Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-04-03
90 Dark Street;
OR
Ole Actors Daughters
By F. w. ROBINSON
KILOGRAMS.

.HERB was a new, Ii small, tenn
L of mystification not readily to
( be accounted for Here was one of
the daughters of the late Noah Nash
dating her letter calmly from street
that had no separate existence upon
the map Of London. What was the
reason for 1t? Was there a joke in
it, or double meaning in it? Was
here motive for keeping the real
address of the writer for awhile
from the gentleman who had died
with fragment Of his daughters
letter in his hand?
| sat over my breakfast and tried
to think 1t out Failing in my effort
to arrive at any clear calculation of
the problem, I gave 1t up, or rather
set 1t aside, as a man might do tire
some riddle which he has neither
time nor inclination to solve just at
present. Mr.. John Kenoh would
solve it for me, or offer c3@ws had
not the slightest doubt, un&0 I was
on my way to John Keneh, vshen the
doubts scanned TO nAg1n nzzzn ana 20
press upon me obtrusively with every
step / made toward Quay street and
Breymouth Theater.
When I had discovered Mr.. Kench
he did not throw any hight upon the
matter: he stood and scratched his
head, and looked down at the un-
carpeted floor of his managers room,
to which I had found my way up a
rickety ladder.
mo such place as Dark street, you
say! Well, [ don't quite make this
little game out" he commented;
"but we can find the girlss easily
enough. oh, yes"
"By writing to their last address,"
mot that way. I don't know their
last address. Noah was never very
communicative about his daughters,
he went on; never let you know too
much. A pleasant old boy, .but Sc
cretive and as proud as Lucifer."
And how do you purpose finding
these girls, them" asked.
"By telegraphing to the manager
of the Royal Eastern Theater-
where I know Della was playing
fortnight ago-and asking him to
communicate with her as to the ca
tastrophe that has occurred here"
''Yes. That will do--surely,"
said. But l said it little doubtfully.
Still, l telegraphed to Acting
Manager, Royal Eastern Theater,
London, the following:
"Please wire Miss Della Nash's ad-
dress to Arthur Lissamer, or break
news to her Her father has died
suddenly here Answer paid"
The answer came back tardily in
the afternoon, and was what 1 had
feared it might be:
Miss Nash has left the Eastern
Don't know her present address"
To this I replied:
please send last address. Answer
paid"
To which the response came:
"67 Plaistow Terrace, Stepney, E"
l telegraphed to present owner OF
81 Plaistow Terrace my request for
information as to the whereabouts
of the Misses Nash, lately lodging
or residing there. Answer paid.
The reply came through the post
Office authorities:
''House empty"
felt excited now, and on the war
path. Sixpences and shillings were
flying away with wondrous rapidfty,
but the riddle should be solved in
some way, was determined.
telegraphed to my deputy Fair
fax; begged him, as soon as posi-
bile after the receipt of my message,
and supposing no highly important
case was ON hand in Newtngton
Butts, to ascertain the present ad-
dress of a Miss Della Nash, who was
performing last week at the Royal
Mastern TheateT. and who few days
ago was living at 67 Plaistow Ter
race, Stepney. Tier father has died
Suddenly" l added. once more, by
way of enlisting his interest, al
though I had no doubt of that in dear
old George, Shaving hard for me
while lay in the lap of Incidence at
Breymouth. a useless clog upon So