Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-03

site TO him the forms of Mr.. P. Foreman
and lady. He turned red and white,
and his heart bear furiouslY. There ap-
peared, however, to be no cause for ap-
prehensiou; Mr.. P. Foreman looked him
straight In the face and evinced no sign
of recognition. Perceivlng this, Arthur
took courage and glanced at the lady.
Again he turned red and white. On the
bosom of the lady's dress was affixed a
beautiful brooch stile Of gold, with
its three little birds Of rubies, sapphires
and brillints.
Ibid you think the lady opposite to
us was very pretty, Arthur" asked
Adelaide, as she and her husband stood
close together after dinner, looking
into the clear waters OF the lake.
81 did not take particular notice,
dear" replied Arthur, awkwardly.
30, Arthur! 1 saw your eyes liked
upon her."
Arthur did not dare confess that it
was the brooch he was staring at, and
not at the lady, so he diverted Adelaide's
thoughts by means of those tender Sc
cret caresses which render young brides
supremely happy. But he thought
very seriously nevertheless. The lazy
who accompanied Mr.. P. Foreman SEEM
ee to be in perfect health, and she was
not young enough to be his daughter,
by good many years. The dreadful
position In which he had stood upon the
occasion of Mr.. p. Foreman's nocturnal
visit to his chambers weighed terribly
upon him. He knew himself to be limo
cent; but the brooch which his accuser
had now appropriated was found In his
pocket; he had taken 1t out himself.
How had it got there? That was the
mystery that was perplexing him, and
he felt that he could not be at peace
with himself until it was solved. That
night he wrote to Jack Stevens, and
made full confession OF how he had
lost the money, and in his letter he gave
a very faithful description of Mr.. T.
Foreman.
eff you can clear up the mystery"
he said in his letter, ''for heavens sake
do so. do not advice you to go to Lady
Weston White to make inquiries, for
that might result in attracting attention
which, as things stand, wish to avoid:
but do what you can for me, and act as
you think best, for the sake OF your old
and unhappy friend, Arthur" He de-
sired Jack to reply to him at the Hotel
Victoria, Interlaken, where he proposed
to take Adelaide after a stay at Geneva.
He made his visit to this beautiful city
shorter than he intended, so anxious
was he to receive Jacks reply. 1t was
not there when he arrived, but on the
following midday it was delivered to
him.
my dear Arthur" Jack wrote)
''my dear simple friend, my timid, love
stricken swain, your letter astonished
me, and In your interests set to work
at once. have friend who Is real
detective-a real one, mark you-and
when / entrusted him with your pre-
cious secret and read to him the careful
description you had given OF your saw
Jour, Mr.. P. Foreman, he first looked
at me in blank amazement, and then
burst into fit of laughter. BY Jeve!
he cried, when he got over his fit that
is my friend Purdy. He's been at
his tricks again who is
your friend Purdy,' l in
ouired, and what are the particular
tricks you refer top He did not favor
me with an answer, but stipulated that
l should pay an immediate visit to Lady
Weston White and ask whether the
Jewels lost in her house on the night
before your wedding had been recov-
cred. / did as he babe me and learned
from her ladyship-what do you think?
Why, that there were no Jewels lost in
her house and never had been to her
knowledge. 1 did not enlighten her,
old fellow, having some regard for your
reputation for shrewdness. / went
straight from here to my friend
the real detective. Learn from
me, o Wise young bridegroom,
that Mr.. P. Foreman, alias
Purdy is no more detective than I am,
that he must have slipped the brooch
(all false stones, my boy,) himself into
your pocket, having previously ascer-
tanned that you were to be married In
few hours, and that he practiced upon
you a rather clever trick which he had
practiced successfully upon other vic
tins as simple as yourself. Now come
to think OF IL, I shouldn't wonder II he
was one OF the men who passed us when
gave you the thirty e5 notes at the
corner of the street. My friend the real
detective tells me that Purdy is
one OF the best actors he has ever seen,
and that his skill would beat the devil
himself. Let us hope he will soon have
the chance Of trying IL on with his Sa-
tanic Majesty. Anyways, he Is enjoying
himself on the continent with your
money and mine, as he has cast cloud
over the first fortnight or so OF your
honeymoon, I should recommend you to
lengthen 1t by just as many days OF hap
piness as he has robbed you OF. And
here is another recommendation, my
dear, simple, old fellow. Tell your little
wife all about it, and tell her at the
same time that have given an order
for brooch, of which / shall beg her
acceptance, with the very original de-
sign of a gold stile and three little birds
perched on top of 1t. Give her my love,
and accept the same from yours ever
and ever"
Arthur danced about the room when
he read this comforting letter. AIDE
laide looked up from novel in which
she had been absorbed.
"Why, whatever Is the matter with
you," she cried, "you dear old goose?"
"Never mind the dear old goose, said
Arthur. LET Us have waltz round
the room, you dear young darlingr'
A waltz they had, and they made
some glasses on the table jingle so that
a chambermaid knocked at the door,
and asked whether her services were re-
Quired.
'sNot at ALL" replied Arthur, in very
Indifferent German. 81 am only giving
madame lesson"
At the end Of which lesson Arthur re-
lated IN his bride what il was that had