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(Author of "Tatterley," "The Mystery of Jakn Peppercorn," &c.),
STOS OF INSTALMENTS I ro III-Mr. Cle ment Frith, a Commission Agent, Hving in Kensing #ton, Ends himself in rather low water. His daughter Dota trite several means by which to make both enle meet, but does not meceod nntil she takes in a logor, a wealthy gentiaman of the name of Laglen, and with an air of mystery about him. On his being talon il one day a docter is someoned who tells the their lodger is past rooovery. Lagdon makes a will teaving Dorn all his reporty providing she is willing to marry itim at once. It apporrs that Frith give his comment to thin stange request before he luforms his daughter of it. After a conversation with the dying man, Dorp refuses to marry him. Ab fast her father poraandes lace to consent; a clergyman is called, and the ceremony performed. Ingden after wards given the girl a packet which, he says. most not be openol antil the rightful owner clains it. Later in the day, on looking into the man's room, Don is astonished to in that he has lisappeared. The next morning Frank Borne, her former lover, who, she thought, had diod abroad, ealin. On hear ing that Dora Ias been married only the day before, Porno returns to his hotel, determined to go abroad again as soon as opportunity sarvos. He meets an vid friend, Jim Cowlo, who tells him 1 strenge story of a diamond he is in qnest of. He has tread it to Frith's house, in the possession of Josiah Lagden. “
CHAPTER IV.
J.
MISS NUDDA EVENING OUT.
"If
knowed mo hotter, yea wouldn't say you that," replied the young man reproachfully.
"If I did know por botter, I'd be sorry for meself," replied Miss Nadds.
The young man, who was of a somewhat melancholy visago, and of a peculiarly angular thinness of body, moved alouchingly away; he came back, however, after a half-dozen stops, and stood irresolute,
"It ain't right that you should be doin' that surt of work, Mins, he said regretfully. "I don't like tor seo it. W'y, if I was a man-"
"Don't you wish for wot can't never ho," said Misa Nudds gently. "An' don't stand thero keopiu' the sun off me."
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The young mas went away; and Miss Nudde, feeling herself brightened by the encounter, finished her work, and plunged lato those mys terious regions below. It was a few days after these strange happenings is the little house in Diproso Square; and a murmur or two conesza- ing them had even penetrated to the ears of the. girl holow stairs, Probably someone or other of the younger children had spoken about it: be that as it may, it had altered down gradually, until even Jane Nudds know something about that strange romance, and the still more strange disappearance of the man who had hoan sup- posed to be dying. She had not, of course, got or straightforward the story in any correct form; and she had, in all probability, put two and two together, and made something moro
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"Now, if you're goin' to be silly... Well, en I was sayin', if you cons to lodgórs-I'm done! Don't ask me to say what I might be sorry for don't," implorod Miss Nadds tragical ly"I beg of you don't ask fer no reasons. But w'en a lodgor jumps in ea yor, so to speak; won't see no one; loeks 'isself in a'most; an then 'coks it in the middle of the night-well,” said Miss Nodds agein—“I can't say no moro than that; I'm dono!"
"Didn't ought ter bo allowed!" said the young man warmly. Wot's the lor for ?"
"Now you've 'it it," said Miss Nudds up provingly. "An' w'en, more than that, you 'avo doctors in-te say nothink of the clergy"
"You don't really mean...” "Whether to ease is mind, or to point the way 'e was goin', it ain't for me to say," went on the lady, "But w'on you do 'ear of people boin' married on the quist, without even a skillin' cake, all I says is, w'ere are you ?*
"You're quite right, Miss-Jano, if I may make so hold," said the young mau, in rather a bowildered tone. But wat I can't unnerstand is-oo was it got married"
o
"Well, I don't mind-seein' as we're friendly-I reely don't mind tellin' yor. You must know then, that we ain't well-wot you'd call throwin' it about at my place; a cutlet might come so far as to call itsolf a chop when it goes upstairs,”
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They strolled homeward together, and on the way the young man contrived to extracs all tho information concerning Lagdon and his bride of which Miss Nudds was possessed. Arriving at the little iron gate, which was destined to shut off Miss Nadde from the world for another weak, the young man suddenly rooled, and leant against the girl somewhat heavily.
"Anythink the matter?" she asked anxiously. No-only a bit faint," said Jake, "I reckon a glasa o' wator would set me up agen.”
Mise Nudda hurried down the steps, briskly informing him that she would be back in "alf affy." The young man must, however, have been very impatient, or else much more faint than he hail anticipated; at all events, his slipped down the stops after her, and met be in the little passage outside the kitchen door.
