The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-16

daughter went, but Dir. Barrers
thought she moved very slowly. AT
last size turned the key In the lock,
opened the solid gate and admitted
the Inspector. He walked forward
a 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.
II mailed letter myself to James
Lancaster" he said ct last. THAT
Is q fictitious name, Lancaster be-
ing my mothers maiden name. That
letter was put In that pouch in my
presence. When that pouch was put
OF at the station followed it and
kept 1t in sight until it was taken in
to the Postoffice. Now you say you
opened 1t alone, that no one else
touched it. Where is my letter."
~ never saw it, sir. II 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 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. crossed her limbs and be-
gan to rock.
"Call your mother, and she can
search you in my presence" said he
of 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 he paced
back and forth he noticed the swing
ing feet ofthe Postmaster's daughter,
that one of her stockings had sagged
down, and that under that stocking
was the shape of On envelope.
"Your stocking has dropped" he
said.
The girl turned scarlet and white,
and stopped rocking. She caught
her breath, as if to faint.
snow, give me my letter." said tho
Inspector.
She took it from it's hiding place,
handed it to him and burst into q
food ofpassionate tears.
The decoy letter, as is usual in
cases of this sort, had been fixed SO
that it would be apparent to anyone
that money was enclosed. 1t had
done it's work.
I "Where is your father?" asked Mr..
Barrett.
Gin the garden" sobbed the girl.
Mr.. Barrett went out into the
garden, found the old man hoeing
and brought him in, and when he
was told all he bowed his white head
and sobbed with his child. The in
spector learned that the girl had adj
mirers, as was natural; that her
father was very misery, not giving
her even the money needed for a
bright bit of ribbon, new hat or q
new dress; that she had been tempted
to take money from the mails for
bits of finery, and had done so. Mr..
Barrett bitterly accused the old man
of being the one to blame, and he ac-
knowledged it.
II suppose you will arrest her?"
said the girls father.
"Will you make restitution of the
sum tit was about 800, she has
taken on account of your miserli-
ness?"
"Yes; here it is, "and it was handed
over. "Will you arrest herr"
"If / did what would be her future?
No. Unless you or she tells this it
will never be known in the village"
: Inspector Barrett left after forcing
the old man to promise his daughter
should never be compelled or allowed
to handle the mails again, and when
he submitted his full report to the
head Of the department at Washing
ton his course was. fully approved