Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-03
THERE CAN BE NO EXTERNAL IRRSTA
WITHOUT AN INTERNAL CAUSE.
in Piccadilly, where she knew the

in Piccadilly, where she knew the
prices were ruinous.
NO" she said, don't let US go
there. Will you take me to one Of
those little bohemian places you told
me of where you get table d'hote
lunch for IS pence. l should love to
go. 1t would be new experience"
"You look too smart he replied,
glancing at her admiringly; "but 1
tell you what will do. We will split
the difference and go to a kind Of
semi-fashionable place where you
shall see all sorts and conditions of
people and hear a band"
Once of twice during lunch, when
conversation tagged, Hamlyn noticed
again the thoughtful expression on
her face. At last he took the mat
ter up.
Tell me-" he said, what you are
thinking Of"
81 was thinking" she replied, slow
ly, "of how I could help some one
who has been very good to me-"
Not a difficult matter, surely-for
yon?"
at is very difficult" she said, "un-
der the circumstances. The person l
want to help is poor and, think, very
proud"
She was looking down at the table
cloth, and studiously avoiding his
eyes.
Can I be of any assistance?" he
said.
"You-why-" she laughed. eyes
perhaps you can. I will think about
it and let you know"
There was a new sympathy IN her
voice and manner, and Hamlyn felt
a mad desire to take her there and
then in his arms and cover her face
with kisses.
But there was no opportunity then
to tell her of his love. Immediately
after lunch they were obliged to hur-
ry off to meet Miss Stafford at matt
nee. and Hamlyn had no further
chance of a tete-a-tete with Alice, but
he arranged satisfactorily meeting
for Monday afternoon, when he deter
mined to put his fate to the test.
"You will not forget" he said, at
parting, "to let me help you in the
matter you mentioned?'
NO" she replied, with a singular
look on her face 81 will not forget"
AS Eyerard walked home he recalled
her tones, her face, the fair flushed
cheeks, sweet mouth, earnest brows
and eyes of softest fire. There was
that in her look which satisfied him.
He. was awakened from his reverie
by an urchin inquiring what o'clock
it was. For the second time that day
he mechanically tugged at his watch
chain.
"Confound it," he exclaimed, as he
realized his loss. 81 never knew that
it was such a nuisance to be with
out watch. I must get it out first
thing on Monday morning"
The urchin, grasping the situation,
ran away. grinning.
On Sunday Hamlyn again bethought
himself of the watch.
II had better study the ticket" he
said, land see what I shall have to
pay"
lie fumbled in his waistcoat pocket;
it was not there. He tried the others
with the same result. With growing
uneasiness he searched in every pocket
of the clothes he had worn on the
Saturday, but the pawn ticket was
not to be found
81 must have left it at my cham
bers," he decided at last. ut is very
careless of me. hope my clerk won't
find it."
On Monday morning he got up
earlier than usual and drove down to
the Temple in a hanson. His clerk
had already arrived. Hamlyn
searched an over the table carefully,
then in all the drawers, but could not
find the ticket. Finally he summoned
the clerk.
"Have you moved any papers?" he
asked. rather irritably.
"No, sir. haven't touched thing"
"You haven't by chance found
ticket, I suppose?' pursued Hamlyn.
mo, sir. What kind of a ticket
have you lost?"
at doesn't matter" he replied, i'm
patiently. ITS of no importance"
Putting on his hat, Hamlyn hurried
into Fleet street to the pawnshop.
81 want to redeem the watch l left
here on Saturday" he announced.
"Where is your ticket, sir?' said the
man.
81 have mislaid it," replied Hamlyn;
"but it's all right. You remember me,
expect. The watch belongs to me,
and | want it now"
81 am ve~y sorry, sir, but you can't
have it without the ticket"
Hamlyn muttered an exclamation
Of impatience.
But suppose have lost it, what
them"
81 will give YOU a form of declara-
ton to be made before a magistrate"
us there no other way?' said Ham
Ign, realizing the trouble and annoy
ance this would cause.
mo, sir" said the pawnbroker, u am
afraid there is not"
There is no time to waste. He had to
be in court early, as his case was among
the first on the lists. 1t was no use
stopping to argue the matter. lie
must go before a magistrate and sign
the declaration as soon as possible. Re-
turning to his chambers, he put on his
robes and was soon lost in contempla-
ton of the business in hand.
About an hour after his visit to the
pawnbroker's shop Alice Valentine
drove up in cab to the same door.
She had found the pawn ticket lying
on Hamlyn's table on the Saturday
afternoon and had appropriated 1t,
meaning to redeem the watch and send
it back to him as soon as possible. She
was rather nervous at going into the
shop, but she was not the kind of