Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16

the man Percy met in Oxford street was
my father and no other. Then it occur
red to Borofsky that it would be well If
one, at least. of our little hunting party
of three were to take up his post in
London in the hope Of meeting with
this mysterious parsonage. whether ia
ther or some one else.
"You are the right one to CO." said
Borofsky. wagging his head at me, "for
you would be less likely to be the vic
tim of mistaken identity. 1t would be
useless for me to go because. unfortu.
nately, the count is a stranger to me,
and ! should not know him if I saw
him. And as for this gentleman
Percy-"he might. Of course, be de-
ceived. not being son Of the count"
II don't think should. all the
sme," said Percy
II cant possibly leave my mother,
put in. "for some little while at all
events am sure Percy knows my ia
ther we'll enough not to mistake him
for any one else if he gets real good
look at him, and perhaps talk as well
Would you mind undertaking the job
Percy2'
"Of course not, )" Percy scoffed. IF
you think I'll do. he added. "What
do you think, Mr.. Borofsky ?"
you'll do well enough" said Borof-
sky, eff our friend here cannot see his
way to going. Are you anything Of a
photographer" he added Unexpectedly.
"Only with little snap shot ma
chine" laughed Percy. "Whyf Am I
to photograph all the suspicious people
I seer
mot quite that; but if you should
meet the count or this individual You
consider so marvelously like him and
could get snap shot at him you might
send us over a copy and the countess or
Count Boris could easily identify or
repudiate the gentleman as per portrait.
That would cave great deal OF trou-
BILE, for though you might make mis-
take they could scarcely do 80. Thus
when your print arrived we should be
able to say at once: This is the count.
We have found him. Or, This is some
one else and Mr.. Percy may return to
help rs look elsewhere for the count. y
Percy laughd.
"Well," he said, "I'll take my hand
camera anyway It's only tiny thing
at best. though; so don't expect much
result And if I'm arrested by the city
police for taking snap shots at innocent
persons l shall expect you to come and
bail me outl'' Which favor we prom
ised Percy should not be denied him in
case of need.
Then we dispatched Percy by train,
bidding him wire to US Immediately in
case he should meet with any kind OF
success. and warning him above all, if
ever he caught sight Of the man-father
or another-whom he had seen on a
former occasion, to make sure Of his ad
dress by following him, and if possible
to watch or have the place watched un'
til we should have had an opportunity
of seeing the portrait and. perhaps.
even Of running over to London to see
the original himself.
don think Percy was very sanguine
as to his mission and the chances of see-
ing his former friend again. 1t would
be the merest Auke if he did, he said.
One might as well search for a grain OF
wheat in the proverbial sackful Of chaff.
Before we left the station the idea oc'
Cured to Borcfsky that it would be in
teresting to ask the young fellow at the
ticket office whether Count Landrinof
had travelled to London lately. The
count was so we'll known in st. Peters
burg that the clerk would probably
have recognized him. and might tell us
the very day he started, and whether
alone or accompanied. This would al
least show Us whether Percy's mission
was a mere fools errand or whether the
count, having really departed from
London, might still be found there
"But the clerk will think me such 6
fool not to know whether my own father
has gone to London or not" protest
ed. "Can't you say you require the date
of his departure for some case you're
working upF"
Good idea. said Borofsky. an6
forthwith he evolved fine cock ano
bull story about some domestic robbery
in our household. supposed to have beer
committed by one of the servants, ant
how certain evidence rested upon the
exact date of the counts departure
which date we had forgotten.
The ticket clerk. on hearing all this
scratched his head and assumed an all
of the deepest thought He had beer
pairing his nails when we disturbed him,
and he kindly laid aside this fascinating
occupation in order to attend to US
II remember the count taking hi
ticket. he said presently. lit was
let me see-about fortnight ago, wa'
it not9 Stop minute do not ISSUE
so very many tickets for London direc
here we are Augustine. it wal
July This must be it. | think. 17-2s
July, seventeenth old style. twenty
ninth new l believe that must be tht
day. You may take it as pretty GER
tain.
Good !" said Borofsky THAT is tht
very day we fixed upon; the certainty
of it will enable us to place our hands
upon the guilty party. We are so much
obliged to you. By the bye" he added
"you did not happen to notice tb'
clothes in which his excellence Travelled
There is little point about certain
silk hat. which may or may not have
been among the articles stolen. Had the
count tall hat now or soft Tyrolese3 2
"a tall hat. said the clerk prompt