New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-19

went home, wasIeu anu urcssc"' T,'u raturned
went straight to bed, and have aHeduy WI"
you all the rest. .,. bout
what money? ?" he asked, quite innoccntly:
why, the money yon said you naa . otcu you
from Schrader," l explained; Al YOU ,ha ray came
took nothing from him. where ana that co''c
from p . ,o,,uh
Henricus sprang up with hearty laugh, ,v,s
That money! he echoed. Pshaw! that was
NV own Alter Schrader's offer had reminded me
of Your requirement. thought you might W. Mit
inc TO take the loan from me. as a Trend wthou.
any interest at all BUY you Were no'n 80 little
Mot There won't he any trouble over ,ni'
money. ANYHOW The bank knows drew It yes
terday morning just before lett the Iol, o,rv
Here was mystery with vengeance D;IiI
one thing was quite cear-and we nal u'''' oi
on that even before Joseph DIaz arriIen "'II
INSISTED on tathe police "1' .r " 'U r AR
Poor IIrn:cus. his holiday had ineIahc ,.y
termination, for he spent the res, OF "" hut
arrest" We did our best 10 pa,i MN o",, ,onIi
ali arr efforts were of no avail. The police wouiu
not hear Of letting him ont Of their ciu.cnr r
II seemed 20 them that they had seldom caua a1
a criminal so rcd-han1cd. Ana mere VA H;s an.
other mystery on hand in the continued ui'ap-
nearance of the child who hal lived with sch'a 'er'
and had been clampioncd by ilsnr n,radors hoav
The total disappearance OF old schranrr p'" ~
and Of the starvclinG chiid were '"o ''ei'''"' va
pereisting bcwildcrmcnt. rrr;,rs
.ioseph Diaz paid the incarceratcd llcnr;cn rs
long visits, going carefully oyer every u nenhc w
steadily adhered to the bald details he had mrs.
narrated When lie asked as to ii"nflcnS ;
evening visit to the mser, he at once a'nll',ca II
Tainn thnt when he was disturbed IN th"
NIGHT he at first thought he was dreaming OF nv
recent row and next that the mlrei ceISor ''aJ
returned TO the charge ~ whl,h '';S, , rnrt
Reeves he had felt little disposed to ln'cfihp.
lin. since he was thankful for any s'rang'i >
intervention between his uncle ana the ''''i'" VI
his ayaricOns cruelty. . :, n,,,zIns
mo "a mink how certain questions were MOI aShru.
and certain inquiries strenuonsy pushed .;,,n"
M first we felt il too absurd 10 suspect i'licuS
and aftrrward cot INTO panic HSt W. S''
not be able to defend MIN -, ,,, Lain
lie was standing in very real peril "h'h '"'i'
JAMS mother, appeared on tne sc,"' and unlike
She was Henrclss godmoth"r; anu uli,iT mn
many who stand in that relation, h'i S'uI'p"'sH
done her duty by him. she had whlpp'u NH
taught him his catcchlsih, 'pi"" "''"'
NM rs a" JAM was Bursher Lady of the good oil
school-usualy taking III" air III cirria.r a," ,.
on the are occasions when she waikcl Ter Jew
stems snorting green silk parasol To screen yer
powdered face and she had never c3Nrr"l n',
head with hat or bonnet. or auGh' "rn' ~,
would conceal her masses OF canoia'r' P'hi'.
hair This Size wore done up behind IN Il var -
knot inclosed in a fine white SIX hr', KEEP !"
nositon by n magnificent tor'olsF,sh'h ro''p,
hair. slcwered by large SILVER pms WIN nraus W
,;ijorrc work She wore short skirt, spread 0.'t
huge criaonc. and displaying hurh WIFI,
s+ocLiro This was on" of John JAM = sl'''"l
oricvancns lie was always painfully CONSCIOUS
- L;s mothers white stockings. ana Ter con-
Portable feet thrus, into haii-slipp"rS; !. e" up
pcrs with no heel. shcing cGnliyaHifis, lr''
nhln IN ANYBODY with pedestrian inclhill"n>'
''' ouc.r Gotre WA Mrs JAM she ~ IN our
yoranda. her green umbrella yin[ beside h'i'
while she soacct hcrs' ny P!'f nr Iao throw.
