The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-19

haps you think money is made nows-@ days just out of fool theoriesP A. I interrupted his flow of abuse t0 point out that 1 had come solely to re- mind him of his promise to Manuel for | saving his life, and that but for that ! | should not have called upon him, but gone about my business of turning the l search-light of publicity upon his real estate holdings quite as cheerfu1ly as though he had been total stranger And at this he began to raise signals of distress and to attempt to justify him4 self by blaming bis agent.
 "Of course I'll send Mrs. S0uza home" he added. "I'd have done id be- fore if I'd have known where to look for her. I'm a man who always c5leu- lates to pay my just debts"
 And likewise exact payment with pound of hesh," thought, but did not make the comment
 Mrs. Landscam had been sitting during this conversation with her eyes riyeted upon her husband in a manner that finally attracted my attention. thought that l could detect surprise, humiliation, and some new purpose flash over her face ln turn, and l was not unprepared for what followed. She arose from her chair and, after 9 moments effort at se1f-contro1, turned her back contenhptt1- ously upon MT. Landscam and said to me:
 "If you will take me I will go to Maria Souza at once. am very glad that you had the courage to come here and speak plainly, for otherwise I 6hould never have known. You may do ,as you think best about writing Up Mr. Land scam's tenements; but whether you do SO or not, l can promise you that the wrongs you have found will be rigated."
 She turned upon her husband suddenly with fury quite beside her former self control, Do you realize what you have ,5- -11 -T~-. You have been robbing and cheating these people at our very doorss while 1 have been posing as worker for for eign missions. No wonder that you have never allowed me to meddle in your business affairs y
 Landscam, apparently taken quite by surprise at this outbreak on the part of his domestic partner, tried weakly to offer an explanation, but she disregarded him and swept from the room to make Aready for her visit to the tenements.
 Of course our appearance there created as rritds esefsati6hs 5Becauss fiie Portuguese family with whom Maria Souza had found refuge had spread the tidings of her good fortune far and wide among their countrynlen, and smil-: ing faces greeted us upon every land ing as we made our way to the top of 2 the block And felt certain, if read Mrs. Landscam's face alright, that her coming usheTed in 3 new era for that particular slum that had grown lip under her husbands avarice.
 Mrs. Souza had been crying since I left her, but her proud old face gave us an eager welcome that was not to be mistaken, and the necessary arrange ments for sending her home by the first boat were concluded in short order through an interpreter called in from one of the neighboring tenements.
 We drove from the court directly to a telegraph office in order to send the good news to Manuel by cable Whom should we encounter there but Josiah B. Landscam, his sana-frOtd quite re- covered, busily engaged in writing upon a telegraph blank.
 Thought I would send word right over to Ponta Delgada," he explained when he noted our presence. How does this strike youf
 I took the paper from his hand and , read:
 ero Manuel Silva, Ponta Delgada,
 Azore Island.
 Have found your grandmother Will 'ip q. B. LAHDscAaa"
 We rewrote the eabiegram before sending it.