The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-15

bold as brass and sings out, Is no in' Net
out says, 'or I'll call the perlice Oh no,
YOU won't SAYS she; You'll give him that,
and she shoves a letter in my hands. Who's
himY asks i dunno she answers. ITS
written there. and / can't read; give il him
at once And then she clears ont before
could stop her
"And the letter was for Mr. Fit erlldf
Eyes, sir, and n precious dirty letter 1t
was, too
"You gave it 10 him, Of courscT
II did, sir. He was playing cards and he
pu. il ia his pocket. after having looked at
the outside Of L, and went Oh with his
game
Didn't he open itf'
/ Not then, sir: but he did later ON, about n
quarter 70 O'Clock. | was IN the room, and
/ he opens 1t and reads 1t. Then he says To
: himself. What id impertnence,' and
puts it into ms pocket
WAS he disturbed
"Well, sir. be- looked angry like. and put
/ his coat and hat on and walked out about
! 1--WE minute TO l.
/ "Ahl and be met Whvtc at L. muttcred
/ Cation. There's no doubt about H. Tho
/ letter was an appointment and be was going
10 keep it, What kind of letter was it" he
asked.
VERY dirty, sir, in "A square envelope but
the paper was good and 50 was the writing.
THAT will do. said Cation; 81 am much
obliged to you.r and hc hurried down to
whore Madge awaited him in the cab
"You were right" he said TO her. WHOM
the cab was once moro in motion He got
a letter on that night, and went to keep his
appointment at The time he met Whyte"
Il knew it, cried Madgo with delight
"You see, we will find it in his lodgings"
II hope So answered Cation; but we
mus not be too sanguine; he may have de
stroyed it,
mo, he has not. She replied; Il am con
WINGED it is there
"Well, answered Cation looking at her,
81 won't contradict you, for your feminine
instincts have done more to discover the
truth than my reasonings, but that is often
the case with wOmen-they jump in the dark
where q man would hesitate and in nine
cases out of ten land safely"
"Alas for the tenth" said Hiss rrettlby
"s;he has &c be the one exception 10 prove the
rule"
She had ia a great measure recovered her
spirits, and seemed confident that she would
save her lover But Mr.. Cation saw that her
nerves were strung up TO the highest pitch,
and that il was only her strong vii that kept
her from breaking down altogether
by Jove' he muttered, in an admirng
tone, as he watched her, shes Il pluclly
girl. and Fitzgerald is a lucky man 10 have
woman like that in love with him
T.... l.. LII,
the door was opened by Mrs Sampson. who
looked very discousolate indeed. Tho poor
cricket Had been hlaming herself severely for
the Information She had given o. the false
insurance agent. and Oh, floods Of tears which
she had Wolt had apparently had am effect
Oh her physical condition, for She cracked
les loudly than usual. though her voice was
as shriIl o. ever.
That SIGH q thng should ave 'a'pued 70
I'M" she walled, in her thin, high voiro.
AN ne tLat proud ct i'm, nos AVN any
family Of my own, except Oh" a- died ~!
went up 20 'oayiug arter is father, which
'ope, a. they bo-hare row angels, Gu' iriealy
as lis nature 'al not developed iu this valley
o. the ,h4oler 90 determine is fcc.ns o..
wards is father when e. died, bcu' carried
oil by q chill. rausel by the change from %
to cold. tire weather hc.n that contrary
They had arrived a; Brian, sitting room
by this time. and Mal-s sank into 20 CHAIR.
while Cation. anxious 70 begin tLe search
sad rather imp-teatr as De- opened 'he
door for her. "ieavc us fora short um'.
theresa good soul. M.- Freftlhy ami lwDut
% have 70 rest. anl Sc sill ring Tor you when
wc aro going
"Thaub Fop. sir. sadtho lachrymo.e land
lady, cam / 'opes they won'- aug Bob. ".ca
is such ch3ay way OF dy.u. but iu DR.. $50
are iu death she went on. rather ueuhe
rcutly. "as B, wel known Jo them Us a- dis
eases. an may B.. corised at any minute
and a, -
Here Cation. unable o. restrain hl, im9a.
thence any longer shut the door, and they
heard Mrs SIMPSONS shrin voice and sub
dued crockInss die anayIn the distance.
"Now then. he said, now that We have
got rid Of that woman and her tongue, where
are sc 10 begin"
The desk replied Madsc going over to
il: "lts the most likely place
The letter, however, was not 10 b" found
in the desk, nor was il IN the sitting room
they tried the bedroom. but with 40 better
result; 50 Madge was nearly giving up me
search in despair when suddenly Cations
eye tel ON the waste Paper basket, which ~
some uuaccountable reason. they had over
looked in their search The basket was hall
full, amt, oh looking ~ il, a sudden th""-ht
struck the LAWYER lie rang the L"ll. and
suddenly Ars Sampson made her appear .
ance.
"How long has that waste uawr ba'"et
been standing like that" he asacl. pointing .
20 IT,
1T be.u iLe only fault ad g. aal ";H
i'm Sad Mrs Sampson "'e bcm that 1913
tidy that 'ca never lot me clean t ot. ca'h
e told me pussouiy Z said rs 'ow e. ;ar'".t
things into it as e might ave 10 loo@ up
again: an / 'ayeu't touched j, for more nof ,
SIX weeks, op.n You won't think me haI .
housekeeper 10 be.n 'isown wish-beln fond .
of litter an SIGH like
"Sx weeks, repeated Cation, with look
at Mad-e. All, and be got the letter four
weeks ago Depend upon it, We shall find 1t
there
Madge gave a cry. and, falling on her
knees. emptied the basket out on the floor
and both she and Cation were soon as busy
a,ponr the FRAGMENTS of paper rs though they