,n, ,hcm from the palm of her hand INTO hrf
mouth with an adroit action. wh'h WIS u'r VI vi
triumphs Of old-woriL Burrh'r "iiqur,ar, .i,,
worry nuccr figure bat w"T" quite aware '"'
i'm il we welcomed guardian nngr. -. -
The first Thing Mre. JAM dii was 70 inrl-t Oh
seeing her eodson. We all t.I'l 10 "l,s"n" ~, mn
Iii tLc other arguments hy which mch nt" APP -
letter the powers Of useful women. M''' JAM
waved ~ all oil and sh" got I'r way. ;.t .
~hc went into lIrnricus' apartment VIZ" d.
so,ncwhat lugnbrious count"nane" Nhr 'A'"' ""'
radiant. ~. ,,,,,lor ,rlnra
n. and I were strolliua. lo"'ing over u"u.s, 10Y
yorl, VA, NOR, pleasant out o'-ioo,S tnan Wl'hh
lhn oil lady pumped herself Gown under uPN'
Of ros,S and was silent hrn snc 'o'"'' ODD
calmly in the face and SAD ,,~
~ think Won are all q plr"cl Of c'cs'.
we w,r. accustomed 10 Mrs. JAM irnh,h'
Ila, it c,cr occurred 70 NoIr "l'''1i.' 49, ~
ouirc what has become of ~" Jar I'AIl' s'Il
III" ael,cd with fine sarcasm, ii1nr H" ,r, ,t.n
the man who took charge oi IN" "'I '''' WIZ"
llcnricu~ gave il up? th"nfh' u"' ,,oss,, Ia.
| could -" that jo-cph I''" ""' ''"I
vi n o" ,nu know anything about the two woa"n
,yh, travelled from Colombo with il"nrcnS Sh'
M, man is -illl making his lnpni' :
,Icod,d voung Diaz: &" If You VIII dlnr VIII, j"
n.ni"ht Won shall hear the latest j." mas uph''
In The mean time sood-hy. anu without "h"'h'r
"1 ur. i" LAM nndrlci ichind him. lie will oct
Lis man ON the scents | have pointed a., si"
said bu; he take "a" crc'l' "''"''''' ''' -
In the conrsr OF the morning Mr.. Jnnz con-
Gdcd 10 ne sundty details when sh' pau u"'.
toned ont of poor !icnricu- IRON, h,F pIr
- view. il was natural that thc-' shonl;i r"lat"
cioily 10 her iar and Ilcnricuss journey li"hi
town ON the day Of that Journey III" n au
driven from her house TO the station IN il,f own
cnnvevance with tie Jar On Ill" seat beside h'r:
She had herself handed il ont 10 her boz
and While -hc c!ltted with ll"nri"ns. si" Ihl
watched that fuhctiOnafy walk down the p1'-
form and deposi; his burdeh III caiJ,"I" 'n
lad not gone near the carriage herself. ant :.
Tar from having seen it, occupants. -h' uhi ho'
know whether or not there was ANYHOW III II.
lIcnrlcns had told her that when he @"t lh'2 'nc
carriage the two women were already ih'f''
sitting one at either side OF the door Inc lar
stood Oh the seat beside tn" one WIN ir I'd, ID
10 the engine. Mrs. JAM had cn,rcatrd iirhrl,u,,
IN throw his memory back over that Journey. ana
10 adiudec 10 incident too insignificant I" tel
her. I.cnrious had evidently done his brst 10
obey He said he had exchanged few clNiI r.
marks with his fellow passenger ~" hai taken
a seat facing thr cn@ir", an'i no'icihG 'hat ,n''
lady opposite him looked pal" ana itriEnIpuS'
he had suggested that it might b" wei Tor h.r
10 change her seat She had consented. ana IN
gathering up "a shawl. and one or two other
triiics she had also proceeded to llit ia" ar he
lad thought as if she feared it might Dr. IN dan
o.r of brcakarc il lett seat by itself.
IIcnricus had CALAMITY protested that she must not
trouble herself about that: and 70 give e'nphas Is
20 his words. crossed over 10 IA" seat IN" VI
Gated and placed himself beside the lar. He
could not say the lady seemed any better Tor her
change OF position. Both the women had
alightcd when he did. and John JAM and knew
the rest.
All this was duly rctailcd 10 Joseph Diaz dur
ing dinner, and directly that meal was over. the
lawyer summoned his "man' Swarrls the de-
tcctiyc 80
This fnnctonary entered the room with pro-
found salaam Tor his master aud me. nut on
seeing Mrs. JAM he casped both his hands to-
gcthcr and bowed his hcad-a mar OF respect
which the natives show only to the most in
huential. lie remained in this attitude until
Loo. Diuu sl..d him Lit luAYu a fIn