The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-08

Ppm very sorry" answered Gorby, meekly
ON knock next time
ooh, no you won't" said the landlady,
tossing her head, "mo not 'avin' knocker,
an your and a-scratchin' the paint oil the
door, which it amt been done over six months
by nv sister-in-inws cousin which e is a
painter, with shop III titAoy, an won
derful hcyc 10 color"
Docs Mr. Fitzgerald live here" asked Mr.
Gorby quietly.
He do" replied Mrs. Sampson, 'but 'es
gone out, an won't Be back till the arter-
noon, which any mcssidgo 'ull he delivered to
in punctuaI on is arrival
ppm clad he's not in, said Mr.. Gorby
Would you allow mo 10 have few mo
menfs' conversation"
"What is itF asked the cricket her curl
osty being reused
"In tell you when we get inside" an
swercd Mr.. Gorby
The cricket looked at him with her sharp
little eyes, and sccins nothing disrePu'able ia
him, led the way upstairs, cracking loudly
tho whole time This 50 ast0nished Mr.
Gorby that he crst about ~ his own mind for
an explanation OF the phenomena
conclusion "but never heard anything like
it, and she looks as if she'd snap IN two, she's
that brittle
Mrs Sampson took Gor5y into Brian's sit
ting, and, having closcd the door. sat down
AMI prepared 20 hear what lac had 10 say for
himself
Il 'opo it amt bills, She said MY. Fit
gerald avn money IN the bank, and every
thin respectable Ike a gentleman as e is,
tho, to be sure, your bill might come down
on him unbeknown Is not ayin kept 1t ia
mind, which ID amt every body as ave SIGH
good memory rs my aunt on my mothers
side, she avn bin famous for er dates Ike
'lstory, not to speak Of er multiplication
tables and tho numbers Of peoples 'ousos"
81 am an insurance agent" he said rapidly,
so as to prevent any interruption by the
cricket; "and Mr. Fitzgerald wants TO insure
his life in our company Before doing SO
want TO ind out ii he is good life to insure;
does he live tcmperatelyi keep carly hours
and, in fact, all about him
Il shall b. Apply TO answer any inquiries
which may be OF use 81 You, SIR repiicl
Mrs. Sampon: "klo"in' a. 1 do 'ow good q
insurance is TO family should the 'ead of il
be taken of Woy1cete9, lcavin' q vidd,r,
which. as / kaow, Mr. Fitzgerald is go.n'
10 be- married soon, an opas ell be- Apply,
tho thro 10 loses q lolscr rs a- allays paid
reglcr, an boayed like a gentleman
docs no keep good hoursH said Mr.
Gorby.
"Allays in afora the clock strikes twelve
answered the land'ady; tho to be sure, |
u.s. it as a Gsger Of speech, none Of the
clocks in the 'oIsc striEn' but one, which is
bein' mcnded, 'avin. broke through over
windin'."
rs he always in before l.r asked Mr..
Gorby, kcenly disappointed at -;lis answer.
Mrs Sampson eyed him waggishly, and
smile crcpt over her wrinkled little face.
Young men, not bein' old men," she re-
Piled, cautiously, land sinners not bein'
saints, it's not nattral as latch keys should be
made for ornament instead of use, and Mr..
Fitzgerald bein' ono Of the andsomest men
in Melbourne, it amt 10 be expected as e
should let s latch key git rusty, tho, 'avin' a
good moral character, g uses II with moler-
atom
But | suppose you are generally asleep
when he comes in loteN SAID the detective;
$50 you can't tell what hour he comes
honcp
"Not as "a rule aSsented Mrs Sampson;
"bein a cavy sleeper, and much disposed for
bed, but AVE card I'm como in arter T.,
the last time bein Thursday week"
"Ah" Mr. Gorby drew a long breath, for
Thursday week was the night when the muir
der was committed.
"Ben troubled with my cad" said Mrs
Sampson, "thro' 'avin' been out IN the sun
all day a-washiu', did not feel 50 partial 10
my bed that night as in general, 50 went
| down 10 the kitchen with the intent OF se-
ting lnsoed poul;ice to put at the back Of
my cad it being calculated to remove pain,
as was told 10 me, when nuss, 10y doctor
in tho horspital, g now being In business for
hisSclf, at Geelrg, with a large family,
'avin' married early. Just as | was leavin
the kitchen card Mr.. Fitzgerald a-comin
in, and, turnin' round, looked at the clock,
that AVN been my custom when my late
usband came in the early mornin', | bein' q
peparin' is meal
And the time WASP asked Mr.. Gorby,
breathlessy
Give minutes to Q o'clock" replied Mrs
Sampson.
| Mr.. Gorby thought for a moment.
| Cab was hailed at o'clock-started for St
kilda about ten minutes past-reached gram
mar school, say at twenty-five minutes past
Fitzgerald talks five minutes to cabman,
making 1t alf-past-say, he waited ten min
utes for other cab to turn up, makes it twenty
minutes TO git would take another twenty
minutes TO get TO East Melbourne-and five
minutes to walk up here-that makes it five
minutes past instead of before-confound it
"Was your clock in the kitchen rightf he
asked aloud
"Weli, think So" answered Mrs. Samp-
SON. at does Get little slow sometimes,
not ayin' bin cleaned for some time, which
my nevy bein a matchmaker allays lands
it over to i'm"
'Of course it was slow OH that night, ;" said
Gorby, triumphantly. HE must have come