The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1882-10-21
IN the quaintold town of Mantes

route from EvereuN, Whltlfer he thought
he had succeeded in tracing the delin-
quents. Having to wait an hour in
order to change trains at Nantes junction,
he strolled listlessly down the main
street, and was walking along. brooding
over his wrongs, with his eyes bent on
the ground, when he suddenly heard
familiar voice, and looking tiD quickly,
he beheld handsome Dick Alton lolling
out one of the windows of the principal
hotel, smoking a cigar and conversing
with some one inside the room.
Mr. Claverton colud hardly believe
his eyes, but fierce indignation and
hatred soon overcame his establishment.
Atoms head was turned away from him,
and Mr.. Clayerton crossed the road and
entered the hotel without being noticed
Passing nnceremoniously through the
eestibule, he rushed up the stairs, and
made straight for the room which Alton
occupied. Though his uiovemients were
rapid, his footste IS had evidently given
warning of his approach, for, on tlinging
open the door, he only caught glimpse
of the skirt of q dress as the wearer dis
appeared into the adjoining room, and
left Alton alone.
Alton, who was visibly embarrassed,
started and stared at Mr. Claverton as
"Mr. Clavertonp' he exclaimed, MAX
ing step forward.
"Yes, sir" said the outraged husband
waving him back. 81 have been seek
ing this interview for some time"
''Indeed! Pray be seated said Alton
recovering his, GOODNESS, and staring in
tently at his visitor. / rttt ;.
Mr.. Claverton dropped into a chair,
partly from sheer WEAKNESS and partly
because, now that the supreme moment
had come, he felt strangely at loss what
to say. He forgot all about the deadly
weapon he carried in his pocket. and
was only conscious of keen and poignant
emotion at the prospect of meeting his
faithless wife face to face.
Captain Alton" he said, as soon as
aware what has brought me here. You
you cannot deny that you have a Ger.
tain lady with YOU"
Alton bowed rather Gefiantly, but sad
nothing
IL have tracked you from place to
place since you left England" continued
Mr.. Claverton. rather taken aback by
the sang froid of the man who had
wronged him. vowed that you should
not escape me-"
Then you are the person who has
been persisteutiy doging our footsteps
exclaimed Alton, suddenly in tone OF
establishment. -"
Yes, sir; who else should it be?" said
Mr.. Claverton, severely.
Before Alton could reply the door OF
communication with the adjoining room
was thrown open, and pretty girl made
her appearance looking pale and agitat
ed. Mr.. Claverton started violently at
tt1 4 -
swim round him. He only just caught a
quickly interposed, and led her out
gently, but firmly; but that glance was
sufficient to convey to his bewildered
mind that Atoms companion was not
Mrs. Claverton!
My darling Look up. It's all right
Heis not your guardian. There has been
some mistake were the first words that
he grasped otthe hurried dialogue which
was going on in the next room; and the
next moment Alton entered in great agi-
tatlon, and rang peal at the bell.
Excuse me moment, Mr.. Claverton,"
he said, as he went out again, my wife
has tainted. You will find yesterdays
Times on the table. 1t has jIstarrived.'
Mr.. Claverton mechanically unfolded
the newspaper, and spread out the sheet
before him. Overwhelmed by the in
tensity of his emotions. he was too agi
tateG to read or even think coherently;
so he sat for several minutes in a daZed
state, with his eyes fixed vacantly on a
column of the police intelligence. BY
degrees he became conscious that his
own name stared him in the face, and
he read slowly the following interesting
item:
GREAT MARIROPOTTGH STREET
ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
Mr. Wright, solicitor, asked the
magistrates permission to make a state
ment with reference to Mr. Spencer
C'averton, who mysteriously disappeared
from his home on the goth inst, and has !
not yet been heard Of The missing
gentleman left his residence at Syden-
ham suddenly on the evening of the day
named, with the ostensible object OF
joining his wife, who had been sum-
noned to the death bed of her mother
in London. He never reached his des-
tination, and, though every inquiry had
been made, his relatives had not sue
ceeded in tracing him. Mr.. Claverton
was described as a stout, midde-aged |
gentleman, of medium height, with gray
hair, inclined to badness, and short,
black whiskers. Mr.. Wright added that |
his unfortunate client had been very |
strange and excited in his manner for |
some weeks previous tie his disap- |
pearance, and there was reason to fear |
he had gone out of his mind. The mag
istrate expressed his svmpath1 with the |
wife and relatives of the missing gentle
man, and said that no doubt the press |
would notice the application.