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

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recognise nSf aSaln SOputu II ne neHeS-
Sary."
THAT can he easily managed,
will send for her"
NO, no! The presence Of de-
tective in the house"
Us known only 10 the hutlcr, AMI
can depe0d on him % I've silent, as
warned him"
POSSIBLY; but would rather see
your maid anywhere hut here,
Il will drive into the city this
evening and take Jessie with nc We
will arrive At DAYS. milliuers shop
IN the Trongate about five WIN that
do, Mr., SHARPE"
"Capital'y, Mrs Motratt," | said ris-
ing.
And you will keep me we'll ac-
Quainted with any discovery YOU may
make, either by letter or telegram p
promised. and consulting my time
table, asked Mrs Moratt to allow her
coarhman to drive me to Milngavic,
where could catch a train for elias
gov. there being none from Blame
field for two hours.
I'm reacbinu GLASGOW lost No time
IN making ;noufries ne IN Mr. Harry
Langdon, and soon discovered that he
was regarded by his few acquaintances
rs somewhat of a male tlirt," fond Of
the society Of good-looLing girls, but
with no male friends. He took his
boIiaovs olona was told and had no
chosen COMPANIONS If he affected
tbe society of one cir, moro than an
other II was that Of Mary Cow, a cash
DIR, in a nic aroner's shon in Jamaica
Street. She was described to me as n
short doll of girl. with yellow hair.
pink cheeks, and blue eyes" | de-
cided to have a look at her when the
shop closed in the evening, in the be-
lief that should thus be able to CON
firm or discard the theory | had in
vented.
A few minutes before five | was
perambuating the Trongate, and
had not long to wait for Mrs. Moi
fats carriage. AS mistress and
maid alighted and entered the shop
mad good look at Jessie cunning
nam, and quickly decided that II ME-
Harry langdon was playing any
game in which the lady's maid was n
player he would need to be careful
She was OF Irish eXtraetion-that was
shown ny her black mar ana blue
eyes. NOT so tall as hef mistress
not possessed OF snch splendid fgure,
Jesse's beauty was of a type that
would have captiVated most men
where that OF Mrs. MoHatts would
fail,
| wrote to Mrs. Moffatt that evening
asking her to take measures for as
certaining the postmark of any letters
her maid might receive. and to let
me know immediately. | also managed
TO arrange with the of1iCe-hoy at the
draper's to let me see any letters Miss
Mary Cow gave him to post for her.
| had done this before eight o'clock.
when the shop-girs left. and could
have look at the short doll Of a
| girl"
As pazed at her while she stood for
fev, moments outs;dn tho shon cbat-
ting Win he otbor girls | fonnd nv
theory SHINING away from mo and nj
once decided that ! must look in an
other direction for a solution Of the
reasons which had actuated Harry
Langdon in giving up a capital posi-
ton, with the prospect OF becoming
the husband Of the handsome, wealthy
young widow and master of her prop
erty, for the sake Of the sum, large
though it was. he had robbed her of
by means of the forged cheque.
If Langdon were in communication
with either Mary Cow or Jessie Gun
ningham | failed to discover any proof
of it. | had not the least clue to
guide me in discovering his where
abouts, supposing Mrs. Moffatt's be-
lief that he had not escaped from the
country were well founded; and when
a fortnight had elapsed | candidly
told the lady that II she wished to
find Langdon she had better seek the
aid of the police, seeing that | had
failed to obtain any trace of him. But
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