Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-01-09
HIS SECRET SON.
The Skeleton
lo the Closet Of
Ar. George GragorY.


Mr. George Gregory sat IN his private
once surveying with anything but a
plensant eountenRRce sOne papers that
lay on the desk before him. Asr. Greg
Ory. the head OF the well known city
nrm OF Gregory. Jackson l. Co. was =
man OF about SS, 60 90 years OF are.
rather massive or form and decidedly
heavy OF face. He thoroughly under
stood the art Of gettiaE raeney by
trade. and his substantial house and
grounds ~ Surbiton testified to the
sz~sA a tAAa: bot - credit him with
say amount " trDAStnGssoa. 50 Judge
~ hA face would have besn a foolish
ehing 90 do.
How utterly astonIahsd and amused
his friends would have been could they
nave seen the correspondence which
LAP before him at that moment! But
not even bis wife and daughter knew
his secret; not even did his conHden-
tial clerk or the Junior partner know
ANYTHING of the mysterious packets
which from time to time arrived at the
oAAce addressed to Harold Vincent,
EsQ-. lisa St Marks Buildings, u. C."
but the postman who brought such
packages dropped them into the pri-
vate box or Oftlce lisa. and Mr.. Greg.
ory alone had the key.
Ar. Gregory picked up for the third
or fourth time q typewritten letter and
read TO himself as follows:
ran CnaAssaDs hAaasmA
LosDOS. y~ly ~. IsSO
psaf Mr-Ater pooding yVuF stoTy. e0ttfisd
''fAe Os4scstvs'a DlenAa. - have ~ alternative
est - FssNrn IL TAe matter AID styis AsS -
sSsess - tAs otAsss yOs s<0t Tos Avpssr 70 -
rery yesaa sd 30 DeOsas pttsT lscA cf GvNsR
f 1aetsss - t1aaA - n0& W4sh 70 eisco<sAes
yca Fhss yOSs hna = s<taestly nj htssatvgo.
aaA A.ssh s1stes ypu net 90 v4see say Assro
ens n aasaeSlzU 1ssb stsussN1 VOa hsss ben
sra<A~a h2e rs.S f.AsAs~stps Ca &s@~s-
hasaA Nlnsoea. A0
AFR. opaWRy beonHha his 0wt down
upcn ths table with crash
Well" he calculated. ''i'Ve had q
good many rejec1jens. bot never one
that came Dp to this. LES worSe than
Q printed fOrml I never beard such.
tnpudenee In all my nfsi And to
think that such an idSot - this should
osprf~ei the public OF the chance ot
reading really aocd things and Dscha-
bly, set as much 80 my Junior clerk
for doing iti Bot they're ali . set Of
fools" he added .sAyageiy - he unlock
ed q drawer 81 bis writing table and
disclosed Q bUudIs of rejected MSS.
that had eyidentsy, done iena and .sarx,s
tceAote dutF--shrpugh the posksk
HOwevesy .befors he ieft- his oface
that afteFnoon Ne ssaia unlocked that,
fatal drawerss serted oat sanosher skS..
pat Il in an snwesop~ sna 6eiiberRtesy
directed q 10 sHha .aGsaor Sf The Cheap
side Masaslre. 60 West EAeas strsets,
u. @.
"I'n try hinT ssasn.Y As sautassNz
savageiy, x'sbutA = 'spsa'tA eoedessend TO.
answer his letaer- III M doeen;t eceaps
this, he's The biggest fool In al Lon
don. for irs the yesy best thing t'Ye
written.
As he went 70 the station he posted
r. The next morning the editor found
- with . batch of etherRs He opened
II casually. glanced ne Ste contents and
exclaimed: -Anctherii Well that'il. iiS
by till ! ees back froen my AOlidAsaa Je
( . So e.t-ss
II was about . naeEth later. TIE
August sun rwss pouring down his
warmth upon the sand ellis OF healthy
Cremes. The beach was crowded with
visitors The golf sinks were positive
~ dangerous with the continuous fusii-
i&ds % white balls. Seated 90 the
srasay ciin top. just. at the edge Of the
ifnks. looking down on the quaint old
town, was . bright. merry hooking giri
OF about 20. with face decidedly
pretty. the more 70 because of the
pleasing sfnile that played srouud her
dark eyes and mouth.
Her companion was tail. good took
tng voung man rf some ~ years ef