The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-01-09
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. Ibei ehfct ttpeAttd MeSf""' sf'
, lnsst a. Drua by John Hewitt ior -
pouods' Why. I osshsd II uyseii 'hi
mo,aios l,'s all fesaI.r, isnti'f
Just locke Al il sesin, vas the reply, G
peonlly =, ,be aasl Z Of the signature
Mtssou adjusted bis 'peciscles IN som
trtpla.tioB, and held up the cheek to tb'
gss light
didn't notice ihst be eIslaimed adj
tonslr. It looks ike . pencil msrk, Gel
tsin, - II The Dsme hsd been hrst written
10 pencil and lbeu II ked over Good grs
eious hope its night We we're very
busv Vt The time, Mr. Warner, aud tia
thick fog coming on so suddeuly
1t may be ell right IS you say; but
think we'd better satisfy ourselves 90 tbt
point at once.
A messenger va despatched without de
LAY 10 the residence Of Mr. Hewitt; the
signature st The foot Of the order was pro
not need forgery. Further investigation
showed bat a blank leaf bad been pnr
lolued from the check book Mr. Hewitt
kept 10 bis sriliug deck 10 thr librsty-s
book be bad pot bad occasion to use for
overs mouth, oil the r.quisite disburse
ments 40 ing that time having been made
through bis office check book.
Although searching Inquiries were 10
sttuted, nothing could be discovered Is
to when. OF by whom the blank form bad
been abstracted No person known to
Mr., Hewitt answered in any purticulsr
to the description Megson gave OF the 10
dlyidusl b whom the money had been
paid
| II was then that Scotland Yard was com
IN uicsted With, aud through this step the
details Of the case came TO my know
/ ledge
Hamilton" said Superintendent Bea
yer, cali me into the room, as You don't
start for New York on that eItradlion
business tail to tomorrow, | wish you'd
O.
Lsts see. here's the cashiers sketch OF
the woman: Dressed 10 dark clothes. short
aud stout snow white hair, red nose, dis
moud and sapphire cluster ring. He guess
ed her age at IS, and she led him TO un
derstand that the check -endors Mary
Wooler, was 10 payment Of some house
property she had engaged Nj Hewitt to
sell Pretty clear that with a laugh and
you cant miss the red nose
As rubicund nasal orgsl is byno means
the exclusive property OF Mrs, Wooler, |
thought Superintendent Beaver very san
guiue If be expected me to trace her by |
that feature alone, As it ohsnced. how |
ever, was more fortunate than had
hoped.
After long days rushing hither and !
thther to railway stations, banks. res
taurants and cab rsnks-I hit upon Je
hu who had driven woman, tsllying
with the description Of Mrs. Wooler, from
son to remember her, be said, for didn't
| hev to lead my oss most Of the way,
the fog were that thick, aud didn't she OF
fer me bIoomin' two shllIin'l
From the booking clerk at Euston |
learned that the indignant csbby's fare
had taken fret class ticket Tor Liver
pool.
Elsted with my success, | returned to
Scotland Yard and reported progress.
A first rate days work, said Supernten
dert Beaver. Liverpool, you say2 Be
yond q doubt the old 10 iy means to quit
the country straight way, Let me see,
there's q boat leaves for Americ today
the next ones the L1m bsrdis; which sails
to morrow. That's the vessel your go
ing by, tbink2
| AZ ent d
Well If Mrs. Wool /, lrsyiog Eng
land at ALT mere sormse. OF course =
she'll go by that. III telegraph to The
Liverpool police to be op the look out.
In case he eludes them, you might keep
your eyes opeu during the voyage.
Nothing had been seen OF Mrs, Wool
when arrived at Liverpool and careful
crutiuy OF every pssse niger on board the
liner convinced me that fhe was not
amoug them. As ! did not iutend to let
the disappointment in,efere with my en
JOY ment OF the voyage, ! lost 10 time 10
making frlends among my fellow psssen
gers
Mr. Joshus X. Loug sud bis wife oc
pied the cabin sdJobing mine; Joshua,
tbin, lsnky man Of 30; his wife, sprigbt
iy little body peIhsps 10 years younger,
% the ether side Of me vas Mr., Hitch
10, fat, pompous Manchester merchant
and beyond bis was The cabin slloted to
40 elderly spIuster. Miss Eugelby, The
nert cabin TO Josbuss was that OF Mrs.
Brslake aud her daughter Anne the mo
tner being tall fragile looking lady, while
her daughter, slim snd graceful, possessed
as pretty lace as 1t had ever been my lot
to look upou,
How wyidiy can recall the dehe ebttul
tete tete Miss .slske sud | bad togeth
efl II she bad teen svsTe that was
only police officer probably she would
have been more reserved, but that fact
bad thought veil TO keep 10 myself; the .
csptaiu o, The Loub b,rdl' alone kue" tue
nalure OF my errsnd 10 Ses iorE.
was slsudlnl nest the rail revolving .
tbis topic IL ny mind sud making ieeblr .
re.oluto6s TO deny myself Miss Beslskr's .
company 10 10 ore ~heu oue Of the sailors
FASTENED tossrd M.
The Cap'u sould IKE 10 zee you, 'lr. .