The Washington times., 1894-05-13

that in the letter. 1t isn't tho sort OF letter
an old ugly woman would write. and she
wouldn't talk about being free to marry
again-at least i think not. II think I'll
just see ii can't find out little before
post that letter. The husband isn't a good
correspondent. evidently. He can't be very
anxious to hear from home or he-wouldn't
let wear go by without writing to say what
the state OF his health was and inquiring how
his good lady found herself"
Mr.. Tom Enifer was not quito sure what he
was doing, but he was desperately hard up,
and the idea had gradually occurred to him
that he had got possession OF q little bit OF
private information which might be OF use TO
him. Had any enc suggested to him then
that he saw visions of biackmal he would Tn
doubtedly have denied the imputation. But
something of the kind was lurking in his
mind; desperate men do desperate things,
and Tom ENTERS condition. though he hardly
liked to confess It to himself. was desperate.
This lady was probably rich-if in six months
time she got no reply to her letter she would
marry. perhaps coucealing from the man she
married the fact that there was doubt about
her husbands death. And then Tom ENTERS
information would be under certain circun-
stances useful. But six months was q long
time to wait, and might not the secret be use
full even now. That would have to be thought
out, and he would have to know little more
before he decided how to act
The next day he set about trying to gain
the extra knowledge he wanted. He watched
the house all day. and he was rewarded to 3
certain extent. He saw a good looking
woman elegantly dressed come out OF the
house. and he ascertained from a crossing
sweeper, to whom she gave penny. that the
lady was Mrs. Fairclough, of Nj. =. and
then he took the liberty OF quietly following
her His experiment was not very successful
in the morning. The indy only went down
Regent street and did little shopping and
went back home again. But in the afternoon
he saw a telegram delivered and he thought
that might mem something, and so he re-
NAMED on duty. At seven in the evening the
lady came out and got into Il hanson, which
had been sent for. and the servant came out
and closed the doors and the lady told the
cabman to drive to Sackvilie street. 1t was
an expensive experiment in Toms hard up
condition, but he made a reckless dash and
hailing another hanson drove to Sackville
street too.
He stopped his man at the corner and was
Just in time to seethe lady get out and dis
charge her cabman and enter q. house He
waited outside the house for half an hour and
then the lady came out with a gentleman-a
tall, dark, good-loOking man Of about 3d. and
they walked together as far as the Cafe Royal
in Regent street and went up stairs into the
dining-room. Tom couldn't afford a dinner
at the Cafe Royal, and he thought he had seen
enough for one day and he might very well
leave the rest for a future occasion. He had
the address in Sackville street. and he made
up his mind he had now found the future hus-
band and would be able to give him little at
tention later on. So he went on to the house
OF his friend who had given him tip for the
big race, and spent an hour with him and
managed to borrow couple of sovereigns,
which he sent off to a commission agent that
night to back the horse: which was at 20 to /.
And then he went home and looked at that
letter which he had locked away in that draw,
but he couldn't make up his mind to post it
yet.
The next day he went to Sackville street,
and having identified the house, he succeeded
after considerable difficulty In ascertaining
that the tall. dark gentleman he had seen was
q Mr.. Charles Lorrimore, who had his private
chambers on the second floor. Beyond that
he could not ascertain nothing, but he went
away Satisfied. He was certain that Mr..
Charles Lorrimore was the gentleman for
whose sake Mrs. Fairclough was anxious to
know what her husbands Intentions were.
On the following day the race came of. and
his friends ''deRd cert" for a wonder won
easily, and Tom Enifer was in possession of