Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-26
Hull to tryand find a couple of Tog1es5

Hull to try and find a couple of Togues."
To Hull he went. breathing avarice
and vengeance. This dangerous villain
was quite master of Bartley's, secret.
and Hopes. To be sure, when Hope
first discovered him III Bartiey's office,
he was puzzled at the sudden interfer-
ence of that stranger. He had only seen
Hopes back until this. and. moreover.
Hope had been shabbily dressed in black
cloth hard worn, whereas he was in a
new suit of tweed when he exposed
Monckton's villainy. But this was ex-
planned at the trial. and MOnckton III
structed his attorney to examine
Hope about his own great fraud: out
counsel refused to do so, either because
he diSbelieved his client. or thought
such a cross examination would be stop
ped. or set the court still more against
his client.
Monckton ragged at this. and. OF
course. said he had been bought by the
other side. But now he was delighted
that his enemies secret had never been
inquired into, and that he could fall on
them both like a thunderbolt.
He was at Hull next day, and rambled
about the old shop, and looked in at the
windows. All new faces, and on the
doOr-plate, Atkinson & Co."
Then he went in, and asked for Mr..
BARLEY.
Name not known.
why, he used to be here. l was in
his employ"
No: nobody knew Mr.. BARLEY.
Could he see Mr.. Atkinson?
Certainly. Nh Atkinson would be
there at two O'Clock.
MoncktOn, after some preamble. ask
ed whether he had not succeeded in this
business to Mr.. Robert BARLEY.
No. He had bought the business
from Mrs. Duplex. widow residing in
this town, and he happened to know
that her husband had taken it from
Whitaker. a merchant at Boston.
rs he alive, sir?"
Il believe so. and very well known"
MoncktOn went off to Whitaker, and
learned from him that he had bought
the business from BARLEY, but it was
many years ago, and he had never heard
Of the purchaser since that day.
Monckton returned to London baff1ed.
What was he to do? Go to a secret-in-
quiry office? Advertise that if MIR.
Robert BARLEY, late of Hull, would
write to certain agent, he would hear
of something to his advantage? He did
not much fancy either of these. plans.
Hope, or both.
Then he argued thus: BARLEY has
got lots of money now, or he would not
have given up business. Ten to one he
lives in London, or visits it. [ will try
the Park"
Well, he did try the Park, both at the
riding hour and the driving hour. He
saw no BARLEY at either time.
But one day in the Lady'S Mile, as he
hstlessly watched the carriages defile
slowly past him, with every now and
then a jam, there crawled past him a
smart victoria, and in it a beautiful wO-
man with glorious dark eyes, anda love-
ly little boy, the very image of her. 1t
- 7,sS his Wife and her son.
Monckton started, but the lady gave
no sign of recognition. She bowed, but
it was to a gentleman at Monckton's
side, who had raised his hat to her with
marked respect.
little swell to the gentleman in ques-
ton. you know herr"
Every slightly"
"Who is she? A duchess?"
mo; a stock brokers' wife, Mrs. Bra
ham. Why, she is known beauty"
That was enough for Monckton. He
hung back a little, and followed the car
rage. He calculated that if it left the
Park at Hyde Park Corner, or the Mar
BILE Arch, he could take hanson and
follow it.
When the victoria got clear of the
corner, Mrs. Braham leaned forward a
moment and whispered a word to her
coachman. Instantly the carriage dash
ed at the Chesterfield Gate and into
Mayfair at such a swift trot that there
was no time to get a cab and keep it in
sight.
(To be continued.