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pear.
| Mountford's interview with that worthy
seemed to be highly satisfactory for after
it was over, as he walked along the
Strand, he could scarcely refrain from
bursting into mysterious fits of laughter
and when cabmau nearly ran over him
splashcd him with mud, and then swore
ut him, Mountford answered with bland
If somewhat unmcaning smile.
Mrs. Binks was by no means an early
riser, and usually had her breakfast, the
Dusty Deiiri,W and Church paper
specially recommended by Mr. Cruel
form, sent up to her bedroom. The morn.
ing but one after Mountford's visit to the
police court was no exception to the rule,
and the faithful companion, Miss Bowser,
after seeing that her mistresss wants had
been abundantly supplied, had retired to
her household duties, when she was re-
called by a loud shrek and furius ring
and the bell.
She rushed ,Y to Mrs. Bink's bedroom
and found her i'll an alarming state of
mental perturbation. 1t is extremely diff
ficult, for obvious reasons, to faint, or
even to go into Mysteries, i'll bed, or there
is no doubt that Mrs. Binks would have
availed herself of one or other of these
| specifics SO dear to distressed ladies of
middle age As it was, she lay speech
less with passion and Veryred in the face,
| pointing to column of the DaiLy Dcl-
rim. Miss Bowser picked up the Offend
ing journal and read under the heading
of Police Intelligence:
| CLERGYNAN IN DIFFICULTIES The Rev Sep
Harm I'm
| the church of England was charged win nclnp
drunk and dlsordcrly in the strand anoui hllf-pa, i
| twelve u. m Police Constable Jphson, X. 0 sad
that the defendant was exceedingly drunk. aud
when asked TO go nome, made use OF the most dis
gushing language He then took MIN into custody
| lie was well known to the police az n Disorder,
character. The magistrate sail II was sad In n
| TO see man OF the defendants station In suCn
| l0slion, ana hned him 49s aud costs or fourteen
| days IN detdnt OF payment. The lnc was iInme
| ddtely paid.
Good heavens :" said Miss Bowser
| And tins is the man., cried the oat
ragged widow, finding her voice at last
"who has been deceiving me with hn
professions of sanctity, aud self-sucriicc
and what not Outcast London, indeed
On, the viper! Miss BDwscr give urier
to james that Mr.. Cruclfolm * not to be
admitted here again on any prrtenct
Whatever aud remember that If lie writes
| w INV NOi tlt " Sclltl iJiCh HIS ltlltrS lll'
opened."
| Miss Bowser lost no time in CARVING
out Mrs Biuks's inst auctions. for she was
by no means an admirer Of the SANITY
curate, and when the Rev. Sppiimns ap.
peared at his usual hour he was met with
II curt, "Not at home
| MOuntford, however, was more fnrtu.
nate, and succeeded, N Iinly through the
good Offices of the companion, in obtain.
ing an interview, at which he consolco
the widow 80 etlectually for the cruel lie.
ception of which she had been the victim
that, when he left the house, it was witt
Mrs. Blnkss promise to make him Il hap
Ply man at the earliest convenient oppJr
tunity. 1t is hardly necess,ryto say luot
Mountford took good care that Mrs
Binks never set eyes upon the indignant
disclaimer which the Rev. Srptmu,
| Crucform wrote to the Daiiy U,iirjta.
He married the relict Of the oil aud coloi
man III due course, aud Lis wife Is sill
convinced that the untortuuate curate was
an impostor of the deepest dye.