The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-07-11
field letter. but II can't tell your

field letter. but II can't tell your
Poor Kirif Hignen the justice as he
walked across 20 the hotel with the In.
spector. >,.>.. - ~
I've got duty to ao,"was the reply.
When the Inspector had reached his
room he SAT down snd wFosS cut his
resignation, to take immediate effect.
Soms one elso would have to arrest
Hary WHIlams. It was tho hardest
blow. of his life. He he'd been thinking
or her for month past as mis- wife.
1t seemed impossible tilai sne could be
guilty, and yet the inspector sent on
to take his place munt arrest her on
her own showing. Tho man Yves feeling
more sore at heart ahan ever before In
his life when hs heard two female
voices IN the next room. There was a
vacant stovepipe hole Just above his
head that let every word doat through.
The women were the innkeepsr's wife
and his daughter, and he heard the
mother say: .,] -, :t.-.,
'Ti.lie, where did you get that ten
dollar hill changedp,
"At the butcher's," was the reply.
\, "And what did you do with the let
teri' <. =. :. .. :S.,,5;>..,':...
Burned ss Up. Dent you go - fret
ting oveF things. Tney say that Mary
will lose her place. but nothing else
will happen. want to get Mr.. Gran
forth in the parlor tonight and sing and
play for him. -, -, &.
Ten minutes later the inspector was
lat shs butchers, asking questions. He
went from there to the postoflce for q
: few minutes talk with the accused
girl. When he had asked q question
or two she remembered that Oh q Ger
tain date when she had half O dozen
letters IN her hand abe had been called
into the grocery part In a hurry and
had left the letters on the counter for
moment beside the innkeeper's
daughter. ,: " 5<:;.1...-z.s ..-.
II. And now about searching your
runk7" asked the inspector. -.
She banded him the ley in shame
: faced way and said: =<:..ss:....,.., -. =.
II don't want vou to- but if you must
then you viii find the bill In a letter.
Read the letter." ~. l:.fG ~! J.
!, The Justice was taken alIns. The
letter and. money were found, and both
read the letter and replac I'd 1t and
went ont Of the room almeaf on tlptoe.
The inspector h:4G S:cever heard that
Mary even had a l,an...1:z, Tie letter
:: proved ttat she was engaged to a
young man In neIghboring town, and
he had sent her tta money to save uD
with more against thelr wedding. :
+; IS why didn't you tell me this be-:
fore? asked the inspector. OF the girl
that evening. ,;! <: ;s:sS & @., =: =
S= !. s. s.I-I5 didn't want to hurt you she
replied. -, ST. ~ ...",.:
Hurt me'how" (, r.. ~,
~ knew you were falling in lovs
with me, and yop are 60 old, you know,
and I'd have to soy no, you see''-- g
IT understand" he finished, with q
sigh; and, going into his own room, he
tore: up his resignation and sat down
and figured It all out and said ts him
self: n .t5s !. ilI, s, & ,,s
',} ,} esThe girl Is right. Thes man Of fitty
= who has q 70 rnInapc, is an old foolr' :
:3s;T He wac not entertained In the inn,
paflor that evening. He never stops:
4 there norY. The thing was somehow
I axed mp. between the landlord and old
Penfleld and the government, but 1t is
whispered around that sit cost the for.
meri q thousand dollars and that Tlllie
!; ts likely to die an old maid III: :: II; +
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