Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04

II can feu you all about this card"
tinctive about this one by which the
place where it was made or the date
when it was printed could be deter
mined. I will do this ut once, II you
wish"
"Can 60 with your she asked, and
of course he was overjOyed.
So they went together to station
cry store down town, and the card OF
Mr.. Santvoort was presented to the
proprietor.
Certainly" said that obliging per
son; 81 can tell you all about this card
l printed it myself"
"Then you know Santvoort" ex-
claimed Jaffray.
"My dear sir" said the stationer
"there isn't any such person. This is
merely a sample card that / printed
last spring when the new style super
seded the old method Of engraving.
chose the name because it couldn't pos
sibly belong to anybody"
Annie and Jaffray looked at each
other in blank dismay. Here was
most singular end Of their quest.
Have you any idea how it could
have come into the possession Of Mrs.
Martha Hubbard| inquired Jaffray.
II guess you must have given 1t to
her." said the stationer, with grin.
"You took 1t away from here"
~ did"
There's no doubt about It," was the
reply. 81 remember it distinctly now.
When you ordered your cards in Sep
tember, you examined my samples, and
you put this one into your cardcase by
mistake.
at didn't come over me that you'd
done this till after you'd gone, and
then l thought you'd be back, but you
never came. sent your cards to you
and forgot about the sample. | never
replaced It."
Jaffray, who had been bending over
the low counter, suddenly straighten-
ed up and became rigid. For half a
minute he seemed to be in a trance.
"Miss Hubbard" said he at last,
"had your aunt's coachman a scar
about the size Of quarter Of dollar
IN the right side Of his forehead"
"He had" said she. what then"
81 am A. Van Cortlandt Santvoort," F"
said the young man. Really, hate
to speak of 1t, but the fact Is your
aunt's horses took start on the river
drive one day, and l sort Of got In
their way, don't you know.
"Any well bred horse with proper
sense Of the ridiculous will stop when
he sees me. But your aunt seemed tC
think 1t was quite an important mat.
ter, and she asked for my carl and
was very kind. l took one out of my
cardcase, and it must have been a.
Van C.'s.
81 gave her my address, and she
marked 1t down and asked me to call,
but she forgot &c tell me who she was
or where she lived, being frightened
at the time, you know. The incident
passed entirely out Of my mind. l
never remembered it till this minute"
"And, Of course, aunty wouldn't men
tion it, for fear Of alarming us!' ex'
claimed the girl. at must be SO. You
are Mr.. Santvoort, and always knew
It. And, oh, l am so glad, SO glad!
How terrible IL we had never found 1t
out, and you so poor!'
She clasped her pretty hands To-
gether and looked up at him, with q
tear in each of her blue eyes.
ut is very kind Of you" said he, "for
the money would be yours, l suppose
II no Santvoort appeared" .
81 don't need it the least bit" SAID
she. "Td much rather you'd have IT.
indeed would"
As there were only two parties In
interest, and they were on such excel
lent terms with each other the matter
was arranged.
Indeed it was obvious very soon art
er the events here narrated that Mr
Jaffray would get three-quarters OF the
estate In church, even II he failed te
get one-quarter in court.