Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-02-20

II do not actsh you to get out Of this
room"
the woman, you know, who was killed
in the fat up stairs. Have you followed
it?'
"No, have not" she replied snap
pishiy.
tThat is strange. Do you know, ]
took you to be Just the person who
would have deep interest in that kind
Of thing"
"Well, I am not"
For the Iext two hours not word
passed. Mr. Mitchell sat In large arm
chair and simply watched the girl with
an aggravating smile upon his face. In
fact, the smile was so aggravating that
after encountering it few minutes Lu-
cette did not look at him again, bpt
riveted her gaze upon the opposite side
Of the street. At last the clock chimed
ta. Instantly the girl arose.
MAY I go now"
Eyes, Lueette, you may go now
and do your little errand-that is, if it
is not too late. And by the way, Lucette,
Miss Remsen asked me to say to you
that she will not need your services aft
er today"
"Do you mean that am Gschargedf"
"Not exactly that said you would
not be needed. You see. Miss Remsen
thinks that you come into and go out Of
rooms with too little noise. She is very
nervous, and it startles her to fnd you
in her presence without having heard
you enter. a"
"You are devili' replied Lpcette
in a passion as she darted through the
door, which Mr.. Mitchell had unlocked,
and ran down stairs and out Of the
house.
II was right" thought Mr.. Mitchell
as he sat down once more.
Lucette hurried across to Broadway
and went into the district telegraph Of
fee at the corner. Hastily scribbling
few lines on blank, she asked for
boy, and gave him a coin with the in
struction to hurry" she then went
down to Madison square and waited
there-I was about to write, patiently
but really the word would not apply.
She sat on bench, jumped up in less
than five minutes, walked about for
awhile, aud then sat down again, re-
peating this over and over, till it was
plain that she was in a bad humor-a
very bad humor.
At last she saw man approaching her,
and hurried to meet him.
1t was Mr.. Barnes. BE. too, looked
excited.
"WelI, what is it9 Why are you here?"
he asked.
"I am discharged"
Discharged? WhyF"
"I don't know why, but that devil
Mitchell Is at the bottom Of it. He lock-
cd me up for two hours this morning,
and then told me Miss Remsen would
not need me any further. I felt like
scratching his eyes out" She then told
the story TO the detective, winding up
with: "From what did catch Of their
conversation last night I think he has
made contdant Of his sweetheart. He
asked her to help him, and just as he
was about to tell her what to do some
how he saw me and closed up like
clam. think now it had something to
do with the child.
"By heaven, you are right. I see it
all Ihad Just returned from that house
when got your note apd came up here.
/ went to the school this morning pre-
tending that I wished to place child
there. Then, after awhile, I asked If
my friend Mr.. Mitchel's daughter Rose
was not at the school Yes, replied the
woman IN charge but she has just left
us. Left you, said 1; 'when?' About
ten minutes ago. Her mother called for
her in a carriage and took her away.
Don't you see, while you were locked
in that room, Miss Remsen went down
and removed the child.
"But Miss Remsen is not her moth
er?'
"No, stupid Haven't you any sense
left at all? Are you going to be bun
sler all your life? This comes Of your
disobedience. You let Mitchell see you
in the elevated train, and now you find
out how smart you were. "
Nonsense; he never recognized me.
"He did. l was fool to trust such
an important matter to n woman.
"Oh, were you? Well, that woman is
not SuCn IOOl hS you lHlnh- hafO
that button back. "
"Ahl Good How did you manage
it?"
"They all went to the theater last
night and just hunted through Miss
Remsens S things till l found 1t, In one
Of her jewel cases. Here it is. " Saying
which she handed to the detective the
cameo button which he had found in
the room where the murder had been
committed He saw that 1t was the
same, and was somewhat comforted to
have it back.
"Has Mr.. Mitchell made Miss Rem
sen any present lately?" he asked.
Eyes, he gave her magnificent ruby
last night. Miss Remsen told me that
il is worth a fortune, and it looks il. F"
"How was it set?''
Its made into pin to be worn i'll
the hair.
"Well, ] haYs na further use for you