The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-25

me morning alter MS llLetrNleW wltn Mrs.
IL 3iS n r bSt F'O evidently R had n9
appetite. His breakfast was untasted.
letter in n female handwriting. which he
was reading with rant interest
Mrs UAndlemns had kept her promise and
Immediately after getting rid, Of Mr.. Binks
from Scotland Yard, had seated herself at her
escritoire and written out the story OF her
The facts we're for lady, put with remarka-
Bile clearness. ,, .,,
six months ago a, young lady Whom he had
met ut the house OF n relative The ,courtship
was not long one on 10 my cEn o an hl 5d
peared to me suitable match. The young
lady was not rich, but she was In every way a
From tho dav they married until the day on
which my son disappeared do not think they
nSd n Gs ssst S hs ws
disposition for my son has n most violent
temper. lie would Nv into q paroXysm Of pas
fit was pnon him would behave like mailman.
His father was the SHINE. and this detect Of
IS S Wnad IFS
make every amends In MS power. dwell upon
this fact, us TO my mind H. increases a ne mys,
terry OF nv sons long absence ana obstinate
silence MS to his whereabouts.
'On the day in questioning fatal day can
not hep calling it-tieorge and his wife break
iasted together, and George was as cheerful
as usual. After breakfast George wont out
int; tho garden through the French windows
eun to write II letter. What happened then
can only gather IRON the gardener. who was in
the conservatory (which operS into the sitting
roomL and was an accidental witness OF what
oce IT 3D. wit. or,or writing note onerod
hor desk nm old one which had been hers bo-
fore she married. to look Tor something. and in
turning over the con ,cnts came upon letter.
She drew this out with an exclamation of sur
prise At that moment my son came into the
room. His vile evidently looked confused aud
tried e. conceal the letter. . ,,i,,,,,
INF "
Ills wife stammered some excuse, which
aroused my son suspicious,
In u moment he had hold OF her arm. In
her hand she hold crumplei letter.
he exclaimed pa~Sionatoly.
~ It's nothing. It's-lts. an old letter she
replied. Please, pease don't look at it, George.
| imulore, beg Of you not to read it.
" But my son hal already taken 1t.
You have NJ to 1 rsGsys Letter WHICH
- So madam he cried, when he had finished
it. his face lyid with rage have have been
letter NJ this and tries to hide it from her
- George dear George the poor girl ex-
claimed it is an old letter 1t is from Il man
l vas engaged 10 once but 1t was all broken
He did not let her finish. He burst out into
passionate torrent OF abuse; , ne called her q
He ran out into the hall. put on, his hat and
oyercoat, and rushed out Of the house. His
This happened on the 10th Of April
From that moment nothing has been seen
him to me. his mother: none OF his frienis
have seen him. and no trace OF him has been
dlsfoyered was in the so COUNTY, w5sI at the time
then she has had brain fever. We can ask her
nothing. but | am quite convinced that she
smoke the truth about the letter,
The gardener remembers bearing George
e5Ssim that there was nH date on the letter.
HIM exclaimed Sir Arthur as he finished
the n a HSst have been
dlemas leave his wife in such a manner and
stop away nll this time l must see tuat letter
sae rn HGh hsrG or Of so T Ssss
nobody is iiHeiy to see It. NJ SON took the
letter with him 2. when y y, he lett home"
poor lellow has committod suicide. jealousy
dressed body attracts attention. His CLOTHES
would have initials on them. and II his body
had been ,oS no MS friends would have heard
America, but why the douce hasn' no written to
his mother He has no quarrel With her. and
have b'en presented at his bank since. IN 20
ana nv M ani Soc ana that
thing n little mole, dennite to start upon.
There is mystery about this ease. but George
Candlemas, my dear boy alive or dead, l. II
back Arthur Straugeways to find you"
While Sir Arthur was sitting staring up Mt
Tusrre IN his own MINI. Fisk cane in to to t rec
move the breakfast things. and lett the sitting
room door open.
Sounds Of female voices engaged in alterca-
ton were distinctly audible.
..Ilui.oh." Sqii Sir Arthur: whats that ?"
It's only Mrs. MOloney, Sir. She's having
row down tn" lift with the servant on the floor
below. They're always a angling"
Tell NJ. Moloney not 70 Maggie so loudly.
then said sir Arthur. and bring me my over
You came home in the wrong hat sir yes
II Know did it nts mo- SO it don't matter"
An" other orders, sir"
mo, except that you are to pack my mort
manteau. l may have 10 leave town at any
m umeut."
SIR Arthur put on his overcoat and his wig
the BEST OF his way to Camden toad '''''O'
On the way he made few brief notes in his
pocket book As they occurred TO him.
His notes wore as follows:
Young married man nadly Jealous.
Finds his wife trying o hide letter.
Convinced it is from q over. PUSHES out OF
the house. saying wife shall never SEQ his face
again.
. Nothing hoard of him afterward- advertised
for-no renly.
No quarrel with mother-would be certain to
write mother.
Is evidently so situated that he can't write
MY present theory; with limited knowledge
OF past history is that no has either fallen
seriously IL, brain lever o. something Of the
sort and no one knows who he Is; or he has
committed suicide and body remains undis-
covered.
May have gone off to find the lover. and be
too absorbed In the pursuit. 100 mad on the
one idea 10 think OF bis mother.
Must lind out who lover was
How?
Only person l can ascertain who knows Is
wife. Must mana 20 interview with wife soon
as possible. Wife ill-difllcult.
An idea!
Mother startled by resemblance to missing
man. Make use Of that resemblance.
Mon Dieul Wife hH,f delnous! II wife can
be made to believe am Gnorge Candlemas-
her husband-.,she might tell mo all Shades of
lecgcu! Genius OF Gaborau What master
stroke OF invention.
Sir Arthur WAS so excited with the idsa
which had suddenly occurred to him that the
perspiratiOn broke out upon his forehead. He
pulled out his handkerchie 10 mop his brow.
lie put It back inlo his pocket 30 caraeSsiy
that presently it dropped out An old gentle-
man who was walking behind him saw 1t lall
and picked 1t up.
Sir" he called out. you've dropped your
hut Sir Arthur evidently did not hear him.
and in another mOmenL he was lost in the
crowd The old gentleman looked at the hand
kerchlef.
In the corner was monogram.
The monogram was A. L. =
Ilaar ma how odd % aNnlaima1 tho old nan