The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-01-14
DfEepderfer's Story.

Ii there is u particular member of the
alleged human race who particularly needs being
hammered with big club with spikes on the end OF
it, u is the distracted card player who relates some
really interesting story In spasnodic installments
between DEALS and amid the reproaches of his partner
for want Of attention to the game.
Judge Dfenderfer was playing whist opposite DR..
Bolts at the club the other evening, when, Just
critical moment in the game the Judge led trumps
and said In an absent-minded, imeditatlve manner:
Did you hear about the trouble up at Plin's
yesterday, Doctor?''
"Why, no-nothing serious, l hope? '' replled
the Other modelling TO the walter for four OF the
same.
good old jurlst dreamily. lyon see, Mrs. PITTS
daughter-young Emmeline PllG-dlsappeared he
fore school time the other morning, and didn't come
home all day-my deal, isn'tit?"
'fesl yes ~ said the Dsctor, who was par
ticular friend Of the PIN family. They found her,
though, didn't theyP'
AT first they thought she had been kidnapped,
slowly continued the Judge: "parents almost went
wild-who led that ace?-they searched the entire
neighborhood and finally notified the police-two by
honor, amt we?n
'.The police found the child, of course ~ put In
the Doctor.
"No; 1t seems they didn't, ~ muttered the Judge
lelsurey arranging his cards. $50 finally, as MIR.
FIN was very much attached to the chld-bright
little thing. you know with long curls-your cut, Mr.
'Skidmore.r
You don't mean to say, began the Doctor.
"Eh? oh, about the child ~ said Dihenderfer,
stunning the cards. 'AsI was saying, Piiff was
almost crazy with anxiety and-misdoai. Doctor-and
Mrs. PIN had the Mysteries. SO they gave the child
securing the whole country-clear down IN AIenlo-
thought 1t was going to be another Charlie Ross case
you know-why DOM you return my lead p''
- For Heaven s sake, Judge, go on about the child.
Didn't they And her?''
wen, the fact is, ~ said the Judge, looking very
solemn, 1.-THE little one had on when she disappeared
some red stockings with black dots-our trick, i
belieye-and finally OF the detectives sent word
that he had discovered such pair OF stick
lug out OF the water about fifty yards from the shore
over at North Beach-ths Is the worst hand ve held
YETI
''Great heavens Drowned?'' gasped the good
old Doctor, while the other two players got excited
and made three misplays handwriting.
''Of course, the whole Pf family rushed over to
crowd watching the body, which seemed to be head
downward In the mud, with only the ankles showing
AS the water was-makes us two by honors don
it?r
'woll? Wellg''
''hs the water was too shallow for boats and the
mud was too deep to wade the entire crOwd-parents
coroner, and alhad to walt for the tide 20 down
terrible, wasn't II ?-anOther ace, eh ?''
''sad, sad; poor little Emmy, said the Doctor,
wiping his eyes.
$50, when they finally went to take M the body
they found that-king Of spades-that er-that the
stockings had only been hung up to dry a couple
at sticks stuck In the sand at low tide by wash
erwoman, and
"LOok here, Judge DiGenderfer, :, said his old
phatc, demand TO know, right here, aud at once
what became OF that cbildY''
'oh the child Well. she was found fast asleep
behind a box In the garret that evening, believe.
That was the end OF 1t all. suppose we change of
and play poker awhile. What d. yer say ?n
The Indications are that the Judge win BIO expelled
a. the next meeting of tho directors. Francisco