The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-11-24
The nhrsician started as if electrified

Cd you that your daughter was stili living"
les, DOCTOR said MI. Preole, -and every
anniversary OF that day has brought US some
message. Inc disappearance oil the emo,
mysterious as 4 Is, does mot seem to me hail
80 strange as that the william who took hef
away could contrive 70 communicate with US
every year since, and always on particular
day-the anniversary at that on which she
was stoten--without our being able TO- DIS
cover wac he Is And q still grcAfcr won
der to meis what can be his mouvr IL
seems Incredible II Y was stated ~ nov
el many people would not believe il. But
truth is stranger than fctlon-' Fie.n's. 1
Mrs. Prebie drew from her husoands
breast pecket his notebook, opened It to
the proper page. and presented 1t 70 the
pnysic,an.
Dr. Hilton ADJUSTED ms spectacies, glanc
ed over the page, and then slowly read the
group o. entries ALOUD. Inc entry the nrst
year is as ioilows 's hHs
"August 0, 1855. Jessie, Ia, Ia! Jsssie.n Z +.
Aud the next year il is
A1g1ss ., 1856. f'sr Jessie SIG lives
Aea me neA. .s.-
A.d ~. 80. -" = - ~ "''> .,s.
g A.sn.i . a. Isss. Sc /. a, IN a, aver
And tie .lext- IT, f.liat 81
"August 0, 1859. lsqr her yesteraeyr
And the next e-s -.
"Augus. D, 1850. SHE'S growing rapidly.n
And the next fsias @ ~ -
"Angutt ., 1851. She eontiHass 70 do ''sh !"
Ana the next-..
"A s sss =, ieoS' 's ace" "e' '8a'h''' Y
s .s .ns 20 q Issa- a.. ,,..,,,, $685., y
And tbe' new ' ' - "'"'
ItAusust o, 1864. Your chin is 0irteen.n
And the next
"Augast 0, 1865. Sss's iovsier Dan ever"
And the next. p ~
A1gua y, 1865 nAe's rea@y endrn''Hg. 4,
ana tae next
AugSs. y, l y, ny ,eeara Is AZ "d'an'
~, ,a,'' '''' s,'." ', g.
Inc physician looked up and nxed ms
thougnsiul gaze upon the Dcreavea husband
anu whe. ~, =. 49,. -.
now d,u THESE messages come 10 you Y
ne aemanaea.
inyatiapiy oy posi-, repiied Mr. frepie
Usually 10 the mouse, out sometimes to the
ONCE !.
And you have never seen the author =
Never a.s.....l.
1.-THE last OF them is dated, see year
ago io-dayr' o. SEQ % re- iliie sif3a5
Yes, yfs, faltered the banker ssand the
time has cnme tor another message. This IL
the 9th of August. 1868 =, ~ a'ia =
? Il see,r said DR.. Hutton. sand this is
the secret Of your terrible excitement You
are expecting to receive to-day another of
these strange messages !. 70
There was a brief silence Mrs Preble,s
hand tluttered in its task and her face crow
very nala The barter brso thsd o,osn;nslr
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u. pssIJa. asnd ~, ;,Ii ~ oa.u
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ne nno'i'.' 49," ne' 'ace' her ufaVe
nea,' i"''eieu Us 'ia' fues''oh ecnoeo IN ner
soa aiI
~ MAJ 49, .. '"eso i.'.e's = gnquess'oh
apiy 'llc a ,',v VI your on,'c, ss'o "
nutton. nave you any suspicion as 10 MS
Identity =
moi the siightest, SAID MI. treble. we
nave puzzled over tue problem ior many
year., put we cannot guess VINO ne is.
RINK, san the doctor. Have you no
enemy 40 not mean people with whom
you are not iriendly--eyery stirring man mas
q plenty OF these-but a downright enemy
Is there no man whom You knew in the East
VINO mated you NO one against whom
you were caiied upon to testify-no one
whom you possibly injured
The banker shook his head. He had
asked himself all these questions repeated
n n r.