The Child of Waterloo, or, The Horrors of the Battle-Field — page 221: what you’re looking at

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218 THE CHILD OF WATERLOO. ‘*T will,” said Captain Morton, ‘‘ cause advertisements to be placed in every metropolitan paper, offering a large reward for any information concerning her; and I will, myself, have a pri- vate interview with the principal police authorities, so as to get their co-operation in the matter.” - ‘* We shall surely be successful,” said Henry. ‘Oh! if I could but know that any amount of perseverance in any particular direction would afford me the least chance of obtaining a clew to where she is hidden, I would know no rest until I had adopted it. Each day’s suspense is becoming to me more and mote terrific.” ‘‘Do not torture yourself thus uselessly,” said the captain. ‘‘Compare your state with that of Monsieur Rouselli. What. must he feel ?” ‘He feel! Can he love her as I love her? Oh, no, no, no! not the concentrated love of a thousand relatives can equal mine.” Before Captain Morton could make any reply, it was an- nounced to him that a man was below who wanted to speak to. him, and he said instantly— ‘¢ Admit him—I refuse to see no one; for, by so doing, I may deprive myself of some information with regard to the very. person whom I seek.” In a few minutes a stout, respectable-looking man made his appearance, and, advancing to Captain Morton, he said— “Don't you recollect, sir, the hostler at the Morton Arms, who was accused of the murder of the young traveler ?” ‘‘Good God! is it you? I did not really recognize you at the moment, although now I do well.” ‘‘T am very glad to see you, sir. I only heard, by mere acci- dent, that you were in town.” : *“‘T am very glad to see you, and, if you are not better en- gaged, I can give you an employment which will, I think, be congenial to you.” : ‘Sir, I have already an employment which I have never yet. forsaken—it is that of endeavoring to discover some trace of the real murderer of the traveler at the inn at the village—I have dedicated my life to that object.” ‘* And have you any clew ?” ‘1 had, of course, a clew which you are aware of, and I came up only yesterday, a long way from the country, in consequence.” ‘A clew that I am aware of! Pray what clew is that ?” “Why, the police proceedings.” ‘* Police proceedings!” ‘* Yes, Captain Morton; and the principal thing I have called upon you for is, to ask Miss Mabel if she can give me a very ac- curate description of the fellow, so that I may aid the police.” The captain looked at his brother, and his brother looked at him; then they both shook their heads dubiously, as much as to Poor fellow, he is a little deranged.” **Of course,” said the late hostler, “if this request of mine. does not meet with your approbation, I must forego it.” **Sit_ down, sit down,” said Captain Morton, kindly, for he really thought his visitor was a little cracked. comicbooks. com