The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-01

the day you were so i'll he came thre. times, to make sure the doctors veren,, killing you.
 slrs very extraordinary.
 lie IS very 'strornary, m'm,. asserted Bridget, shure and there's not mueh doubt of it. The way he axed me and oadgered me about that umbreller. m m every day after you were took i'll. you'd nave thought he was a judge and iary rolled into one-and Sarah, too. poor critter."
 never heard of such behavior in my life.r ''- ''''
 Right ye are, Miss Neild. as far as that goes but when Sarah bust out crv- ing at last he was very sorry and gave her arf-a-crown; and 90 he did me. min. like real gen;lemap, when thought it was quite time T cried too. when arf-crowns were flying about like that
 That'll do, Bridget l said-for Bridget when loquacioVs was tamiiiar- when was he here lastf7
 This morning.
 "lndeed.,
 And l told him you were quite come around. and he said, That's a' good ob. and went away"
 Do you think he'll return :"
 "l don't think so, min. for he sas5 Good-by, Bridget; mind you take care of her. as he walked hisseif oii."
 Did he say anything else :''
 "N-no, min, don't seem to reeo.. lect-'
 Answer me tru,hfully, Bridget; wha, else did he sayT'
 Sorrow a word else, except he hope3 Margate would do you power of good.
 How did he know 1 was going 10 Margate? inquired.
 That's more nor moratal can say, n m. He knows great deal more about other peoples affairs than he ought. He inter- feres like, doesn't he? He's terrible curious young man.
 :. Bridget. you have something more 10 tell me, I'm sure you have"
 Oh. Miss Neild."
 How dare you deceive me, how dare.
 Mercy on us, my dear young mistress. don't go and throw yourself all the way back agin by iaring of like this. ri tell ye everything, and it's not much after all: if yell only keep cool and com
 "Well-go on."
 And ye may give me a months warning and send me away afterwards. if yell only be cool, miss, and don't blame me too much jest al prisint
 Why don't you explain:'
 Well. then, he took II into his head Mir Goode had got his umbreller or e.se Captain Choppers. and one day. when they were both out, he axed me ;o ic, him look into their rooms. and l did. ma'am and begoua shouldn't have been surprised if either of 'em had got t. mane souls that they are, with never I kind word to those who are slavinss.heir hearts out for 'em, and-'
 Bridget, go down stairs directly.
 To be sure, m m. l will, If ye don want me any more."
 Bridget departed. and it dawneG upon me that she had been imbibing jus. It, tle-and this had occurred once before, when papa was alive. And she had too. but it was for ioy that was better. and 10 drink good luck to me, she afterwara confessed. and l forsave her, especially as on the next day she joined the Blue Ribbon movement, in sheer contri,eness of spirit. and was forever afterward tna, Is, up tiii nova worthy, if humble. mem Der of society.
 But this MT. Geofiry Bird. how the man did trouble me. How this nasty. sus- picious nature had led him to poke ard pry about my establishment, and ,o take advantage of my helplessness and the proneness Of Bridget and Sarah for h..f- crowns 10 ransack the whole place My blood boiled with indignation. And then his present .-if l, were a present-ob- ,rusively nail agains, the wall. too. as if cared for his car, in ys. or did any thing but despise his miserable m inners and his uncharitable self He could no, take my word that no one had stolen his usl- orella, oh, dear, no. He must prove for himself that was not speaking the truth. How hated him.
 was recommended to take a drive neN: lay. and hired hansom cab and wen, o Boswell road. Islington. with the carved bird. discovered No. o67 at last. and ound the house empty and bill with : THIS HOUSE TO LET" pasted upon the shutters. Mr. Geoffry Bird had left the leighborhood within the last few days. md no one in Boswell Road knew wha, had become of him. So had my ooihS} Aoi HoAuiiS, duu All the expenses ,f payment for carrying me through the ieart of the big city. where there was no, . breath of air stirring that hot day. l 1on't think the drive did me any good. | vas so terribly vexed that Mir. Bird was ,s, to be discovered, and that had 10 'eiurn to Prossiter stree, with his hateful ,arying on my lap. would have thrown !; out Of the cab only was afraid of hi,- ing somebody between the eyes and treating an uproar in the metropolis.
 '' Put that wretched thing away where
 can't see it,' l said to Btidget on my eturn.
 Yes, nm, leave |, 10 me, m I'm.
 |" don't mean where we can't find it." added, meeting decisive expression in Bridget O'Gowan's green eyes ,hs, alarmed me; the man may call again, doubt it very much.r
 Next week was strong enough to join he Brans al Marga,e-,hat salubrious marine retreat where one meets every