Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-02
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memory, and AZ iSSs
answer. -. ars noner'' 'e'"s
.. NO. ' xou sure9'' said the other, con
III Of disappointp The letter rack sew
'n uon;te sure, snt, and am sure there
"a saan,lv. sshr. Fitzgerald"
.I t;g,snought rs much" said Gallon,
era sish.
lStop!n said Brown, as though struck
with sudden idea. Though there was
10 letter came by post, sir, there was one
brought to him on that night"
"Ahw said Cation, turning sharply.
"At what timer"
"Just before II O'Clock, SIR"
"who brought il ?"
"a young woman, SIR" said Brown, in
a tone of disgust. "a bold thing, beggin'
your pardon, sir; and no better than she
could be. She bounded in ut the door as
bold as brass, and sings out, Is he imp
Get out says, 'or I'll call the perlice.
oh no. you won't says she; You'll give
him that and she shoves 3 letter in my
hands. Who's him p asks. Il dunno,
she answers. It's written there, and ]
can't read; give il him ut once And then
she clears out before could stop her."
"Aud the letter was for Mr.. Fitzgerald?''
Eyes, sir; and precious dirty letter il
was, too"
"You gave it to him, Of courses"
at did, sir. He wss playing cards and
he put it in his pocket, after having looked
at the of outside il, and went on with his
game"
I'Didn,t he omen it9n
''Not then, SIR; but he did later on,
about quarter to o'clock. was in the
room, and he opens it and reads il. Then
he says to himself, What id imperti-
hence, and puts il into his pocket"
''Was he disturbed"
''well, sir, he looked angry like, and put
his coat and hat on and walked out about
five minutes to l."
"Ah! and he met Whyte at l." muttered
Cation. There's no doubt about it. The
letter was an appointment, and he was going
to keep it. What kind Of letter was it?" he
asked.
Every dirty, sir; in q square envelope
but the paper was good, and so was the
writing"
That will do, :" said Calton;':I am much
obliged to you," and he hurried down to
where Madge awaited him in the cab.
"You were right, " he said to her, when
the cab was once more in motion. HE
got letter on that night, and went "a
keep his appointment at the time he met
Whyte."
81 knew it, cried Madgs with delight.
You see, we will find it in his lodgings"
az hope 3d." answered Gallon; "but We
must not be too sanguine; he may have de
stroyed it,"
"No, he has not" she replied; 81 an
convinced it is there"
"Well," answered Gallon, looking al
her, II won't contradict you, for your
feminine instincts have dome more to dis
cover the truth than my reasonings; buI
that is often the case with women-they
lump in the dark where a man would hes
ltate, and in nine cases out Of ten land
safely"
ALAS for the tenth!" said Miss Frettlby
''Shs has to be the one exception to prove
the rule"
She had in q great measure recovered
her spirits, and seemed confident that sht
would save her lover. But Mr.. Cation
saw that her nerves were strung up to the
highest pitch, and that it was only bel
strong will that kept her from breaking
down altogether.
"By Joye," he muttered, in an admir-
ing tone, as he watched her, she's a
plucky girl, and Fitzgerald is lucky man
TO nave a woman like that in love with
him"
They soon arrived at Brisn's lodgings,
and the door was opened by Mrs, Sampson
who looked very disconsolste indeed. The
poor cricket had been blaming herself
severely for the information she had given
20 the false insurance agent, and the floods
of tears which she had wept had apparent
ly had an effect on her physical condition,
for she cracked less loudly than usual,
though her voice was as shrill as ever.
THAT SIGH thing should ave 'appened
to 'im," she walled, in her thin, high voice
AN me that proud of i'm, not 'hayin' any
family of my own, except one as died an
went up to leaving arter its father, which
'opes as they both are now angels, an
friendly, as is nature 'ad not developed in
this valley of the shsdder to determine of
by chill, caused by the chsngs from 'ot
TO cold, the weather bein' that contrary
They had arrived in Brian sitting-room
by this time, and Msdge sank into chair,
while Gallon, anxious to begin the search,
limited to Mrs. Sampson that she could go
Ppm departin' sir" piped the cricket,
with a sad shake of her head, as she opened
the door; KNOWN as do, ss 'e's as in
nocent as an unborn babe, an to think o.
me 'avin' that 'orrid pusson who 'ad no
regard for truth all about i'm as is now In
cold cell, not as what the weather AIM
warm, an e won't want fire ss long as
they allows i'm blankets"
''What did you tell him?" asked Gallon,
sharply.
"Ah! you may we'll soy that" lsmented
Mrs. Sampson, rolling her dingy hand
kerchief into q ball, and dabbing at hel
red-rimmed eyes, which had quite bach
chanalian look about them, though, pool
soul, it was owing to grief, and not to
liquor. Gavin bin beguiled by that
serping in light clothes as wanted to know
if e allays come 'oms afore twelve, which
/ said e was in the 'abit OF dom, tho, tC
be sure, q did sometimes use lis latch
key"
THE night of the murder, for instance.
"Oh! don't say that, SIR" said Mrs.
Sampson with q terrified cackle. me
bsin' weak an ailin' tho, comm of 6
strong family. as sllays lived to q good age
thro' bein' in the 'abit Of wearin' hsnnels
which my mothers rather thought better
nor a-spilin' the inside with chemistry
'CleVer man, that detective" murmured
Gallon to himself; che got out of her BY
strategy what he never would have done
by force. It's q strong piece of evidence
against Fitzgerald, but it does not matter
if he can prove an alibi. You'll likely b
called as a witness for the prosecution, " hs
said aloud.
me, STRIP squeaked Mrs. Sampson
trembling violently, and thereby producing
subduei rustic, Is Of wind in the trees
AS I've never bin in the court, 'cept the
time rs father took me for treat, to ear &
murder, which there's no denying il q:
good rs q play, . bein' Jung 'syin' 1T II
wife over the 'ead with the poker when
she weren't lOOkin', and s-6erryin' Eel
corpse in q back garding, withou' even q
stone to mark the place, let alone a line
from the Psalms and remuneration Of 'er
virtues
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