Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-04

business, | want to know the name OF
that Siyl'S husband, ana ;hat OF the
clergyman who married them"
What for, Sandys"
III tel You afterwards certainly
not now. Eut You must do as |
wish, unless YOU would rather have no
holiday his summer II the infor-
nation yaH obtain enables me to carry
throuEh successfully a ease in which
! have hitherto failed will take YOU
to London Foy tortnight."
TO IondonS" repeated my wife
g(eefu')y Then III manage It,"
Later in the evening she went into
oNr ne'ehNor's house, and was there
until N1s. our usual supper time, and
| began 70 think she had failed, IN
spite a. the ohicc. nj stake.
\ glance ut her face rs she entered
Indicated that She had been success
tUl
The assle is married. Sandy. after
ALL llcr mans uamc is Harry Lang
don, and they were married 1T Far.
bert IN lu'y last year"
Did You got the minister's name@"
ives, the Rev, John HAmi'ton"
We" done. Mary, We shall have
our London trip. am almost certain
II said that il the information you
obtained enabled me to carry through
successfully case in which have
hitherto failed | would take YOU to
London. Those were my words
feel as sure as man can that | shall
succeed But there is something more
to be douc. II that young wife gets
any letters | should like to know
where they come from. Mrs Adams
will NO doubt look At the postmarks,
and YOU might casually ask where the
husband is"
But Mary's inquiries in this drer-
tion had no result. Mrs. Adams
lodser never received any letters One
of her old shop companions called
two or thrcc times a week, and COM
munication between husband and wife
was thus doubtless kept up.
was again at loss what course to
adopt when received letter from
Mrs. Moffatt enclosing an old en-
velope that had been found in the
CRATE Of her maids bedroom. The
handwriting of the address was sut-
hviently like that Of Harry l.angdon
to make me feel positive it had been
written by him, The postmark on
the envelope was Carlisle" and | felt
somewhat dubious about going there,
on what would probably turn out to be
wildgoosC chase. decided tlrst
of all to so and see Mrs. Moflatt, In
the hope that she would agree to an
experiment | wished to make.
had not informed her of l.angdon's
marriage, but could not now keep It
back
"I.angdon married, Are you sure?"
she said. with CLEAN in her eyes
that bctokened the effect the intcl)i-
gence had upon her
quite sure. Mrs. Moffatt; and what
is more, he was married at Tarhert
either Just before or Immediately
after saving your child, His wife Is
in lodgings next door to me,
And where is tho man hlmself?'
THAT have not yet discovered; but
il you will allow me to have a private
Interview with your maid think
shall have no difficulty in ascertaining
from her his hidingplacc.
Very well, Mr.. Sharp. you shall
try the experiment. will send my
maid in to you.
There was not the faintcst sign of
surprise or fear, SO far as | could per
ceiye, any other strong emotion In the
Young woman's face as she entered
the room, and this absence of aglta-
ton convinced me that she was on
her guard. 1t would be useless beat
ing about the bush" with her, and
plunged into the subject ut once.
you received letetr from Carlisle
some time ago in this envelope" ]
began.
As the envelop had her name and
address upon it she could not deny IT,
Granting that you are right what
then. sir?" she answered quietly.
Il want to know the address OF
Mr.. Harry Langdon, the writer Of the
letter"
THAT is not the name Of the
writer
1T Is utterly useless denying It. |
am surprised Miss Cunningham, that
YOU correspond with a married man.
should have given you credit for
more spirit than that"
who says he is married." she de-
manded, her face changing its placid
aspect to one OF angry defiance.
Il do and ! can easily prove II, Mrs.
Harry Langdon, formerly Miss Mary
Cow, a cash-girl in a Jamaica Street
Diapers shop, Is in lodgings next
door to me. My wife has seen the GER
tifcate Of her marriage to Mr.. Lang
don"
you are not deceivIng me slr?" she
asked imploringly.
Il am telling you the truth, Miss
Cunningham suppose he has made
love to compromised marriage, per-
haps?"
when was he married."