The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-25
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"My name is Morgan. I'M trying 10
find a man named Marley 4 carpenter.
| lie got into Some trouble three or four
years ago. kidnapping a child on some
thing. DO YOU know where lc Is now:
That was the qucerest thing. said the
old lady. My Oh, that was four years
ago last summer Yes, II was in the sum.
mer. for the child was playin ont IN the
front yard. didn't sec 1t myself, an !
don't know anything about 1t, but ] heard
he went right into the yard and picked
the child up an ran down the street, the
woman after him. scrclmin, an every
BODY comm out 10 their doors. That was
after they was divorced, You know !
don't know what the trouble was between
them but they say she was just as bad
as he was, and the Lord knows that was
bad enough. saw her once, an ] declare
to goodness
Eyes, that ali right, broke in Frank
but ] don't caro- anything about that.
Where is he now
Bless YOU | don't know. heard 1t
said he married agin-married some wo.
man from Blue lsland-a wilder. J
b1ieyo. An she's a vixen, they tell me.
If he couldn't git along with his hrsi
woman. | don't know what he'll DO with
this one. if all reports are true about
her"
DO Won know where She lives;
"Oh. tell you | don't know the first
thing in the world about either OF en-.
She's Il midwife / hear, an come to think
about it she tended II women that he'd a
baby over here on 5 street somewhere
IA couple OF weeks ago"
Where does the woman live who had
the baby
Il don't know. / didn't care enough
about il 10 ask 4 little bit of a child 1t
was, they tell me, an amt expected to
live"
"Weli who told you the woman had a
babv?'
sure enough That's 50. 1t was the
Turner girls told me. | don't know how
they know. Mebbe they're some rcla
ton 10 her or something They don't
live here. YOU know. They're just here
going to school. They live over here on
u street with Mrs Gage, | know
where the house is, but | don't know the
number. They're real nice girls and -
Yes. yes, / know said Frank. I'm
ever 50 much obliged u YOU. III 20 sec
IS | can ind the young ladies.
Ho started for " street. Here was
a hot trail. Ii he could find the Turner
girls and then the woman who Lad been
attended by the midwife. then the mid
wife herself. the wife OF the carpenter, he
wa, in Il fair way way to learn something
OF Mary Marley.
He found Mrs. Cages house without
trouble. and inquired at the door DO
the Misses Turner live here
Yes, sir, they are just sitting down to
dinner
Through an open door Frank saw two
young ladies at the dinner table. He was
so full OF his business that he forgot the
small formalities Of the occasion, and
walking into the dining room he said
Good evening. ladies. Do either Of you
know u lady who had Il baby a few days
ago.
The young ladies blushed looked very
much astonished aud half rose from their
seats.
Frank FASTENED TO apologize. And by a
rather lengthy explanation he caused the
young ladies to grant him pardon Tor his
b~rusquenoss, and to fully appreciate the
Importance OF the business at hand But
the young ladies did not know where the
sick lady lived 1t was over Oh B.
street somewhere, but just where they did
not know. They had never been IN the
house. Nor did they know the iady's
name. 1t was u queer name-began with
all Ellington, or Alingsworth or some
thing like that They had learned by
chance of the birth OF the baby, and
really didn't know anything about the
matter at all
Franks hopes sunk. buJ with this
thread Of "a clew he went over 10 B
street and began to ring door bells and in
quire. DO you know II man who lives on
this street by the name OF Ellington, or
nlingsworth. or some such name
And the answer would come. No,
there's no such man lives around here,
and the door would close.
Frank was about to give IT up He was
cold and hungry, and the hour was get
ting late
Yes, Julia the man who lives IN the
cottage just beyond the big brick has a
name like that. 1t begins with | any
way " said a female voice within the house.
Franks hopes went up, and he hurried
to the cottage. His knock brought 10 the
door Il big, broad shOuldered man, il his
shirt sleeves.
Good evening, % said Frank. Does
your name begin with ~
well, you bet it does. My name is
lngelfritz Come in"
Frank seized the broad shouldered man
by the arm and In melodramatic tones
inquired Did your wife have a baby
lately
"Well-yes-she did, said Mr.. lngel
fritz, scratching his head IN pcrpleXity
ind establishment, but | swear | don't
know what business that IS of yours"
Frank hurried to explain that he was
looking for the midwife, and asked DO