The Washington times., 1917-12-12

AAal1 bANNA
half a sOvereign-"an
I'll tell yer all know. 1
heard a man by the name OF
Bloxom say four nights ago in the
Are an 'Ounds, in Pincher's' alley,
as ow he an his mate 'ad 'ad a rare
dusty lob in a OLD 'ouse at Purfect.
There amt a-many such Jobs as this
ere, an I'm thinlIin that maybe Sam
BIoxam could tell ye summit" l
asked II he could tell me where to
find him. 1 told him that II he could
get me the address II would be worth
another half-sovereign to him. So
he gulped down the rest OF his tea
and stood UP, saying that he was
going to begin the search then and
there. At the door he stopped, and
said:
Look ere, guv nor, there amt no
sense in me a-kecpin' you ere. I
may find Sam soon, or 1 mayn't; but
anyhow he Amt like to be in a way
to tell ye much tonight. Sam is a
booze. II you can give me an en-
velope with a stamp on IL, and put
your address on it, III find out where
Sam is to be found and post it ye
tonight. But ye'd better be up arter
i'm soon in the mornin,' or maybe ye
won't ketch i'm; for Sam gets on
main early, never mind the booze
the night afore."
This was all practical. so one OF
the children went of with a penny
to buy an envelope and a sheet of
paper. and to keep the change. When
she came back, 1 addressed the cave
lope and stamped It. and when Smol-
let had again faithfully promised to
, post the address when found / took
my way to home.
We're on the track anyhow. am
tired tonight, and want sleep. Nina
is fast asleep, and looks a little too
pale; her eyes look as though she
had been crhng. Poor dear, I've no
doubt it frets her to be Kept in the
dark. and it may make her dcubly
anxious about me and the others.
But II is best as It is. 1t is better
to be disappointed and worried in
such a way now than to have her
nerve broken. The doctors were
quite right to insist on her being
kept out OF this dreadful business.
must be firm, for on me this par
tIcular burden Of silence must rest.
shall not ever enter on the sub
ject with her under any circum,
stances. Indeed, it may not be n
has become reticent on the subject.
and has not spoken of the count or
his doings ever since we told her OF
our decision.
THE EARLY NAIL
IRINGS INFORMATION.
October, EVENING" long and
lying and exciting day. By the
Irst post I got my directed envelope
18th a dirty scrap OF paper enclosed,
n which was written with a car
,enter's pencil in a sprawling hand:
Sam Bloxam, Korkrans, 4. Peters
'ort. Bartel street, Walworth, Arsk for
he depite."
l got the letter IN bed. and rose with
ut waking Nina. She looked heavy and
leepy and pale. and far from well. ]
determined not to wake her. but that
shen / should return from this new
earch, l would arrange for her going
'ack to Exeter. / think she would be
appler in our own home with her
ally tasks TO interest her. than in being
ere amongst US and In ignorance.
only saw DR.. Seward for a moment,
nd told him where / was Of 10, prom
sing to come back and tell the rest so
Don as ! should have found out any.
ming. l drove to Walworth and found.
| With some difficulty. POt:er's court.
Mr.. Smollet's spelling miSled me. as
| Isked for Peters court instead Of Pot
er's court. However, when l had found
| he court, had no difficulty in discov-
| ring Corcoran's lodging house When
asked the man who came TO the door
| Tor the despite" he shook his head. and
sald: Il dunno EN-. There amt no
such n person ere l never card Of I'm
| all my bloomn' days. Don't believe
here amt nobody OF that kind Twin
| ero or anywhere"
| l took out SmOllers letter, and ms
| end II Il seemed TO me that the lesson
| II spelling OF the name Of the court
night guide me. What are your"
| sked.
OFF AGAIN WITH ONLY
A SLENDER CLUE.
I'm the deputy" lie answered. I saw
It once that | was Oh the right track :
1 phonetic spelling had again misled me