Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02

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God to help him find.
At the new house q startling conversation
was going on Detective Bennett. fathers in
Innate. lifelong friend, came driving up and
| seeing no one else about said, well, Stacy,
| I'm hero after jailbird."
Il hope I'm not the luckless Bird" father re.
piled. laughing.
mo, but your Mr. Lennox. alias Bronson,
alias Carter; is, so hope for your accommo-
| dation that he has finished his work"
Yes, he has just finished today" said father,
sand will be leaving for Boston"
| Not if Jim Bennett knows it. Yes, I know
| he has every appearance OF a gentleman but
you have probably heard that appearances are
''You astound me. Bennett" father ex-
claimed What is the charge against himY'
"Oh, q fine collection of charges. Notes
forged houses robbed. jewelry flched. be-
| accomplish. In fact he is a regular lark"
At this point In the conversation old Fire.
| ball came tearing up with white foam dropping
| from his mouth, never stopping until he had
rubbed his head caressingiy against fathers
| arm.
This means that my lark has been killed or
| spirited away" said MIR. Bennett
| All. I fear it means something terrible "
father replied. with troubled look, "let's walk
| little way--or say, Iii jump up in your car
riage and will ride on and find out something
about this bad piece of business.
They passed by the children, who said Uncle
Pete had gone across the stream to look for
poor Mr. Lennox, so they drove on, and mot
| the old mar. just starting back.
i jos started after you, Marse Jeoms." he
said. -'
rs he much hurt. Pete?" asked father.
Dunno, sab; lie look lack he mos dead. but
dars one ting docs know. hat or pull of is
boot, case he say it war hu'tin' O. his foot SO
bad, an while wor er dom il, he done faint
erway lack he er dyin'. an his foot commince
to swell tel it look lack it gwine ter bust dc
seck wide open; an so pulls dat off. too an
10 de Gawd Of Jacob, Marso Jeems, dsr war
DAT berry black mole what done pray de Lord
fer femme fin. an what blong to de man dat
ortcr be shet up in dc prison std or my DO bow
days"
IT mover rains but it pours,' observed Mr..
bennett; "one moro crime 10 add to the others,
maybe. l remember the circumstances that
convicted poor Tom and hope this clue may
help him yet"
When they reached tho spot Mr.. Lennox had
reRained consciousness, but was moaning with
the pain of-what stterward proved to be-x
broken ankle
~ am very, sorry, indeed. Mr.. Lennon"
iather said, that Fireball has proved to DO so
Teacherous; trust you are not much hurt?"
think there is nothing serious but my
foot" he replied
Here Is my carriage, awaiting my return to
town, said Mr.. Bennett land will drive you
circumstances that have papers for your ar
rest. and have been waiting for your return
from dinner"
My arrest" exclaimed Lennon. "May
ask the charge brought against me?'
Il Will show you my official papers, SIR" A
glance at them caused his face to grow deadly
pallor and he shut his eyes with q groan. He
was assisted to a seat in the carriage by father,
who said as they drove off: II am truly sorry
Tor you, Mr. Lennon then, turning to Uncle
Pete; Not word to anybody now, Pete, about
that black mole. don't tell Charity or the
children; keep it to yourself, and I'll see what
can be done about it Drive on with the chill
dren; III follow directly with Fireball."
The new house was soon finished and we were
nicely fixed in it by the 18th of December
for Christmas and the holidays. Aunt Charity
said shed be happy enough, Gawd knows"
II Tom could only be there to spend New Year
day with his .'ole nanny at peer lack
Pete-he done fersit. He amt tink bout Tom
no mo- He do lack he done hyah some good
news what he keepin all to hisse'f l dunno
what all Fete, nohow," she said.
Mr. Lennox was tried, and found guilty of
the charges brought against him. and thinking
to make his sentence lighter had made a clean
breast OF 1t. by confessing crimes that were not
even suspected of HIM. Among his confessions
was the theft that caused poor Tor, s inprison-
ment; his sentence was then thirty years in
the state penitentiary."
Christmas had come with all its merriment
and gone; New Year day YVES close at hand
again. and as it grew nearer Aunt Charity's
heart grew heavier, while Uncle Petes seemed
to grow lighter, He looked as though he were
literally running over with good feeling, SO
much so that Aunt Charity limited at a sly
visit to the wine cellar.
Early on New Year morning father called
Uncle Pete and Aunt Charity to his study, and
said, with rreoccupied air: There's your
New Year gift behind the door-take it and
enjoy it,
The yell OF delight from Aunt Charity as she
embraced her boy, and TOMS ..howIy NANNY
howdy daddy how does yo' do!' made tor US
all y happy New Year.