I'll sit down a minute, Miss, if you don't mind," he said, and calzaly walked past her into the kitchen. There he seated himself on a wooden chair, and smiled family at her
"Doune w'en I've come over so queer," ho said. "Come to that, I don't think that I fancy water, after all; if you 'appen" to "ova a glass o' bear-"
"Well, I dessay I might risk it for once,
**Taint often a gel gits a said Miss Nudds chanes to ‘are a visiter-is it? I'll be back in
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The young mon recovered from his faintness Tientsin Burfod doop in the recesses of the house of
Painful, ain't it?" said Jake, with a sigh, the very instant the girl had passed farough a Mr. Clement Frith-right down in a certain
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Miss Jane Nudde, glancing up ensually please. There ain't enough for the porn 'urd | He sprang up with alacrity, and glided out into very ordinary Venus, she rose smiling to the
worked gel ter do, but we mast are our lodgers, the corridor; he was half way up the first flight ringing of sundry bella-dwolt Miss Jano through the dingy baszont window into the
Not an ordinary lodger, mind yor; lut one of of stairs, and had a good look about to, and Nudds. Miss Nudds was of a character which street in the course of the day, became aware would have boon shocked at the mere mention of that the young man who had addressed her that yer secret sort, as would no more think of leav-then was back in the kitchen again, before the a person who wore so little clothing as Venus. morning was cooling his heels of the pavement in' a letter about than anythink. Nothink open girl had returned with a jug. And he scenied
sort of look-on-up-and-don't- satisfied with his inspection. 悲 and, in all probability, not at all fattered by the outside. In direct consequenes, Miss Nudds about im;
You'll feel botter after that," said Miss was cold to the butcher's young man, and flip-trust-cm man. Comes at night, we does, if you comparison with herself, as regards figure, et
"It appears to me you ain't strong." least. In fact, had you seen Miss Jane Nudds, Iant with the baker. The stranger went away please; an' 'aven't even got a name to ourselves.
"I'm stronger than I was," said the young on certain dark evenings, fitting up the steps once or twice during the day, but always If anybody comes enquirin' if we as a lodger-
mán, after draining the beer at a draught. from the basement, armyed in wonderful gar- returned with great regularity; and always bless yer, we don't keep 'em!"
Many people sleep in this 'ouse?" he askel ments, you would probably have declared hour-performed that little huto by tilting his hat.
carelessly. riedly that she could have given tho mythical geddess points, and a decided beating.
forward over his eyes with one single movement, whenever he observed the face of Miss Nudds
To har credit let it be said that Miss Naddsnt the basement window.
It happened to be the one occision in all the worked hard, in comparatively ungrateful ser- vice, for a very small sam per annum; that she work when Miss Nudda, trao from the trammels had her own ideas regarding gentility and the of a somewhat sordid life, wandered forth to social laws, and that she was an authority on take the air; in a word, her "evening out." the rights and wrongs of her class. Certain With some little additional palpitation of the ernall and mean economies in the household of heart, and with a rather]jauntier step than usual, Mr. Clement Frith had taught her to be sparing Miss Nudds ascended the area steps. and, and scraping; and the unlucky tradesman who quite unconscious (as it appearol) of the pres- was so unfortunate as to encounter her first, in ence of the young man, set out briskly across müstaken endeavour to collect an account, folt the square, evidently on some very serious errand himmelf ramped and degraded for the remainder The young man, again with that furtive of the day; it is probable, indeed, that she even movement which exposed the back of his head cane, in an unholy fashion, inte his dreams. to the public gaze, took a little running step or Miss Nudds was, in point of years, compara-two, and a jump, and landed at her side. Miss tively young; in an awful wisdom she was pat- Nudds, with a start and a little scream, paused, Finchal. She know that coarser, lower side of and drew away from him. London life backwards; sho had a great and wonderful knowledge of the art of living on small things and in small ways.
"Reely, young man-you 'aw got a nerve!" the exclaimed. "If you think I'm the sort to be caught' walkin' out promiscuous like--and With all this, let it he said at once, that she all unbeknown like-you've got the wrong had a certain strict morality of her own, born party." Thus Mise Nudds, walking on at a probably of hard necessity and this want of great rate; the young mau, very auxions and luxury; and that shit cherished, above all things, very determined, about half a paco bohind her.
