The Washington times., 1894-05-13

house they had supped at on the previous
evening. Nothing had been seen of the miss
ing banknote, and Tom came back the picture
Of despair.
The words OF his father-in-law came back
to him: Light come. light 60" The note
had gone. In some mysterious way it had
disappeared.
Tom went of to the Bank OF England, but
they could do nothing; he didn't know the
number. Then he te,egraphed to the book
maker, and the reply came back that he also
had not taken the number, having taken the
note on the course, but he knew Of whom,
and he would endeavor to get it il possible.
1t was a week before the bookmaker re-
piled. and then it was only to tell Tom that
he had failed in obtaining the number.
Tom Enifer had lost all his capital again,
and as he mournfully said, he hadn't even
had run for his money.
For week he WAS in an utter state OF de-
spondency. He didn't know what to do; he
hadn't any one who would lend him any
money to start betting again, and this dread
ful loss had emphasized his father-in-law's s
warning. He felt that his luck was dead out,
and be began seriously to consider whether
anything certain, il it was only couple of
pounds week, wouldn't be better than the
glorious uncertainty OF the turf.
The idea OF watching Sackville street or the
pretty grass widow he had abandoned. There
was nothing to be made at that game now
even if he had so far stIlled his conscience as
to descend to such infamy.
He tramped about the city in search Of a
situation in vain. There were hundreds Of
applicants for every place that was vacant,
and he had no character to give, having been
two years out of employment. He couldn't
very well say he had been racing in the in
terval. That is not a Recommendation in the
city.
Just when everything looked hopeless his
father-in-law came to the rescue. A friend Of
his in the country. a well-to-do tradesman,
wanted a clerk. and he succeeded in getting
the berth for Tom, so he and his wife bade
adieu to London and went to live in a little
town in the West of England. The salary
was small but it was certain and after the first
shock of the change of life Tom Eniier settled
down into steady, hard-workiug CONNER
cial clerk once more. But there were many
occasions on which he felt that portion Of
tIat lost $500 would have come in useful.
Two years afterwnrd Tom, having given
complete satisfaction to his employer. was,
on the latter retiring from business, strongly
recommended to n wholesale house in the
city and his application being successful,
Tom and his wife came back once more to
London. this time with a salary Of 5000 a
year, and finding their old apartments vacant
they took them.
One evening, taking a stroll through the
| where two years previously he had picked
up the letter to Capt. Fairclough. The epi-
sode and all that followed it came back
vividly to his mind, and he stopped opposite
No. and looked up at the windows and
wondered what had happened since that
memorable evening, and il the captain had
ever replied to the latter. and if not, whether
Mrs. Fairclough had risked the marriage Of
which she had limited in her strange epistle
| to her husband.
While he was gazing thoughtfully ct the
house q servant came to the door and whistled
for a cab. and Tom instantly became inter-
ested In the proceedings
| Presently hanson came up and the serv-
ant went indoors. A minute afterward a
lady and a gentleman came out. Tom could
see them distinctly in the light of the hall
| lamp as they stood at the front door.
| He knew the lady In moment as Mrs.
Fairclough, but the gentleman he had never
seen before. 1t was not the dark gentleman
| OF Sackvile street. While they were at the
| door talking together to Toms utter astonish-
ment the dark gentleman came down stairs
| and joined them.
.'The stupid girls got hansom." said the
! lady to him. instead Of a four wheeler."