The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-28

answering that he had recovered from
the shock and stating at the same time
how he had suffered a great loss. In
fact. So affected was the little man that
he wept copiously.
II picked M a pocket book" remarked
Sylvester in a casual manner. Just
about the spot where YOU were Knocked
over"
"Ms'r.'' and Jean gave a gasp Of joy.
.-'Th,. book WAS mine, Ten thousand
thanks II is more than saving my me-
this finding my pocket-book.
Yes" replied sylvester slowly. per
haps il is. / opened it Ia hnd-weh, TO
see II the owners address was In 1t
There was lot Of money-securites'
and "A thousand pounds
..Tbev are mine,' exclaimed Jean.
They must pay remarkably good sala-
rieS AT Scrip x Morder's.' went ON Syl-
vester. drily You're a man of wealth.
Il am frugal man. have no eX-
penses. and have saved money
Then there was something about a
MIR. Aaron Morley continued the Other
who is wanted I'm Sydney. Did YOU
know the gentleman
lean shrugged his shoulders and was
hlank-faced N an inSt2pt
The ease Interested me- he answered
I
should -
Lust So" remarked Sylvester. Ter
haps Mr.. Jarvis Dorman is interested
I'm the case also" and again Jean shrug-
gcd his shoulders.
As they We're speaking Mr. Morder
came into the clerks office, and Sylves-
ter glanced NJ him
''sIr. Morder," whispered Jean behind
his hand. and Sylvester introduced him
. IL ~. ri a. IN ii
In his solemnest manner at him.
so Mr.. kedar will be happy again,
now laughed Sylvester. II have found
his pocket-book. You don't know what
a wealthy clerk you've got"
Mr. Mordcr expressed no surprise The
intelligence seemed to pain him merely
and he put his hand to his side. as
though = pang of agony were there.
Il heard something of kedars accident
Netsterday." he answered. one canno;
be too careful in going about London"
and then after a few more words, sylves-
ter took his departure. Jean resumed his
interrupted work, and Mr.. AiOrder went
back TO his own room, grooming in the
gentle way that 50 often surprised Ms.
Morder and his unmarriaseable family of
daughters
The following day Jean Kedar's place in
the Off q was vacant. Southampton
street SIN no more pl MS young oiu lace
nor trotting walk. neither did Alessrs.
Scrip and Mofder. There was a We tx 5
salary due. but Jean never returned to
claim It. and mysteri0usiy as he hal come
50 did he disappear. Sylvester Courtne y
might search nigh and low for the meek,
! unassiIming clerk. ana Ia would not have
found him I'm England. although IN Paris
he might have been more successful, for
i'm the fourth floor suite of u pension in
Passy. a new tenant nal taken up ms
abode. whom the concierge knew as Mon
sieur Faure who might have been Jean
kedar'S twin brother.
Meantime sylvester was pursuing an
other search. ard this was C. find tho rar-
ment from which the fragment had beer.
tern and left hanging IN tie nail in the
wall Of WhNtelcas Manor The mystic Y
connected with Jean kedar and the pocket
book had ban ied him 80 FAR. hut there Wa
"A possibility the one had something To 10
with the other. and the search Tor the
coat went on. Into what UnslVory quar-
tiers il led him. and with what unsavOry
merchant IL brought him in contact, il i
needless 10 describe. bu. the Eole q.
eventually coming across the missing gar
mont gradually grew less and less. Inere
We're a dozen reasons for his never find
in: it, each good. The coat might have
passed into a customers hands months
ago. and Lcen worn 10 rags by this time.
IL might have been sent abroad, IL might
have been converted into shoddy. or be
grazing a scarecrow I'm some distant part
of the country. and SO the hope of finding
il almost failed him. And then one OF
those events which prove that TIE ''un-
expectei' does happen. and that 1t hap
pens at the mos. unexpected moments,
bcfell.
He had teen away from London for
some weeks. and upon returning to his
solitary chambers. their dullness seemed