Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-14
CHAPTER XIII.
MADGE MAKES A DISCOVERY.

MADGE MAhES A DlSCONER1
 Madge stepped into the cab, and Calton paused Q moment to tell the cabman to drive to the railway station, when she stopped him.
 stTell him to drive to Brian's lodgings in Powlett street" she said laying her hand en Cations arm
 "What forg" asked the lawyer, in astonish- ment.
 "And also to go past the Melbourne club, as want to stop there"
 HWhat the deuce does she.meang" muttered Calton, as he gave the necessary orders and stepped into the cab.
 "And now," he asked, looking at his com panion, who had let down her veil, while the cab rattled quickly down the street, "what do you intend to do?"
 She threw back her veil, and he was aston ished to sec the sudden change which had come over her. There were no tears now, and her eyes were hard and glittering, while her mouth was firmly closed She looked like woman who had determined to do 8 certain thing, and would carry out her inten- l tions at whatever cost.
 "I am going to save Brian in spite of him self," she said very distinctly.
 "But howl"
 "Simply this, she answered. "In the first place, may tell you that do not under stand Brian's statement that he keeps silence for my sake, there no secrets in my life that can justify him saying so, but the facts of the case are simply these: Brian, on ! the night in question, left our place, at St. 1 Kilda, at II o'clock. He told me he would call at the club to see if there were any let ters for him, and then go straight home."
 But he might have said that merely as a blind"
 Madge shook her head
 "No, don't think so. I never asked him where he was going, and he told me quite spontaneously. I know Brian's character, and he would not go and tell deliberate lie, especially when there was no necessity for it. I am quite certain that he intended to do as he said, and go straight home. When he got to the club he found a letter there, which caused him to alter his mind"
 "But who did he receive the letter from?"
 Cant you guess?" she said. impatiently. "From the person, man CT woman, who wanted to see him and reveal this secret about mo, whatever it is. He got the letter at his club and went down Collins street te meet the writer. At the corner of the Scotch church he found Mir. Whyte, and on recog nizing him left in disgust and walked dowr Russell street to keep his appointment" } "Then you don't think he came backp'
 1T am certain he did not, for, as Briar l J wear the same kind of coat and hat as ht does. Who the second man who got into tn, cab was do not know, but will swear tha it was not Brian.n
 "And you are going to look for that lettera
 "Yes in Brian's lodgings"
 eHe might have burnt it." ] "He might have done thousand things but he did not" ]" she answered. <sBrian is tn most careless man in the world; he would pu the letter into his pocket, or throw 1t into tn waste paper basket and never think of again"
 "In this case he did, however.~
 "Yes, he thought of the conversation h had with the writer, but not of the letter il self. Depend upon it, we will find it in hi desk, or in one of the pockets of the clothe he wore that night"
 "Then there's another thing" said Caltou thoughtfully ssThe letter might have bee , delivered to him between the Elizabeth stree railway station and the club.m Fl "We can soon find out about that, ,a ar T. swered Madge; ''for Mir. Rolleston was wit him at that time" "so he was," answered Cation; land her