The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-24
The LOST WATCH.


IN ehe course OF certain complicated
BUSINESS 'rahsaction Mr; SeiDy came INTO
possessiou VI q very me oid lasnloneo Eng
~ Isl oon ~ uao !" uoupie soia Case anu
s sne nhss. cnronometer balance movement;
NJ nD,nI nom NON ne s ooVailieo u sassureu
WI. oelpy tnaS IL cost sooo and was as hne
q- o.ineNeupei as was eNef prouuceu IN the
Su'u lNi1uoh. tSuite naturauy MI.
S.ty5 ptiA.u snis wa1en ~ proporei0n 70 us
o,,ai;t;a . 49, -. ~ ~
a.ae..es. - nefsi oireu VI aispiaylng 10
IS .enus .no psJuiiaf cpnssruc'lon any su-
pculo. m,s,anslip ~ hls rare treasure;
~ "ouio p,ees spfIng anu remove She
ou.siue case, iayins ~ asioe WIN snne'
90 Au,p es 70 say, lnere' ALREADY, IS tne
lutl yaiu1 % one OF your cheap American
maeones' .nen ne woulu pry open tne
- easo VIVA ms pcnhniie ana Win Inc
sne siga1es. care III upon IT'S hinges tne
piase pes.rins the movement ana point
aan,iiins Ky W ehe Je"eiea chfonometer
works. pa you ever see movement
! onaol. ne Woula excialm' and then, as
us lrielas CROWDED around ne would let
sne worRs back INTO place, declaring that
20 eooiu 1rusS no mans preath except ms
own aihons sucn deilcape wneels and
Springs
Ana YET MT oelpy would not wear
cnaln lor the Iurther protection OF his valu-
Hple Watcn. he mad never carried chain
WIZ nls oio SILVER watch yet ne had never
lost tna'. .pnen, should ne go to the
expense OF ouylng enaln suitable for the
cnronometef balance Besides MT Selby
nad goG inpo tne has OF not wearing q
"aoch caa.n' ana as ne was man who was
xery SET ~ ms way ne actually shrank
from making any new departure OF this
sort. 20 ne Went ABOUT with the English
watch loose IN MS vest pocket, and In reply
20 ms wires frequent reminder that he
ougnS 70 guy waGcn cnaln ne always re-
pneo. MRS: oelny' l peileve know how to
Sane care o, q "aecn.
Nevertneiess Mr. selpy had some misfor-
ruhes "lpn MS cnronometer which might
nave oeen prevented even by the use OF 8
CnSap, steel enain. Cne Jay ne and MRS.
Seipy were Washing the plants In the bath
tuD, Wnlch was nail Iul. OF water. Sudden
~, as Mr. oeipy leaned over TO plck up a
geranlum pot tne Dig watch slipped from
us pocAee, spiashed into tne water and
SANK 70 one oot1on OF tne tuo. Mr. Selby
uropprsu Inc geranlum pot, winch Tell into
Inc wafer, oeluglng MIN from mead to foot
ana SINKING nlrectly on top OF the watch.
" men tne latter was at last rescued, Mr..
Seipy nelo u 70 ms ear with trembling
mana.
tnougnt you SAID you knew how to
1ake care OF watch9" remarked Mrs.
0slpy, wild q tlnge OF sarcasm IN ner tone.
80 9o, rephed Mr.. SeiDy, with lustif-
apie pride, 1b's gong YET: ia
announcer Time MI. ana MRS. Selby were IN
new 1ork Guy Tor weeks shopping. One.
gay on broadway MI. Seloy stopped and
puiieo ouS ms watcn TO see II 1t was time to
20 70 luncheon. HIS acDlon was rather
nasey, ana unfortunately the ring sllpped
from MS hhger, ana tne ponderous watch,
leii on tne pavement.
tmmealaGely IL divlded itself into three
porolons- Inc OUTSIDE case came on and
Fotlea In one olreotlon, the inside case
purst open ana rolled IN another, and the
precious chronometer movement was de-
c eaIneo anu foiieu IL d enira ulrecelon. MT.
oeiDy pursued 1he WORKS, mrs. Selby ran
alter one OF Inc cases, ana friendly police
man picked up tne otner case. linen
grana ensemble was hastlly erected, and
ME- oeioy put, sne watch TO ms ear with an
apprehension That expressed itself in every
hne OF MS race. But at once his anxious
! LOO. gave place 10 nroad ana sunny smile.
MY GEAR, hs exclaimed, Win pardonable
emotlon, II is stlli gong
Put az las5 tnere came Time when Mr.
Deipy sihcerely "isaeu uhat ne mad taken
tne ADVICE OF ms Wlte ana bought a watch
caain, One evening" a1 ene lnsulgatlon OF
MIS-. oeloy' ne chmpeds up through the
trapdoor INTO me small auto IN the top OF
6ne mouse TO look tor lunchbox, for the
Seipys were 70 nave a family picnic on the
morrow. Inc atelc was Iull OF papers
swhlcn the Helpys Always saved to put I'M
Ger carpetsl BOXES, wrecked furniture, gov
ernmenc reports, discarded clothing and
pener ruoDlsn. IL was small attic, not
nlgn enough 10 stano erect IN, and it was
worm as mucn as mans chronological
consistency was worm 10 go cropping around
10 u unoer tne most favorable circum-
s1ances.
Inc roughly piastereo walls were unfin-
isnea, ana mere was quite wide gap be-