San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-07-23

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elevator, from six until nine o'clock
nor up the stairs neither, except a
young girl few minutes before min e,
but 1 knew it could not have been
her, for she did not have time enough
to help, the lady away even if she
had key.
The gentleman came back just as
the bells were striking nine, and
seemed in such good spirits, and was
so free that at first thought he had
been drinking, but 1 don't think he
had, I never smelt liquor on him.
He hummed little tune as we went
up and beat time with his fingers,
drumming on the wood. Said he
noticed carriage at the door, asked
if l knew whose it was and why it
was there, and when l told him l
did not know, said it was probably
waiting for some one going to ball.
He asked if everything was all right
and 1 said yes. But was not so sure
that everything was all right, some
way 1 had began to feel that every
thing was all wrong, and 1 did not
feel like talking to him; and l was
feeling shaky too, about the state
ments he had hired me to make about
the poor lady, she always looked so
sad and was always so sweet in her
ways. L needed the money bad
enough that he gave me, and his story
at first seemed natural enough but
for spell past had thought there
might be two sides to the story, and
all the evening, 1 could not get her
look of fear from before my eyes, when
the man [ had never before doubted
was her husband. entered the room.
She did not look bit as though she
defied him, but as though she feared
him with mortal fear. l waited by
the elevator until l should be called
to bring the trunks which he had
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but while 1 waited, 1 was obliged
to let a party down, people living on
the same floor, and then let the ele-
vator remain below because it was
wanted every few minutes by persons
coming in.
l heard the gentleman unlock the
hall door of suit %, and then again
l heard the rafting of keys, and
knew that he was obliged to use the
latch-key also. 1 don't know why I
noticed all these sounds, only know
that l did, and know positively that
he found the door locked with two
locks. 1 don't think he was gone
above five minutes when he came
back, and furiously commanded me
to tell him where the lady had gone,
before he should brain me, and when
1 told him, I did not know what
he meant, he called me liar, and
aimed blow at me. think he meant
to have knocked me through the
well, as I stood back to it and the
door was open, but naturally I lodged
and he went down.
The evidence of the Miss Primings
coroborated much that the janitor
had stated, though they had never
seen the gentleman described by
Michael. They explained that they
had met Mrs. Grove by chance when
she was looking for place to live.
That she had represented herself q
widow without money, or friends to
assist her. They knew it to be high
ly imprudent to trust stranger with
out references, yet they were so
charmed by her pretty and simple,
they might even say her thoroughly
highbred manners, and felt so much
sympathy for her apparent lone
Illness that for once they did not con-
suit prudence, but when they found
that they could make arrangements
with her to keep their suit in order,
for the privilege of having one bed
room to herself and the use of the
livingrooms with them, they were
very glad to do so, nor coul Id they
bring themselves to ask for reference.
They had liked her more and more
every day, and she seemed to have
no fault except her great retience.