San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-14

woman after him, screamin', an every
body comm out to their doors. That was
after they was divorced, you know.
don't know what the trouble was between
them; but they say she was just as bad
as he was, and the Lord knows that was
bad enough. saw her once, an declare
to goodness
eyes, that's all right" broke in Frank;
"but don't care anything about that.
Where is he now?'
"Bless you'll l don't know. I heard it
said he married agin-marTied some wo-
man from Blue Island-a wilder. l
blieve. 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"
EDO you know where she ives?"
"Oh, 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 it she tended women that he'd a
baby over here on S street somewhere,
a,,couple of weeks ago."
where does the woman live who had
the baby?'
II don't know I didn't care enough
about it to ask. A little bit of child it
was, they tell me, an amt expected to
live"
'Well, who told you the woman had q
baby?"
"Sure enough. That's so. 1t was the
Turner girls told me. don't know how
they know. Mebbe they're some rela
ton to her or something. They don't
live here, you know. They're just here
going to school. They live over here on
N street with Mrs. Gage. l know
where the house is, but don't know the
number. They're real nice girls and"-
Eyes, yes; know" said Frank. I'm
ever so much obliged to you. I'll go see
is l 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 a 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 here?"
Eyes, sir; they are just sitting down to
dinner"
Through an open door Frank saw two
young ladies at the dinner table. He was
so full of his business that he forgot the
small formalities of the occasion, and
walking into the dining room he said:
Good evening, ladies. Do either of you
know lady who had baby few days
ago?"
The young ladies blushed, looked very
much astonished and half rose from their
seats.
Frank fastened 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 young ladies did not know where the
sick lady lived. 1t was over on B
street somewhere, but just where they did
not know. They had never been in the
house. Nor did they know the ladys
an Ellington, or Illingsworth, 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: do you know a man who lives on
this street by the name of Ellington, or
Illingsworth, or some such name?'
And the answer would come: "No,
there's no such man lives around here, J"
and the door would close.
Frank was about to give it up. He was
cold and hungry, and the hour was get
ting late.
Eyes, Julia; the man who lives in the
cottage just beyond the big brick has a
name like that. 1t begins with l, any
way" said a female voice within the house.
Franks hopes went up, and he hurried
to the cottage. His knock brought to the
door a big, broad shouldered man, in his
shirt sleeves.
Good evening"" said Frank. "Does
your name begin with 1?'
"Well, you bet it does. My name is
mgelfritz. Come in"
Frank seized the broad shouldered man
by the arm and in melodramatic tones
inquired: Did your wife have a baby
lately?"
"Well-yes-she did," said Mr.. Ingel-
fritz, scratching his head in perplexity
and establishment, "but swear l don't
know what business that is of yours"