The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-29

next train. The Dodgsons were aw-
fully annoyed with him, and Mrs.
Dodgson had the bad taste to tell Mrs.
Anstruther all about it. And what.
do you think she said--'Lord VentnOr
need not,have been 50 friEhtened; Ny
husband has not brought his hunting
crop with hirn!' IS. IS {
II was not there, but young Barker
told me that Mrs. Anstruther looked
very impressive as she said this.
Stunning! was the word he used, but
young Barker is a fool. and. thinks
In Yorkshire. Her dress, they say,
was magnificent, which I can hardly
credit, as she usually goes about in
the platnest tailor-made clothes. b
the way, I forgot to mention that the
Anstruthers have restored our parish:
church. The vicar. Of course. lis en-
raptured with them. I;dislike people,
yet reserved in their iendship ut
is sure sign, when they. court *popu-
lartty, that they dread something
leaking out about the past.
do write soon.s Don't forget
jerks and Lord Ventnor'; those are
the lines Of inquiry. Yours.
"PS-Perhaps I am misjudging
them. Mrs. Anstruther has just sent
me an 1nV1tat1On to an. AT Home
| next Thursday.-M.
.'PPS.-Dear me, this letter will
never get away. have just destroyed
another envelope to tell you that the
vicar came in to tea. From what he
told me about Lord Ventnor, imag-
inc that Mrs. Anstruther said no more
than he deserved.-M.''
Note.-Colonel Anstruther's agents
discovered, after long and costly in
curry, that a Shields man named
James Spence, a marine engineer .hav-
ing worked for a time as a. miner in
California, shipped as third engineer
on ae.vessel bound for ShanBhai-sThere
he quilted her. He passed some time
ashore in dissipation, took another
| job on Chinese river steamer. and
was last heard Of some eighteen
months before the Sirdar was wrecked.
He then informed Chinese boarding
| house keeper that he was going to
make his fortune by accompanying
some deep-sea fishermen, and he
bought some stores and tools from a
marine-store dealer. No one knew
when or where he went, but from that
date all trace Of him disappeared.
The only persons who mourned his
loss were his mother and sister. The
i posted in Shanghai. Tho the evidence
connecting him with the recluse OF
Rainbow Island was slight, and purely
circumstantial, Colonel Anstruthe1
provided for the future Of his relatives
in manner that secured their last
ing gratitude. .s4=F.s.
-
Note-Colonel Anstruthers agents discovered
after long and costly inquiry, that Shields mar
named James Spence, a marine engineer, having
worked for q time as miner In California
q shipped third engineer a vessel bound fol
Shanghai. There he Quilted her. Hepassed some
time ashore in dissipation took another job OF
a Chinese river steamer, and was last heard OF
some eighteen months before the Sirdar wa,
wrecked. He then informed Chinese boarding
house keeper that he was going to make his for
tune by accompanying some deep-sea fishermen
a and he bought some stores and tools from
marine store dealer. No one knew when or wher
he went but from that date all trace of hin
disappeared. The only persons who mourned hi
loss were his mother and sister. The last lette
their received from him was posted In Shanghai
Tho the evidence connecting him with the reclus,
lof Rainbow island was slight, and purely c1rcum
stantial, Colonel Anstruther provided for til,
future Of his relatives In manner that securet
their lasting gratitude. &
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