The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-11-04

can recOllcct what occurred on the
morning when you missed the ring?"
Each time she was called upon to re-
late the circumstances poor Mrs. Dali
ton became more confused, and less able
to remember exactly what the lady was
like or what she said, though on each
occasion she became more and more
positive that she was correct in every
particular. She this time ended, as
usual, with the assertion that such an
agreeable, genteel woman as the widow
lady who had called upon her would be
quite incapable of taking the ring.
did any one beside yourself see this
person. Mr.. Riggs asked.
No one but Sarah-that's the parlor-
maid, said Mrs. Dalton. THE other
servant had gone out, and Sarah and 1
were alone i'll the hOuse-and l was so
glad 1t wasn't strange man: | always
tell Sarah never to let a strange man
come through the gate when | am
alone
II should like to put question to
Sarah. marin, if you wouldn't mind,n
said Mr.. Riggs,
"Oh, certainly, you can question her
If you wish, " returned Mrs. Dalton, a
little huited. Bertha, my dear, ring
the bell"
Sarah appeared so nstantaneously as
to suggest the idea that she could not
have been much further off than in the
front passage.
Sarah, this good man wishes to ask
Won few questions. answer him az we'll veil
as you can. said Mrs. Dalton, loftily,
leaning back i'm her chair and crossing
her hands. perfectly satisfied with her
share of the information given
Sarah remembered The STRANGE lady
ouiIe well She was talIHab6ut tbs
heiGht of Miss Lena-and her com1
nleyior wac dark-ratber sallow She
fhought there was something oneer
ahouf her The lower mart of her face
did not look at All old, nor did her man
ner of walking. but She couldn't ace her
figure, because She wore large mantle,
There was one thing she noticed as she
followed her n hit of hair had cot
loose under her bonnet behind and
though the hair in front was gray. this
was quite black, And thought to my
self, said Sarah, its "A many ladies'
I've seed wear dark front when they
have got gray hair, but this is the first
ever seed wear gray front when she'd
got dark hair.
You're a very sensible girl. nv
dear said Mr.. Riggs. when he had ex-
tracted all the information that Sarah
had to give, and | wish YOU a good
husband
"Lor," cried Sarah. with a gipple and
toss of her head that's inst like Won
men-aIwavs thinking we girls are on
the lookout for a husband. BETTER
without 'em-the most of 'pm-I should
saw"
"You NAV 90. Sarah" said her mis-
tress. with a Teproyinr look. and Sarah
returned TO the kitchen To Teppat to
Martha all she had heard in the parlor
And now will Won allow me 10 NM
another question:" said Mr., Riggs
"Who j. fiat younu cent who want nIlt
of the cate inst "a I came iuy think I
have seen him at Thomson & Catch
it's. solicitors"
THAT gentleman" returned Mrs
Dalton. with Am enpbasjs ON the word
,.io Mr. ponoo,,.t ,,ron5son ond HOW 70
Inrj IIn% %i,,T", '"''''o' anu ''''' ~
~ A. nv ',t', ~ s,,or,so1r cold NJ
Ri,rs vith a sort 81 finy,,ord o b'' w.
"IIovo vom tnnuHn him I"nng Ma yo,
know him haf,re he .ss',nei tho nsna
of Fancourt5n ''''''''''>' Wv '''''''0
No" Mrs. Dalton rnnlied thinking
the man was pOinr hpyoud his nrnvinre
in asking questions from mere curiosi.
ty. II had never seen him before. he
also came to inquire about the ring,
"Humph, He came TO inquire about
the ring. did hep Well that was natIl-
raj enough. - allowed Mr.. Riggs. rising
from his seat and fishing oft his haf
from under tine chair "Thank 100
marin. I don't know that I've anv,
thing else to ask lust at present. I wish
YOU good-dav, ladies'" and With a dnck
of his head Mr.. RIGGS Withdrew,
~ will walk with Won to the gate ~
said Bertha, following Mr.. Riggs from
the room.
She had an irrepressibIe desire to con-
tide in this man some half-formed ans
picion. and vet was unwilling to law
herself open to the reproacbes of her
mother and Lena.
II should like to tell Won something
noticed about Mr., Fancourf y she said
AS she walked with thp detective along
The nath There was = sinGnIor hesis'
tatidn i'm his manner whom 9sl.ed him
if he recognigeJ tLe nnrsor IN Tho nrnl
nihus from INV desnrirtinn. and thoo Ia
said il was a man vrId had onna hoa, y
sort of scrvant Of ~ HE Ana And ,ho"
mamma told him .homt thn ~ str mno,,
ladv no imnediata," ocl,od '' if SI t," m,se
tail or dark bnt afterward said he had