Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-08
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ceyyrSM issV' " - 70,
,uuRr amt no danger Of me being
rot into troubl,s, ale. along th.rt q that !.
.,.sEhe asked. cause y tnsre ~,
sicis,, s.roins to say z Tordv-nc, not
AIN thousand pounds Mo never
ior ~ bssu 10 no trouble. OF any SORT
hsvllne though a poor man.
gn,y gn,yyot w. tbe slightest danger In the
SoMollisou," replied Spargo. mot
vor,o, All you've got to do 10 TO tell
hs lesa,lSS.-snd lealS prove that IL Is the truth.
pc u vou who took that queer -look-
70 LIVE WE ant Of Mr.. Aylmore's rooms
insr sroo~nntain Court, was it,
10 fouin fai.en snbeared to find this direct
,lfion MpI,a,' soothing to his feelings. He
'''il,ssa ,s y's w", earthly me as took Il, sir"
4, I'D. "Not that meant to pinch y
MI me! And. as you night say,
Tarr % take Il, when ais SAID ana done.
Sps, wss A. Won. was it?" said spsrgo.
THAT'S interesting. And how was 1t
'0M; 0M;slIi,on III sSui usrinned again and rubbed bis
chin. ~ h. .rs,ve.sa
.van ~ sss I was working at that time
.v' an 10 nine months since, II is
y. n.a ,bs Universal Daylight Window
~ %., n;ro Company, and ] used to clean
Osa uany windows here and there In the
s.mnls ml and them windows ut Mr.. Ayl-
rl.a,uaP,s'-only I knew them as Mr.. An
S,rsop' 's--among 'em. And was there
sue ,' m morning, early It was, when the
stsrwoman she says to me, i wish
and take these two or three hearth.
,v,, wv she says, and give 'em a good
s.sHps,' .sf she says. And me being al.
r,rs q ready one to oblige. All right !
% avs and takes 'em. Here's some
,ains S 10 wallop 'em with she says,
.,S | |pulls that there old stick out of q
M M Nat was In a stand In a corner OF
he lcbby. And that's how I came to
handle It, SIR" -.
rhnation. And when you had beaten
no hearthrugs---what thenT"
Mollison smiled his weak smile again.
"Well, sir, looked at that there
,tiet snd / see II was something un-
.mmnmon," .nr he answered. "And I thinks
well, this Mr. Aaderson, he's got
bundle Of sticks ana walking canes
up there--he'll never miss this old
hipg. I thinks. And so I left II In
corner when I'd done beating the rugs,
and when / went away with my things
took II with me-"
i'You took It with you" said Spar
10, "Just so. To keep as a curiosity,
| nppose9"
Moilison's weak smile turned to one
| Of cunning. He was obviously losing
| his nervousness; the sound of his own
F voice and the reception of his news was
|iupsrting confidence to him.
Not half" he answered. "You see,
uv'uor, there was an old cove as I
knew in the Temple there as Is, or
was, cause I amt been there since, a
collector Of antikities, like, and I'd sold
| lin a queer old thing, time and again.
land, Of course, had him in my eye
when took the stick away--sec?"
II see. And you took the stick to
| |hin?"
~ took It there and thcn," replied
yOlliscn. "Pitched him a tale, I did,
'bout II having been brought from
foreign parts by Uncle Simon which I
never had no Uncle Simon. Made out
4 was a rare curiosity--which Il might
IA been one, for all I know"
Exactly. And the old cove took a
hacy to II, eh?"
Bought II there and then," an
wed Mollison, with something very
hb a wink.
"Ab! Bought It there and then. And
NV much did no give you for it?"
|,Sed Spargo. Something handsome,
Couple o quid," replied Molliscn.
|"Ie not wishing to part with a family
heirloom for less"
"Jusr so. And do you happen to be
,ole to tell me the old cove's name and
|is address. Mollison?" asked Spargo.
VI do, sir. Which thy've painted on
bis enyy--the fifth or sixth as you 70
down Middle Temple Lane" answered
sMoillson. sIsi Mr.. Nicholas Cardlestone,
hut floor up the staircase"
SPargo rose from his seat without as
naGn as a look at Breton.
, Tome this way, Mollison," he said,
wen 60 and see about your little re-
'Ho Excuse me, Breton"
Ssreton kicked his heels in solitude for
'',t it,rn an hour; Then Spargo came back.
y. Ihere-that's one matter settled.
Mpleton'' he said. Now for the next
me nome secretary's made the order
M MUG .ae opening of the grave at Market
%oSaster' onoS I'm going down there at
ys%s. vuSs ana suppose you're coming. And
HGa'ver, HJt tt, II that graves empty"
"rnn ..m tnst graves empty" said Breton.
l" tell you-a good deal"