Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-19
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elry. Among 1t there was ring set Win
turquoises and diamonds, which had been
given to her by her mother and which she
wore constantly. DR.. Daincourt had re-
ceiyed from Mrs. Rutland further in
stances Of the profound attachment which
Mabel bore for her twin brother.
''Deep as was her love-" Mrc. Rutland
had said, 'for Mr. Layton, there il In her
love for her brother an element so absorb
ing that she would not hesitate TO make
the most terrible sacrifices for his sake
MY poor Eustacel II Is weeks since saw
him, and have no idea where he Ii. He
Is not altogether to blame, doctor; he has
been led away by bad companions. All,
when think Of him and Mabel as little
children and see them, as often do, play
ing their innocent games together-when
think Of the exquisite joy we drew from
them and of the heavenly happiness they
were to us, 1t seems to mo that must be
under the influence Of some horrible
dream, that things have changed sol''
At $50 o'clock one Of my confidential
agents, Fowler by name, made his appear
ance.
Found, SIR" was the first thing he
said to me.
"whoi" quickly asked.
ida White. Living ut Brixton. The
drawing rooms Quite q swell In her wcy,
SIR"
'Is she living alone''
$50 far as we can make out. There arc
two rnen now on the watch, one to relieve
the other"
"And Mr.. Eustace Rutlands' I asked.
Haven't got track of him yet, sir. The
week is rather against u.s."
"What do you mean by thati'
"Why, sir, you don't forget that It Is
Derby week, do your Isuppose you backed
one, but can give you the straight tip If
you want it,
II backed Paradox for a couple Of SOW
ereigns, said CWhere is the man who
does not take an interest in the DerbyD
''Not in it, sir. There is only one horse
will win, and that is Melton"
"But," / said, coming back to the all
engrossing subject was engaged upon,
''what difference will the Derby week
make to your"
"Well. you see, sir, London is so fulli
There Is too much rushing about for calm
steady work. In such a task as ours q
man wants double set Of eyes this week.
Suppose my lady takes it into her head to
60 to the Derby 1t will'be all job not
to lose sight of her."
"What lady do you refer to-"
ida White, to be sure. She's bit Of
blood, sir, and the result of the Derby
may mean a lot to her."
"Does she bet, thens'
"There is not much doubt of that, SIR"
"How did you discover itY'
"Oh, easily enough.H We have ways of
our own. Why, sir, when / found out
last night where she lives, what did / do
an hour afterward but present myself to
the landlady Of the house and ask her
whether she could let me have room for q
week or two' didn't tell you there was
bill in her window, "A bedroom to let to
single young man. Well, IL / amt
single young man, what is that to do with
anybody-except my wife? I'm q soft
spoken chap when l like, and before the
landlady and me are together five minutes
I'm hand and glove with her, and already
a bit Of a favorite. So I take her room
and sleep there last night, and the first
thing this morning down stairs l am as
the street door when the postman comes
with the letter. Well, sir, would you be-
leve it, he delivers five letters, and every
one of them for Miss Ida White2 ], OPEN
ing the door for the postman, take the let
tiers from him and hand them one by one
to the landlady, who comes pulling and
painting up from the basement-she weighs
fourteen stone il she weighs an ounce.
Miss Ida White says I, giving her the
first letter. Miss Ida White, says /, CIV
ing her the second letter. Miss Ida
White says I, giving her the other three,
one by one. why, 1T is quite corre-
spondencep All these letters are from
Boulogne, sir, from betting firms.
know them by their outsides; l believe
/ should know them by the smell.
Then, sir, there's something else. My
lady is fond Of newspapers. What kind
OF newspapers Why the sporting ones,
to be sure. Tho Sportsman, Sporting
Life, Sporting Times, Referee and the
like. Put this and that together, and
what do you make of it, sirS"
"You are progressing, Fowler" said,
eyes, sir, we're moving. The landlady,
bless her heart, she doesn't suspect what
the letters from Boulogne are, but in less
than brace of shakes l worm out Of her
that Miss Ida White has received any
number of them since she came to live in
the house."
'Have You any idea what horse she has
backedr'
II have an idea that she has backed
half a dozen, and that neither OF the
favorites is among them. When woman
bets, she wants fifty to one as a rule and
as rule she gets it, and has to part.
debated a moment or two, and then
showed Fowler one Of the envelopes ad
dressed by Eustace Rutland to his sister
"Are you certain that none OF the en-
velopes you saw this morning were ad
dressed In this handwritingS'
quite certain, sir"
81 should like to see the house that Mis-!
Ida White lives in, Fowler.
'.Nothing easier; but / shouldn't 60 a
! am, if were YOU" w
"Why not'n H
swell, you see, she had pretty lonl
examination in court at the Layton trial
and you were there all the time. She ha
sharp eyes in her head, has Miss Id
White, and she might recognize you, ant
smell q rat
'You are right, had better not 60.
81 don't see why you shouldn't, il yo'
let me fix you up"
"Fix me upy'
"Yes, SIR"
He took from his pocket a small box G
paints and two or three sets OF wigs an
whiskers and mustaches.
II always travel with them, sir. / ca
make myself into another man In fiv
minutes or so, and as for change {
clothes, any handy cheap clothes shop wi
serve my turn. Put on these sand
whiskers and mustaches-always hid
your mouth, strand this sandy wig, an
let me touch you up bit, and your ow
mother wouldn't know YOU"
/ doubted whether she would when
looked at myself in the glass after carr,
ing out Fowler's instructions, and in LEI
than quarter Of an hour we were ridiu
in a four wheeled cab to Brixton. "
alighted within couple Of hundred yarC
Of Miss Ida Whites lodgings, and Fowl
took me boldly into the house, requestir
me on the way thither to try and discov'
the men working under him who we
keeping watch upon the lady's maid
movements. To his qualification, failt
TO discover them.
"Then you didn't see Inc give the Off
to themp he asked.
NO." replied.
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