Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-23

Peekskill. madam" the captain said land
the necklace with 'em. They tell queer
story; 1t may be straight and II NAV not
inev say they got wind Of the necklace
being out of the safe deposit and there was
three of EN- in the job But one of them,
an Old timer, whom we know as Scar-EyaJ
JACK. gave these two the slip, and they'd
inquired out that he'd fixed up some disguise
he has lot of 'em. and is especially good
in clergynen"-Mrs. Morford gave a start
ana was going to have try for the pearls
all by himself They had a description of
now the case looked. and came on here
after II by the first train. They saw nothing
OF MIN. but what they did see was Miss Peek
SKIN. wi tn the identical case in her hand 90
ing 10 the railway depot hotfoot OF course
they watched their chance and pinned her.
II they could nave got to town they might
have been safe. but we were too ouick for
EN-, and nabbed EN- as they came off the
train. Whether there's ANYTHING in their
yarn ABOUT the third party of course we
can tel, was there any one called here
Yesterday afternoon besides the lady?"
only an old college chum of nv late
husband-a Mr.. Glenn, a clergyman. who
has lived all his life missionary in JnIi.
China and Corea."
All his life? Then you weren't person
any acquainted with him before, perhaps >
l thought not. good-looking man, was
ne da-k red hair. bit gray scar across
the outer corner of his left eye, talk;sh
good manners, got a nice way with va.
men? Is that about ito"
ices don know but it is" said Mrs
MOrfOrd, family.
Yes. l expected so. Scar-Eyed Jack,
sure enough But what gets me is that he
should have gone off without the pearls
or, hold On.-maybe he
AT this juncture Thomas entered with n
letter and a package, both marked ..imme
date" Mrs Morford. who was now mucn
ag1tated. bowed for permission to the can
tain and opened the letter
Dear Mrs. MOrford-I have to offer an
apology and explanation. / am not the per
sen l purported to be yesterday. Then 7
was fuil OF hope and confidence: now | am
depressed and humiiated: then | was 4vor-
sh1plns at the shrine of your beauty and
your pearls, now l am kicking myself for
my folly and faulty: then l was a mis-
sionary from the romantic orient, now I
am Vagabcnd in the prosaic occident :.
then was Rev. Watson Glenn q found the
name in an old college catalogue of your
late husbands Year,, now l am-neyer
mind who, but in any case l am left.
You refused my pearls dear madam
They were not worthy your acceptance
You can buy score such for a dollar or
two. On the other hand, | coveted vours
and was firmly convinced that | took them
up, with my cloak. from the table when 7
was In such hurry to catch my train. and
carried them away. But man proposes
woman upsets his calculations When !
reached safe place opened my case of
pearls, to refresh my soul with their radi-
ance, and found them transformed into
Miss PeekskilPs sprometeE At first I was
annoyed and inclined to throw the thing
away; then-being. after all, gentleman
l reflected that the spirometer had seemed
to be very near her heart. and that it might
make her happy to have 1t back Besides.
it did not belong to me, for I neyer in
tended u assure you and herr to steal it!
AS l do not know her address, 1 ventura
to send the spirometer to your care, with
this note. I wish, madam that heaven
had made for me such woman as vou.
had that been the case. l should not have
been. as l am now, the adorer whom YOU
will never again behold. and
THE FIRST VICTIM OF MISS PEEK 9
KILLS SPIROMETER"
Good heavens!' exclaimed Mrs. Nor
ford. And here Is the sprometer. sure
ask Miss Peekskill to come here?"
Il believe need not detain you any
longer, bowling and trimming his mus
tache to veil a smile. II will attend n
that bail bond for you; and meanwhile
think we may be satisfied to take things
as they are!'
CTha eO6N