Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-18

fused to detain me, and before he could
follow [ had left the hotel by the ladies
entrance.
81 walked the streetsfor an hour, not
knowing what was doing or where !
was going. At last / determined to
find an attorney, and beg him to advise
me and help me. I passed your sign
several times, land thought would look
for more hum ble-looking Office; but
something within me told me that
must return and see you.
"Just as [ began to ascend the steps |
saw Anderson, standing block away.
looking at me. 1t seems that he did
not exactly distinguish which building
entered, and of course did not know
Which room. But l knew that he
would look in every room in the block
until he found me. Now, my dear sir,
what do you think of all this, and what
can you do for me?"
"Think think the chances are
nine to one that Anderson was con-
cerned in your fathers murder. l
also think-I beg your pardon, Miss
Markham-I think you married the
wrong man. You ought to have mar
ried me-"
"Indeed, my dear sir, wish l had
married you, or any other honest man
before married the man who MUIR
dered my precious father. But, sir, I
am far more concerned about how to
be released from this disgusting union
than | am about forming new one"
81 shall do my utmost to assist you
in doing both," replied. "But let US
see what discoveries Baxter has made. !"
stepped to the door of my consul
tation room and called Baxter out,
taking care to lock Anderson in still.
Baxter" said, what do you think
of him."
"He is a tailor"
GA what?"
GA tailor"
Chow do you know"
Because, when / went in there, |
found him sitting On the lounge with
his feet under him. He Strengthened
out when l went in, but it was too late
He had given himself away"
"Then you do not think ne is Swe-
dish nobleman, or anything Of that
kind"
NO, not much.
Wouldn't he say anything?"
eyes. He said he had married this
lady in England, and she had run off
with another man to America, and he
had come after her On the next ship.
He said he supposed that she was after
divorce, but that he would see that
she didn't get it,"
"Well, now, Baxter. the fact is that this
fellow is a robber and murderer. This
little cross, which was the keepsake Of
the murdered man, was cut out Of the
lining of Anderson's overcoat, and I
will be greatly surprised if other evil
dences of the crime do not remain in
the same article. Suppose you bring
bis overcoat out"
"By all means" he said, starting for
the room where Andersen was.
The lining of the coat was ripped
open, and we found in it every penny
of poor Mr.. Markham's money. OF
course no doubt of Anderson's impos-
ture and guilt remained. Miss Mark
ham-for | will not style her Mrs.
Anderson-was deeply agitated, and the
officer departed at once to swear out a
warrant.
"Now, Miss Markham" l said, when
the officer was gone, 81 am ready to
give you nay advice"
DO, sir, I beg of you; and may God
reward YOU"
"No; you will have to reward me-"
Indeed | will, sir, too"
"Well, of course this man Anderson
has murdered your father in order to
marry you. And 1 propose to hang
him SO that | can marry YOU"
Indeed, sir, [ have conceived a
good opinion of you, but you may rest
assured that l will never again be so
hasty as I was with this vile impositor."
quite right, my charming GIRL" l
said. 81 would be the last one to
counsel you to be rash again. Take
your own time. But sooner or later
you must be mine. When Anderson
has been convicted, your divorce will
be mere matter of form, and then |
will claim you, both by the right of dis
covery, and the right of conquest"
"We will see about that, sir"
made my nome at this time, with
my father, and I constrained Miss
Markham to accept our hospitality until
she was free from the william Anderson.
In due time the murderer was indicted
for murder on the high seas, tried in
the United States district court, con-
victed, sentenced and hanged. Before
this event, however, Miss Markham
was divorced. And long before that
she and | had become so well pleased
with each other that neither of us
had any hesitation in plighting our
troth to each other. The marriage fol-
lowed hard on the heels Of the divorce.
She has made an excellent wife. She
has always been easily led. Her affect
ions are very powerful and confding,
as her great misadventure proved, but
in every other respect she reflected
great credit on her noble lineage. Her
fathers aunt died soon after she heard
of Mr.. Markham's death, and left. her
entire estate of twenty-five thousand
pounds to Elsie. So that she and have
been, all through our lives, which are
now drawing to close, crowned with
the twin blessings of wealth and love
but the greatest Of these is love.
A Reasoning Cat.
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