Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-23

own. uhhperet, sn afraid something thns
would look absurd on paper
That was . very deiizhtfui "Trip TO ms. and
rf,iak if must have bsen not altogether I'M
pssaxans To the young laiy. for Der cheeks
we're red and her eyes bright - re approach
I'd thu terminus. She .as going 70 her sistsr.
who lived two or three miles inland from
Liverpool, 70 she bad % Leave me before my
journey sAs ended
The train ouly halted for . moment, bat
managed 70 pres . warm kiS on her hpst
and q, beg her 70 give ms ber addreo thss
might ell On hsr ~
She anilsi arctly up into my face.
Il sill drop you line within week, Mr.
DAYTON she said sweetiy Let me sse-
your first name Is" -
-Alptsorl-s No 2si T street. Liver
pool, for the next ten dayA Goo1-by, dar
linSf' and | kissed her again. and saw the
door cioss oehind her ~trh . dull feeling Of
pain inside the left section Of nv walstcnat-
But resolutely put my pretty unknown
out Of my mind, and dsvote'i myself 20 look
ing sharp al Jorlette, who bad svideutly
fallen i@~o T y about the uneasiness OF
. guilt ~ ->.ieflle, f-pleeii
At Liverpool VI. cathcars stepped into
the car before any one hal left it He swept
bis eye over the occupants, and look OF
blank disulay srttied on his face
..Thundera,ionP cried ne; lis it possible
you have let him skipF'
He is there" said [, triumphantiy, point
Ing TO my red headed fellow passenger.
That" .aiii Cashcart, in tone Of ineffa-
bic contempt All, you're a fool Tha;
man Is the Rev John Perlnicut, rector OF st.
Thofnas' church. CumberweA How do you
do sirf' shaking hands with the pie eater.
A. for me, was loo2in; around for con
yenieut knot mole 10 crawl INTO, but there
seeue.i 10 be no such thing around loose
cathcart turned upon me trrc-iy
here in the deuce is Joriettef' he ex-
claimed. savageiy Did | not order you to
look sharp
"Yonder reverend gentleman was the only
one on the train in any wise answering Jor
lette's description" said |. doggesiiy
The guard came up at that moment and
substantiated my statement, and Cathcart
was Obliged t. swallow his modification with
as good grace as possible His information
relative to Jorlette's being a traveller by the
- mail had come from one Of his most re-
liable tlen but there had been some mistake
somewhere We were not TO pocket the two
thousand pnunds reward in hurry
A week after ward received a letter, writ
ten on pink paper, perfumed. and elegant
generally | transcrife 1t:
Ny DgAa Ma DAYTON Hereby fulfill my
promise Of dropping you line within week
nourishing. and hope you are also MY Aunt
James presentirn-nt did not prove prophetic
am on my way America, where | expect TO be
elected to congress with the rest Of my stripe
Give my love To old Cathcart- You have no idea
how funny Il feels TO have your lips pressed by q
mans lips when you happen 10 be a man yourself
Sorry you are not to get the two thousand pounds;
but self preserv alton is the first law Of ma
Faithfully yours PIERRE JoRfErrE
Well the secret was out
Ny pretty girl was the infamous murderer
himself, and Cathcart and | were done brown.
We kept the secret between US, and have
not yet given over our search for Jorlette,
but | greatly fear that the two thousand
pounds viii never fall into our hands New
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