The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22

air and milk. | had three children OF
my own, and one more didn't make
much difference in the work. but
wish she would pay this weeks
board"
Did she say what store it was?"
NO, sir, but all the boys clothes
came from Kings. He has far too fine
clothes for the country"
There was a chorus of shouts ant
shrill yells from the front door, fol
lowed by the loud stamping of chill
dren's feet and throaty whoa
whoa!" Into the room came a tan
dem team of two chubby youngsters, q
boy and girl, harnessed with g
clothes-line, and driven by laughing
boy of about seven, in tan overalls
and brass buttons. The small drive,
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 transpar
ency of health.
whoa. Flinders" he shouted
You're going to smash the trap"
Mr.. Jameson coaxed him over BY
holding out lead pencil striped blue
and yellow.
Now, then" he said, when the bow
had taken the lead pencil and was
testing its usefulness on the detect
ives cuff, now then, I'll bet you don't
know what your name isl"
81 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. am going
to stop wearing black; it doubles a
womans age.
And where did you live before YOU
came here?" The detective was polite
enough not to smile.
"Grossmutter," he said. And saw
Mr.. Jamieson's eyebrows go I'D.
German" he commented. well
young man, you don't seem to know
much about YOURSELF
I've tried it all the week." Mrs
Tate broke in. THE boys knows a
word or two of German, but he doesn't
know where he lived, or ANYTHING
about himself"
Mr.. Jameson wrote something on a
card and gave it to her.
Mrs. Tate" he said, 81 want yor
to do something. Here is some money
for the telephone call. The instant
the boys mother appears here, call uI
that number and ask for the person
whose name is there. You can rur
across to the drug store on an errand
and do it quietly. Just say, The lady
has come.'"
1.-The lady has come,'" repeated
Mrs. Tate. Very well, sir. and hope
1t will be soon. The milk bill alone
Is almost double what it was"
How much is the chih's board?" ]
asked
Three dollars a week, including his
washing"
Very WELL" said. "Ncw, 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, yor
may use this money for-somethine
for yonr own children"
Her tired, faded face lighted I'D, and
I saw her glance at the little Tates
small feet. Shoes, divined-the feet
of the genteel poor being almost as ex
pensive as their stomachs.
AS we went back Mr.. Jameson
made only one remark; I think he
was laboring under the weight of a
great disappointment.
placer" he asked.
Not 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 & Co. in
the city.
After time he got the general
manager, and they talked for some
time. When Mr.. Jameson hung up
the receiver he turned to me.
THE plot thickens," he said with
his ready smile. There are four
women named Wallace at Kings, none
of them married, and none ler 20. |
think I shall go up to the city tonight.
want to go to the Children's hospital.
But before go, Miss lines, l wish you
would be more frank with me than
you have been yet. l want you to
show me the revolver you picked up
in the tulip bed"
So he had known all along!
1T was a revolver Mr.. Jameson" |
admitted, cornered at last, but l can
not show it to you. 1t is not in my
possession"
CHAPTER xxi.