The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-19

the Temple in 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.
mo, sir. haven't touched thing"
''You haven't by chance found a
ticket, SUPPOSE" pursued Hamlyn.
mo, sir. What kind of ticket
have you lost?"
at doesn't matter" he replied, inn
patiently. ITS of no Importance"
Putting on his hat, Hamlyn hurried
into Fleet street to the pawnshop. /,
81 want to redeem the watch / left
here on Saturday" he announced.
where is your ticket. sir?" said the
man.
II have mislaid it," replied Hamlyn;
"but it's all right. You remember me,
I expect. The watch belongs to me,
and | want it now"
II am very sorry, sir. but you can't
have it without the ticket"
Hamlyn muttered an exclamation
Of impatience.
But suppose I have lost it, what
Them
VI will give you form Of declara-
ton to be made before magistrate"
rs there no other way?" said Ham
lyn, realizing the trouble and annoy
ance this would cause.
mo, SIR said the pawnbroker, II 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. He
must go-before a magistrate and sign
the declaration as soon as possible. Re-
turning to his chambers, he put on his
robes and WINS soon lost in contempla-
tion of the- business in hand.
About an hour after his visit to the
pawnbroker's shop Alice Valentine
drove up in a cab to the same door.
She had found the pawn ticket lying
on Hamlyn's table on the Saturday
afternoon and had appropriated it,
meaning to redeem the watch and send
it back to him as soon as possible. She
was rather nervous at going into TIE
! shop, but she was not the kind of
girl to allow her own feelings to stand
in the way of any project she wished
to carry through; so, putting on an
air of unusual haus, htinesss She en-.
tered the little compartment and hand
ed in the ticket.
II want the watch. please" she said.
The pawnbroker's 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 flared 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 questions
first
He went away, and after a whispered
Capitalization returned with n 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"
IL found it," said Alice.
"Allow me to inform you, then" said
the pawnbroker, sternly, that you
are committing very grave offense.
| BY attempting to obtain the watch
you lay yourself open to criminal pro-
ceedings.'
But" said Alice, 81 am friend OF
the gentleman to whom the watch
belongs"
Come, come" replied the man, that
won't do at all. A gentleman who
called himself Mr. Hamlyn was here
| about an hour ago endeavoring to get
| the watch himself"
MIR. Hamlyn been here this morn
ing" cried Alice. She had never sus-
! pected that he would be able to redeem
| his watch so soon.
Better send for u policeman" sug-
gestod 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 insist Gu an explanation. |
! will send ever to the address on the
! ticket, and if your story is true, Mr..
| Han !yn vii corroborate il. Harvey,
send the boy over to Queens Bench
walk and ask Mr.. Hamlyn to come here
| immediately
"Mv Eamlyn coming here" cried
Alica. unguardedly. "Oh. | must go
at once
Il cannot allow It," said the pam
| broker. "lou must wait. If you re-
fuse have no option but TO call po-
| liceman."
II looks could kill the pawnbroker
would have died on the spot. as Alice,
with the air of tragic queen, submit
ted to the indignity of being escorted
to the back paIlor, while Harvey kept
| watch and ward over her.
A quarter Of an hour later Eyerard
| lEamlyn jumped out of a hanson and
| hurried into the shoD. He was an inn
| petuous person. and he had not waited