Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-17
CHAPTER NXIII.

George carried out his intention Of going to London. The morning following the day when MT. Quest had driven the auctioneer in the dog cart to Honham, George might have been seen an hour before 1t was light pur chasing third class return ticket to Liv CT pool street. Arriving there in safety, he partook of Q second breakfast, for it was 10 o'clock, and then taking a cab he caused him. self to be driven to the end of that street in Pimlico where he had gone with the fair "Edithia, and where Johnnie had made ac- quaintance with his ash stick.
 Dismissing the cab, he made his way to the house with the red pillars, but on arriving was considerably taken aback, for the place had every appearance of being deserted There were no blinds to the windows, and on the steps were muddy foot marks and bits of rag and straw which seemed to be the litter of recent removal. Indeed, there on the road were the broad wheel marks of the van which had carted off the furniture He stared at the sight with dis1nay. The bird had ap- parently flown and left no address, and he had had his trip for nothing.
 He pressed upon the electric bell; that is, he did this ultimately. George was not ac- customed to electric bells, indeed he had never seen one before, and after attempting in vain to pull it with his fingers-for he knew that it must be bell because there was the word itself written on it-he as last re- source condescended to try it with his teeth. Ultimately, however, he discovered how to use it, but without result. Either the battery had been taken away, or it was out of gear. Just as he was wondering what to do next he made 8 discovery-the door was slightly ajar. He pushed it and it came open-revealing q 1 dirty hall, stripped of every scrap of furni. l ture. Entering, he shut the door and walked ! up the stairs to the room whence he had fed l after thrashing Johnnie Here he paused 1 and listened, for he thought he heard some body in the room; nor was he mistaken, for presently a well remembered voice shrilled l out within:
 "Who's skulking about outside there7" said l the voice. "lf it's one of those baihffs he'd l better hook it, for there's nothing left here. Georges countenance positively beamed al | the sound.
 "Bailifrs, marma' he sung out through the door; "it ain't nosvarminty bailiffs, it's g friend, and just when you're wanting one seemingly. Can 1 come inf'
 ''Oh, yes, come in, whoever you are," said the voice. Accordingly he opened the dool and entered, and this was what he saw. The room, like the rest of the house, had beer stripped of everything, with the solitary ex captions of box and mattress, beside which there were an empty bottle and @ dirty glass On the mattress sat the fair Edlthla, alia: Mrs. D'Aubigne, alias tho Tiger, alias Mrs Quest, and such a sight as she presented l George had never seen before. Her flerct face bore traces of recent heavy drinking and was moreover dirty, haggard and dread full to look upon; her hair was a frouzy mat on some patches of which the golden dye hae faded, leaving it its natural hue of doubt fM gray. She had no collar on, and her line, was open at the neck; on her feet were filthy pair of white satin slippers, on her bacl that same gorgeous pink satin tea gow1
 which MT. Quest had observed on the occa sion of bis visit, now, however, soiled ane
 torn Anything more squalid or more repul
 dve than the whole picture cannot be i'm agined, and though his stomach was prett, strong, and in the course of his life he hat
 seen many sight of utter destitution, Georg'
 literally recoi,ed from it.
 Whats the matterr said the hag, sharp ly, land who the dickens are youi An,
 know now; you are the chap who whacke<
 Johnnie" and she burst into @ hoarse scream of laughter at the recollection. "It wa
 mean of you, though. to hook it and leav'
 me. He pulled me, the devil, and l wa
 fined two pounds by the beak" ..a.
 "Mean of him, marm, not me; but he wa
 mean varmint altogether, he was; to e
 and pull Q lady, too; niver heard of such [
 thing. But, marm, If l might say so, yo'
 sser to be in trouble here" and he took {
 seat upon the deal box.
 "In trouble; should think was in trouble