think that yc
will find that you have some one else
bag
II did not answer for was trying
: unlock the bag. 1t is very odd, I sal
my key won't open it.
"My mother rang the sbell, and
walked the inspector" Here my visi
, or ceased speaking, and walking hasti
TO the shop door, he beckoned to son
person seated in hanson cab close b
! 1t was my friend the Inspector of Poli'
at Crewe. He continued the story, B,
: first he placed on the table my "blaC
bag" There, sir" said he, lis yol
bayou were quite right-this gent
! man took it by mistake. That mornir
!. when Mrs. Banks sent for me four
the bag unopened. forced the lock al
\ found your name inside the bag. III
= contents are intact, as you will see"
opened my safe, and before | won
:, allow them to open my bag, took b
! from the shelf, and placing it beside n
|, own, we all three saw that in size, max
indeed in weight, they exactly resei
. bled each other.
Although felt that l had really ma
the discovery myself, | cheerfully pa