Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-07-05


Nobody Of that name lives here,
true enough, but there are two rooms
let out IN that name ON my upper floor.
That is why asked "
"Oh, that is why you asked7 Very
well, sir. Let me see the landlord at
once and pray tell him that my busi-
ness is pressing. u
The sly man surveyed Maxey with In
creasing curiosity aud answered in o
confidential tone; "Well, sir, You see
the landlord. What can I do for you?"
Isn't there q place where I can speak
to you privately without fear Of being
overheard?''
"To DO sure there isr' exclaimed the
sly man, with great alatrity Come
right in.
In q minute OF two MaXey was closet
ed in an unpretentious parlor with the
landlord. The artist began BY taking a
card from his pocket and passing it across
the center table The sly man seized
upon it With ayidity and devoured it
"0h. yes. Maxeg artist, Happy to
meet you Mir MaGey My uame is Bel
fry.
momentary deiberahon, during, which
he had keenly sorutipized the landlords
face, II come here on important byaei-
ness and business which is quite as pri-
vate and confidential between you aud
me as it is important | desire informa
tion, and for it I shall pay literally. "
| Evidently the artist had made fe-
licitous beginning, There was no mis-
taking the radiance that sighted up the
| sly mans face az the mention Of the last
essential detail
"0h, don't mention il, etri II I can
be Of any service to YOU Belfry is your
man
Thank you Now / viii be explicit
! want to know all about this lodger Of
yours who calls himself Dye, every pos
sible detail connected with him, but
40 not want him to know That ; have
made any Inquiries concerning ni1n !
desire to keep nay interest iIl this matter
entirely to myself
Tho aiy nlah's face visibiy elongated
at this encouragement
! sIn the frst place " went %, tAo
artist, swhQ is GLr. Dye2
May I be blessed IT I wonEln't give
a trih8 10 know THAT n2yseG But ju8g
ing nom what have seem uf him and
Of tho people who inquire after him, he
I III a pretty curious and mysterious sort
oe Individual z
'WhGt 40 you mean By tlls people
who inquire after hin2"
The habitus,l gly Iaok became shade
slyer
1 Well, you, for instance, Tllere has
been nobody e}sa to speak cG, with one
texception, which doesn't MATTER and
4 never mind, for al that was confidential
4 between mo and her 4 ara .Ingnl But
speaking TO you now, alT, | inay say
( that d NAN giving his name as 4aalder
! D1o oanlB to t1is house ore m0tning
something over three weeks ago ulti
wanted to hiro rooms But being thab
there vas that about Che l0Das Gf thia
nan that lrsada 1le think Of baeE rents
/ that never could Be collected, and heing
l.
thaB Belfry il a poor Iaan End must
1 Hra I sa4d at once to this shabby gem
\ 6leInaa SHAT 4 was not looking e9r tram
gients, aaa IL h8 wanted to colae here +
\ should reanirS tlsra8 raontll8 rent i'll stgl-
Tance, E8 aaye uto such a start then
thab | haveu dot over IL yes FIN no
II draws oglt q rollof billsas biz ~ zlE dst
4 ana counts out the mQnoy at once.
H That tae trst lzliew qf thas iadiTid-
ual. EEe tooE the rooms als Sight, atid /
busted oat and llo moved NIL b oouplo "
trunks, ana 7 llital'6 I aeo no MOSS of him
| fof tpo days
u 'sgTas Ea aloaoso
''Fretty much, oElly hA had Il -Svo otllan
with him z
\. was slle yo7ing or ol1?'
Couldn t.saT She wore sail- I1a
camoa har bis dausghtar Perhaps she
waa TAIfrT Ill Stlll uldeeifaa about
that Et8 has kept Il logging haass long
enough to hnoM ftiy.-ealleIy whom hG
I saes 4 taitla / saay reila az31 fhat 94
r2I3allT fatr aiil eanaid. 4 IWonl nlell5io1
that this woman Wara q Ys5I sllaf eof.
toealel ha1 featlirss5 tiiat slIe got cut ot
q bus III thadoar ana went Etrai8l2t Ms
to her ro0ms NTabosllg alt 4 soea loas
ab her, though divers persona 6p ni5
knowledge tried Ail Y caa fell 9r
abonb that paFsonaga, lIr. lMaSey /;
that sh9 wor9 the clQthes AZ u s91aali
and W4s 81 u melancholy disposlt5oa \
t'ETow da you know thata9
'Recause tlie partitions afe p6t orei
Fhtck, a1ad ti8s }EgseE iil tha rsazt zoon
! beard heF cryi1s
.'Is that all fa hsarlg
''Kou afe Fa1Tfisatl, Mr. Elaxey, 4