Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-29
Copyrighted 1889 by 5. 5. Mcclure

W HS IL must, u COURSE.
Mr.. Padger made this remark quite
naturally, but his brain was busy with
doubts and suspicious.
Have you no suspicious, MIR. Ennis?
! he went on.
''No, none.
! The answer came prompt and resolute,
! but Mr.. Padger recolIected the hesitation
/ he had noticed in the lepIy to the same
! question that morning, and wondered
! more and more.
''What do you know about your wife s
| previous history? he asked
Which wife?'' said Mr.. Ennis.
Mr.. Padger looked at him without re-
plying.
''Have I got to deal with a simple,
! clumsy fOol:'' was the reflection aroused
! in his mind by this childish evasion, and
! Nj. Ennis read his meaning so plainly
! that he flushed
''Of course, - he stammered. ''You
| mean my second wife? Nothing that 5
very little.
.Hump!'' thought Mr.. Padger.
"That is strange, he said
~ met her at Chettenham She was
Mrs. Ford, widow. I took a liking
to her and married her. -
q Knowing nothing of her antece-
QeHls: qu6fleQ MI. EaQger.
''No; why should I!' said Mr.. Ennis
irritably. They were nothing to me.
She was d lady, and that was all cared
for. -
''Quite so, quite so, 3" remarked Mr..
Padger sOothingly, seeing that it was
useless to push his enquiries further in
that direction "Win you allow me to
inspect the rooms she occupied?''
[CEV2''
AT once, if it would be quite conven-
lent -
.'Why?''
~ should like to take a look round.
might come across something to give me
& hint il which direction to look -
''Ch, all right, If you particularly
wish It, - assented Mr.. Ennis grudg-
inglv.
lie led the way and Mr.. Padger fol-
lowed in silence up the broad wooden
staircase 10 a suit OF three IuxuriousIy
furnished rooms.
"These are the rooms, - said Mr..
Ennis, as he lighted the gas
EIr. Padger threw round him a quick,
comprehensive glance, which seemed to
liuger on nothing, yet noted everything
One fact alone impressed HIM. On the
hearth lag 4 heap Of blackened ashes.
the remnant Of burned papers. He
looked Al them and iurueI to MI En-
MS, who flushed strangely rs their eyes
met.
''Some unimpcrtant papers OF my
wife, - he murmured.
(Which she destToyed?'
'No-I.''
Mr. Padger made no further remark,
but devoted himself 10 a seemingly ex-
haustive examination Of various IndiIer-
ent tTitles, White ne was really engaged
in devising some scheme for being left
alone for awhile III the apartment. Mr..
Ennis relieved himself OF the necessity
by making some lame excuse and with
aTawing.
~ ith spring like a tigers Mr.. Pad
ger ieaDed 10 The hearth, but the flames
had done their work thoroughly, and the
- e - /" - - ~ l. III i,is Manu-
90 la'e' i age, Eiy BOY ne sai"
T.Gi"lS d. ne oaiei"I'y "IPen the ups
o. MS liI7o'S'
\ Ilo'IsI I 49, t'ti " "iuS MI hi"iS re-
sllleIeo anu ~oSeI "moSe ooSer'aht
10 "i'I02 60 ~ a. u i0'Cn' 50"
tI,a boor+5 followed Nv - Ioa1l % -
tense raIiaf
wal NJ Ennis >, soid ro7,rar ..1
,,ao5 lfo4oi,, Won ~, lo,,cro, :,
s.yTo,,t+ 70, +o1-o so,,,atif,r9,, aid
the old lrantIap,an bosnitabIv
80. tbori[ Won ;,
.uT,1a, viii yf,,o 4,,, fl,., so-v-,,,+ ,,
s.ogrIon me- ;, said M padror
l,,,i,l,f.- +ar,,osi,'o 81 - i,,,,,ar+a+,t
For +Ta ,,rasal,t that rona If To,'I. J,a,,,a
bo1f s5orId see mo IF i js NOT too ,,,,nI,
+ro7,bia vyouId Won kindly show me ont
Yourself. -
''Oh certainly, certainly -
'.Then | NAV depend upon vou?'' said
MI. Padger, a. he stood on the doorstep.
s'YOu may depend upon me, " echoed
Mr. Ennis slowly.
There was discreet, carefully sup
pressed. but undoubted merriment in
the servants hall at Mouplaisir that
night.
porl-a. rho oooobrnon bod s+ro11o1
=, +I'a e1,a,,fI,r a. 1-.'s hi 5,,roriot1a
.o,,s+orr, af+er his la uor,- - tbo
,Tbrae. piaeons an o6iacsnt nnblic house
kept bv a landlord of sporting tendencies
to take a quiet pipe and a glass Of whisky
and water.
A. he was eniovino tbis evnopefve Inv
~ +ooa+bar v-ffb the Drognostica tions