Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-15

then?"
81 will give you form of declaration
to be made before magistrate"
"Is there no other way?' said Ham
lyn, realizing the troubleand annoyance
this would cause.
mo, sir" said the pawnbroker, u
am afraid there Is not. -"
There was 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
He must 80 before a magistrate ana
sign the declaration Us soon rs
possible. Returning to his chambers,
he put on his robes and was soon lost
in contemplation Of the business IN
| hand.
About an hour after his visit to the
pawnshop Alice Valentine drove up in
cab to the same door. She had found
the pawn ticket lying on IIamlyn's
table on the Saturday afternoon and
had appropriated it, meaning to re-
deem the watch and send it back to
him as soon as possible. She was
rather nervous ut going into the shop
but she was not the kind Of q girl to
allow her feelings to stand in the way
of any project she wished to carry
through; so, putting on On air of un-
usual haughtlness, she entered the little
compartment and handed in the ticket.
81 want the watch, please" she said.
The pawnbrokers assistant looked
her up and down carefully. When he
had, as it were, sized her completely,
he inquired dryly. "Where did you get
this?"
Alice fared up Indignantly. "That
is no business of yours, tell me what l
have to pay and give me the watch
"Not so fast" said the young man,
"you must answer one or two ques-
tions first"
He went away, and after q whispered
consultation returned with @ gray
bearded old man, who was polite but
firm.
II am sorry, madam, but 1 cannot
allow you to redeem this pledge until
you inform me how this ticket came
into your possession"
81 found it." said Alice.
"Allow me to inform you, then" said
the pawnbrokcr, sternly, that You arc
committing very grave offense. bH
attempting to obtain the watch you lay
yourself open to criminal proceedings"
But" said Alice, Il am friend OF
the gentleman to whom the watch bc'
longs"
Come, come, that won't do Mt all.
A gentleman who called himself Mr..
Hamlyn was here about an hour ago
endeavoring to get the watch himself,
"AIr. Hamlyn been here this morn
ingr' cried Alice. She had never ex
pected that he would be able to re-
deem his watch so soon. a -. az.
"Better send for a policeman" sus-
gested the assistant.
.'Hold your tongue" said his master.
Then, turning to Alice Valentine, he
said: 81 do not wish to be hard upon
you. but I insist upon an explanation.
l will send over to the address on the
ticket, and if your story is true Mr..
Hamlyn will corrobate it. Harvey,
send the hoy over to Queens Bench
Walk and ASK Mr.. Hamlyn to come
here Immediately"
"AIr. Hamlyn coming here" cried
Alice unguardedly. "Oh, / must go
at once"
81 cannot allow it." said the pawn
broker. "You must wait. If you re-
fuse l have no option but to call po-
liceman."
If looks could kil! the pawnbroker
would have died on the spot, as Alice,
with the air Of tragedy queen. sub
mittcd to the indlgnity of being es-
corted to the back parlor, while Harvey
kept watch and ward over her.
A quarter Of an hour later Everaro
Hamlyn jumped out of n hanson und
hurried into the shop. lie was an i'm
petuous person and he had not waited
to change his robes, but had come
straight away in wig and gown from
the law courts. He was met In the
passage by Harvey, who had been
awaiting his arrival with keen inter-
est.
''There's q woman in here" he said,
pointing to the parlor, "who says she's
a friend of yours, and has found your
pawn ticket, but suspect" s.
"Out of the way" cried Hamlyn.
thrusting the officious young man one
side and rushing into The room.
Alice, by all that's wonderful"' Ii.
exclaimed, and then seeing that her
bosom was heaving convulsively, he
nut his arm around her and inquired
tenderly what had happened.
'They have been so rude and insult
ing she sobbed.
Hamlyn waited for no further ex-
planation, but, selling Harvey by the
throat, he shook him until the unfortu-
nate youth had not breath in his
body. Then, turning to the elder man,
he cried sternly: what do you mean
by insulting this lady!'
uc uUlOhSi, uioSo'>A'e
mistake, was all apologies, but Ham
lyn's temper was still up.
Nothing could justify rudeness to
lady, he said, and he insisted on an
abject apology from the crestfallen
assistant.
Then he took Alice back to his rooms
in the Temple. When they were alone
he nut his arm around her and said
impulsively:
"Oh, my darling, how sweet of you
to try to get my watch back for me.
Did you do it because you care? Tell
me darling-I love you"
"It was very silly of me, l know"
she said, softly and slyly, but L
thought you were poor, and-oh-I
wanted to help you."
II am not poor" he said, smilingly,
dot 1ooct NOT worry moor / have q