New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-12-30

daughter went, but Mr.. BARRETT
Thought she moved very slowly At
last she turned the key in the lock,
opened the solid gate and admitted
the Inspector. He walked forward
few feet and looked around.
There was nothing in sight but
bare deal shelves and the letter box
#es, and he knew his mission was not
there. f.
II mailed a letter myself to James
Lancaster he said at last. THAT
is a fictitious name, Lancaster be-
ing my mothers maiden name That
letter was put in that pouch in my
presence. When that pouch was put
off at the station [ followed it and
kept it in sight until it was taken in
to the Postomce. Now you say you
opened it alone, that no one else
touched it. Where is my letter?''
i ~ never saw it, sir. If you doubt
me you can search me.''
Mr.. Barrett said that he would not
do that, and that he had never done
such a thing to a woman, and he be-
gan to pace the floor in deep thought.
The girl, more beautiful than ever in
her excitement, sat down in the rock
ing chair, cro ssed her limbs and be-
gan to rock.
"Call your mother, and she can
search you in my presence said he
!. at length.
"My mother is dead."
Again the Secret, Service agent
paced the floor. He looked into an
adjoining room, brightly and neatly
furnished, and wondered whether the
girl could have secreted the letter
there while she pretended to be going
to the gate to let him in. AS hepaced
back and forth he noticed the swing:
ing feet ofthe Postmaster daughter
that one of her stockings had saggeC
down, and that under that stocking
was the shape of an envelope.
"Your stocking has dropped" he
said.
The girl turned scarlet and white
and stopped rocking. She caught
her breath, as if to faint.
"Now, give me my letter." said the
Inspector.
She took it from it's hiding place
handed it to him and burst into {
food Of passionate tears.
The decoy letter, as is usual il
cases of this sort, had been fixed sc
that it would be apparent to anyone
that money was enclosed. 1t haC
done it's work.
"Where is your father" asked Mr.
Barrett.
''In the garden,'' sobbed the girl.
Mr.. Barrett went out into thu
garden, found the old man hoeins
and brought him in, and when h,
was told all he bowed his white hea(
and sobbed with his child. The in
spector learned that the girl had ad
mirers, as was natural; that he:
father was very miserly, not giving
her even the money needed for ;
bright bit of ribbon, a new hat or {
new dress; that's she had been tempted
to take money from the mails 70
bits of finery, and had done SO. Mr.
Barrett bitterly accused the old NAL
, of being the one to blame, and he &C
knowledged it. T
!, II suppose you will arrest her?
: said the girls father.
"Wll you make restitution Of TIL
sum Git was about $1O), she ha
: taken on account of your miserl
, ness?''
eyes; here it u.s." and it was hande
over. "Will you arrest her?''
eff I did what would be her future
4 No. Unless you or she tells this
will never be known in the village"
Inspector Barrett left after forcin
the old man to promise his daughte
should never be compelled or above
to handle the mails again. and whe
: he submitted his full report to tt
j. head of the department at Washing
< ton his course was fully approved.
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