A CLEVER SWINDLE
Working the Game at an English
Watering Place.
STORY OF A WORRIED WOMAN.
It Caught th* Interest and Sympathy
of the Prosperous Lounger* at th*
Fashionable Hotel, and the Rest of
the Scheme Was Easy.
“The prosperous” were lounging on
the terrace of the leading hotel in the
fashionable watering place sunning
themselves. It was a magnificent aft
ernoon. Everybody was lazily good
tempered and contributed to the gen
eral air of well fed contentment And
then “the woman" put in an appear
ance.
For a moment she stood on the stone
steps that led up to the terrace, hesi
tating. ' “The prosperous” gaped at
her and wondered why she was there.
They probably classified her as one of
the “respectable poof.”
“The woman” could not disguise the
fact that she was In trouble of some
sort. She advanced upon “the pros
perous” and-glanced timidly from face
to face. Then, gathering her courage
In both bands, she walked right past
them into the vestibule of the hotel.
A little buzz of speculation arose
There was no doubt about it. They
found “the woman" interesting.
"Wonder what’s worrying her?" said
one.--
“Perhaps she thinks of putting up
and is a bit doubtful about the cui
sine," cackled a would be wit The
cold stare with which his remark was
received told him that It was consid
ID ered to be in decidedly bad taste. As
a fact, “the prosperous” were inclined
to feel sympathy for “the woman.”
They had been well fed, and it was a
magnificent* afternoon: also they were
genuinely curious.
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Soon she came out again, looking
more dejected than ever. She ¡looked
around as if for a less public means of
escape, but. finding none, strode des
perately forward.
“My good woman, you seem to be in
trouble. Can I do anything?”
It w.as the elderly military looking
man in the corner who spoke—spoke
gruffly as one who is in the habit of
doing favors-ungraciously. “The pros
perous” thought it a trifle daring. But
they were secretly glad. And they lis
tened.
“No, sir. thank . you.” replied “the
woman.”
And then she belied her words by a
muffled sob.
“I—I—it’s nothing, sir—nothing at
all,” she added.
The military looking man rose from
his seat
“Have the goodness to take that
chair,” he said peremptorily, “and tell
ns the truth. 1 have no doubt that we
shall be able to assist you.”
When she had partly composed her
self “the woman” stammered out her
story, with the aid of much prompt
ing from her companion.
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DEALER IN
“I am a widow, a color .sergeant in
the Welsh Grays my husband was. I
let lodgings in the town. There was a
gentleman called Colonel Morrish
boarded in my house nigh on six
months; said he’d pay me as soon a*
his dividends or somethin’ came in at
the half year.
“1 managed to hold out and gave
him the good table as he was accus
tomed to. though it meant owing the
landlord. But I’d do anything to have
the gentry in my house.”
‘‘The prosperous” murmured sympa
thetically.
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“Just before the six months was up
he said he’d have to come an’ stay at
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this hotel to meet one of the directors
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who was going to pay him his money.
An' now they tell me that there never
was no one here by the name of Colo
nel Morrish. And—and—the bailiffs
come into my house this mornin', an’
they’ll take all my furniture for the
£12 I owe the landlord.”
“Twelve pounds!” repeated the mili
tary looking man. He hesitated and
then fumbled in his pocket. “Well,
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dash it, here is £2 toward it.” And
his voice was gruffer than ever.
He glared fiercely at the meek little
man by his side, who promptly began
the fumbling process to cover his con
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“Run home and pay out those-Yait-
iffs.”
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Late that evening in a Toom In th*
poorer quarters of the town “th* wo-
man'.' was fingering the sovereigns.
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u shall
“Don’t know, old girl. But I was
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“The ball struck the hard earth of
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