Prettiest of All

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1369, 4 July 1905, Page 4

Prettiest of All

BY' JULIA EDWARDS,

ARW9TAT MADJJIB MJPONT's hia;bwn Btndio, with oasts of books as as Eoorcs of choice paintings adorn-. : iogj|tß walla, Olai'onco Von clot Voor wai thinking of the oyonts of ||t£ihb day, perhaps wishing that another day so that his pleasmt labour |i|scbuld be renewed; • adopted fasber, Mr Eugene Van dor p&Vfler, wag abseut on a trip to Chicago, and missed bis pioasant soc'ioty, esin his evenings, which were always at homo, For the young artist had reared by ft good man, and (hough |||he:¥ad an'.almost limitless command of he was free from thoso dissipamake most young men of fflgpbOo'ig before thoir years should warrant ||pr cause it, • spirit; had "grown diwkwhilo ho sat and ssrvanthnd come arid lightgas in the chandelier ovor his road|fepg:tablo.;. A moment after the same man M<|oame;' ! back, and lold him there was a M|;girl.below, who could not sponk apparenloard and a note for ||piimj%hlclf she would not givo up, but by Iplsigos ihdioAted she wanted to soo him. her here, quickly, It may be ||^tb : i{fJmutß':",jirl from Variok slroet/'ho |||Bidi';for he could think of uo one else who fjipifoTildlaot servant described, . few'seooods ho found it was ; iMary, wish her eyes red.from weepwqered in by the servant, . lines written by with; : agrace • and expression few MM.pSutymimisls'could equal, sho strove, and [fef efeesßinlly, 'to impress his mind with the &||ftoßhitLer friends Maud and Grace wero peril,; : *^£?? m ti D gV poncil and paper on tbo the arfc.st asked her to write the facts, : . , ;•: ip'AJiad man in police uniform—l Ihink police—came and accused my ?frjend'|Mttthey steal, I know tboy did tboui a whon I fpW;'J: have seen dianken men come and sent me quickly to find you to ibeli»|Jiißr r ; 39111 you go If^Yes,'-iWPtoOlarenoe, in reply. "I IWlsHyou'td goalso'with me toshow whero jtbie;mari or,officer took them. I will go Jfdrftfriend, who owns real estnto, if it be[vnecessary to give bail, lam K^^ypuiybung.friendsworo neverguiliy orime.".,.''_ . fe||||Oh7n6,l ■■ Thoy were okays so good,'' "Come quickly, I am afraid befall them,'' short time Clarenco was ready W-Mtotliiio -street, prepared himself with a full fes|pboket-bpok and a pair of small revolvers, house, of Ernest Vohiy was on his ' frouj;e,;and here he stopped long enough to l^ndin'hiscard,and ask Voltay to join IhiiUj'for he owned real estate,- and was |Beßides. ; ah influential and well-known ffisitizCll,; - '''■'■■■'; f£ Fortunately Voltay' was at homo, and lsßobri joined bin}', and os they hurried on, told the story as he had it from, ?lMary;tho!Mntp. - , Wfs know . tho captain of tho district well,"saidClarcncr. "Ho got his |"Bpppjhtmenii on tho polipe the first time Ithrpugh tbo influence of my father, and I iri aeenring bis promotion. Ho will |help.us to eoo into, tis matter quickest of hurried to, tho station, muoh to ylthedjslike of' Mary, who wanted to go fright ib, the hous'oj wherejshe had soon phe'girls taken. • .'..■"■„ j|*;jßut'CJareuco tried to oxp!aiivtba f i they Ranted' tho'captain of polios to help them, land.that fa isfied bw, * ;arriviiig at the Btatton-house, tho when interviewed, stated that he ■\ Had heard of no arrest and certainly had Ordered none such as Mr. Van dor Veer |and Vqltay described, and bad all of the rqifibers who'bad been on duty during tbo and who wore now relieved by plitnight detail, down into his room for iMary tbidbrtify. ||.-None : of them looked like the one she libadieeni By request she wrote out his •..;■ thick, andcoarsoly built, iindy-bair/and grey eyes, with a squint ShaKmadehim almoft cross-eyed, suits to jKoundamm Grab," said 'thai J sergeant just relieved at the desk. ( KJi Hq'faid io-day he had an extra job on hand,"a pieoe of detective work, aud asked 'relieved from his regular round?. •Soil put another man in his place, 1 ' , do you suppose he _can be ' 'fbpnd ?" a'tked the captain. ■S'Jfknw".; apoke up one of tho men, ■! Hois thick with Swop, tho red commu-

nist, andjgets free boor there. He is there half the timo when ho is off duty, and at old Ma'am Dupont's tho other half." "Go yon to tho saloon of that fellow Swop, If he is there, bring him to mo oithor at Madame Dupont's or horc, if 1 have left lur pace," said tho captain, ■'.i»M To bo continued.)