St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-04-20

1t. and may be in some sense consid-
cred to be her representative.
Acting upon this determination, Mr..
Gregory took his hat and cane, and,
with more than his usual alacrity,
turned his steps in the direction Of
Court street. He soon found himself
in the Office of Mr.. Brief.
A small. dapper man turned upon
him an inquiring look.
'.Mr. Brief" said John Gregory, in
terrogatively.
The same" responded the little
man.
IF | mistake not. you are the one
who is referred to in an advertisement
in this mornings paper"
I'm the matter Of Janet Campbell?"
yes"
''Can you give me any information
about her?" inquired Brief. with sud-
den interest
Il think So" answered Gregory.
cautiously.
Think SO! Don't you know so?
Excuse my mode Of speaking. but you
are aware that we require something
definite"
''Then. sir. said the visitor. Il may
say unequivocally and positively that l
knoU where Janet Campbell is to be
found"
Then you will have the goodness to
inform me-"
'.Yes; but not to-day. Two days
hence | will bring the person herself
here. Meanwhile. as appear as her
representative, shall be glad to know
OF what nature the advantage you
speak Of is"
II will tell YOU" answered Brief,
apparently satisfied Of the good faith of
his visitor.
You will agree that ! haven't ex-
aggerated tho character OF the advan-
tage, when tell you that it is in the
form, and amounts to five thousand
pounds"
Five thousand poundsr repeated
Gregory. hardly believing his ears
Yes; or twenty-five thousand dol
lars in our currency"
but how did it come about? Who
left the money. and how did you hap
pen TO be connected with the affair"
las far as l can understand. this was
the way it occurred: An uncle of
Janet. by name Robert, wandered off
to the East Indies. and there, happen
ing into profitable occupation, con-
tinuel to accumulate the sum men
toned. He returned to Scotland; but,
being of an irritable disposition, man
aged to get out with his relatives at
home. and in fit Of piquc. probably,
made will dcvising his property to
his niece. Janet He soon afterwards
died. and the will came in force. The
business Of finding out the heiress, who
was known to be, or to have been, in
this neighborhood. was Entrusted to
me. In order the better to succeed,
caused the advertisement which at
tracted your notice to be inserted in
the papers. That is all / know about
the natter
Il am much obliged to you for your
information, SIR" said John Gregory
in regard to the finding Of the per-
son YOU have advertised for. you may
set your mind entirely at rest. Day
after tomorrow, will call with her in
person"
So saying. Mr.. Gregory bowed. and
left the Office.
Five thousand pounds! Twenty-Five
thousand dollars-' he muttcred to him.
self. ''Who would have thought that
Janet would ever be SO rich? sup
pose that she won't be willing to re-
main as my housekeeper any longer.
Can't blame her. Wouldn't If / were
she. But how am going to get along
without her? Nobody knows exactly
how to suit me in every respect as she
does"
John Gregory walked on awhile, in
thoughtful silence.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars is
good deal of money" thought he. Il
wonder what she'll do with it? Itwould
be good deal Of service to me. With
the help of it, could double my bust
ness"
John Gregory thought awhile longer.
and new and happy idea flashed upon
him.
There is one way Of accomplishing
both these desirable Objects-retaining
Janet in my family and obtaining pos
session of this mOney-and that is. to
marry her."
John was at asst quite startled at
this thought, but the longer he har-
bored it the more reasonable it seemed.
ITO be sure, she isn't handsome, nor
is she very young, for that matter.
However. she must be some few years
younger than myself, and when a man
reaches for;y-eight, he can't afford to
be very particular on that point
POUNDS. I'm half-determined-yes; l
will propose. and that without waste
OF time"
John Gregory went home to dinner a
little earlier than usual.
1t SO happened that Janet, for a won
der had not succeeded SO well as usual
with her dinner. and this, knowing as
she did, how particular he was, made
her feel little nervous and fidgety.
However. to her surprise, he ate his
dinner without appearing to remark
that any thing was out Of the way. He
seemed unusually distracted. as if he
were intently thinking of something.
At length he said, abruptly: