Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-05

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 He ,cas q gaunt old man ,vith ,uhite hair. "That's the man; that's the man," said old MT. Cossey, jerking his head in an excited manner. 'He's blackguard tell you he's blackguard; he tilted my wife's sister. She was twenty years younger than my wife tilted her week before her marriage, and would never give a reason, and she went mad, and is ill @ madhouse now. should like to have the running of him for it. l should like to drive him into the poorhouse J
 Mfr. Quest and Edward looked at each other, and the old man let his head fall back exhausted.
 "Now, igood-by,' Mir. Quest; they'll give you bit of dinner down stairs" he said at length. "1'm getting tired, and I want to hear the rest of that money article. You've done very we'll for Cossey S5 Son, and Cossey & Son will do we'll for you, for we always pay by results; that's the way to get good work and make lot of money. Mind, Ed ward, if ever you get chance don't forget to pay that blackguard Quaritch out, pound for pound, and twice as much again for com- pound interest-hee! hee! heel" 1.-The old gentleman keeps his head for busI- ness pretty well," said MT. Quest to Edward
 
 1 door.
 Keeps his headF' answered Edward. II should just think he did He's a regular shark now, that's what he is. really be- 1ieve that if he knew I had found the thirty thousand for old De Ia Moile he would cut me off with shilling" Here Mir. Quest pricked up his ears "And he's close, too,n he went on, tso close that it is almost impos- sible to get anything out of him. am not particular, but upon my word, I think that 1t is rather disgusting to see an old man with one footin the grave hanging on to his money bags, as though he expected to float to heaven on them"
 "Yes," said Mir. Quest, "it is curious thing to think of; but, you see, the money is his heaven"
 By the way" said Edward as they entered the study, "that's queer about that fellow Quaritch, isn't ita never liked the look of him. with his pious air"
 Very queer, Mir, Cossey," said he; ''but do you know, I almost think that there must be some mistake. I do not believe that Col Quaritch is the man to do things of that sort without very good reason. However, mo- body can tell, and it is long while ago"
 "A long while ago or not I mean to let him know my opinion of him when get back to Boisingham," said Edward, viciously. By Jove it's twenty minutes past 6, and in this establishment we dine at the pleasant hour of half past. Won't you come and wash your bands?E
 Mir. Quest got very good dinner, and, contrary to his custom, he drank the best part of bottle of old port after it. He had an unpleasant business to face that evening, and felt as though his nerves required brac- ing. About 10 o'clock he took his leave, and getting into hanson bade the cabman fn ct rrIo l,o arrived in due course Having dismissed his cab, he walked slowly down the street till he reached a small house with red pillars to the doorway. Here he rang the bell The door was opened by a middle aged woman with cun- ming face and simper. Mir. Quest knew her well. Nominally the Tigers servant, she was really her jackal, and in return for the intel igence she lent to the chase, received her portion of the prey.
 "Is Mrs d'Aubigne at home, Ellenl" he said.
 "No, sir" she answered, with simper, "but she will be back from the music hall before long. She does not appear in the second part But please come in, sir. You are quite stranger here, and am sure that Mrs d'Aubigne will be very glad to see you, for she have been dreadfully pressed for money of late, poor dear. Nobody knows the trouble that have had with those sharks of tradesmen."
 By this time they were up stairs in the drawing room, and Ellen had turned the gas up. The room was we'll furnished in a cer- tain gaudy style, which included good deal of gilt and plate glass. Evidently, however, 1t had not been tidied since the Tiger had left 1t, for there on the table were cards thrown this way and that, amid an array of empty soda water bottles, glasses with dregs ot brandy in them, and other debris, such as the ends of cigars and cigarettes, and little copper and silver money. On the sofa, too, lay gorgeous tea gown resplendent with pink satin, also pair of gold embroidered slippers, not over small. and an odd gant de Suede, with such an extraordinary number Of buttons that it almost looked like the cast of skin of brown snake.
 "1 see that your mistress has been having company, Ellen," he said, coldly.
 "Yes, sir, just few lady friends in to cheer her up bit," answered the woman, with her abominable simper. "Poor dear, she do get that low with you away so much, and no wonder; and then all these money troubles, and she night by night working hard for her living. Often and often have seen her crying over it all"-
 "Ah," said he, breaking in upon her elo. quence, II suppose that the lady friends smoke cigars. Well, clear away this mess and leave me. Stop, give me al brandy and soda first Twill wait for your mistress"
 The woman stopped talking and did as she was bid, for there was a look in MT. Quests eye which she did not quite like. So, having placed the brandy and soda water before him. she left him to his own reflections
 Apparently they were not very pleasant ones. He walked round the room, which was reeking of patchouli or some such com. pound, we'll mixed with the odor of stale cigar smoke, looking absently at the gewgaw ornaments. On the mantelpiece were some photographs, and among them, to his dis. gust, he saw one of himself. With some thing as near an oath as he ever indulged in. he seized it, and setting fire to it over the gas, waited till the flames began to scorch his fingers, and then flung it, still flaming, down into the grate. Then he looked at hi1n-
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