The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-05-05
UNDER A CLOUD !;
Clearing Himself,
A Thrilling and Absorbing Story
of a Great Crime.
Dxr rr~y1rrr ~ v1rc 1,rvrr<~>r
BY JENNIE DAVIS BURTON.
AUTHOR OF ''HER LIES SECRET,
AND OTHER STORIKS.
copyrighted. 1855, by the a. N. Kellogg News
paper Company. All Rights Reserved.)


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penetrating whisper. Can one i1lue :
crime in Inc grave1 I've tired it. DO 20
think it got cut again: I'm afraid she liz
it there, hidden under her apron" noddlll:
feebiy toward the nurse. Then an ag
yrleved expression E1vept over his face.
"Writing again-sho's always writing.
wish you'd maze her Stop
It's my report for the DOCTOR" said
Mrs. Crane. quietly. lie never seemed 1o
notice me before. a good sign, sir--crank
mess alters is.'i
May sec:" asked Norris, stretching
out his hand. 1t was only his interest in
the condition Of the patient which led him
to ask but the woman drew back.
81 doubt if you'd make out my hand,
write,'' she said, coldly. 'I''. read you {:
bit"
"7a m-Restless after the night.
Bathcd face and hands, aud he took a nap
"sS-Woke refreshed. Took medicine
and becl-tea. 5:3O-A slxed for water. g..
Changed his position and he dozed
again
lO.-A visitor; excites him. The doc
tor ought to stop it,
''Tlat']l DO, :yuess.''
'sThank you Am really exciting hims
I would be sorry to do him any harm"
He glanced at the patient, who was watch
ing /. sunbeam, and was oblivious for the
moment to what WAS gong on.
s'Hes Chan Eeahle. What he don't notice
one minute hurts him the next
"Thcn I'll go though intended to wait
for the doctor IN leave ~ message for him
below
But Mr.. Maloney was nowhere to be seen
when he reached the lower story, and the
substitute he had left or duty looked so
stupid that Norris turned back TO leave his
message with the Nurse.
She had come out in the hail for q change
OF all aud relief to the monotony. She
haayed u sigh as she dropped into q chair,
aud proceeded to adjust her heels ON the
winilow-siI without reference 10 the posi-
ton of the scanty skirts. There was pipe
in her hands which she began to fill Was
this the model nurse, worthy OF all trusts
CHOW that young idiot Is gone, I'll have
the smoke | am dying for. Oh, tobacco
soothing and potent, what WILL not men do
for thec2 "A pipe will transform a savage
nna I'm fast approaching that state. Con-
found it, no lighc aud if go in there again,
he'll be sure to come out OF the c;lt-nap he
dropped into SO obligingly,"
''l,et me supply you, Mrs. Crane"
The f,illed cap was pushed back. the dis
ordered hair stood up in short locks about
the reddeuing face The detected nurse
made one wild effort to get back her dig
nity, then laughed sheepishly as she met
the eve of Norris.
eff the cats out Of the bag there's no
use holding ii Open for her"
~ don't know, Uncle Amos. You de-
ceiTed me SO finely J. can scarcely believe
my senses now"
"a nice detective you'll make if YOU arc
taken in by every silaun."
''Dc YOU mean that you arc on that kind
Of business here" with o sudden light
breaking over HIM. "You don't think
YOU can't Think
s'That crime can be buried in the grave!
oh, moi III convince you Of that by the
time am Through"
Then the older MANS acting gave way:
he grasped the hand If the younger as he
asserted, eagerly:
GIVE got him, Norris got him beyond d
Doubt:
;:Tell me what you mean, Uncle Asnos2
Not AIillers You don't suspect hilu'''
COZ being the runaway Edison, the dead
and-buricd Edsor: --closcr to it here than
he ever was down in Texas, I'll vum!-yes,
do. WHAT'S more, I've got the proof of it
out Of his own mouth. Wait till you see my
notes Wait till we get the rascal on his
feet again, and then see the Judgment uhat'n
Gomez