The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-11-25

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ger than fction.'"
Nrk freble drew iron her husband
breast pocket his note book, opened it h,
the proper page, and presented it to thu
phyeieisp.
DR.. Hutton adjusted Ais spec.aclts,
glanced over be pase and .hes slnwly re, 4
tae aroup ~ sAtriss aloud. Ths entry
he frat year is ~ follows:
'aas~ss D. 1895 S.ssss La IA .,.ssse ~
sAad che next yerr it is
..A~G~@te .. 1eis YsU~ Js, sis sAtts fsses I"
And In. acxA-
.&.ess-s .. isss. sa.s ..a :. ...r ~
| And the HtXt- IS 10 a7s'ssa s,ls
"A.s..t .. ssso T,~,. H. ,aA.rdey q.
| And the ne xt---,a--a.aasa.s...-
"Assss' = LAS. sAs.sro.ssss rosi&'y :"
| .s.x.-.s. 1ssa. ~. es....s.. !. 10 .s.a p.
/ "Asss-s .. isss. b.. .e.a her sgssa ~
And th.s a, xt-a .s.sa a ss..
...e-ess, isss sG1. o.e.-.., ..u.s ~
a "a t!Ie ne XII
., 1884. y..r eassd !. Aas... ~
.A-s- :. ), l..s. sA.'. ss.s.r ton exc. =,
~ssaEasse ., lsse sA.,s Ysossy eAsrv.sss ~
and tn. ntxt--
".wss.sS, Issv. ~ rtw~ 70 al AssS ~
And ~hss shall we get to-day!
The physician looked up and fixed his
thoughtful gaze upon the btreaved hus.
,and and wife. Eg g
iA" =. How did.these messages come to YOU -
he demanded. SO. az ~ .s '...o,i3., I.
invariably by post y replied Mr. Preb.
e. Us..sily to ,as house, bus sometimes
To tine nfic.i''g .tss,al.e5
:" And you have never ssea .heir .u-
!. H.,v.,, .ii"zaH a'" - aAe o4s -Aag I
=, la. ~ .s.tssl 2sfastt3.-f /.
The last Of ihem is dated, see, =
yesr sg, to-day e. go e
d" Yes, yes" faitsred The banker, "anA
'tt4e ti,ne hiss come E,r anottirr message
Fbie is thv 9th If August, 1865 =" y n.
-~" see, said DR.. Hutton And this is
he sseret Of your terrible excitement
You are expsciihg to receive 10. day anoth-
er II the~c srrsnge messages! - ~s!ts"
There Was brief sileScc.y Mrs. Prep
'c's hand fluttcr.d in lis task. ami her
face grew very pale. The BANKER . o.. b. d
5aspingr. The physician regarded them
10th In friendly sympathy w
We shall hear Of her again. to-day"
said Mr.. t'rebie :. '"and what will the
message be 2" 20 = 'fsg
The ,nather avsrtsd her face. Her
lb.av. h...rt i,l,ered rs that question echo
ed ia her soul -----'-- 8
1.-The writer efthese letters is unques-
5inna,iy 'aei ahducter of your child! !"
said DR.. Hutton. Have you any suspic
ion Ms 70, his indentityy
70" Not the 81 glrrst,' said Mr. Preblc.
/ 8" We have puzzled over the problem for
many years. but we cannot guess who he
is" asa il, ,.., = '7.-e@sH .sa
"'Think. said the Doctor Have you
no enemy d. not mean people with
whom you. are not friendiy--very STIR
ring man has plenty Of ihese-- but a
downright enemy / Is there no man
y b IN you knew in the East Tho hated
yong M one against whom You were
called npant to testty-no one whom you
possibly injured ="
The banker shook his head He had
asked himself ali these questions repeat
eddy. - 49, .-.-.s &.
f" have no ouch enemy, Doc Or" hc
answered, with sincerity of voice and
manner &s G
Aud Mrs. Prcbles" suggested the
Doctor, turning TO her," Have You Ut.
rejected suitar who might be revengefu.
enough To desoiate your home ~
mo said the lady. 81 was married
early Merton was my first loyert'
This Is sirange-very strangeln NUT
tered the Doctor. " You ere not consci
Ious of having an enemy in the world, ana
ty't YOU navean enemy-a hidden .toe-a
ii<-nd in human iorm-who is working out
Agalrst you a fearful haired Z And you
have not the slightest suspicion as to
whom he Is pr a'.-----a-'--s~-.--v------
Not the slightest y declared the
/ banker llt1.. .... SASS
mot the slightest = echoed Mrs. PreE
lie. My husband had step brother
who might have been capable of this lii
famy-but he is dead :" s- a' -.sn.
The handwriting is not faml Jar? y
"No. 1t is merely rude scraw, as
YOU see" said the banker. alt sugg, sts
neutrality-suspicious. that it is evidently dds
gnised =, ffa, a
Again there was profound silence.
/ t"Our child is seventeen years old now,
at length m Irmured Mrs PreUle, he
volce trembling. "She is on the tllresh
! hold of womanhood No DOUBT during
Ill these years, she has gearned for rs,
wherever she may be, as we have yearned
for her!" .-.tfrs~.., if
- '*But where is she?" asked the physi-
cian-and now his voice. was broken by
his deep sympathy with the agon;zcd
| parents. Where can she be /? =" f
Heaven only knows" answered the
Imothcr. ''Peraaps IN San Francisco-per
haps in some rule hut in the interior,
with sGme obscure farmer, and under ii
name that is not hers! think her alb
iuctor would have carried her to sOm'
t,nrly region of the interior, among til.
valleys and mountains. Yet | never