Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 19, 1912, Page 2

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Ohlo ave- K;thur W. Douglas THE EVENING TELXGRAM, LAK ELAND, FLA., AUG. 19, 1912. CER-E-E-2-K-X-B-K-K-B-3-K-F.i A\ Sl e — The Silver Watch By THOMAS COBB It was only the importunity of his wife and daughters which induced Mr. Markwick to take four seats in White- ball for the corozation, and fortunate- ly he was also persuaded to substitute for his gold English lever a compar- atively valueless sllver watch which bag lain in one of his drawers for sev- eral years. Mr. Andrew Markwick—forty-five, looking very well fed, self-satisfied, and aggressively prosperous—found himself wedged in the crowd whilst deft hands passed stealthily over his white waistcoat. Still, as Mrs. Mark- wick subsequently remarked, how for- tunate it was that he had left his gold watch at home. This occurred on the Thursday, and the following morning he did not go to the city as usual. Late in the aft- ernoon he set out for a stroll through some of the more deserted streets, and on reapproaching his house shortly after six o'clock saw a man of about bis own age standing on his doorstep ~—a tall, slenderly bullt man wearing a blue serge suit a little the worse for wear and a soft felt hat. He had a somewhat pale face, a moustache, and a short pointed beard. “For you, sir,” sald the butler, band- ing Mr. Markwick a small cardboard box. “Good graclous!” was the answer as he removed the unsecured Iid, “it's my silver watch.” That 1t should have been stolen in the crowd was not very astonishing, but why In the world should the thief take the trouble to return it? How did he know the address. If he was stricken by remorse why had he not brought back the fountain pen, the few odd shillings, and the pocket knife as well? As he stood looking from the watch to the restorer, who certain- Iy had rot the appearance of a thief, Mr. Markwick’s thoughts momentarily flew back nearly a quarter of a cen- tury. He was back at Chesterborough-—a boy again. In his case the child had not been father to the man. \What a young fool he was in those days. He would have given the world for Murlel Castelet, at whose death the capacity for those more romantic sensations had passed away. Although he had married a few years later and lived as contentedly with his wif as a man may in an Imperfect world he had never felt towards her as he once had felt towards Murlel.. They used to read poetry together in those days. Good heavens! Mr. Markwick could have smiled at the recollection 1t he had felt less sur- prised by the restoration of his watch. “Kindly walk this way,” he sald, turnlag towards his smoking room at the end of the hall, and after a mo- ment’s hesitation the visitor followed him. “I fedl curlous,” Mr. Markwick added, “to bear what is your object in bringing back my vatch. [ presume yOUu are aware it was stolen from my pocket yesterday morning.” “So you don't recognize me.,” was the answer. “Certainly not,” sald Andrew Mark- wiek. “Look again,” replied the visitor, and raising a hand be held it in front of his pointed beard. *Dimsdale,” he added. “Good heavens' You can’t be Jack Dimsdale,” he added “Nobody else, | assure you,” return- ed Jack. “A beard makes a world of difference. Now you haven't altered much—stouter, of course, and all that, but then the change has been gradual and I've known you about town by sight a long while.” “Why didn't you speak”” demanded Mr. Markwick. “Oh, well, you see you've got along in the world. I haven't"” “Yes,” sald Mr. Markwick compla cently, “I've not done so badly. But then 1 have worked hard. How the sight of you takes one’'s memory back. Not that | should have known you from Adam. You haven’t” Mr. Mark- wick added, “told me how my watch came into your possession. You can scarcely have been the man who pick ed my pocket.” “Scarcely.” replied Jack “It must be-—good graclous! —it must be pretts well twenty-three years since we met, Dimsdale.” “To think,” muttered Jack, “that Murlel can have been dead so long Markwick.” be continued, “do vyou recollect how you and 1 used to dodge one another—the tricks we used to play to cut each other out? There was never another woman in the world."” His jacket was unbuttoned. and Mr Markwick recognized the thin gold chain which hung from his waistcoat As a matter of fact it was attached to a cheap gun-metal watch “Do you remember that morning a | week after her funeral?” said Jack “Yes, ves, as if it were yesterday was the answer. “When old Castelet asked us to go to the house and suggested that we might care to have something she had worn? He gave you the first choice and you took her si'ver watch.” “What 1 can't make out.” urged Mr. Markwick, “is your having possession of it. 1 can't understand that for an instant.” “0ld Castelet.” Jack continued, “gave me her chain.” He took it be- tween his fingers. “It has been round my neck every day since. When Muriel dled all my hopes seemed to dle, too.” “After all,” sald Mr. Markwick, “a | man Bas to live his life. It is of 88 