BILLY'S FATHER.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 903, 2 May 1891, Page 3

BILLY'S FATHER.

,■■'/■'• 'I .' jV/ ': • > ' ' ' : ;.! , i i i ; »,., . : ( Continue d.) i -- r <The place has been,, entered by the use of a duplicate key,' I said decisive'y. * Some one, I think, has copied your key some one connected with the place or who has had access to the key,' i . . ■ . : . The decision almost cleared the trembling barman, for it was erident even to Wilson, that the man had no need to ■ have a false key made when he had the real one m his keeping. T But they Assured me that no one but themselves, was employed m the place ; no one could reach i( tae-key to .take > a cast oi it, as ''°'no v 'one was cve r allowed behind the -counter ; anu therefore the mystery was Jar if rdifl' solution ;a»|ever, ! When no. more could be done I left $w siiop, and was accompanied up' 1 'ttfe ' ' attest' by tlfepublican.- j • '/a >ru Ij^buld 'sciai-xjely trust; that man any I louger:in>my.sho.p.h£ dubiously remarked evidently m, #. fidget of perplexity. I „, think I'd better pay him off and get ;• .another:' ', ; -.' •',,'..: ■„,'/"' : j . • ■■.- f Because, he is innocent 1 . I replied, (>•■■■ -opening my eyes ;, , and, th^hy after a, ■ ('TObment-B thoughts I; slopped,, and- said, f Has themanany"enemies-?.~-any one- : who wishes him to be paid off ?i' «Not that I know of. Why ?'' - - .'■■ ' * Because if , your place had been e ntered by .'..'; real , japqge.breakers they -w * -<ld have carried" away more of the I C^%kp.^iK>thad.<th.e FeUpw lonr, and ■f^^s^^'r him ;}^-*&&.u*tki»l in^e meantime, .^M^b <«i him if ; jriy one and try to find 6v ; X ad y ise( j, and has a spite against i ? \ ; . gupstjoned the man, but . n. \ any aiscbVery. ' The maa '-wi /rr , & '-■ iii ;Erlinburgh,' arid!>h*dA sea. J o^ *"» acquaintances, m the city, Ji : Hijl£ enemies, It is strange but true ' , the barman did n6t once recall . - : incident of the strange lear> of t. . /( key, across tbe counter into the box o. sawdust., pr m any way cdi|nect the > (Continued 'bn Fourth ffage.) ■