The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-06

guilty. For shame, man! I've seen many
hard-hearted monsters, but you beat
than all"
'It Is not for me To argue that point.
but simply 10 do my work; and IL YOU
think yourself sggrieved. consider how
much more the servant, Maggie Gray,
must think herself, for until IL Is proved
that this unknown woman is not her
mother. l must take and detaln her too. I"
but she Is Innocent" burst In Peggy.
I'm horror and dismay. "Oh. surely you
can never take her 10 prison."
| replied that at present that was Inn
possible. Maggie being scarcely well
enough TO be moved. but that at the Same
time l felt sure that the arrest would be
made.
l searched the house well-no difficult
task-and then started with the police
man and our prisoners for the Central
Office. ] thought Peggys story rather
improbable, and had not heeitated 10 say
40, a circumstance which appeared 20 cut
her To the heart. We took the back way
by Buccleuch street. Potterrow, ana
Petterow, and Horse Wynd, 10 ayoid
commotion and attracting crowds. and y
soon had occasion 10 think The arrange
ment a fortunate one. As Ne were cross
Ing the Cowgate from Horse ,,ynd. Pes
gy suddenly started and exclaimed
There! there. there's the woman that
gave me the hslf-croNn,
woman ia mourninzs moving on be
fore us started right round at the sound
of Peggys voice. and no, sooner sighted
the policeman and me than she took 20
her heels. / got her at the top OF the
close, and hustled her into the police
office, ia which she was at once search
ed and asked for her address The search
revealed nothing but few coppers and a
common door key and TO my surprise
he a N al "a har adHr0ca "A o.
spectacle lodging in Lothian street, kept
by woman bearing the same name as
herself. Upon inquiry at this place, /
found that Bell spent much OF her time
in writing and answering letters. which
easily found her owing 10 the name
Murray" being on the door, and had a
shrewd guess at her means of livelihood.
j found. too, that at intervals Mrs. Muir
ray was visited by her "ht~band." and
instantly began 10 devise a scheme for
lining him as we'll. After some thinking.
! inserted an advertisement in the Scots
man running thus
Found, door key. The owner may
have IT by applying 10 Mr.. Roberts, gro
Ger, No. - Ccwgate."
One or two written notices to the same
effect / had inserted I'm shop windows in
the locality, and a last one of these pro-
duced fruit. A man called for the key.
but was told that IL could not be given
till Roberts himself came in. l was then
warned, and got down in readiness, and
saw him receive It. He went up the
Cowgate for some distance, plunged into
low entry and got through to "A cellar
i'm a yard behind which he opened with
the lost" key, and then entered. closing
the door behind him. when he again APP
peared he had a heavy parcel in his hand,
which he hastily attempted TO conceal un-
der hts coat the moment he sighted my
familiar features. ] advanced and fast
enad his wrist to my own, after handing
the parcel TO my chum, and then he
spoke for the irst time.
What DO you want with me?'
only 10 take you TO your wife" I
pointedly replied "In the poorhouse they
separate them: we are more merciful"
lie collapsed abiectly; and the secret
of his detection was revealed at the office
when the contents of the parcel and the
other articles dug up in the cellar were
displayed. consisting. as they did. of all
the stolen property but the plated spoon
taken from Peggy the milk girl. which
j suppose they had thought not worth
retaining. Peggy was detained a day or