Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-01-23
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Wood to Woodvaie.
';Dined with him at 8, New Hummumls
hotel; lett him at 9; why do you askf'
Woodrille TO Wood.
did he men -iol N,edham to you in your
conversation, and do you know wh,re he
vent after dlnne:l And il you do not,
please go to the hotel and telegraph.at onca
the hour he went out. when he returned,
come reason, about hun"
Wood, Ne,O Hu'nanUm 8 hotel, London, to
Woodvilte, Wyedale.
IAN staying here Tonight; return to-
morrow. josephdid not mention N,sdhaln
to me-. The porter says hs vent cut about
Q O'clock, smoking a cigar, that he returned
al abcu5 1880, said h, had bs,n in the coun.
try, and had lost the local tram, SO ,med IN
good spirits, was called - the morning at
Z, had breakfa;t. pail his bill. and left by
10 tram for Liverpool"
Woodville to Wood.
Don't como down; / viii come p wait
for me-"
Dick arrived 1 London on Wednesday
nj ,hG. read The evid ence given at the opea.
ing OF the inquest, coaferrel with Lawyer
Wood, talked vita thu porter, and on the
next day asked permission to Sc, tho body
| of the suicide. Tle sla.l had b,en sore we'd
down, but through the influence of MI.
Wood thu coroner gavs thu necessary order
to remove the lid. Decompo sit on had set
In, Tut the fac, had not much changol, and
Woodvil4e was sh .csed at Oh. 8 resemb. anca
to his friend. Later IN the uay he had al
interview with Mr.. Wilfrel Green, tas
member for HARDWOOD, who stated that tbs
gent. ema ] no met az Liverpool said be was
Joseph NorDury.
From, Richard WoodptAe, Meu Rummum,s,
London. to Miss Norbury. Wyedule.
MY DEAR KATE: \ lave lone as you de-
sired in all thing, and com, to thu conclu-
sion thai our dear Jos is oil right The
condolences which have mads such an i'm.
preston upon you wculi have only amused
you had not this miser abb, man tommi tad
81. eide. 1t was the snock of his death com n ,
upon joss mention Of him that set you
thinking Of tho tragic possibilities you hsv,
imagined. Then that Old foil G.een (his
constituents wore Green whom they elected
HIM not taking to. trtn5le In bis letter to
Abs Times to say thai the stranger gave
biz uams and that it wa Norhury; be did
NOT 90 this because be wanted 10 mate out
tina he hal reallv ssen . ghost-ths idio::
bua now that he has .baen .chaffed, and
reep'o say tho whole thing was an invel
tio> DO is verr glal to have 1t shown that
he really did $50 somebody, and tbas this
stranger wa YER, much IKE N,slham. A
pompous oil ass. this Green, with a Great
vice %straggliny forehead, google eyes, and
a very self -asseriivs manner. / can quits
undersall Joe snubbm9 hint was Just
Ink jos to do so.
"T-e a1j,urn,l Inquest takes place to-
morrow, but there are no nsw IA :tA Tho
body was fully id, ltia,i, and there does
no s,'m to mo a sin .ls suggestion. my
dear K tie, to bear out your alarming fancy
tina. Neelham had kulsl our de,r 10, an l
esca"el in hi; cIotha,. &C. My dear ch II,
i: Is only a bad dream. Isaw ID, holy This
MOI 1ing. IL starA,l m, for a momsat; it
was like him, but sSouter and tailor; nj
well. thank Goi it was not our dear. great.
hearted Jo,. Furthsrm ,ra, I found at ,he
hotel that Jos had lefG soma money in
charge OF the land. adv that part OF bis
luggage wa, in tho bag !age-room, AMI
tGat when he paid hi, bill be forgos noaa
Of thes, things I triel for the time q
think myself a detective acting upon N.
formation he had received and fo.lowin; up
yoAA ! 0uo v "oukA AOt "o1 - GA1uA
goodoass, AMI Wool, vino leaves tonight.
VII tell you so and give you The comfort Of
our unitod o9lniols to this effect. B.lde1
as sail before. Dos to egram from Liver
pool, me1t oling Aunt Dorothy, show:
that h, va, not Nee lham or Ne,d1am'.
ghost in masquerade. No, no. my darl. M
Kate; YOU are no. well, Joe's going ha
troubled you; the shcck Of this man 8 deatt
following, al I hav, said be,ore, OF JoJ7
genial mention of him; I'D the seasat o1aI
novels you have Leen reating lately .h re
are tn, causes Of FOUR morrill, Thoughts
, Flrslvs ma for saying morrill,. The lru |
Is, you are lonely and fanclfu.; so, al 70, ar
l; ami the best thing for both Of US is t.
, get ma:riel. What do you say now t.
!, this proposals. honeymoon trip to New
York; Wen that b,nsft yous Then yol
can tell Joo yourself what a dear. silly
goose YOU are, and what a will-goos, chass
you sent mo on to this great, busy, God
forsakea city, when I would have mucl
preferred a days fishing in the WE,
ramb!e with you, ani an evenings whis
with Aunt Dorothy at double dummy.
We'll, shall 1t be as I suggest, and to New
York for our hone ymoona
"four devoted and ever a~ffectionats,
Dick"
!, Thereupou followed in qnicx succeisio,
y the following te!e ;rams:
From Miss No,bury to Richard Woodrile
Yes"