Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-10-15


l,,nths Ia IN: he ~um stipulated in ad-
vance.
At nlg i. the Leap Is zane to take him
svav WI Il hoy arrived a. Kew tn. doc
Ia 1.1gln~ei the cls,. and had his wretch l
PATENT reiH ". - III drl, eroG9 "aii.
: y i'ere are a 'i.o' the v-Cs Of despair
c.vn place g. ,.ir7i; al. won.
/ JamieS rs d...i, ii.v was to break the
matt to Flora, bui there was no help for
it
She bora the intelligence hettar than he
eXpec-e -crr Inn ,aS tctter than si'Har''
/ ami uIc'rtal IT.. Si' even found -
shadow If en- .oation III the news. :. a
knew, at any rae. lat the siltn q Of L"r
lvnr w1s tot nc'9>ionAl iv p r;iiy or
n" ( ct. Whom y 4 g hal finished rea ling
the IAN, -. LIT. 50" said at !tif:
~ crn ...ifi, t" In lon tomorrow"
'Ainn.-T ne inquired.
No; Jca ne vii. accompany me-"
81 you conIi ouly wal, few DAYS !
rnIIEt get lesv, II asrepcr t. go with you.
/ he sad
You ara very cool, he replied; hit
nv pace is b. b, sid.. l cannot wait n
day-an hour. Ny God! my GoiT she
cried, why can't flv straight to him at
oncei Thcrel there! know ! am only
mad"
| On the morrow Jameson was at the coach
Office 70 see her off Sh. looked more hope
| lul than she had done for mo"y day, AM
as the coach WAS about to start she even
| smile and said:
| I'D mt lor@ - sad, be snre ! shall hrn-
| him Lack VIII me-"
| III avn grant you MAJ" he replied, and
% they ptrt.d.
| 1T,cr. 81 -l,, har
qu;u ,ers at the Bedford hot !. An hour
rfterwar,l accompanied bv her faithful
JEANNE, she was on her way to the asylum
at Kew. Upon explaining her business tho
doctor was most affablc, but regretted he
could be of no service, her friend having
left bis charge a week ago.
The news stunned be-, she staggered and
must have fallen had not Jeannie caught
her in her arms. The doctor assisted her to
a seat and forced glass OF wine upon her.
Gradually she began to recover, then che
overwhelmed him Uith questions She could
only, however, elicit that his patient had
ceasel to be violent, and that there was no
occasion for further restraint, that he was
merely melancholy and moping, and that
his health and appetite had returned. Then,
referring to his note book, he said:
"Yes, my contract was only for three
months, AMI that expired fortnight ago.
] gave weeks grace, expecting to hear
further from Mr.. G. (hs manager), and
then, of course, 1 Lad done with the matter.
Let me see, the patient left this establish
ment at 8 O'clock in the morning, exactly
eight days ago Do know where hs wentl
Certainly not; he did not take me into his
confidence. So sorry-will you excuse met
Good morning."
nopaisss ana Departing, Flora returned
to town. Next day she called at Drury
Lane and endsavored to see Mr. C. AlasI
he had left town, WIS in Paris, and would
not be back until the winter She had
never been in London before, and oh, what
a wilderness it il to BE alone ini
Fortunately she had JEANNE with her.
whose attachment was more devoted and
profound than ever. Besides, she had
money, and with money one can do much.
She called the manageress of the hotel to
her assistance The old lady was very sym.
pathetic, and sugg ,sted the employment of
a detective. Flora assented, and in half an
hours tipe bright intelligent man, who
looked more like gentleman farmer than
a policeman in plain clothes, presented him.
self. Upon explaining her business the de-
tective took a hopeful view Of the subject,
especially when carte blanche was allowed
him - to expenses
BE commenced operations by going down
to Kew, where he had q long interview with
the doctor, from whom he could gain no in
formation beyond what Flora had already
obtained. he, however, took notes Of
every thing, and obtained fairly accurate
description Of Curly's personal appearance,
the clothes he wore. etc., before be returned
to town. All this he duly reported at the
Bedford.
Day after day, however, was barron of
results. As for Flora, she sat daily for
hours and hours and watched AMI waited,
then she could endure inactivity no longer.
Up she would start, and call out:
"Come, JEANNE, lass, let's be moving, or
shall go madr AMI the two forlorn women
would tramp down the Strand, Fleet street.
and up Ludgate hill and Cbeapside, and so
ON to the Mansion hous, Then down Hol-
born, through Middle row, by St. Giles
church, into Oxford street, then TO Regent
street, Leicester square, and st. Martins
lane, always ending among the flowers in
Covent Garden-the sweet, fresh flowers
which seemed to breathe something Of the
odors Of the far north, where she had first
met him! As for food, she scarce looked at
it. To be just to JEANNE, however, she con.
scientiously endeavored to mako amends
for the shortcomings OF her mistress. AT
night to bed, but not to rest, not to sleep
her heart was far away, out in the cold
with the poor outcast
Thus passed away a fortnight, and
another, and yet another-still no sign.
Then the detective thought of what he
should have thought Of before, and, indsei
it was strange the idea had not occurred
either to her or to Willie. although she was
in constant communication with him. Bet
ter late than never, so advertisements op-
peared daily m all the London newspapers.
In vain, in vainl It was too latel
Jeannie's heart sank within her as she so "
the awful change which was taking place
daily and hourly before her very eyes,
Once or twice size ventured TO hint the pro.
priety of returning home, but was met with
| q curt and stern rebuff.
At last it occurred TO her that Jameson
had considerable influence with her mis-.
tress, SO she wrote him in her homely
fashion, acquainting him with the state of
affairs; and, to Fiora's establishment. one
morning he walked into her room at the
hotel.
"Good heavens!' she exclaimed. sMr.
Jamiesoni What has brought you hereT'
The change in her was SO great that for q
moment the young man was dazed. He m.
covered himself, however, rapidly, and re.
piled: 80
1--WE come to take you home"
His stronger nature asserted itself and
would not be denied, so, after interviewing
the detective and arranging with him to
communicate with them in the event of his
obtaining any information, they decided to
leave London on the morrow. Perhaps she
was glad to have some one to lean upon. to
be near some one who knew and loved The
man she loved
As the mail ratified through Birmingham
that night it passed within stones throw
Of a pauper lunatic asylum. where worn
and wasted man lay, making one continual
moan:
''Oh, my Lowell My lost love! II you
only knew-if you only knewT'
Could the inmates Of that coach have
heard that piteous prayer, even then II
might not have been too latei Alasi
CHAPTER XIII.
WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE.
When they got to Edinburgh Flora rallied
little Int cho had q prosau n vnant that fle