Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-19
The Man With a Thumb.
BY w. C. HUDSON.
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Dorison laughed at the idea and fur
Their asked:
do you know what 1 did to him last
night that made him angry"
ono"
81 prevented him from speaking to a
young lady who didn't want to be noticed
by him?"
81 know-a Miss Eustace. I've heard
him curse the family and say he knew a
way to pull 'em down in time"
A malicious thought popped into
Dorison's head.
do you know what he proposes to do?"
No"
81 do"
"What?"
Tin afraid you will get angry with
me and make a row."
"No, l won't" she said with breathless
interest.
''He wants to marry the youngest Miss
Eustace, and has tried to get her to run
away with him."
Dorison was fairly frightened at the
effect of his words.
The black eyes of the woman flashed
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came hideously convulsed with an anger
that seemed to be ungovernable.
You are not lying to me, she Missed.
Now be calm. You promised not to
nSIle a row. l shall not say another
word until you are composed"
The girl made desperate effort to re-
gain control of herself, and while she
was doing so they walked some distance
in silence.
"Tell me all you know" she said at
length. Il will be quiet
"Who is DR.. Fassett?"
"He's q doctor that used to come to
see Harry every morning. | don't know
anything about him, except he used to
have close talk with him, but about
what don't know. Harrys got some
hold on him. Why do you ask"
"He is the family physician Of the
Eustace people and introduced Langdon
there. He tried to make the younger
daughter like Langdon and arranged
meetings alone with LangdOn. The
brother, young Eustace, told me of this
and that ever since they found it out
they have kept so close watch on the
younger daughter that she can't see hin
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The girls struggle with her passion
was something pathetic.
That's why he's tryin to make people
believe I'm not his wife, then" SHE
gasped.
do you think so much of him." he
asked.
docs any wife want to see her hus
band run after another woman"
Il presume rot, but he'll never rur
away with herr"
mo, he never will, said the girl, will
frightful emphasis.
"Who is Pittston?' he asked.
Il don't know. He's a Teller of gooC
family in Chicago. Harry knew hin
there. He's crooked, think Hang it
sometimes 1 think Harry is, but l don
know. They never tell me anything
Harry laughed one day and said 1 wa
too id honest to tell anything to
They've got some ugly fellers about 'em
and you look out for EN-"
81 will look out. But what will yol
do? Tell Harry what I've told your
iii tell him nothing. Don't you fear
: But he'll never run away and MARI.
anybody. I'll see this girl and make he
know I'm his wife. must get back nov
or I'll be missed"
The woman slipped down the eros
street, and Dorison retraced his ster
through Lexington avenue, deep i
thought. After carefully reviewing hi
talk with the girl he said:
II presume the first thing to do is
see Cathcart and inform him. The mex
thing, to see Eustace and tell him.
strikes me that there is a strong weapo
n in this to use with the young girl.
e ought to rid her of any sneaking MOTTO
n she may have for Langdon."
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