The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1885-07-10
A SOCIAL SURPRISE.
The Evidence Picked Up by a Nat
uraI-EOrn Detective.

The Evidence Picked Up by a Nat
uraI-EOrn Detective
Two girls were walking slowly along
The eIm-shadcd street of a country town.
Their heads were close together, their
rosy faces eager, their voices lowered
10 the pitch OF confidential cOmmunica-
ton.
Early this moroing," the taller Of
the pair was saying. Il was sitting
studying behind Tie blinds of the front
parlor window. when Amy Jaynes came
hu1ying along, and met Clara Williams
right by our house.
. II was c1tspg 10 see Fanny before
she goes, began Clara.
Don't stop me" said Amy, out of
breath We've had an accident at our
house, and I'm going for the Doctor
Then | could not hear distinctly
what she SAID, she spoke so fast. But l
made out tlat somebody had been
drink NJ all night lie always takes Il
hottie 10 bed with him. she said, very
plainly. And again, Before mamma
awo!>c he stole up to her bed and
almost iroilcd her!'
The rascaIn said Clara, But, poor
fellow be can't te called a responsible
being. / suppose III go to the doc
tor witt you.' Aud away they ran.
The narrator paused portentously.
Well said the auditor.
''bCI.'' I.c repetition was impa-
tient ''"Ho is tn only person in that
house who would be likely 70 drink
hard Ehot misdeeds would the fam
lily lie Interested in conceaiing? But
listen! After breakfast / was clearing
up my bedroom, when DR.. Sargent and
Harry Jd5ucs walk q down the street
and stopped gt our corner for a few
parting word. z slipped down stairs
20 get Il nearer peep at my young gen
tcm1n. AsI expected, his eyes were
red and his face chalky. Now and then
lie pat up his hands 10 his forehead.
The u st WORT heard were: Il have
q eadache"
Tibet not 10 be wondered at said
the doctor 'i,ur mothers aches
worse III warrant What she wants is
a forth gHt ia the country
Harry laU ed ia a foolish, awk-
W.rd way.
'Ini+ is -n % iuc..v accidcnt-hap-
p,u.ng iu-j uo-, % sail.
The duct, pat h hand on his
shoulder, "a, Il aihrd low and seriously
To- iull miu O.. HARRY never lifted his
eye, from hc ground They said,
~ -. ----ri -, ssn thu doctor turnt7l
around TO call out =. ey go at half-past
eight Z Up.o-c. HARRY nodded, and
went NJ the nili toward home.
Now tlavy N,lls ! am going to
school hy Wy oi ,he station, to pick
up another lrk Of circmstantial evil
dencc.
"Dr.sv Uor-. lou are natural-born
dcto tive IL is Genius, not talent, with
you.
Daisy m led mode fly.
Il. q, old aoE things drift TO me!
There IS some principle % natural gray
itali3n i'm 10 ai.. / SIT still. and rag
m.uts of proof are fin own into my lap.
The only talon. display is in fitting
the mosaic bits together As YOU say,
il IS % git
~ twenty-five minutes past eight
they were ai the station. and took their
stand IN AN obscure corner behind a
pile OF freight At twcuu-siX minutes
past EIGHT carriage drove up Harry
Jayucs wa on the box with the coach
man. lie ioa.ci down. orencd the
doc. aud halpod ont his married sister,
a nurse and u.lnt. Then Amy stepped
to the platform, aud turned TO give her
hand q q Lady ~ Widows mourning,
closet v,ilcl. She moved fccblf. rest
ing On her o-~ shoulder in aligh'ing.
and leannroE Der daughter arm when
Harr, hurr,d or tickets. Through
the dense bl1conyss If the Grape veil
our detectives could make cut that She
wore au}J-c over The left eye, and
their hrart- brnm z with horror and
pity.
How pal. IN sad amy and her
sister lHol> whispered Daisy. See
kiH help 3d." h u,,h r into th2 cars
and carrying ths baby He's named
for h m. too sou b, ow- Harry james
DCaue ! should think they would feel
like changing ;hat now
Auy's CLOCKS were wet with tears as
she stood oH ,hc Platform to wave a