Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-28


after they was divorced, you know
don't know what the trouble was between
them; but they say she was Just as had
as he was, and the Lord knows that was
bad enough. saw her once, an declare
TO goodness
Yes, that's all right" broke in Frank.
"but l don't care anything about that.
Where is he nowf'
BLESS yonl l don't know. heard 1t
said he married agin-married some wo.
man from Blue Island-a widder. |
b1ieve. An she's vixen, they tell me
If he couldn't git along with his first
woman, don't know what he'll do with
this one. If all reports are true about
her.
do you know where she lives?"
"0h, | tell you l don't know the first
thing in the world about either of EN-.
She's midwife hear, an come to think
about ii she tended a women that he'd a.
baby over here on s. street somewhere,
a couple of weeks ago"
"Whers does the woman live who had
the babyr"
Il don't know. | didn't care enough
about it to ask. A little bit of child it
was. they tell me, an amt eypec1ed To
live."
We'll, who told you the woman had q
babyg"
Sure enough. That's SO. Il was the
Turner girls told me. don't know how
they know. Mebba they're some rela
ticn to her or something. They don't
live here. you know. THEY'RE lust here
going to school They live over here on
| N street with Mrs. Gage, | know
where the house Is. but don't know the
number. THEY'RE real nice girls and',-
yes YES; know" said Frank. ..Pm
ever SO much Obliged to you. III 40 see
is can find the young ladies'"
He started for N street Here was
a hot trail. If he could find the Turner
girls and then the woman who had been
attended by the midwife, then the mid
wife herself. the wife of the carpenter. he
was in d fair way way to learn something
of Mary Marley.
He found Mrs. Cages house without
trouble. and INQUIRED at the door: "Do
the Misses Turner live heres"
"Yes, sir; they are lust sitting down to
dinner"
Through an open door Frank saw two
young la lies at the dinner table. He was
so full of his business that he forgot the
small fornalities of the occasion. and
walking into the dining room he said;
Good evening ladies' Do either of Won
know a lady who had a babv a few davs
agoy"
The vounp ladies b,psbed looked verv
much astonishsd and half rose from their
seats.
Frank hastened to apologize. And by a
rather lengthy explanation he caused the
young ladies to grant him pardon for his
brusqueness, and to fully appreciate the
Importance of the business at hand. But
the v, ing ladies did not know where the
sick l,dy lived. 1t was over on B
street somewhere, but lust where they did
not know They had never been in the
house. Nor did they know the lady's
name. 1t was queer name-began with
an Ellington, or nlingsworth, or some
thing like that. They had learned by
chance of the birth of the baby, and
really didn't know anything about the
matter at all.
Franks hopes sunk, but with this
thread of clew he went over to B
street and began TO ring door bells and in
quire: 'tDo you know man who lives on
this street by the name of Ellington, or
lllingsworth, or some srch manner"
And the answer would come: "No,
there's no such man lives around here"
and the door would close.
Frank was about to give it up. He was
cold and hungry. and the hour was get
ting late.
Yes. Julia; the man who lives in the
cottage just beyond the big brick has
name like that. 1t begins with l, any
way" said female voice within the house |
Franks hopes went up, and he hurried |
to the cottage His knock brought to the |
door big, broad shouldered man, in his |
shirt sleeves.
Good evening" said Frank "Does |
your name begin with II"
'Well, you bet it does. Ny name Is |
Ingelfritz. Come in"
Frank seized the broad shouldered man |
by the arm and in melodramatic tones
inquired: did your wife have baby |
latelyf'
'Well-yes-she did," said Mr.. Ingel- |
fritz, scratching his head in perplexity |
and establishment, "but swear don't |
know what business that Is of yours"
FRANK hurried 10 explain that ne was
looking ior the mio"iie' ana asked 10
you KNOW Where she nVes'
les, know where she nves. But she
nadn better come 10 my mouse AGAIN II
haa her mere now l 'hink would throw
her clear across the street She abused