Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17

stir out of Selby House; if he were a lunati,
he could not STIR out; in any case, to Sc,
him one must get inside-this seemed tn,
only way of getting inside.
| But was not aware of one thing; tn,
rules imposed upon the keepers Of licensed
houses, as the proprietors of lunatic asyluml
are termed, are very strict No keeper OF
attendant con be employed without license
from the Commissioners in Lunacy. waI
unprovided with such license; to obtain II
must really leave the police force, get q
reference from my superiors, lose my
chances of promotion and pension, and,
perhaps-nay, probably, after all these
arrangements, find out that Hoffman was
not Hannay at all.
Stewart returned; he drew pipe from
his pocket. GIVE got just q quarter of an
hour of, Dryland, he said, as he carefully
filled and lighted it. "You look dull, nv
man. WHAT'S it?''
told him the tale had told the porter.
I clothed my naked lie in the details oi
probability; to my great relief he believed
me; he did more, he sympathized with me.
$50 you left rather than be put upon,
said he. ''I'd have done the same"
''You wouldn't have liked to have seen q
younger man put over your head, would
you?" said 1, with, as trusted, the air Of
q deeply injured man.
''No! shouldn't, you showed q proper
spirit" here he began to smoke rehectively.
The porter, who, though hungry, was a
sympathiser, too, here broke in, "What are
you going to dO?''
81 haven't an idea," 1 said.
"How about references?" said Stewart.
"Oh, they are right. resigned; wasn't
dismissed"
Would you like our line?" said Stewart.
81 shouldn't mind" said 1.
"Stay where you sre," said he, rising
hurriedly; II think I have billet you
might drop into at once
"Here?" said /.
'Yes, here"
He left US; after few moments bell
rang, the porter, with nod and smile to
me, went indoors-evidently the servants
dinner bell, Things were looking up; I
should be surely engaged, Stewart would
speak for me, and should see-see whom?-
well perhaps, Sigismund Hannay? Butarrest
him-if it were he-that was another matter;
let me but see him, asked for no more.
Stewart returned. ''Step this way" said
he. 1 went through q series of we'll
appointed Offices, then into what was the
front hall; there were no bolts or bars.
everything very solid, very good; an old
house, a fine old house, big wooden stair
case at the end of the hall, at the foot of the
staircase was a green baize door. Stewart
tapped lightly-"Come in I"-we entered.
Stewart saluted. "This is james Dry
land, SIR"
A dark little man, dressed in shining
black, looked at me with a furtive glance
it was the criminal look-there was no mis-
taking it; he dropped his eyelids with a
sigh, and he never looked me straight in the
face again.
"You wish to serve here ?" he said softly.
81 should be glad to, sir"
"You are aware of the duties? You can
keep your temper under provocation-even
extreme provocation 2"
eyes, sir"
''That Will do. He will have to attend
at the Commissioners Office. When be has
got the necessary papers he can come, say in
three days. Explain it to him, Stewart.
That will do"
sis that all, sir?"
''That is all" The furtive eye dropped
on the big account book open before hin, the
white hand followed the columns of figures,
he had ceased to be aware of our existence.
We left the room. Stewart congratulated
me, and while he explained to me the steps
1 must take, the hope of getting look at
the man, Hoffman,, died within me. How
could resign on the chance of his being
Hannay?
''Look round in the evening, at 9, and
we can take glass, )" said Stewart, 'tand I'll
tell you all about it, and put you up to the
ropes"
l thanked Stewart effusively, and prom
Using to call for him at 9, took my leave. 1
dined at coffee house. sat and thought it
over. Yes I was as far off as ever: IL was