The Republican journal., 1885-10-22
How He Found Her.

rather passe cloak and gloves, before he
proceeded to business. She had taken
three books from shabby shopping bag,
and held them toward him for inspection
They were handsomely bound volumes
of poeTry-Alrs. Browning and Jane
| lngelow. in ultramarine and gold and a
copy of a large edition of LongfelloW, in
| bold, handsome type, with fine illustra-
tions, and bound in thick, purple moroc-
| co. The dealer scented "better times,
on the articles offered, for The books were
of the costliest. and 'reduccd circum-
stances were plainly written npon the
poor appeal.
They cost a good many dollars, sir, =
said the low voice, timidly, "and they
are not much worn.'
| "Acs, | dare say but you see they are
secondhand books, and sell for a tIitie' .
Il hope you'll allow me as much as
you possibly cam" she said, timidly.
''Who says poverty isn't a curse z"
"Certainy. I'll give you dollar ior
the large one, and fifty cents for each OF
the others. shall likely sell them for
that, so you see | could not afford to give
more"
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he's g9' such iots Of money that will make up.
i12p ue paHe er an g,,neI & lGt9;ee you or Is Psau,
YOUR Col1sIS BEILA."
.'Have YOU purchased This book lately ?n
Mr.. Adams tDrned from the nile of
books he was inspecting. to answer the
question. A tall, aIistocratic Young gen
| tlpman WAS tulninp over the leaves Of the
| "L.onpfell0vn he had purchased NOT an
| lDur before. There WAS q strange aGlta-
ton in his manner.
"What does this mean P" muttered the
stranger. as he turned to some marked
pages and again to the blank page where
the name ard date had been carefully re-
moved with an ink eraser. Yet not SO
ef1ectuallv but he detected it.
u know the book" he said to the deal
er. ssDo vou-but of course you don't
know ANYTHING about the lady that
brought it ?"
There was a hanpy little bubble of iov
in the dealers heart. What if this were
the Lionel of the letter reposjng in his
norkef?
"Bv queer chance do" he said
"Here is a letter she dropped on the tlool
and did not notice it until after she
had left.u
The stranger took it eXcited]v. "The