The Press., 1895-10-17

duced me to resign and become gen. tleman detective. Ikeep Reisling out of all the mischief can, and keep track of him generally, if can't restrain him. Ihave very liberal salary, and am to have something very handsome should ], succeed i'm reforming my charge ..'f ''
 '''Do you think it safe for you?' said 1. rather dryly, imagine
 '"Jimmy was not offended; he an swered more seriously: Well, yes, Rog- CT, do. In the first place, haven't any present inclination for little birds; in the second, rather take to Mrs. Reisling, who is an awfully good little woaaIi, and so plain you can't help but be sorry for. her, and so nice you have to like her, and there is kid, a nice little fellow with something the matter with his hip-that' why they are here, you kl1oW-and, in the third place, I'm interested in the caseitsef Ithink you may depend shall not IT Il crooked, Roger, and I'd a little rather you woultln t show me up to tha Reislings. 1t is new sensation being respected morally, give you my word I'll re- sign and take myself of to the dogs alone if I feel the bad fit coming.
 ''It struck me there was something different about Jimmy. couldn't put my finger on it, but felt it, just as you feel when your witness is telling you the truth. promised, and we had an amazingly pleasant half hour. Then Jimmy had to betake himself to Refs ling.
 "'He has been drinking very hard, said .Ilnlmy, but now we have corralled him in his room and taken all his clothes away except pyjaInas, so he is just where we want him
 That evening, as l was waiting for Mrs. Reitsi ng ill their purlor, had an interesting insight into Jinmy's meth Ods My clients bedchamber was the next room, and could hear him offer ing Jimmy $lOO for a suit of ready made clothes. '' >
 "'I'lf fell you something, MT. Reis ling, responded Jilnmy's imperturbable don't insult me with bribery and cor ruption. You haven't enough money to buy a suit of clothes for me- See?'
 " I don't know why I'm so stuck on you, Reishng whimpered back; you're forever slanging me. Why don't l send you off?'
 Possibly you have drop of sense left, and recognize I am your only chance of bracing up and living like 8 man and not dog,' says Jimmy sweet ly. Nov you lie down, and I'll sing to you:' " t" .''
 "Jimmy had most lovely voice. That was one reason l despaired of him. When so much sensibility and tender ness and indescribable purity of melody get into voice it generally implies that the music has scraped the fellows con- science bare; all the pretty things are in the voice, and none left iii the moral nature. But that 8 merely my theory myself, I don't know one tune from an- other without the words. Jimmy did have an angelic voice. Now he began to sing Rock Me to Sleep, Mother, in his most affecting manner. Directly there comes Q roar from the bed.
 "'Don'f want me to warbler says Jimmy sweetly.
 "'Want you to sing something lively growls the audience
 "'You don t need anything hvely,' answers Jimmy placidly; what you re- Quire is to have your conscience awak- ened and your affections touched and 8 general kind of h-you-were dead feel ing encouraged: .-' Mother, come back from the echoless shore, | Take'-. ! Ao without sleeping accommodations if you hurl them all at me. But anything to please. ~
 '"'Nelly was a lady; last night she died | Toll the bell for lovely Nen'- .f "'That too melancholy too?
 "'See how 1t sparkles, this drink divine, l But all it's brightness our eyes outshineH
 "Reisling was quiet now, and he re- mained quiet, although Jimmy glided into Old Folks at Home, and when Mrs. ReisHng entered he was singing old fashioned hymns She said that she didn't know what she should do with out Jimmy, and spoke of him with tears in her eyes. Of course she knew nothing about Jitnmy's real name or his rela- tion to my wife. The next morning Jimmy appeared at my office again. He was more angry than I ever had seen him, and he explained at length just how Reisaing had outwitted him and escaped when he took the inebriate to drive. It was comical to watch Jimmy's mounting indignation. P;1ticularly did he bubble over the drunken cunning and duplicity of his charge.
 l SG sF1l oil 1iI1n kISok cold -Aj1 osophically, and the red climbed up in- to the roots of Jimmy's hair.
 "'Was like that?' he burst forth.
 ''1 repeated several episodes which at the time of action had amused Jimmy more than his friends. He made no comment. From that time, though, I no ticed that he got into the way of com pairing his own past with ReisHng's present. The mischief with Reis1inR,' said he once very seriously, is that he thinks he has good time, while he is driving his wife crazy with anxiety, wasting his money and ruining his health. Such rot But, Lord, ain t he an object lesson!'
 "'1 am hoping he will save you, Jim my, said I. whether you save him or not ''> !.
 "'Oh, I'm going to save the bloom ing little cad's soul, said Jim very sol emnly, if only out of gratitude. That isn't all; he is really very fond of me, and he has some mighty good streaks, so am bound to save him. What he needs is an almighty scare. wish you would go round and talk little stiff to him q was by this time his duly ap- pointed guardian); you used to talk uncommonly we'll, Roger says Jim, with all the assurance in life, 'and I believe you might get through the hair with him. have been at him about his health; got him into Severne's hospital the one Twas in, you know-and Sev- erne has kindly collected the grewsom- l aaG lOk OR casas If tho ofeoots oR alcohol