use to ¢ry over split milk. The world i1s still going round. You ought to Ihn. pulled yourselt together—you ought to have married.” “Oh, of couse you're Jack admitted. “You behaved very sensibly.” “Ah, well,” sald Mr. Markwick cod- | Baef Cuts—Florida. tentedly, “you were always a bit of 8 fool. It's no use, Dimsdale; if you don't get on the top the chances are you'll stay at the bottom.” “Anyhow,” exclaimed Jack, “I was sorely tempted to stick to that watch.” “l wish to goodness you would tell me how you got bold of it,” sald An- drew Markwick. “I never knmew any- thing more bewlidering. I hadn’t look- ed at the thing until yesterday for nineteen or twenty years.” “Not looked at it!" cried Jack. “I shouldn't bave seen it then if my wife hadn't insisted I should run a risk of having my pocket picked. Surely enough my wife was right. I did get my pocket picked, and now you whom I haven't seen all these years coolly brink it back to me. That beats everything.” “The fact is,” said Jack, “I've been a good many things in my time. I've spent four or five years on a cattle ranch in Texas, I've hawked vege tables in the streets of Sydnmey, I've tried to sell illustrated Bibles on com- mission all over England, and now—" “Good graclous! you've mot ullonl so low—" | “As to pinch your watch. Not quite. At present,” said Jack, “l hap- pen to be a journalist of sorts. You remember the Trensham robbery last year?" “Trensham is a friend of mine,” an- swered Mr. Markwick with an air of pride. “Well,” Jack explained, “I was doing odd jobs for the Dally Magnifier, and 1 tried to play the amateur detective. 1 knew I should score it I got to the bottom of the Trensham affair, but of course there was no such luck. How- ever,” added Jack, “In the course of my investigations | made one or two rather interesting acqualntances—Jem Davidson amongst the rest.” “Who {s Jem Davidson?" asked Mr. Markwick. ! “The may who went through your pockets.” ‘How did you find that out?” de-; manded Mr. Markwick. “I saw him in the act,” sald Jack. | “Jem is 4 member of a pretty low down gang of thieves. [ had at one | time and another stood him a good many drinks. \We grew quite chummy. I have told you | bave known you by sight about town for a good many years. Sometimes I feit I would give anything for a good jaw over old times. but-— We!l. you ses, Markwick, 1 didn't feel certain [ should meet with any reciprocity.” ! “No one can say | ever turned my back on a friend.” was tbe answer. “Aunyhow,” Jack continued with a smile, “I happened to be on the look out for copy in the crowd on Thurs day morning when I spotted you just ie front of Jem Davidson. [ saw some of his pals wedge you in while he went through your pockets. Jem is sup- posed to be a skiltul craftsman. 1| knew he would pick you clean. He wagn't likely to leave your wateh be- hind-—Murlel's wateh. | imagined you as being immensely cut up at your loss. | could guess what that would mean whether you were married or pot. No man who had ever knows Murlel Castelet could ever quite for: get her. So I tackled Jem Davidson,” Jack explained. “In the end we com- pounded a felony. After swearing he had not got your watch till he was blue fn the face he let me bave it for a couple of pounds.” i “(Good heavens!” exciaimed Mr. Markwick with an expression of right- eous indignation, “twice as much as it was worth.” There was silence tor a tew seconds. Jack drew in a deep breath as he stood gasing at Andrew Markwick. Then be slowly buttoned his shiny blue serge jacket. | “Now you know the whole story.’ he £ald in & different tone. “I should- | p't have troubled you if you hadn't caught me on your doorstep.” “Still, | can't allow you to be the loser,” answered Mr. Markwick, taking out his purse. “Two pounds mean more to You than they do to me.” ~0dd,” said Jack, picking up the watch from the writing table by which he was standing. “what a few bits of old metal do mean to a man.” { “Well, here you are,” cried Mr Markwick. hoWing out his right hand | with two sovereigns on its palm. “Oh, none ot that, Markwick." ex- claimed Jack H “1 insist that you allow me to relm- burse you.' said Mr. Markwick while Jack still held the silver watch. “You think It was dear at price?” he suggested Dear'’ was the answer. “It was one robtery on the top of another.” ~Then suppose we make a compro- mise.” suggested Jack «A compromise:” “Yes: suppose you keep your mouey | and ease your consclence by letting | | me have the watch.” | | «with the utmost pleasure,” said Mr Markwick, replacing the two sov- ereigns In his puree whilst Jack's fin- gers closed tight!y over the watch as he turned towards the door. «well, goodby, Dimsdale,” exclalmed Mr. Markwick, holding out his hard. «gtrange we should have come across one another again after all these vears.” “Goodby,” answered Jack, “and thank you immensely.” He could not have looked more supremely 1¢ he had come into a fortune even than that of Mr. Andrew Mark- wick's. the | SE—- g7 quite rigat~ |Phone 279 R, PP PACKINGg HOUSE MARK[] . 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