The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-08
IN TWO HALVES.
Solution of the Mystery OF the
Divided Bank-NOte.
TIE FIRSr HAIF.

W. Gt and OrCary. IL Is mldWlnteri
the scene Is hirklington, on the Lon
don S Northwestern; the time one
quarter TO e.oven; Just after the night
mail had flashed through without
7sopping--bound for Liverpool and the
north. The railway officials are col
Iccling preparatory TO go of duty for
tie night
Where's DAMP" asked one Of the
crowd upon tho platform.
Il saw him in the hut just after the
Uue-qUa tor 10 eleven went through.
Can't have come TO any harm, surely?"
NJ; he said he'd seen something
drop from the train. and he went down
tine lire TO pick it up"
And Dan had picked up something.
IL was Il basket, = common white
wicker basket, with n lid fastened
down ~ . string. What die il con-
tain2 Dirty cIothcss What
\ b1by-a child half u dozen weeks
old. no more
Nv ere did you come across itn"
asked one.
Lying on the line. Just where il
lcu. Perhaps it didn't fall. perhaps it
Eas cluczed out What matter? I've
got IL, and got 10 look after It, that's
enough l.r ne.'
The l.t.e mites linen was white and
Of lu= material. but he lay upon an
old su-.yl and few bits Of dirty fan
ncL --s they found was a dilapidated
purse, e common snsplock bag-purse
~ faded brown leathoE. Inside was a
brass ta.u5.c. a pawu-tickct and the
I@-I ci = Bank OF England note for
GIo1.
\ new 77rson-HurroIdT TrefIry-had
come lately % Kirk.iugtou-
lie .s now paying round OF paro-
ehial visit, accompanied by an old col
lego causn. who is spending Christmas
vi-h A.m.
'iCIIer," said TrefTry. pointing to
q th-n thread OF smoke which rose
tro.C some gaunt trees into the sullen
wultry a, '.yondcr i the houso-n.
indeed, 10 deserves SO grand name-
The hove. rather. OF ono whose ca=eis
thc hardest Of all the hard ones in my
parish. This man l. a mere hedger
muster. most often for the railway. bot
no i never certain Of Job all the
year around. He has swarm r young
children. and he has just lost lis wife.
ho Is absolutely prostrated; aghast
probably ~ his utter incapacijy to do
hls duty hy his mOthericss litt.e ones.
wonder whether you could rouse
hims II you could only get him 10
make SIGN. or cry, o. laugh, or u
take tho sma lest interest in common
affairs Jack, / believe yo.' re- the
very man. Yoa might get at him
through the children-that marvellous
hanky-pan.Sy OF yours, those zurpris-
uE trick; u child takes to you natu-
rally az once Try aud make friends
with thcse. Perhaps Uhca the fathe-
secs tnc.a interested and amused he
may warsu a little. speak, perhaps ap-
prove. pyrAGps smile. and in the eud
give in jack. will you trys"
Jack New biggin WIS by p ofession u
-ouvcyunCcr, but nature hal intended
s.la for q Ucw HOUdin, o. wizard OF
lhc North. He was more than half
professional by the time he WAS fun
UtN''st- - etN%- ANAtf.A ~ ltAe@ sfIl-HA ~ .
IuL The iacile wrist he had the rircr
,il's Of the suave manner and The face
of brass. He had even studied mos
mcrisu and clairyoyance. aud could
Upon occasion surprise his audience
eonsltcra5iy by his power.
They entered the miserable dwelling
together. Tue children eight OF
thcn--were all skirmishing over the
hoOr, except one, u child of six oT
seven. bright-eycd, exceedingly
beautiful boy. the lea7t-wcra not nat
Ure's vag,tries we'll known-likely 10
&c born among aud belong TO such
survounding-. who stood between the
legs o! the man himself, who had his
back 20 the visitors and was crouchiug
low over The scanty ire
Tie man turned his head for mo
mont. cave blank stare. then an i'm
percepuble nod. md once moro be
giowsred down upon the Gre.
''Here. little ones; DO you see this
gentleman? He's 4 cOniuro-. Know
what c0niuror Is. Tommy catching
up mite Of foar or i've from tho
aoor. NO. not you; nor you. Sarah;
nor YOU. Jakey' and no ran through
Il. their names
They had now ceased their gnIn-
bO!s and were staring hard ~ their
yIsitors-ths moment was prOpitious;
JACK New o.,s4n began He had
fortunately filled his pockets with
nuts, oranges aud cakes before leaving
the parsonage. 90 he had half his ap-
parails ready iu hand.
The pretty boy hs.d very soon Ioft
the father IT the fire and had come
over 10 join IN the fun. going baclx,
hossever, TO exhibit his share OF the
spoil aud describe voIuguinopstv what