The Irish standard., 1900-04-07
81 want to redeem the watch left
here on Saturday, he announced.
"Where is your ticket. yir:" said the

but it's all right You remember me,
| expect. The watch belongs to me,
and | want it now
Il am very sorry, sir. hut you can't
have it without the ticket
llamlyn mut1ered an exclamation
Of impaticncc.
but suppose l have lost it, what
thcn?"
Il will give you Il form of declara-
ton to be made before Il magistrate.'
"lS there no other way?" said liam
lyn. realizing the trouble and annoy
ancc this would cause.
NO, sir" said the pawnbrol<er, Il am
afraid there is not"
There is no ine to waste. lie had to
be in court early. as his ease was among
the first on the lists. 1t was no use
stopping to argue the matter. He
must go before Il magist rate and sign
the declaration as soon as possible. Re
turning to his chambers, he put on his
robes and was soon lost in contcmpla-
tion of the business in hand.
About an hour after his visit to the
pawnbroIler's shop Alice Valentine
drove up in a cab to the same door.
She had found the pawn ticket lying
on llamlyn's table on the Saturday
afternoon and had appropriated it.
meaning to redeem the watch and send
it back 10 him as soon as possible. She
WAS rather nervous at going into the
shop. but she was not the kind of a
girl to allow her OWL feelings to stand
in the way OF any project she wished
TO carry through: so, putting on an
air of unusual haughtincss, she en-
tered he little compartment and hand
ed in the ticket.
81 want the watch. please" she said.
The pawnbroker' assistant looked
her up and down carefully. When he
had, as it We're. sized her completely,
he inquired. dryly: ''Whcre did you
get this??''
Mice ilared up Indignantly. "rhat
is no business of yours. Tell me what
! have to pay and give me the watch.
Not so fast" said the young man;
you must answer one or two questions
first
lie went away. and aftcra whispered
contamination returned with a gray
bearded old man, who was polite, but
firm.
Il am sorry, madam. but cannot al
low you to redeem this pledge until
You inform me how this ticket came
INTO your possession.'
~ found it," said Alice.
"Allow me to inform you, then" said
the paWnbroker, stcrnly, THAT YOU
are committing a very grave oi1rnse
by attempting to obtain the watch
you lay yourself open to criminal pro,
cecdings."
'Hut,' said Alice, II am friend oil
the gentleman to whom the watch
belongs"
Come. come" replied the man, THAT
won't do at all. A gentleman who
called himself Mr.. Ilamlyn was here
abont an hour ago endcavoring to get
the watch himself"
"Mr. llnmlyn been here this morn
ing!" cried Alice. She had never sus
pccted that he would be able to redeem
his watch SO soon.
''Brtter send for Policeman sug
gesttd The assistant
Hold your tongue" said his master
Then, turning to Alice Valentine. he
said: IL do not wish TO be hard upon
you, but | insist on an explanation.
will send over to the address on the
ticket. and if your story is true, Mr.
llamlyn will corroborate it. Harvey
send tn" boy over to Queens Bench
walk and ask Mr.. llamlyn to come here
immediately"
"Mr. iIamlyn coming here" CRIED
Mice. ungmar,lcdly. "Oh. | must &C
at once
81 cannot allow it," said the pawn
broker. you must wait If YOU re
fuse | have no option but to call a DO
liccman.'
IL looks could kill the pnwnbrolc,
would have died on the spot. as Alice
with the air Of Il tragic queen submit
ted 4,5itfg esco1- tt,
to he back parlor, while Harvey KEEP
watch and ward over her.
\ quarter of an hour later E,crart
lIamlyn jumped out of Il hanson ant
hurried into the shop. He was an i'm
pet uous person, and he had not waitet
to change his robes. but had COM
straight away in wig and gown from
the law courts. He was met in tn
passage way Ivy Harvey, who had beer
awaiting his arrival with keen inter
est.
"Thcre's woman in here" he said
pointing to the parlor, "who says she
Il friend Of yours, and has found you
pawn ticket. but i"
"Out of he way" cried Hamlyr
thrusting the oIiicious young man OF
one side and rushing into the room
'Alice, by all that's wonderful" h
exclaimed. and then. seeing that he
bosom was he wing conv,,lsively, he pu
his arm around her and inquired ten
' derby what had happened
"rhcy have been so rude and insult
ing" she sohbed.
llamlyn waited no further explain;
ton. but, setting Harvey by the thron,
he shook him until the unfortllna1
youth had not ii breath in his bod,
Then. turning on the older man. h
cried sternly: What do YOU mean b
insulting this LADY,"
The pawnbrokcr. discovering hi
mistake. was all apologies. but Han
| lyn's temper was still up.
Nothing could Justify rudcncss t
Il lady, he said and he insisted on Il
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