Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-31

fur de holidays"
$50 much the better. You won't look I'M |
like hundred other boys who play in the |
streets and will attract less attention ON |
that account Now, come with me in here, |
and will tell you what / want you to do"
She led the way into the conservatory, !
and petey, nothing loath, followed in the
wake of the trailing silken gown. She told
him to sit down on low stool in the win |
dow, which he had noticed from the street
where he could see all the passersby with
out one of them knowing that he was there
The lady stood back of him and gave heI
instructions in low voice that trembled
with emotion at times and then becams
harsh and almost metallic.
You see that large building opposite
across the sqUaref That is n clubhouse.
want You to wait here with me until tall,
fair man, with long coat, comes out of il
He is my husband. want you to follow
him from the time he leaves that door until
he returns to this. You will then be ad-
mitted here, where You can watch for his
exit. Then you must follow again. Iwant
YOU to do this until / tell you to stop. You
understands Here is $40 for your expenses,
You boys know how to get into places
where other people cannot. Now you will
watch with me until he comes out; then
You start. l think you know what want"
But the office" gasped Petey, who had
not anticipated doing detective work.
What will they think when / don't show
upy'
"Oh, thatll be all rightr' replied the
lady in the inconsequent way rich people
have of looking at the affairs of others not
so well of in the world. 'Trust me, will
see that you are no worse off by entering
my employ.
| There" she suddenly exclaimed, there
| he is nowl Go at once, and do not lose sight
of him for an instant"
In less time than it takes to tell Petey
was out of the house, across the square
and following in the wake of n tall, broad
shouldered man, who strolled along all un.
conscious of the small shadow at his heels.
| Into another club he went, then out again
! and down into the more thickly settled
! portion of the city where offices abound
Into a tall building, with ever a shabby
| little boy copying his movements, up in
the elevator together went the man and his
shadow.
The door of the wire cage clicked, the
man vanished into an office, and Petey was
left outside in the hall. What was he do
ing inside the door? II it We're only glass,
so that Petey could glance in now and then.
! Maybe there was another way out, and he
would miss him after all. AT this horrible
thought Petey grew bold, and drawing up
one leg and assuming the beggar's whine,
he pushed open the door and walked conf
IDENTIFY in. The room was filled with clerks,
who glared Mt him, and one roared, Get
OUT" but it didn't matter,~fur in that brief
interval he saw that his man was there all
right, and that he couldn't get out save by
the way that he went in. Therefore Petey
was satisfied to wait in the shadow of the
hallway until he emerged.
He then followed him TO the top of an
other big building, where he had luncheon,
and Petey's $40 bill did good service here,
as he sat down and ordered a steak and a
cup of coffee. lie didn't dare tackle any
of the unknown dishes ON the bill of fare
that the quizzical waiter set before him,
but stuck TO what he knew how to pro
nounce and the taste of which he was &C
quainted with Eighty-tive cents seemed
a pretty big sum for such n little meal, but
then Petey was wise enough to know that
he had to pay for style and didn't expect
eating house prices.
The rest of the day was spent in weary
tramp from one place of business to an
other, in noaeof which his man staid over
20 minutes. pctey was getting pretty tired
when the tall, broad shoulderel figure
stopped ut Il jewelers. and his weary follow
er was permitted TO rest for awhile. When
he had made his purchases, he came out
and ordered u cab. Instantly Petey secured
anG her and they tore on out of the bust.
ness section until they drew up before the
! Very mouse tntN nttl tllllttCtl IN the morning.
This is satisfactory" thought petey.
Il can rest for n little while at least" He
went to the kitchen door, and little while
/ later the lady came to him for particulars
of his days work. She seemed rather dis
appointed at the details Of the morning
but when he mentioned the jewelers. heI
eyes flashed with fire rs she strobe up and
down, regardless OF the eyes of the watch
er. He bought something at the jewel
er's did heg That but confirms my sus
picion. What it, boyy You do not
know: How stupid! Never mind, it does
not matter. oh, the base, deceitful wretch
And loved him So Here she broke down
in very torrent of tears that poor Petey
was powerleSS to assuage.
The next day, after n comfortable night
rest below stairs, Petey was summoned tC
the conservatory and in few minutes the
banging Of the hall door gave him his sig
nal. The lady. however, changed his drec
tions somewhat by telling him to report
that evening at the house Of a friend, wher,
she intended to spend the day.
Petey's work ON the second day was not
as ariuous as on the first occasion, and h,
was about thinking that his man meant Il
stay in his Office forever when he came out
told the porter to call u cab and consulted
his watch auNiuusly every now and theT
before the vehicle arrived. Petey was usei
TO his actions by this time, noted the un
usual Impotence ana concluded at onct
that at last he was about to discover some
thing worth telling his pretty employer
The time was too short for him TO secur'
anotl or cab, but that did not matter much
as h. had often before this rested on the
back Of carriage and jolted over the
stones for many mile in that uncomforta-
bic position. Therefore he but waited for
, the start to hang on behind, half sitting,
, at times running, and ever anxious lest
, some euvious boy would give the warning
, cry, Cut behind" and he would have &c
walk
/ Fortune favored him, however, and he
. rode on over the stones uadisturbcd, and
, was spry enough to jump off before the
fare alightcd at great station, where the
, puff of the engines told of the ever cbbinl
and flowing tide of travel.
, The we'll knit figure rushed up the steps
! the smaller one but a few steps behind, ant
. stepped out into the waiting crowd just "a:
a train drew into the station. From th'
a number of passengers that passed through
, the gates a lady, heavily veiled, steppct
> aside, and the tall man made a little, quich
rush toward her and without more ado
\ hurried her down stairs again to the wait
, ing cab.
r Petey was not close enough to hear TIT
words, but there was no installing TIT
warmth of the greeting. "Ah, ha," though
, Petey, Il sees which way the land lays
Yesterday de bird buys dimints, and toda!
I he meets a lady what's closely veilcd.
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