The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-11-15
base again. I'm afraid.

base again. III AFRAID
"Oh, noi
What frightened your"
Cole WAS about to make an evas've
reply. when the thought occurred to hum
thar he might make an ally OF the de-
ranged. though dangerous man, VINO had
not only spared his life but had been,
no doubt, at very great pains TO start him
on the read toward health and strength.
You saw from the card, returned he.
that l was working on the st. Cyr case
Yes"
That led me to the house of this Max
Morris.
"Ha! I see!"
Before that met the daughter of the
murdered man.
"Berenice?"
Exactly"
And YOU fell in love with her. Don't
deny. It's a family falling. | did 1t my
self once. and was never the same man
since.
I see. Well, you are right, and that
largely accounts for my interest III the
matter Judge of my feelings, then,
when l saw that she was dead"
I'm sorry for it, Nifty"
1t VS. she that l lowered from the
window IN Morris house"
Then he and Sears have made away
with her.
Undoubtedly"
And you'd like to be revenged?'
Its all that's left me now.
Ill help you. The scoundrels. Try
ing to get me to kill a blood relation. I'll
help YOU. and You'll find IN Of more use
than | look.
Whereupon the dwarf hustled back to
the stove, leaving our hero to examine the
parers at his leisure.
To his intense astonishment, Cole
found that ten days la elapsed since he
had received the injuries which so nearly
resulted IN his death.
These, coupled with the worry and ex-
C tement which for more than twenty
four hours had pre- ceeded their lntilctlon,
had proved too much for human nature TO
endure, and brain fever had resulted.
With absorbing interest and rs much
composure and resignation as he could
command, the invalid devoured so much
of the file of papers as related to the St.
Cyr case, taking them IN the order of
their appearance.
Much that he read was, as he we'll
knew. the invention OF the reporter who
i wrote it, while almost everything was
I sadly juno ed up and distorted
He learned that the guitt of himself
/ was undlsputed, that he was being eager
" sought after by the police. and that no
one else was suspected, though he was
/ known to have had an accomplice.
+ Detective Hyland had survived the bull
/ let wound: in fact. ii was not nearly so
severe as WAS at first supposed, lut re-
NAMED in half dazed, passive condI-
i ton from which it seemed impossible to
arouse him. Physically he was almost
we'll bat the hospital physicians held
ont no hopes OF his ultimate mental re-
I covery.
The house where Hyland hal been
shot WAS believed to have been fitted up
and occupied by Cole Winters. Numer-
Gus DISCUSSES, to ether with some burg
lars tools and stolen property found
there, had served 10 still more firmly es-
tablIsh the guilt Of the reader.
As to Berenice st Cyr. our hero read
of her through eyes wet with tear.
The accounts stated that she hal re-
cejved a note on the evening after her
ia hers death from Cole Winters, in
forming her that he was lying at the
point of death, and asking her TO come
to him.
She had maintained the innocence
of the young man, and had
impulslvely complied. She had been
driven away in a hack. and did not re-
turn. All efforts 10 find the hickman
hal failed, and she was believed to have
been abducted by the desperate criminal,
Cole Winters. Tie note. said by experts
10 be in the handwriting OF the young
man. she had left behind her. 1t was
then in the hands Of the police. and made
another link in the already strong chain
of evidence that was expected TO hang
orr hero
The paper of next TO the latest issue
contained the article whose sensat !onal
headlines hal completely upset the
reader.
1t appeared that the body Of woman
found floating in he Chicago River had
been shown TO be that of the missin g
heiyesS. The identltiC alton had been
complete, though 1t rested mainly on the
cloak and hat found on the body. rs &c
the identity of which there was no shade "
of doubt
With an awful sinking OF tie Feart
Cole learned, also, that he was now ac-
cused Of tie murder Of the daug liter as
we'll IS that of the father.
Exactly what his motive hal been in
the commission OF this last crime, no one
seemed able to define, but the authorize.
were I'D TO be confident that he was the
guilty party.
The paper OF that morning told of tbs
immense funeral of the unfortunate younG
lady. At which the elite of Chicago were
present.
With groan OF anguish the unhanp,
invalid learned that. in the absence q
blood relatives, Almon Selrs. spoken o
ss Young man whom Mr.. st. CSr hat
educated ard to whom h. was much at
tached. hal appeared as chief mourner
Tie double dyed villain cried Cole
fairly tearing the paper IN his uncon-
trolable anger and intense disgust.
Further down in the colnmn he reaC
that Paul ST. Cyr had died intestate
leaving. by the operation of the law. hi
entire estate TO his daughter.
Now young lawyer had came forward
and probated a viii executed by III,
heiress. bequeathing and devising 4 II tha
she might die possessed Of ito AlmoI
Sears. of Chicago"
That was the paper he forced her Il
sign. commented Cole, bitterly.
The young lawyer and private banke
named Max Morris, the article went or
TO state. were the witnesses. The wi
had been admitted to probate and letter:
testimentary issued TO Sears, the appoint
ell executor
Whatever doubt of the death OF his he