The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-17

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commissary In the Pan
y3,I tin district. A Scotland
0 Yard official happened to
@ be In my Office when
E1x8& they were ushered in,
~ and at the sight Of them
s he leaned back in his
TGHJ chair convulsed with
laughter.
tWha,'s the fun?" I asked.
+Why." he roared, "it's Sally and
upson Brass come to llfe!"
had not read Dickens. and there.
did not understand the allusion.
when after his return to London
English colleague sent me an II.
atrated copy OF The Old Curiosity
op." / appreciated the joke. Like
kkens's famous but INSCRIPTIONS
hracters. the Perrichons were red
sred. tall and sallow-skinned. and
tiously like GO. other, the resem-
kncc being all III. more striking be-
5nse the woman wore her hair short.
brtense was christened Sally, a
|ne that stuck to her.
khe father Of Hortense and Robert
H. "a 'reach-me-down" shop I'm the
h. Faubourg-du.Temple. and had sew
\ times been convicted Of dealing
| stolen goods. After his death his
b and daughter carried on the bust.
j.. but. more cautious than the old
b.. managed 10 keep clear of the
. and added considerably to their
kome by lending money at fabulous
he.
.iter a few years together, brother
Vi sister accused each other-prob-
bly with cause-of robbing the till,
bereupon they gave up the shop. and
biz started a servants registry Of
b. Robert committed forgery. was
(n'euced to three years imprison.
|ent and after the expiration of his
b. left the country. Sally also
fac"d the dock In connection with a
(Se Of swindling, but was acquitted,
! for a long while nothing was
bari Of her.
|Onc morning n card was brought in
! mo bearing the name OF Madame
} ssint.F1orent. II was Sally: and
'n' English godfather had been
ne would have INDUCED in an
Pc laugh, for above her dowdy
/ she wore a costly sable. cape and
' 81 r~akishly on n side.
ave something 10 tell you, NJ.
prom she began in her gruff voice;
Is back"
Your b~rother?"
Sho nodded.
am sorry To hear t." ! said. 81
f quite enough criminals on my
hrts and could well have dispensed
i'h him Eut why did you come to
mc that?"
Because ] am afraid OF him. He
so shabby and hungry that |
DU-at him n rlg-out and allowed him
tf" his meals with me. The Other
aF came home unexpectedly and
'uu.i him busy with the lock OF tho
p .nrd in my bedroom. | forbad"
10 come TO the house again, and
I'H %" threatened me. and became so
ehaciug that ! gave him money TO
rid of him. He will murder me
't 'i ihese days"
y Robert threatens you" I replied,
TON have only 10 go to the police
'mNlssary In your district: he VIII
I6r 10" matter up"
us no use OF my going there, NJ,
oFon | do not bear the best OF
'p~Utations-"
.ha' you do not"
know il. sir. And, therefore. the
commissary will not trouble
'oN' me; nor would Robert mind
IN much. But the very mention oil
'ur name frightens my brother, and
you but to say a word to him II
ould bring him 10 his senses. Please
mis- for me. NJ. Goron."
! told her that this affair did not
l'crn me In any way. Sally, how
er left me no peace. She said her
. was In danger: and she begged
"aFl that l. at last promised to see
brother. and, to use her own
'is. brighten him TO death"
NAH he away from Paris for 4
J said, so you had better SEND
T robert In ten or twelve days.
'n my return from Cherbonrg my
.r'ary informed me that Robert
81 called.
'h' has not grown handsomer'
'l'd my assistant. II gave him "
." talking to. and he promised 10
.'' sally alono in the future. al
u We asserts that all she told you
VI MS threatening her was n pack
lies "
Why did he not wait for my re-
J asked.
! reckon, sir, he was too frightened
Soo' and preferred me to deal Win
-''efai months elapsed, when the
VI reached me that a NJ. p had
: 'Hand dead In n hotel In the Rue
l"yette. lie was q widower. highly
apeeted, and a member Of two fash
clubs. The postmortem show,
We dad died from poisoning, ana
elything pointed to a suicide, al
neither his married daughter
, valet or cook could assign any
,son for the act.
me hotel I learned that NJ. F.