Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-08

'ONUE IN TWENTY OR THIRTY YEARS in her pocket At o'clock I shall charge her with the theft, forcc her to confess, and, though l feel sorry for motherlcSs girl, shall do my duty in the prcmiscs."
 "This-this female placed her hand on ynur forehead, did shc?" qucried Mrs Bowscr in voice tinctured with acid.
 "Shc had to in order to mako the test"
 And didn't shc have to rub your bald pate as wrll:"
 No ma am, she didn't, and you will please rrnr'lnbor who you arc talking tol In her vision she saw Laura take tho pin. She gave me n lock of hair cut from tho head of a dwarf to bury in tho backyard after nightfall, and she was to work on Laura rou~cirnCr until, just as tho clock strikes 9, she will bc in a mental condition to give up the pin and make n full confes- sion IL Is now n quarter to 9.
 You put tho pin in one of the burvau drawers, did your
 As told you bcforc. Yes. l will stake my life on it
 (Which dravcr?'
 'The-thc bottom one,'
 '' But Inc VsISr iS in tho top one. .''
 "Thcrc k, Mrs BowSCr-there is just one chance in a million billions that am mistaken about the drawer, but that iS of no acUOunt Laura has it and will con fr~S '
 But before sho cunfcsScS want you to come up stairs and help me look for the pin '
 Ut is useless but l will go," he re- piled as he followed her.
 Mrs Huwscr walked straight to his tr,'sScr and pulled out the middle drawer. She knew that hc used it as n catch all. She took out a scrcwtlriver, a can opener. q fish line, a stray sock, Crumpled white vest, two pairs of dilapitatcd suSpenders, buckle or two, thrcc old shoes and a pair of slippers From one of the slippers she | took small paSteboar,l box, removed the cover and dropped the missing pin into his hand. Then aS he stood thero with mouth open and bulging eyes, she asked: How much did you pay that-that wonderful female for telling you that | Laura had stolen this pin?' "Fi-tive dollarsl" gISpcd Mir Bowser, upset by the sudden question And know of 20 people who have had her advice for $ll It Is now 3 o'clock, and Laura is in the condition of mind to con | feSsl The next time a female swindler takes your right hand in hers and places l her left on your throbbinG forehead you had bettcr'-
 | Mrs. BowseYY Y' said MT. Bowser in his | awfulcst tones as hc tOwcrcd above her, 1 "it Is evident tha- we cannot live happily together another day
 Ut is evident that you have been dread fully hamboozled and just escaped getting into n serious business" she answered Us | she restored the drawer.
 And, thercforr, ho continued, paying no heed to her interruption, "I will spen, the night in the library arranging the pa pers, and tomorrow your lawyer can cal upon mine and settle the details regarding alimony and the custody of tho child Good night, Mrs. Bowsor-yOu have drlvel me to the dead line at lastr'
 Mrs, Bowscr was not yet asleep when h came sncaking up stairs in his stookin feet and fell into hcd, and had sho felt an desire to harrow up his feelings 1t woul have vanished as she heard him mutter fl his sleep:
 "I'Il mash-1'n mash-I'll mash tha old star gazing swindler to a pulp and st
 ID that lock of hair for a monumentf' raeII Rh0daas Trick.