The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-02

So Sylvia was comforted, and Paul,
Dutting the unfinished letter in his
rocket. went round to see Pash in his
Chaneery lane Office. lie was stopped
in the outer room by a saucy urchin
with an impudent face and bold man
ner 'Mr Pash is engaged" said this
official. 80 you'll ave to wait, Mr.,
Beecot"
Paul looked down at the brat, who
was curly headed and as sharp as a
needle. How do you know my
name?'' he asked II never saw you
before"
I'm the new office boy" said the ur-
chin. 'wIshin' to be respectable and
leave street 'awking. which amt what
It was. NJ names Tray, an I've seen
you afore, mister. I 'elped to pull you
cut from them wheels with the 'aughty
Eent as guy me bob fur dom It,"
"Oh, so you helped" said Paul, smil-
ing. ''Well, here is another shilling
/ am much obliged to you, Master
Tray. How did you get this post?"
81 talked myself int it." said Tray
Importantly. Newspapers amt good
enough, and you gets pains in wet
weather. So 1 turns good boy"-he
gripned evilly-"and goes to a ragged
kids school to do the oily. The super
intendent SEES I'm a promising case,
and he arsked Mr.. Push, as is also
Sunday inclined, to 'elp me- The orfice
boy ere went, and l come" Tray
tossed the shilling and spat ON 1t for
luck as he slipped 1t into the pocket
of quite a respectable pair of trousers.
$50 I'm on m'waiy To bein' lord mayor
turn agin Wilmington, as they ses in
the penymine."
WELL" said Beecot, amused, II hope
you will prove yourself worthy"
Tray winked. "Ho! I'm straight
es long es it's with m'while. I takes
m'saPry 'ome to gran, and don't plaiy
pitch an Torso n'more" He winked
again and looked as wicked a brat as
ever walked.
Paul had his doubts as to what the
outcome of Mr.. Pash's charity would
be and, being amused, was about to
pursue the conversation when the in
ner door opened, and Pash, looking
troubled, appeared. When he saw
Paul he started and came forward.
az was just about to send Tray for
you" said he, looking anxious. Some
thing unpleasant has come to light in
connection with Krill"
Beecot started and brought out the
scrap OF paper, Look at that" he
said, '.and you will see that the man
warned Sylvia"
Pash glanced hurriedly over the pa
per. Most unfortunate" he said, fold
ing it up and putting out his cheeks
''but it's too late. The name of Krill
was in those printed bills-a portrait
also, and now
'Well, what?" asked Paul, seeing the
lawyer hesitated.
"Come inside and you'll see," said
Pash and conducted Beecot into the
inner room.
Here sat two ladies. The elder was
a woman of over fifty, but who looked
younger, owing to her fresh complex
ion and plump figure. She had a
firm face, with hard blue eyes and a
rather full Tipped mouth. Her hair
was white. and there was great deal
of it. Under a widows cap it was
dressed a la Marie Antoinette, and she
looked very handsome in a full blown
flowery way. She had firm, white
hands, rather large, and, as she re-
moved her black gloves, these, Paul
saw, were covered with cheap rings.
Altogether respectable, we'll dressed
widow, but evidently not lady.
Nor was the girl beside her, who
revealed sufficient similarity of fea-
lures to announce herself the daughter
of the widow. There was the same
fresh complexion, full red lips and
hard blue eyes. But the hair was
OF a golden color and fashionably
dressed. The young woman-she like
wise was not a lady-was also II
black.
"This," said Pash, indicating the ell
der woman, who smiled. sis Mrs. Lem
uel KrilI."
THE wife OF the man who called
himself Aaron Norman" went on the
widow; land this" she indicated hel
daughter. lis his heiress."