The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-09
THE DAILY TIMES. SUNDAY. JUNE 8. 1889.

accident. n movement of his elbow
= caused this book 10 fall heavily to tho
d floor.
The affair concerns Mrs. Ketciie more
. directly than it does me" he observed.
4 Il will communicate with her, ana u
n she authorizes the payment | will make
!. it," At that moment the door into the
!. outer office opened "And by the way,
a continued the judge. there Is Mrs. ke-
I telle now. We can settle this thing
4 .here."
II was. IN fact. Pauline. Her face was
pale and grave, but her eyes sparklcd
E like stars. lupcc knew not how 20 I'M
. rerpret her abrupt appearance. The
look that she bestowed upon him did not
tend to rcassurc him. But he summoned
: al his resolution and resolved 10 fight if
brought to bay
, NY dear" said the judge as his wife
came over to him and stood 10y his
chair. "this person tells me that the
check gave him at your request has
, been stopped. and no wants me to
write him another"
1T was stopped by my orders said
Pauline. turning her eyes again on Du-
pee. 1.-The money viii not be paid.
"Why won't il be paids" rctoried Du-
pee. do you mean to deny that it is
duc.7
Il owe you nothing" she replied.
"Ohl well sec about that! DO you
wish me to tell your husband what it
was you bought Of me and paid eighty
dollars on account"
Il owe you nothing and shall pay you
nothing was her answer. "You are an
impostor and a thief. Your name is not
John Crush. but Horace Dupee. l have
waited for you long time"
"Never mind what my namc is or
what am. know what YOU are and
what you have done And unless you
pay me, here and now, not eighty dol
iars but eight hundred, your husband
shall know as much as dor
Not so loud, sir, if you please" inter
posed the judge. Il don't think you can
tell me anything about Mrs. Ketelle that /
do not already know. But if you think !
otherwise am ready to hear you, and |
fancy Mrs Ketoile viii not object"
Pauline inclined her head contemptu-
ously LET him speakw she said
"Oh, I'm going TO speak-don't make
any mistake about thatw Dupee cx-
claimed, beside himself with mingled fear
.and rage; for he was wholly unable 10
account for the security of Paulincs de-
mcanor. I'm going 10 speak, and what
/ say shall be heard not only by your
husband. who imagines you 10 be virtu-
Gus andCrcspectabio woman, but by all
New York, or wherever else she may go.
tell YOU, Judge ketclle, that tho sooner
YOU turn that woman into the street the
better it will be for your credit and rcpu-
tation, She has deceived you ever since
she was married TO youl Let her deny it
if she can! Let her deny that she visits
a fellow-hcr lover-in his lodgings in
Harlem, and drives with him in the park, 7
Let her deny that If she darcsl She
meets him every day; he is q younger z
man than YOU are. judge, and better look \
ing and they laugh at YOU for an old Fl
fool when They are together And they 4
are togctheroyer day. / say, thes0oner f,
youkick her into tho street the better, or I
You will have all New York laughing at .
youl I've got the facts, and I'll make
'om known, and provo EN-, too" A
Are you prepared 70 maintain" said 4
the judge, in q quiet tone, "that there is (
anything unseemly IN tho relations OF /,
the gentleman you speak Of and Mrs.
Ketello:"
Dupcc laughed harshly. ASK him.
be returned Bring him and no. to-
gcther and ask them what their relations h
are" /,
Il am fortunately ablo to do that
answered the judge, because the gen
tleman in question happens TO be at .
hand will summon him." And step
ping TO the door Of the inner room, he -,
partly opened it and said, Come a."
The next moment the figure of tall
young man appeared on tho threshold p
and advanced into the apartment lie 1,
was the very man whom Dupce had seen !
IN the park and afterwards traced TO tho =
Harlem nat But how came he TO be in f.
waiting here2 What was the meaning i
II it ally a
rs this the gentleman you speak OFF, .
inquired the judge Of DuPee, indicating n
ne newcomer. =
"Oh, l suppose they have fooled you y
vi;h some clever lie or other" said Du-
zee, with q snar- "All the same, what ,,
tell you is the truth; and the world will q
,elieye it. if you DON'T"
you seem to know 50 much, sir" an al
wcred the judge, "that you probably do g
lot need 10 be informed that Mrs. Ketelle
vas formerly Miss Nolcn, and that she &
ad two brothers. One Of them died u
rom the effect Of injuries received mys- u
eriously, while in the company Of one II
Iorace Dupee, several years ago. Tho 10
Their brother Percy by name, was ae-
used, a year since, Of robbery at Cas- OF
sllanis iewelry store. lie left New 81
'ork and was reported drowned; but the On
eport turned out to have been an error. al
Ie returned 70 New York about ten DAYS al
go; but his presence was not generally On
iade known, owing 10 the fact that the I'D
ne perpetrator Of the robbery had not hl
ct been identified. The Identification ia
as nov been made, however, and there IL
)ro tho necessity of concealing Mr.. n
ercy Nolen's presence no longer exists GA
"Well, and what has all this rigma- "a
Die to DO with me-" demanded Dupee 81
efantly. "What have l to do with WI
Grey Nolen|
Il am Percy Nolen, said the gentle yoo
IAN in question, regarding Dupee with W.
very stern expression, "and this lady 9.
my sister," 70, 20
Dapee saw at once that he had been -
ltwtted and trapped. The check had ~
zen stopped in order 10 induce him 10 ~
)me to Judge Ketelle's office; and it had ~ ~
zen previously arranged that Mrs. Ke- ~
lie and Percy were to meet sim there w
nj effect his discontinue. There was %
)thing left for him 10 DO except 10 re- We