The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-13

messenger WOulQ SOOn go 20 WlInDieuuH,
where he lived. and return furnished with
evidence of my identity, which would also
be conclusive AZ to my sanity. DR.. Fitz-
simmons smiled obviously as he took my
missive.
"Who is this Mr.. Masoni" he asked.
"The junior partner in Spencely g. Ma
son, where ! am employed.
"H'm-yes, quito so.'
He said nothing more, but I heard him
dispatch the messenger, and at last I be-
gan to breathe freely. I was left to my
self, and as If in a dream began to recall
one by one the various events Of this the
most miserable day in my existence, which
ought to have been q OF the happiest. 1t
was now nearly s o'clock. / remembered
with a start that at 8 the employees of our
firm were to meet me to present me with
a wedding gift, and 1t would be a case of
Hamlet without the prince of Den
mark. And what would Ella think? l
was to meet her assoon as the presentation
was over. That, too, WAS impossible, for l
could not hope to be released in less than
two hours. / recalled, too-and the recol-
lection gave me a moments ifright-that
she had said to me In her fathers and Ma
sons hearing, in jest, of course:
eff you stay too long with your chums,
Harry, I shall conclude that you do not
want me next day"
was doomed to stay too long, but not
even the widest flight of imagination could
have converted DR.. Fitzsimmons into a
chum of anybody. However, Mason would
make all right, and everything would be
properly explained, and all would yet go
merry as a marriage BELT.
mr. now AZ ~ 41Ia "a to XNirn h1odOn
returned at last. My straining ears could
detect that the doctor met him at the door,
and that a hurried colloquy took place in
the hall. / put on my gloves and hat and
was ready to start as the doctor entered.
''My man has seen Mr.. Mason, he said,
ssand he assures him he never heard of you
before-knows nothing at all about you"
Here was q thunderclap. I began at
length to think that / must be subject to
decisions, to wonder if Mrs. Hall could
possibly be my wife, and, if so, who in
the world I myself was. I felt that "that
way madness lay" and sought to collect
nay scattered senses. The doctor was SYM
pathetic, after a fashion, but his evident
pride in the correctness of his diagnosis
gave him too much the look of one who
would say, "Now, didn't | tell you so?"
GOO uluCu, i nlGdlly " NY OIudllAAAAuJ
Acting on his suggestion, I tried to swal-
low q mouthful of supper, for l had tasted
nothing since morning, but it was in vain.
I retired to bed and had the very qualified
satisfaction of hearing more than n door
carefully locked upon me and of feeling
that, If I could not get out, there was lit
tie chance of any unauthorized person get
ting In to disturb me.
C11av rrvo1 of ~ ont IF tho nr1octinp
Every passing step in the square made me
start from my recumbent position. heard
every hour strike all through the night.
At IL I half expected it to strike Is and
recalled the story of the sentry at the Tow
er of London who saved his life by proving
that he heard a church clock strike that
number of times when charged with sleep
ing at his post. Would I save my reason?
My disappearance would be ~ all the pa
pers tomorrow, and crisp journalistic para
graphs would describe me and dismiss the
subject. At 8 I heard the numbering wag
ons with their loads of garden pfsduce for
market and knew the great city was once
more stirring into life, and when at last 6
rang out sharp and clear it was with a
sigh of infinite relief / thanked heaven
that the long night was over.
I rose and dressed, after a fashion. Sud
denly / heard a carriage drive up. A few
moments more, and I was summoned
down stairs and ushered into the room I
knew too well for my peace of mind.
Judge of my relief to find there Mr..
Spencely and Bob Edwards. There was
no question now of mysanity. l had been
made the victim of a clever schemer, who
had got clear off with her booty.
land how were you to be paid, doctorP"
Mr.. Spencely asked as we prepared to go.
my terms are quarterly in advance,
and Mrs. Hall paid ESQ down. By Jove,
1 did not examine the note particularly.
She was quite a lady, you know" And
here the doctor looked foolish enough to
qualify for a passive position in his own
establishment.
The note proved all right. MI. Spence
~ took its number, and we set off.
On the way home Bob Edwards, in a
low voice, told me the story of their search
for me in every likely quarter and in
some unlikely ones, too, for the police sta
lions had not been omitted. AS a last re-
source the livery stable keepers in the west
end were canvassed, and with success.
Ella had been in Mysteries, but was recov-
ering.
Our wedding came off at the time
originally fixed, though I fear that neither
of us looked as radiant as the proverbial
bride and bridegroom. Our vigil had told
upon us both.
On our return from the honeymoon Mr..
Mason explained that it was a brother of
his who had seen the messenger I sent
from DR.. Fitzsimmons'. He himself by
some unlucky chance happened to be from
home at the time.-London Tit-Bits.
"A-boundfn and A-burtin."
Among our real estate assessors a year
or two ago was one named Dennis NOEL
Kinney. On his rounds he came to the
habitation of his friend, Michael Mulcahy.
Good morn, Michaell' says GcEihin-
ney.
GOOD mornin, Dinnisl'' returns Null
cahy.
cts assissin this mornin I am, Mike, "
says the official.
'.Then be aisy wild me, Dinnis."
"I'll be aisy, Mike. I'll put yez down
for $40 a fut. Dat will be t'irty times tiE
is tree hundred for de lot and twinty fur
de goat"
"Phwat!' cries Mulcahy.
'sT'ree hundred fur de lot and twinty
fur de goat"
"De goats not ra1e estatel"
sit is so under the new law"
go way wild yezr'
II can prove it to yez, /" says the assess
or, drawing out his instructions. 'Rade
that, will yez? 'Assiss it at it's proper
valuation per front foot, all property
-. - = ~ 49,