The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-12-12

office, and had sent a clerk for a copy of
the times. With this he now returned;
and the paper was opened on Mr.. Mag
gleby's table, and eagerly scanned for
news of the Camel.
Here we have It'll" Said Mr.. Goddard
at last. steamship Camel, from De-
mara to London, with cargo and pas
sengers, was signalled off Dov at one
o'clock this morning. Then Mr.. Pud-
ster will be at Gravesendi in IN hour or
two, sir"
go, Gideon, go!" exclaimed Mrs.
Maggleby. "Lose no time. Take a
special train If necessary. Tell him ali,
and implore his forgiveness"
"Yes, I think l had better go, Maria"
said Mr.. Maggleby. 81 will send q
clerk home with you, and will telegraph
to you as soon as I see y%our--your late
husband. In the meantime try to be
calm. Please tell them to call q cab,
Goddard" Mr.. Goddard returned to
the outer Office, and dispatched a mes
senger for two cabs. Mr.. Maggleby
handed Mrs. Maggleby into one Of
them, and the clerk followed her. Then
the unfortunate man went back for q
moment to his private room to study
Bradshaw on the best and speediest
route from London to Gravesend.
There was a train at a quarter past
eleven. It was then o quarter to
| eleven.
"And when will he be ct Gravesend?"
| asked Mr.. Marolabv
Mr.. Goddard turned again to the
Times. But instead of at once lighting
upon the shipping news, his eye fell
upon a paragraph that occupied q not
very conspicuous position at the foot
of the page. Suddenly he uttered q cry.
Whats the matter, Doddard?" de-
manded Mr.. Maggleby, who was rapid
ly growing impatient.
Mr.. Goddard replied by bursting in
to a paro1ism Of laughter. "By Jove!"
he exclaimed, "this is too ridiculous! 1
never heard of such a thing in my life!
1t is like a play! Ha, ha, hal"
your merrimeht is rather ill-timed,"
cried Mr.. Maggleby reproachfully.
"Tell me when Mr.. Pudster will arrive
at Gravesend; and be quick, or I shall
lose that train"
"a pump too!' continued the head
clerk h~ilariously.
You're mad, I think" said MI. Mag
gleby. "What do you mean ?"
well, read this sir" answered Mr..
Goddard, and he handed the Times to
his principal and pointed to the para
graph.
Mr.. Maggleby testify took the paper,
adjusted his sp~ectacles, and read:
EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY AT PLYMOUTH.
The corporation of Plymouth recently decid-
ca TO remove an old and dlsused pump which
for many years had stood handleless and dry
on the Hoe. Yesterday morning, some work
men proceeded to remove it, and in its interior
they were astonished to discover a number Of
letters which had, it is Supposed, been put in
to the hole into which the handle ormerly fit
ted, under the delusion that the pump was a
postoffice pillar letter-box. The letters we're
at once taken to the Plymouth postofice. and
we're without delay forwarded to their destina-
tions.'
"Can it be true z" CALCULATED Nh. Mag
gleby, with q great sigh of relief.
"Then the fact of the Camel having
been signalled last night off Dover is q
mere coincidence"
"Most certainly" said Mr.. Goddard,
"Thank heaven!" cried Mr.. Maggie
by, fervently. "Send the cab away,
Goddard. But no! I'll go home again
at once, and set my poor wife at ease.
Ha, ha, ha! I do remember, now, that
when poor Mr.. Pudster came home
from his last voyage he discovered that
some letters which he had posted at
Plymouth had not been delivered. We
didn't miss them, because, as you rec
ollect, Goddard, he wrote again from
Southampton"
"Of course he did, sir" said Mr.. bod
dard. "Well, let us congratulate our
selves. 1t would have been a fearful
business for Mrs. Maggleby to have to
go through"
"And it would have been bad for you,
Doddurd, for it would have spoilt your
chance of a partnership for some time
to come. Now I'm off,"
Mr.. Maggleby put the Times in his
pocket and departed; and when he
reached his home and showed the pap
to his wife, the couple sat together for
at least half an hour, talking over the
extraordinary nature of the adventure.
"Well we shall be able to go to
Madame Tussaud's and the theater after
all, Maria, said Mr.. Maggleby at lunch
con.
And go they did; and what is more,
Mr.. Goddard became a partner a fort
night later, the firm thenccforward be-
ing known as Maggleby s. Goddard.
Chambers journal.