"You don't know me, Miss," urged the young certain vague dreams of some extraordinary bing (sõmething between an earl and a small man, with another tilt to his small bowler hat tradesman) who was sotning some day into horI ain't wet I soom; I ain't bir brought up that life, thereafter to tiut all things with a rosy hne.way at all, Miss. It's a liberty, I know, me But even that thought, which might have stag-speakin' to anybody as is got up as dossy as you gerol ʼn less well-balanced wind, did not inter this moment; I feels I want a "igh at to carry it off liko. But if you'll overlook it, an' jest let foro with the proper discharge of her duties.
Let it not be supposed for a moment that me 'ava 'alf a word--" romanes had passed Miss Nudds coldly by: by Euraour-many-tongued had it that a certain baker had lingered long in dolivor- ing his goods, and that Miss Nudds had boon seen to press a warm loaf to her cheek after his departure; but he had proved faithless. Others, in the course of years, had raised flutterings in
"It's fate-that's wot it is!" exclaimed the her breast, and had been dismissed, or had d's. covered some trait in Miss Nadds which disconyoung man, with a shake of the handt. "Comin' corted them. At all events at the moment round the corner this mornin', I was, wiv no when Miss Nudds coines upon our little stage, more thought of wot was goin' to 'appen than I turned sort o' faint she could gaze easily and lightly, and oven with nothink; an' I sees you.
certain callouses, upon mantind in general; in a minute-giro yer me word, I did." her own milleirolo in particrlar; and could "A sortar ware seemed to come over me, I som them up in one trite phrase:
will say," said Miss Nudds gravely. "Wotovor. is this 'ere? I says to meself, I don't quite like
no means.
"They comes floury-in' they comes greasy
Miss Jaus Nudds, still very severo, slackened hor pace a little, and remarked on the beauty of The gentleman cordially agreed the night. with her, and said he had "never 'eard it put so Miss Nadda, mollided, said what a postio." faany thing it was 'ow people did bump up against each other in this world.
"On the quiet like ?" suggested Jake. *Kather," said Misa Nudds, with a wink. "Of course, it ain't for me to say anythink; but I should have thought the party was keepin' out was mighty othe way. Not but what o thick with master."
"You do tell things so well," enid the young man, "that I could go on listenin' to yér all night. But wot about this marriage F
Well, from wat I'vo "eard," said Miss Nudds mysteriously, it seems that this lodger teck a fancy to our young lady. Supposed to be dyin', 'o was; got is breath back soms'ew, an' did a bunk after they was tied up. If over I do go an' give meself away," added Miss Nudds thoughtfully, "I'll take jolly good care 'e's 'ealthy, 'onever 'o is."
"You'll want im salthy, Miss, to keep up Wot sort wiv you," retorted the young man.
o' party, might. I ask, was this 'ere lodger !"
"Oldish, an' looked as if 'e'd soen a bit of life in 'is time," replied Miss Nudds. One thing I do knowe must 'ove 'ad some money."
"Wot makes yer think that?" asked Jake, somewhat anxiously.
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"On or mother's side, sir," corroborated the young man. We ain't met for a age; I jest dropped in to-night, bringin' a message from mo mother to 'er." At the same moment the visitor dexterously concealed the glass which stood upon the table, and continued bowing to Mr. Frith.
"Well, I've 'ad mo wages paid-fust time for three months-since o' popped off. Quite large about it e' was-(master, I mean)-sayin' as 'ow he'd forgot it before. As if I didn't know !”
They walked for quite a long distance that evening; slowly, and with the sedate step with which all "walking-out" should be performed, according to the best known authorities. The gentleman was se silent and thoughtful, that more than once Mias Nudds rullied him, and suggested the purchase of his thoughts for a penny. He apologised quite handsomely, how over, and informed her that he was really thinkgeing now ?" ing more about her than about himself.
"You see," he explained, "wet you've told me 'as knocked me ail of a "eap. It don't seem the right sort of thing, for a man to go an' marry anybody, an' then do a gay like that- does it? It quite upsets me to think about it. I suppose you don't 'appen to know the name o' the party, do yor ?"
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Miss Nudds, coming down into the kitchen a moment later, was hurt and disappointed to End it empty; she looked all about, but the young A little further on, Miss Nudds suddenly { man was gone.
“Well, some people are got manners she stopped, clapped her hands together, and eriod Wunnerful thing, ain't it?" said the youngout, I de b'lieve I've got it turning with exclaimed. After all 'e's aid, a might have man. "Now, if you went an' shoved that in a
a beaming face to the young maą.
waited to say good-night, au" not slipped out book, they wouldn't believe it, would thor?"
