Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-04
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please. milady. as the value was given
as fS. he claimed reward of 81,
(Which you will pay yourself Nou
lost the bag," was the curt reply.
Where is itY'
The maids voice was somewhat tear
full as she answered:
In milady's room. pnid the SOW
ereign."
Her ladyship rose and slidcd grace
fully toward the door, followed by the
maid, who whispered to French
waiter-bowing most deferentially to
the guest as he held the door open-that
her mistress was a cat. He confided
his own opinion that her ladXship was q
holy pig, and the two passed along a
corridor.
Lady Morland hastily tore open the
recovered dressing case and consulted
an address book.
ooh, here it ISL she cried triumphant
ly. mo. 3 Johnson's News. Mile End
road, e. What horrid smelling place.
However, Messrs. Sharpe & Smith will
now be able to obtain some definite in
telligence for me. Julie! My carriage
In ten minutes"
Thus 1t happened that during the aft
ernoon dapper little clerk descended
from an omnibus in the neighborhood
of Johnson's News and began his in
quiries, as all Londoners do, by con-
sulting policeman. Certain facts
were Forthcoming.
"a Mrs. Arson, u widow, who lived
in Johnson's News? Yes, think a
woman of that name died few weeks
ago. remember seeing funeral leave
the news. don't know anything
about the boy. Sometimes when pass
through there at night have seen a
light in the house. However, here it IS.
Let's have look at it,"
The pair entered the news and ap.
preached the deserted house. The so
/ licitor's clerk knocked and then tried
the door. 1t was locked. They both
Had Philip hanged himself, as he in.
tended, they would have been some.
what surprised by the spectacle that
would have met their eyes. AS it was,
they only saw a small room of utmost
wretchedness, with mattress lying OH
the floor i'll front of the fireplace. An
empty tin and bundle of old letters
rested on rickety chair, and piece
of sacking was thrust through two
broken panes in the small window OPP
posite.
mot much there. eh:" laughed the
policeman.
Not much, indeed. The floor is all
covered with dirt, and If it were not
for the bed one would imagine that
the house was entirely deserted. Are
you sure Mrs. Arson is dead?"
ooh, quite sure. Hers was rather !,
hard case, some one told me. remem-
Der now. 1t was the undertaken. H.,
lives near here"
"And the boy. Has he gone away!'
II don't know. haven't seen him
lately"
Each Of these men had read all the
reports concerning Philip and his dia-
monds. Large numbers of tiny, white
pebbles were lying on the floor beneath
their eyes, but the window was not
clean, and the light was far from good,
us the sky was clouded. Yet they We're
visible enough. The clerk noticed them
at once, but neither he nor the police
man paid more heed to the treasures
almost at their feet than was given by
generations OF men to the Outcrop of
the main reef at johannesburg. At last
they turned away. The clerk gave the
policeman cigar with the remark:
| will cl, hn rtnl,D "a,
give me II letter, stating the facts abou,
Mrs. Anson's death. suppose the boy
is in the workhouse?
"Who knows? 1t often beats me te
tell whit becomes of the kids who are
left alone in London. Poor little dew
lis, they mostly go to the bad. There
should be some means of looking after
them, think
Thus did Philip, bravely sustaining
his heart in the solitude Of prison
escape the greatest danger that threat
ened the preservation of his secret. ant
| all because scheming woman was toe
clever to tell her solicitors the exact
reason for her anxiety concerning thu
: whereabouts of Mrs. Arson and hel
son.
The boy passed u dolorous Saturday
night and Sunday. Nevertheless tho
order; the cleanliness, the comparative
comfort of prison We're not wholly
ungrateful to him. His meals, though
crude, We're wholesome, luxurious
even, compared with the privations ht
had endured during the previous fort
night. The enforced ret too, did hin
good, and, being under remand, III
had nothing to do but eat, take eXer
else, read Il few books provided fol
him and sleep.
With Monday came remarkable
change In his fare. A pint of first rate
cocoa and some excellent bread ant
butter for breakfast evoked no com
ment on his part. but Il dinner of roasi
beef, potatoes, cabbage and rice pud
ding was so extremely unlike prison
diet that he questioned the turnkey.
cts all right, kid" came the briel
answer. Its paid for. Eat while
you can and ask no questions"
: fro be CONTINUED.
Hunt For HanEmun.
The British army was cnce In din
culties through the lack Of hangman
Murder was committed by u soldier II
the Cfimea, but nobody could be foun,
to carry out the sentence of the cour
martial. 1t was announced that f2,
and free discharge would be granted
to the man undertaking the task. A
last a man did volunteer He was ;
newcomer to the army. On the nigh
prior to the date fixed for the execution
they locked up the hangman in sta
Die to keep him safe In the mornin:
the party at the gallows waited, bu
there was no hangman. He had gon,
mad during the night or else he wa!
now Stimulating madness. The Office
in command turned to one Of his cap
tains with, Captain, you will have til,
goodness to hang the prsoner!' TIL,
captain changed countenance, but Ii,
pulled himself together and aDDealct