The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-09-27

4 4 ed, and her age rendered him
anxious.
Philip wrote a curt letter to Sharpe
& Smith. He had given thought to
their statements. he said, and wished
to hold no further communication with
either Sir Philip Morland or his repre-
sentatives.
Then he ordered his private han
som, intending to visit the Universe
ties club.
1t was a fine evening, one Of those
rare nights when blase London aban-
dons herself for an hour to the delights
of spring. The tops of omnibuses pass
ing through Park lane were enllvened
by muslin dresses and flower covered
hats. Men who passed in hansoms
wore evening dress without an over
coat Old earth was growing again,
and If weather wise folk predicted that
such an unusually high temperature
meant thunderstorms and showers it
would indeed be poor heart that did
not rejoice in the influences of the
moment
Two powdered and noiseless footmen
threw open the door as Philip appear
ed in the hall. He stood for little
while in the entrance buttoning his
gloves. A strong electric light-he
loved light-fell on him and revealed
his firm face and splendidly proper
toned frame.
He cast q critical eye on a sleek
horse in the shafts and smiled pleas
antly at the driver.
"Good gracious, VALE" he said,
"your cattle are becoming as fat as
ycurselfv
".All your fault, SIR" was the cheer
fri reply. 'You don't use 'em 'arf
enough"
II can't pass my time in being driven
about town to reduce the weight of
my coachman and horses. Vale, If
you don't do something desperate there
will be an h after the W. In your
name"
I-e sprang into the vehicle. With q
lively kim upv' Vale got his stout
steed into q remarkably fast trot.
A tall man who had been lettering
and smoking beneath the trees across
the road for q long time sauntered to-
ward a tradesman's cart which was
standing near the area gate of the
next house while the man in charge
gossiped with kitchenmaid.
"Beg pardon" he said to the couple.
'Ts that Mr.. Philip Anson's place."
with an indicatory jerk Of his thumb.
"Yes," said the man.
"An' was that Mr.. Arson himself
who drove away in private cab"
"Yes," said the girl
Thanks! 1t does one good to see a
young chap like him so jolly and COM
Portable and provided with every thing
he can want in the world, eh?'
81 wish 'ad bit of lis little lot"
sighed the greengrocer's assistant, with
q side glance at the maid.
The stranger laughed harshly.
'It's hard to say when ye're we'll
off, he growled. "Up one day and
down the other. You never know your
luck"
Away he went southwark. His long
vigil on the pavement near the ratings
he took an omnibus to the Circus and
there changed to another for the Ele-
plant and Castle.
He walked rapidly through the con-
geries of mean streets which lie to the
east of that busting center and paus-
ed at last before house which was oc-
cupied by respectable people, judging
by the Clearly curtains and general air
Of tidiness.
He knocked A woman appeared.
Did Mrs. Mason live there? No. She
knew nothing Of her. Had only been
in the place eighteen months.
The man evidently appreciated the
migratory habits of the poor too well
to dream of prosecuting further In
quiries among the neighbors. He stroll
ed about, reading the names over the
small shops, the corner public house,
the dressmakers' semiprivate resi-
dences.
At last he paused before q somewhat
grim establishment-an undertaker's
Office. He entered. A youth was wills
tlihe Tic lutcSb uluSlC uull SOuB.
"Do you know anything of Mrs.
Mason who used to live in this locality
about ten years agoY he asked.
Mrs. Mason? There may be forty
Mrs. Masons. What was her Christian
name an address?"
Mrs. Hannah Mason, IA Frederick
street."
The youth skillfully tilted back his
stool until he reached ledger from q
shelf behind him. He ran his eye
down an index, found a number and
pulled out another book.
1--WE buried her on the Goth of No
vember, nine years since" he said cool
ly, rafting both tones back into their
places.
you did, Ell? Is there anybody here
who remembers herr
Something In the husky voice of this
stark, iii favored man caused the boy
to become less pert.
Fathers In" he said. 'Tll ring for
him."
Father came. He had vague mem
Dry Of the woman, widow with two
he thought. Somebody