Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-12-19
scription. greatly overestlmating him

10 quite ward off the Captains sus-
plcions-should he have any-of the
real state of affairs, Loo accepts the at
tentions of gentleman whom the Cap
tain had introduced to her notice. The
consequence being that Littlefeld soon
becomes her shadow or second self,
greatly to the Captains own discom-
future.
What she can see in that follow, "
remarked the Captain to his confidante.
Madam Dundas, sis beyond me. Why,
he Is nothing but conceited ass at the
very best"
Six weeks go by. The grass begins
to grow in little green patches on the
lonely grave in the country cemetery
1t is quite the middle of June now, and
here and there in the consecrated
ground are punches of rose trees in
full bloom.
Engrossed with her Irritation with
Hazard, Miss Lafarge has no time to
give a thought to the quiet sleeper
whose place she has usurped. But if
Miss Lafarge has no time to think of
the dead girl, there is one that does.
The "motherly woman" in her in
finite sympathy and goodness of heart,
goes often to the little burial ground to
muse by the lonely grave of the stranger.
whose untimely death she is never tired
of talking about.
AS the weeks go by she speculates
upon the subject, and wonders if no.
body will ever come to claim the very
few personal effects that belonged to
the dead girl. She believes that some
where in the world there is some one
who loved and cared for the one that
had met SO terrible fate. And she is,
therefore, not much surprised one
sunny morning to see strange man
walk up the path leading to her door.
And she is at once interested when the
gentleman inquiries, in voice which
betrays emotion, carefully modulated
though it is:
rs this the place where Judith Doni-
thorn died?"
The "motherly woman" mods in the
affirmative.
Eyes. In this house, and in this
ROOM" throwing open the door. "Will
you walk in and sit DOWN."
The visitor enters and chances about
him. He is unprepossessing in his per-
sonal appearance, and his face is sinis-
ter. His figure is short and heavily
built, with shoulders so very broad as
to suggest suspicion of padding. a.
thick black beard struggles down
either side of his full, red face, and
sweeps upon his breast. His eyes are
keen and twinkling, shrewd in express
sion, and of red color. His clothing
is black and evidently much too tight
for his body, Upon his head is silk
hat, and he carries cane. His walk is
q stride. and he glances around the
room with an air of scorn.
AYou say she died in this room 2"
The "motherly woman" again mods
in the affirmative.
I'm this room, near the spot where
you now stand"
Nv no was with her when she died ?"
he asks, biting his lip.
"Only the doctors. /"
"Was she conscious?n
"No. Directly after the train was
wrecked, a number Of the wounded |
were brought here. Among them was
the lady you have asked about She
was terribly burned. and in an uncon-
scious condition when she arrived. She
lived but few hours, and died without
realizing her extremity
And she was alone?"
Yes. But stopl There was lady
who"
A ladylH he calculates incredu-
Iously-@a lady ~
a. II g. n ~ I
aAnd the lady said she was
j friend Of the girl that died. and / |
guess she was. I know she sat by the /