Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-17

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 "Ah! that explains it." muttered Calton to himself. Come now," he said cheerfully, ''tell me all that happened on the night you brought Mr. Fitzgerald to see the !Queen.'"
 tWho's 'ea" asked Sal, puzzled.
 "Mr. Fitzgerald, the gentleman you brought the letter for to the Melbourne club" "Oh, 'im" said Sal, a sudden light break ing over her wan face. "I never know'd his name afore."
 Cation nodded complacently
 II knew you didn't" he said ''that's why you didn't ask for him at the cluh,n
 :tShe never told me is name," said Sal, jerking her head in the direction of the bed. "Then who did she ask you to bring to her9' asked Calton, eagerly.
 ''No one," replied the girl. 'This was the way of it: On that night she was orfll i'll an' sat beside Ter while gran was asleep:n '' "I was drunk, blast ye," broke in gran, hercely; ''none of yer d. lies, was blaz- ing drunk, glory rallelujah.'
 "An' ses she to me, she ses," went on the girl, indifferent to her grandmother's inter ruption, "'Get me some paper an a pencil, an I'll write a note to i'm, will.' So I goes an gifts Ter what she arsks fur out O grans box"
 "Stole it, blast ye," shrieked the old hag, shaking her fist.
 "Hold your tongue" said Kilsip in per emptory tone
 Mother Guttersnipe burst into a volleY of oaths, and having run rapidly through all she knew, subsided into sulLy silence.
 'tShe wrote on it." went on Sal, "and then arsked me to take it to the Melbourne club an' give it to i'm Ses I, Who's imp Ses she, Its on the letter; don't you arsk no questions an you won't lear no lies, but give %oS o% tl,ae e1Yrh only f1rsH o& corner of Bourlze street and Russell street. So out goes, and gives it to cove at the club, an then e comes along, an ses e, Take me to 'er,' and looked i'm"
 "And what like was the gentleman"
 "Oh, werry good lookin', |" said Sal "Werry tall, with yeller air an mustache. He lad party clothes on, an masher coat an soft at"
 "That's Fitzgerald right enough" mutt tered Caltor. ~"And what did he do when he came?'
 'He goes right up to Ter, an she ses, Are you 'ep an e ses, I am.' Then ses she, Do you know what I'm a-goin' to tell yous an e says, 'No.' Then she ses, Its about 'er;' an ses e, looking very.white, ''Ow dare you ave Ger name on your vile lipsF an' she gifts up an screeches, Turn that gal out, an I'll tell you;' an e takes me by the arm an ses e, Ere, git out,' an gifts out, an' that's all knows"
 And how long was he with her!" asked Calton, who had been listening attentively. "'Bout arf hour," answered Sal, II takes i'm back to Russell street about twenty | five minutes to 3, cause looked at the clock on the postoffice, an @ gives me sov., an then e goes a-tearin' up the street like any, | thing"
 "Take him about twenty minutes to walk | to East Melbourne" said Calton to himself "So he must just have got in at the time Mrs. Sampson said. He was in with the Queen the whole time, suppose?" he asked, looking keenly at Sal.
 1T was at that door," said Sal, pointing to it, "an' e couldn't lave got out unless r seen | i'm"
 ''oh, it's all right,n said Calton, nodding to Kilsip; ''there won't be any difficulty in proving an ahbi. But say" he added, turn ing to Sal, "what were they talking ahouta'
 II dunno" answered Sal, sI was at the door, an they talks that quiet couldn't lear | lem. Then he sings out, My G., it's too horTihler an ear larfin' like to bust, an then e comes to me, and ses, quite wild like, Take me out of this 'ellr an looked im."
 "And when you came back2
 'sShe was dead" | "Deadr'
 "As blessed door. naa,s said Sal, CueeIAu1tys
 HAn'1 never know'd was in the room with blarsted corpse," walled Mother Gut tersnipe, waking up. "Cuss Ter, she was allays a-doin' contrary things"
 "How doyou knowa" said Calton, sharply, as he rose to go.
 "I know'd Ter longer nor you, cuss ye,' croaked the old woman, fixing one evil eye on the lawyer; "an' know what you'd hks to know; but ye shan't, ye shant."
 Calton turned from her with shrug of his shoulders.
 "You will come to the court tomorrow with Mir. Kilsip," he said to Sal, ''and tel what you have just now told me-"
 "It's all true, s'elp me-" said Sal, eagerly "'e was 'ere all the time.n
 Calton stepped towards the door, followes by the detective, when Mother Guttersnip' arose.
 .1sWhare's the money for finin' 'er" sh Rcreeched, pointing one skinny finger at Sal
 'Well, considering the girl found herself,
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