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But, she is here for the purpose of telling it on this occasion, We are all greatly obliged to you, Mrs. Snipes,” addressing her, *‘ but, since Mrs, Milburn’s memory has fully returned, it will not be necessary to call on you to tell any- thing, and you may go right on keeping your secret to the end of time!” Mrs, Soipes’s jaw dropped. **Mrs. Milburn,” turning to her, “‘ what was the peculiar birthmark?” **Tt was ared line running from shoulder to an on the right arm of each of my children, sir. “Thank God!” and with that fervant ex- clamation the detective cast off bis disguise, ** You!” cried Essy lt. ‘Yes, my sister!’ was Kinworth’s answer, as he held out bis hands to her. ‘ You are my sister, and this lady is our mother!” Without waiting for the actual proof to be supptied, they clasped hands and fell upon their knees at Mrs. Milburn’s feet, and she, with tears of joy streaming down her face, received them. At the same time, with acry as of mortal pain, Henry Abington sprung 7 and tried to run from the room, but a heavy hand detained him. it was the hand of the strange gentleman who was present. ‘Not so fast!” he said; ‘‘ we are not quite done.” When the excitement had somewhat subsided, this gentleman spoke, ~ ee Howard Kinworth,” he announced, “One day, in New York, my attention was drawn tothe bright face of a bootblack who was giving me asbine, and I proposed to him that he go home with me to San Francisco, To my surprise, though I was in earnest, the little fellow dropped his ‘kit’ instantly and an- nounced that he was ready. I[ made some in- cage found that he was a genuine street rab who did not know who ke was, and so I took him with me. That boy, ladies and gen- tlemen, you now see before you in the person of my adopted son, Prentiss Kinworth, one of the _very best detectives on the whole Pacific Slope.” Henry Abington made a full confession. The birthmarks were found upon the ar.a of both Essylt and Prentiss, just as described. There could be no doubt as to their identity, and, as they very closely resembled each other, the last vestige of doubt vanished, Abington was then and there obliged to adopt his disguise, which the detective had been for- tunate enough to get bold of, The transforma- tion was wonderful. Taking out his false teeth, putting the imitation mole on his cheek, putting on the spectacles and wig, stooping bis shoulders a httle—there stood cp, tah Parmilye! The detective told bis story. hen lost he ‘was only six years old, He wandered awa from the house, and could not find his way back again. The police took him in charge, but, all he could tell them was that his name was Pren- tiss. No one claimed him, and he was turned over to one of the city institutions, By some means he got away from there later, joined the ee army of street Arabs, and became a boot- lack, The rest has been told. Abington’s only excuse for his rascally course was a rone, He wanted wealth. Finding that his wife had nothing, he resolved to put her out of his path and marry again, Everything of importance was tbus brought out, and at the end of about two hours the com- la broke up, going their different ways. hat same day Prentiss Kinworth, Mrs, Mil- burn, Essylt, Mrs. Swann and Mrs, Ekyngs started for California. _ Next day Kinworth the elder called at the offices of various insurance companies, told who he was, and hinted that he bad information that would be money saved to them if they would ac- cept it at his terms. The presidents of the com- anies got together, listened to his terms, and ally accepted them, The terms were that they, the companies, were to take no action against the offender. That agreed upon, the old detec- tive made known his secret, and great was the astonishment it created. In a few months Blackwall failed in business, and died by bis own hand, His second wife and her children never learned the truth. It was better so. It turned out that Dr. Gonsalvo had been a brother to this second wife. She looked for him, but of course never found him, It was with his help that Blackwall had set upon his daring insurance scheme, Essylt Parmilye took her right name—-Abing- not so Prentiss, He took it simply long enough to have his name legally changed to the one he had known so long. Mrs, Milburn was a happy woman, Her mind fully restored, and her long-lost children by her — —— = eo Shadowing a Shadow. Pp z 88 & . side, why should she not be? Little had she thought, as she often afterward remarked, tbat her detective was herownson, If any of the happy trio were a little disappointed, they were Essylt and Prentiss, ‘or, truth to tell, they had regarded each other with an affection somewhat different from that of brother and sister. Mrs, Swann made her home with Mrs, Mil- burn, Mrs, Ekyings afterward became Mrs, Hubbler, well on in years as both were growing. But old age is no barrier to matrimony, as was proved in tke case of ‘** Mister” Woggs and ‘Missus” Snipes. They were soon wed, and at last accounts were enjoying their long-deferrea dream of happiness, both on one corner and their business interests united. There was no cat to break in upon their joy, nor any pipe to spoil their comfort. They were happy, and Woggs looked upon his partner as a paragon of smartness, And so we take our leave of themall, Kin- worth, Junior, continued at the business he liked so well, and it may be our privilege at some future time to chronicle other dramatic episodes in which he played no meager role, for | a terror to evil-doers of every class. THE END. Beadle’s Half-Dime Library. BY PHILIP 8. 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VRAIN, 292 Sancho Pedro, the Boy Bandit. 801 Leadville Nick, the Boy Sport. 812 Redtop Rube, the Vigilante Prince. 888 Brimatone Bob, and His Lightning Horse Quartette, 852 Tombstone Tom, the Arizona Boy of “ Sand.” B59 Duraurre Pave, the Youny “hans ion V restler, 871 Kingbolt Chria, the Young Hard-Shel! Detective, 880 Avalanche ALf, the Foothills Guide. 890 Jaguar Joe, of the Mountain Mail-Line. BY EDWARD WILLETT. 167 Aan Scott, the Steamboat Boy. 199 Featherweight the Boy Champlon of the Muskingum, 228 Ozark Alf’; or, Featherweight Among the Outlaws. 282 The Typo Detective; or, Weasel, the Boy Tramp, 295 Fearless Phil; or, The King of Quartzville. 811 The Reving Sport; or, The Pride of Chuckeluck Camp, $22 Nemo, the Detective; or, Kit Kenyon's Vendetta, . 840 Clip the Contortiontist: or, The Montana Vigilantes. BY MAJOR HENRY B. 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