Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-06

You're not the same gentleman az was here
afore about this?''
NO" said 1, "ne couldn't come to-day and
asked me to do so. But it's all the same"
swell, 1 wish he'd a come" said the old man
qaerulousiy. "He told me was all right, and
If Sairey Grome didn't give me halt her last
years crap could sue fur it an git it,
"That was because he hadn't heard all the
story said
He was a different kind of a man." said Mr..
Haskell, with cloud upon his brow. "He
didn't go round listenin' to old womens tales
about things they don't understand, SIGH as
hosses."
eff you thought your neighbor didn't under.
stand the of hosses," said j, "and if you
believed your animal was worth anything, you
wouldn't have put him into her charge"
II don't want to hear nothin' more about
that" said the old man, impatiently. II
agreed to furnish boss an work on her place,
an did it, an she agreed to give me half a
crap, an she didn't, an there's the long an the
short of it,
swell," said I. "if you persist in your present
frame of mind and will not consent to take fair
wages for tine work you have done, it is prob
able that you will get nothing, for 1 see plainly
that you have no case with which to go to law"
81 don't want to go TO law" said Mr.. Haskell,
San to come down hard an old woman. If
Sairey Grome II give me half her crap won't
ask her TO pay for the hoss, an we'll be friends
agin, jest as we was
Nonsense said /, ''of course she won't do
that III you obstinateiy persist in claiming
what you know, as well as do you have no
right to claim.I snail have nothing more to do
with you, and you can take what you have
earned, or let it alone. just as you please" And
turned away to leave him.
Il never want To see you again. said the old
man. his little gray eyes sparkling with anger,
"a-comin here TO onsette peoples minds when
me good If ever hear that the other mans got
her"
"Got who9" 1 exclaimed, stopping in sur
"why that young lady, as you know we'll
enough, he cried spitefully. ''You needn't
suppose as I'd think you two fine gentlemen
pie, as you didn't know, if you didn't expect to
make scmethin' by it. You're dom it to please
the young woman who had jest as much sense
as she was handsome, an if she'd been let
alone could have showed her was right, an
shed talked over old Sairey. The other man
Is the best lawyer, an the best hearted an
knows how TO git ON boss better, an hope he
may git her"
AT this laughed heartily. and rode away.
The next day related to Mr.. Curper the re-
suit of my interviews. avoiding, however, any
reference to the old mans parting remarks.
And now, said 1, 1.-The two can settle the mat
ter between them as they please. i shall have
nothing more to do with it,"
"Nor i, with that part OF it,, said Curper who
had highly enjoyed my account of the latest
phase of the affair, though believe if they
were TO take 1T into court their counsel might
manage To string the case out several links
further and make a deucedly good thing of it,
But, though have done with their part of the
affair, have not done with mine. / am on the
track of Miss Janet, and 1 shall come up with
her yet"
you don't mean to say exclaimed, "that
you intend TO push inquiries in regard to that
young ladys identity, in spite of her expressed
desire to remain unknown"
"Ges, do" said Curper. ~ take an interest
In this girl, and keeping her name back is just
within, or a frolc. l suppose you will be sur
Prised 70 hear that have written to her, and
written to herr 1 exclaimed. "How did you
get a letter TO here
There was very little difficulty in regard to
that, he answered, land Miss Janet will find
that when she addresses herself incognito to a
lawyer he will very soon know as much about
her as about her business. She ought to expect
that as a matter of course. You see that
although the letter was written with type
writer, the address on the envelope was written
with pen- and in "A lady's hand. knew from
the letter ii was not Miss Janets hand, and I
yesterday afternoon / searched over a lot of
notes, Invitations and things of that kind
that have here. and IL was not long before
found VINO addressed the note. 1t was Mrs.
Morpeth-''
Upon hearing this name. well known to me,
levinced an increased interest.
..W hen had made this discovery" continued
MI Curper, Il had no hesitation ds to my plan
OF action wrote a note 10 the young lady,
ing, as matter of course. that knew all about
her, and having briefly stated that I had at
tended to the case as far as possible under the
circumstances. said that it would be neces-
sary for Inc to have an interview in order that
might confer with her in regard to further
action"
.She viii pay no attention TO that" said I.
There you are mistaken" replied Curper
quickly las have performed the service she,
desired of me-
MAINLY through me-" interrupted.
And have arrived at point where her as
nstanee is necessary, il will be impossible for
her. II she has any courtesy at all, to refuse TO
answer my note. Then, IL she does not imme-
diately discicse her identity, her answer will
give me further clues. and shall write TO her
again and you may depend upon it, shall be
conferring with her personally in a week or ten
days
happened To know. through Mrs. Grome
that the lazy was out of town, but il did not ac-
cord with my principles TO give Curper any in.
formation upon the subject.
"IeSferlaY evening