The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-21

clearinghouse in town. She said she
worked in a department store, AMI
couldn't take care of the child properly,
and he needed fresh air and milk. |
had three children of my own, and one
more didn't make much difference in
the work, butt wish she would pay
this weeks board"
Did she say what store it was?"
mo, sir, but all the boys clothes
came from Kings. He has far too fine
clothes for the country"
There was a chorus of shouts and
shrill yells from the front door, fol-
lowed by the loud stamping of chill
dren's feet and a throaty whoa,
whoa!" Into the room came a tandem
team of two chubby youngsters, a boy
and a girl, harnessed with a clothes
line, and driven by a laughing boy of
about SEVEN, in tan overalls n brass
buttons. The small driver caught my
attention at once; he was a beautiful
child, and, although he showed traces
of recent severe illness, his skin had
now the clear transparency of health.
Whoa, Flinders" he shouted.
you're COINS to smash the trap"
Mr.. Jameson coaXed him over by
holding out a lead-pencil, striped blue
and yellow.
Now, them he said, when the boy
had taken the lead-pencil and was test
ing it's usefulness on the detectives
cuff, NOW then, I'll bet you don't know
what your name isl"
II do said the boy. "Lucien Wal
lace
"Great! And what's your mothers
name?"
Mother, of course. What's your
mothers name?" And he pointed to
me! I am going to stop wearing black;
1t doubles q woman's age.
And where did you live before you
came here?" The detective was polite
enough not to smile.
"Grossmutter,' he said. And I say
Mr.. Jamieson's eyebrows go UP.
German" he commented. wei
young man, you don't seem to know
much about yourself"
"I've tried it all week." Mrs. Tate
broke in. The boy knows q word or
two of German, but he doesn't know
where he lived, or anything about him
SELF
Mr.. Jameson wrote something on Il
card and gave it to her. 3
Mrs. Tate he said, 81 want you to
do something. Here is some money for
the telephone call. The instant the
boys mother appears here, call up tina
number and ask for the person whose
name is there. You can run across to
the drugstore on an GRAND and do it
quietly. Just say, The lady has
come"
""The lady has come" repeated Mrs.
1 To Ia HNary waI1 civ on1 I hAno ~
will be soon. The milk-bill alone is al
most double what it was
"How much is the child's board? ~ |
asked.
"Three dollars a week, including his
washing"
Every well,' 1 said. Now, Mrs.
Tate, l am going to pay last weeks
board and a week in advance. If the
mother comes, she is to know nothing
of this visit-absolutely not a word,
and, in return for your silence, you
may use this money for-something for.
your own children
Her tired, faded face lighted up, and
l saw her glance at the little Tates'
small feet. Shoes, l divined-the feet
of the genteel poor being almost as ex-
pensive as their stomachs.
AS we went DdCh MI. JdIlleSOn ll1duS
only one rembark; | think he was
laboring unde the weight of a great
disappointment.
lis Kings a children's Quitting
placer" he asked.
mot especially. 1t is a general de-
partment store"
He was silent after that, but he went
to the telephone as soon as we got
home, and called up King and Com
pany, in the city. 4
After a time he got the general mans
ager, n they talked for some time.
When Mr.. Jameson hung up the reJ
ceiver he turned to me.
THE plot t~hickens.' he said with his
ready smile. There are four women
named Wallace at Kings. none of them
married, and none over 20, I think I
shall go up to the city tonight. | want
to go to the Children's Hospital. Bat
before | go, Miss Innes, / wish you
would be more rank with me than
you have been yet. Want you to show
me the revolver you picked up in the
tulip bed
So he had known all along.
TT was a revolver. Mir. Jamieson.%
| admitted, cornered at last. but |
cannot show 1t TO you. 1t is net in my
posSession.F x