The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-05

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smile
"Do YOU. ndecdm said Madgc. gayly
"You will be able to read in no time. Sal
"Read thisr said Sal touching Tristan:
4 Romance by Zoe
Hardly said Mddge, picking it up with
a look of contempt ~ want You to learn
English. and not confusion Of tongues like
this thing Bat its too hot to do lessons,
Sal. she went on. leaning back in her seat
$50 get n chair and talk to me"
Sal compiled, and Madge looked out on the
brilliant flower beds. and at the black shadow
of the tall witch elm which grew on one side
of the lawn She wanted 70 ask certain
question oi Sal. and did not know how 10 do
IT, The moOdiness and irritability OF Brian
had troubled her very much of late, and,
with the quick instinct of her sex, She
ascribed il indirectly TO the woman who had
died in the bacl, slum Anxious to share his
troublcs and tighten his burden, she deter
mined TO ask Sal about this mysterious wO
man, and find out il possible, what secret
had been told 10 Brian, which affected him
80 deeply
"Sal," she said, after a short pause, turn
ing her clear gray eyes on the woman, 81
Yaut to ask YOU something"
The other shiycred and turned pale
About about that"
Madgenodded
She hesitatel for moment, and then
flung herself M the feet Of her mistress,
Il w.U ten yc1.n shc cried. "You have
been tld % wo au' har' right to lnow. |
will tpll sou a, know
Then asked Malgc. firmly, as sho
cla.pel her hands Chilly together, who was
this woman whom Dir Fitzgerald went to
See and where $50 She como from"
Gran an mc found her one eveniu' in
Little Bouri.e -treet.n answered Sal, Just
near the theatre. She was quite drunk an
we took her home with u.s."
"iiow kind Of you.' said Madge
ooh, it wasn't that" replied the other
dryly Gran wanted her clothes; she WAS
awful swell dressed
And she took the clolhcs-bow wickedw
"Any one would have done II down our
way" answered Sal, ndiirerentiy. "but
Gran changed hcr mind whei. She got her
home | went cat 60 get some Gin Tor Gran,
and when | came back she was huccin and
l:i,sin' the woman"
"S;hr recognized EcrT
"los. s'pose 80. replied sal, AN next
mornin', when tho LADY cot square, She made
grab at Gran m hollcred ont, i was
comm 90 SOC you.''
And them
Gran chucted me ont Of The room, ~,
they had a long jaw; ard then. when come
back, Gran tolls ne the lady is a-goin' 90
stay with Us cause she was III, and sent mo
for Mr. Whytr'
"Aud ne camow
"Oh. ye,-often." said Sal. Gle kicked
up a row when We first turned mp. but when
be found she was i'll. sent n doctor; but it
warn't 10 good. She was two weeks with
rs, and then died the nornin' She saw Mr..
Fitzgerald"
81 suppose iir. Whytc was IN the habit OF
talking to this woman"
Lots" returned sal. "but he always
tr-nrA C,an' N out If TIE room store -
started
'Ard"-hesitatns- you ever over
hear one Of these conversations"
"Ycs-one." answered the other, with q
nod. II got riled at the way he cleared us
ont of our room: and once when he shut tho
door and Gran went OF 10 get some gin, |
sat down at TIE door and listened. He
wanted her 10 give up some papers, and sho
wouldn't She said she'd die first. BIT at
last he got 'cm, and took 'em away with
him
Did you SOC themw asked Madge, as the
assertion OF Gorby that Whytc had becn
murdered Cor certain papers flashed across
her mind
Rather, said sal. II was looking through
o hole in the door, an she takes en- from IN
der her rillcr. an e takes EN- TO table,
where Tie candle was. an loo.s az 'en-they
were in 4 large blue envelope. with writing On
It in red ink-then hc puts EN- in his pocket,
and she sings ont: You'll lose EN-, an g
SAYS: 10. I'll always have 'em with me, an
If e wants EN- ell have TO kill me tusJ afore
be ri.5 en-"
"And yoa did not know who the man was
10 whom the papers were OF such imlor-
arco"
40. didn't. they never said 10 names'
"And when was It Whyto got the papers"
about a week before be was murdered
said Sal after a moments thought AN
after that he never turned up again. She
kept watching for him night an day, an
cause he didn't come got mad at him. hear
her sayin', You think you've done with me,
my gentleman. an leaves me here 10 die, but
I'll spoil your little game, an t.en she wrote
that letter To Mr. Fitzgerald and brought
him 70 her, as you know"
YES. yes" said Madge, rather impatiently
~ heard all that at the trial, but what con-
versation passed between Mr.. Fitzgerald and
this womani Did YOU hear itl'
'Bits of it," replied the other. II didn't
split in court, cause thought the lawyer
would be down on Inc for listening. The fust
thing | heard Mr. Fitzgerald sayin was,
You're mad-it amt true, an she ses, Sep
me God, it is; Whytes got the proof, an
then he sings out. MY poor girl an she ses,
VIII you marry her nowf and ses he, i will
love her more than ever and then she
makes grab at him, and ses, Spite hiS game
Z. ven can and ses he, What's yer manner
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