The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-07-07

atI EhEah = over the newspaper
e 3 TYP Is. which he has just laid
- down, and read the
advertisement. It runs as follows.
'TNFORMATION WANTED OF Janet
Campbell, who came from Scotland in 1910
Ifshe is living, and this notice should meet
her eye, she will find something very much
to her advantage by calling on Peleg Brief
Attorney-at-law, Mo- Court Street."
John Gregory was a substantial
business man, resident in the good
city of Boston, U. S. A., and was we'll
known on Change some twenty
years since. Although well-to-do and
abundantly able to support a wife,
forty-eight years had elapsed and still
he was a bachelor. To tell the truth,
there was very little romance about
John Gregory, and if ever he did mar
ry probably money would have more
to do with determining his choice than
any softer sentiment.
So John Gregory, avoiding the
matrimonial snares which were laid
for him by enterprising matrons who
had large families OF daughters to dis
pose OF, lived quietly in a modest
house for which he had been fortunate
enough to secure a capable housekeep-
er who understood his peculiar tastes.
Janet Campbell-this was the name
OF the housekeeper-was OF Scotch
birth and lineage, but had been
brought to America while yet a child,
by her father, who fancied he could
succeed better in building a fortune in
the New World than in the Old,
"Bless my soul!' calculated John
Gregory. "Well, this is singular! To
think OF it's being my housekeeper,
too. I've heard of such things before,
but 1T never came home to me as I
may say, before. l wonder how much
she is likely to receive, for Of
course it Is money. Very much to
her Acknowledgements what the no.
tice says. declare. I've a good mind
to 60 and see this Mr.. Brief Janet
has not seen it, and may be in some
sense considered to be her representa-
tive" ....
Acting upon this determination, M.
Gregory took his hat and cane, and,
with more than his usual alacrity,
turned his steps in the direction OF
Court Street. He soon found himself
in the office of Mr. Brief.
A small, dapper man turned upon
him an inquiring look.
Mr.. Brief?" said John Gregory,
interrogatively.
'The same" responded the little
man.
"lt | mistake not, you are the one
who is referred to in an advertisement
IN this morning. paper"
I'm the matter ofJanet Campbell?"
eyes"
"Can you give any information re-
garding her?" asked Brief, with sudden
interest. ~.
II think so," answered Gregory,
cautiously.
''Think so! Don't you know so?
Excuse my mode of speaking, but you
are aware that we require something
defnite.''
"Then, SIR" said the visitor, II
may say unequivocally and positively
that l know where Janet Campbell is
to to be found"
'Then you will have the goodness
to inform me-"
eyes, but not to-day. Two days
hence | will bring the person herself
here. Meanwhile, as appear as her
representative, I shall be glad to
know of what nature the advantage
you speak of isl
81 will tell you" answered Brief,
apparently satisfied OF the good faith
OF his visitor. "You will agree that
haven't exaggerated the character OF
the advantage when tell you that it
is in the form OF, and amounts to,
five thousand pounds"
Give thousand pounds?" repeated
Gregory, hardly believing his ears.
eyes; or twenty-five thousand
dollars in our currency"
"But how did it come about? Who
left the money, and how do you
happen to be connected with the
GAS far as I can understand, this
was the way it occurred:-An uncle OF
Janet, by name Robert, wandered of
to the East Indies, and there, hap
pening into a profitable occupation,
managed to accumulate the sum
mentioned. He returned to Scotland,
but being Of an irritable disposition,
fell out with his relatives at home,
and in g. fit of pique, probably, made
a will devising his property to his
niece, Janet. He soon afterwards
died, and the will came in force. The
business Of finding out the heiress,
who was known to be, or to have
been, in this neighborhood, was in
trusted to me. In order the better to
succeed, l caused the advertisement
which attracted your notice to be in
serted in the papers. That is all l
know about the matter"