"Don't you 'urt yerself, Miss," suggested like that. But there, it's like all the men; you Jako anxiously
never know w'en you've got 'em, au' w'en you
"Not them!" wid Miss Nudds scornfully. "An' yet look wot things you see in the papers every day!"
an' they comes black-an' they comes all man-it,' I says. Then I looks round, an' I sees nor o' ways, but there ain't much to choose you!" Miss Nudds paused dramatically, and
opened her eyes wide. between 'omi w'en they comes spoorin"!”
Now, of course, all this had happened, so far as Miss Nudds was concerned, in one small cir. cle. It must not ho denied that Miss Nudds had made the most of her opportunities; she had selected her small arrows and darts of wit ac. cording to the man who appeared before her, and she know what would best hit him. But hor, feelings may be imagined when a stranger appeared one brightmorning, whon Miss Nudds was clearing the steps, and activilly stopped modestly but admiringly-and tilted up his small bowler hat from the back of his head by a quick movement with his fingers to the brim in front.
"I ask yer pardon, Miss, but you don't 'ap- pen to know a sharie' shop-barber's I mean
about 'ore, I suppose ?""
Miss Nudde looked the audacious one ap and down for a moment, and proceeded with her
"Ah!" exclaimed the young man with an- other shake of the head.
They walked on in silanen for some time. Miss Nudds had no particular destination in view, and the young man had apparently orly Miss Nudds in view. After quite a long time the young man asked a vital question.
"Nice place you've got, Miss?" "Oh, 20-30!" replied Miss Nudde, with a toss of the head. "Ave to give 'em à bit of me mind now an then, yer know, jest to show 'em
well-you understand,"
"I know," said the young man.
That's wot
it
"It was summik common I know-an' yotavon't * quite "armless," pormed Miss Nudde, without noticing the interruption. "Now WEN
Blaggs Craggs'-' Blogdell —”
Lagden." quietly suggested the young man. That's it!" exclaimed Miss Nadds excitedly. Wota fanny thing you should 'ave it so pat!"
was always good at guessin." said the young man, with a grin.
But Miss Nuckls was wrong; oven while she spoke, Mr. Jake Mealing was drawn up close against the wall in the darkened little passage outside. While Miss Nudda proceeded, some. what noisily and aggressively, to fasten the bolts and bars. Mr. Mealing, slipping off his shoes, stole quietly upstairs in the wake of the "Now, wot if I tall unconscious Mr. Clement Frith, you summink else? Wot if I was to say that I knew this 'ere Mr. Lagden, au' know 'im to be a downright good 'un. None of yer'alf an 'elf surto men; but one of 'em na is rollia' in it, au' really means the straight thing. Ow
Mr. Lugden back to 'is wife ager ?"
"We--if you come to that," said Miss Nudd -"it seems to me it wouldn't be a bad idea.
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regler meself, an' don't need to buy any bits to add to it," she rotorted, crushingly.
"By the colour of it, I don't so how you could," snupped the young man, forgetting himself for a moment. The retort was more bitter, because Miss Nadds possussed hair of that shade which is spoken of as "auburn" by ous's friends, and something else by other people.
a willin' 'orse, yer know- oh ? "
"I believe you," said Mis Nudds, with an emphatic ned.
"Takes in lodgers, don't they?" said the young man essnally, after a pause.
"They 'ave done," said Miss Nudds guarded. ly. "An' mind you, young man”
"Call me Jake," urged the young mun softly. "Tardly like so early," said Miss Nudds
Wet a funny thing you sherlä jist 'uppen like
that to know im! I remember now she's hin
walkin' about or room this last few nights;
I've 'eard 'er."
That settles it," said the young man, with It's about the luckiest thing ever a grim ned.
Miss Nudds looked up quickly. "You don't bashfully. "Still, a name ain't anythink, isappened, for me to come acrost you; won't she
'appen to mean anythink by that?" she asked,it?" She sighed a little, and then went on. darkly.
Jane' was the silly thing they shored on On'y a bit of a compliment,” said the young me, wou I was 'elpless. I suppose some people man, hurriedly. "Well-I'll be movin' ou, likes it." Miss"
It's short, any way," replied Jake. And, lower tone- as an afterthought, added in a
an' arcet, Miss."
.-You can't go any too quick for me," rotorted Jane Nudds, bonding again to her work.
be glad won we bringe 'em togervor ?"
"I suppose 60," said Miss Nadds, u 'little doubtfully.
Course she will," replied Jake quickly. "Ow 'e could have ran away like me. But nover knows is lack, dock's? there, a man Now, I suppose, Miss, you'll be movin' 'ome.”
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