Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-07-28

her with pity IN his face. The inspector
stared into vacancy Il moment. and
then his mind was made NJ.
Mary have you a trl-dullar hill in
your trunk he asked.
Il t. she staminercd.
"llave you or have you notT"
''Yes. but but
Then yu,i took the letter."
"Oh. | couldn't have done It'll never
lid H." she walled
Then where did the bill come from z"
II can't tell you. Please don't ask me
anything more. | didn't take the Pen.
field letter. hut | can't tell YOU
Poor girl sighed the justice as he
walked across Ia the hotel with the In.
Specior
I've got duty TO do. was the reply.
When The inspector had reached his
room he sat down and wrote ont his
resignation. Ia take immediate effect
Some one else would have TO arrest
Mary Williams II was the hardest
blow of his life. He had been thinking
of her for n month past rs his wife
1t seemed impossible that she could bo
guilty. and yet the Inspector sent on
% take his place must arrest her on
her own showing The man was feeling
more sore at heart than ever before IN
his life when he heard two female
voices in the next room There was
vacant stovcpipc hole just above his
head that let every word float through
The women were the innkccpcrs wife
and his daughter, AMI he heard tho
mother say:
"rillie. where did you get that ten
dollar bill changcd:"
"At the butchers" was the reply.
And what did You do with The lei
ter"
Burned IL up. Don't you 20 to fret
ting over things. They say that Mary
VIII lose her place. but nothing elsa
will happen want to yet Mr.. Gran.
forth III the parlor tonight and sing and
play for him"
Ten minutes later Ill" Inspector was
Ut the butchers. asking questions lie
went from there to the postollicc for
few minutes talk with the accused
girl When lie had asked Il question
or two she remembered that on Il Ger
tain date when she had half a dozen
letters In her hand she had been called
into tile grocery part IN hurry and
had left the letters on the counter for
moment beside the iunkeepcr's
daughter.
And now about searching your
trunk" asked the Inspector
She handed him the key IN a shame
faced way and said:
II don't want you 10. but II you must
then You will find the bill Ia II letter
Read the letter"
The Justice was taken along The
letter and money were found. and both
read the letter and replaced II and
went out of the room almost on tiptoc
The inspector had never heard that
Mary even had Il beau. The letter
proved that she was engaged To
young man in neighborlng town. and
he had sent her the money to save up
with more against their wedding
why didn't you tell me this he
forc?" asked the inspector Of the girl
that evening.
II didn't want TO hurt YOU she
replied
Hurt me how
Il knew you were falling In love
with me, and you are 50 old, you know
and Id have 10 say no. YOU scc''
Il understand" he finished. with
sigh. aud. going into his own room. he
tore up his resignation aud sat down
and figured it all out and said to him.
self
The girl is right The man OF fifty
who has n romance is an old fool
He was not entertained in the inn
parlor that evening He never stops
there now The thing was somehow
fixed up between the landlord and old
Pcniield and the government. hut II Is
whispered around that II cost the for
mer n thousand dollars and that Tillc
Is likely 10 die an old maid