The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-07-21
Detective inskIps Glow.

London looked asleep or dead, tlat | "a
across An old aequaiBianee Of mine, Date
tive lagkip Of Scotland Yard, who told N
the following story.
Whn have been doing lately wber
have bccn' Why, TO New York aud bach
after the greatest swirdler In the two hem
isphersI.
Did catch hIm' Well, I'll tell sou a
about L, and you shsll jadsc for yourself
% here goes
0!coulsa you've heard Of the case o
Bsl,ol & Co wholessie bankers, sslndl or
ard what nolf They've caused mora trtu
bic and want Ia Great Brltain than al,
other firm this twenty years. ons moruiu.
the public lsrned with horror tia, n,
bank had closed Its doors and shortly tf or
wards |. Was discovered that Balton senior
had disappeared, taking with him al tht
ready money he could lay hold Of In note,
and gold--sn enormous amount.
40 me was deputed tie task of ua
tattuiAE MS NAcieAbVuts Anu uilukink
him to Justice, and | assure you T.. wa,
the most dilllsult l,b ever came across In
my lie.
My ihcorJ was that he h,d made all his
plans long b.fore the crssh came, and that
he was Ing low until the coast was clear
for him to 20,
took a room down near whore his wife
was living, aud watched night ard day for
some sign Of his presence.
Why made so ture that he was sti In
the naig hborhood Of hi, old home, don't
know, but | felt dead certain about Il.
Someihng seemed to make me hang about
the place Ike ferret at rathole.
Hi, wife and children stll occupied the
same house as they had when he was With
them. Ey,n the folks he had ruined were
sorry for bis family, and had given them
permission to remain until the place was
disposed of~~wbch wasn't likely to take
place In a hurry, being too large and oxpen-
sive to suit most requirements.
oae day took II into my hesd to drcis
myself up as likely custt mer for the place
pretending had come up from the coun.
try on purpose to see 1t, and who should
open the door to me but madam herself, al
dressed In black like widow, with hand
kerch,ef TO her eyes every minute, and so
humble in her tone tha. my heart bled for
her. and l almost forgot the part was
playing In my pity-.he gypsy wish |
had her there now-tbere's no one I'D rath-
er zee under lock and key.
Before I'd fin shed going over tie place
she burst into tears and Of course I'd heard
her ssd history how she and her children
were deserted By her husband, that they
were starving and pennileN, and had never
nad line or sign from him since he dir
appeared.
We are afraid he Is dead, the said
,adly, and | cannot tear myself Away
rom here until know what has become Of
lim.
| sympa hizcd bit, and on leaving she
,on fl led to me that she should feel hap
,ler In her mId II | did purchase the
,lsce.
Goodbye, were her last words, as she
Ihowed me out, with child on either side
II her--pretty children and prsttier mother
thought. Let me know II you do buy the
louse. feel interested In it.
said ! might be Ia the neighborhood
gain one day soon, when, with her per-
Mission, would call and tell her person
lily what had done in the business.
For few days nothing happened, then
ne morning weak attempt at sch oolboy |
ipher In one Of .he mornir & papers attract.
d my notice. soon put 1t into plain Eng
ish, and it read
Balton. Letter. Look out
That means he 10 writing to someone,
most likely to his wife, thought, and de-
ermined that, however his unknown cor
espondents conducted themselves, certain
= his advice would be followed by me.
Not for one minutc the whole day did |
o off guard, ard sure enough, by the last
oct at night, the postmsn turned into the
the rat time for weels
Now, | wasn't going to lose all my time
nd trouble for nothiog, 80 ] pelted after
he man and did my best to max him give
le the letter, but he refused somewhat
urlilY, and there was nothing left for me
, do but call accidentally on the preteIt
having pg'cbased the house.
Back trliztd 10 my other lodgings,
hanged into bluff looking country land
wner sgaiD, anI, late though 1t was, ven-
lred to call.
Mrs. Balton herself agsii cams to the
Dor, with the two children, up and dress.
!, even to their strong boots, and notic-
one or two boxes piled up In the hall ~ |
ready for ,urney. She noticed my !
ance ard volunteered
Oh, we are not going away yet; only
I've been getting everything ready In case
lything should turn up.
Very sensible indeed, replied, but TO .
yseli ! thought, "She has heard from
m, he has sent for her to i,ln him, and :,
en told to throw dust / everyone's eyes,
,or little ins experienced wom,r as IL the
ash'ta as irst'p nent az glast
Ste s., IN a 10 somewha, better ipltits
ID tffsred me glss, of wine, which,
On my acc pting, she fetched herself
ON another room.
A crumpled letter fell from her dress
she reached ths door, aud 1t did not !
ke ms two neoads 10 secure 1t, hide :
away and I,tsri 10 my seat By the
e.
| ICON toned q The slau Of wine ;plen.
4 ,tuf, TOO! To . hurried away With !,
? treasure.
Darling little Siis,'l II Iaa, "the clev
rst tlltile woman In the whole world,
ursge, for ihs tiiss are ienly over.
arraDgemeats made. start this after.