Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-13

| following pages would not nave happened.
The grinning Grope alone appeared, with
the information that the prisoner would be
sent tomorrow.
Tomorrow Why had I not been in
formed earlier in the day? WhyR II
cursed and ground my teeth, loaned and
raved, had cause to do so. dashed the
astonished Groupe out of my way and strobe
toward the hotel to keep my appointment
with Mrs. Glaye. I arrived at the hotel at
8 o'clock. Policeman Blind had nothin q to
report except that DR.. Brandt had called to
see Mrs. Glaye, and had been refused en-
trance into her room. Praising him for
obeying orders, entered the hotel and sent
for Miss Bertha. She received me in the
parlor, and had not much to report. Her
mother had been unusually quiet, and had
been busy writing most all day. She had
accepted Bertha's intrusions into the room
without protest; in fact acted as if she were
unconscious of them. At certain hours she
had called for Miss lone Grande, and re-
ceived her medicine and food from her
hands. Bertha had expressed the desire to
perform these duties but had been coldly
waved aside. Receiving her last dose
of medicine at o'clock, Mrs. Glaye
had dismissed her attendant and her
daughter with the order that she
was not to be disturbed until ''Mr. Durand's
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her words, and she added that she had a long
manuscript to write which would occupy all
her thoughts At 5:45 she had again sum-
moned Miss Grande, who remained some ten
minutes in her room and then retired.
Since that: time Mrs. Glaye's privacy had
| not been invaded.
This all looked very promising, and feel
| ing elated at the prospects of near success,
won in spite of superintendents, left Mrs.
Glaye with words of cheer, walked along the
long deserted passageway and tapped on the
invalid's door. In my impatience, without
waiting for a permission, turned the handle
and entered the room, and for a moment my
heart stopped beating, and my blood was
was frozen into ice.
Seated near the little round table, staring
in my direction, was Mrs. Glaye, with
CLASSY eyes and hideous smile distorting
her lips. Writing paper, pens and ink were
on the table; but she was not writing, and
she would never write again. She was deadl
There was horrible fascination in the
cold, staring eyes that kept me motionless
for a spell; but with an effort threw aside
my fear and became the stern, unmoved SER
want of the outraged law. approached the
thing on the chair and touched its hand.
Dead and rigid already. I glanced down on
| the table. There was an abundance of
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single word of writing. And it had been
alive at 6 o'clockl Let my enemies answer
for it'll
There was no wound or bruise on the body,
not an evidence of the means by which she
had been killed, save little crumpled up
white paper, with the folds still in it, in
size, shape and appearance suggesting a
paper that had contained powder. The
paper was behind the coal scuttle, feet
inches distant from the dead body. Was it
a case of heart disease? L had the doctors
own statement that he had examined the
woman and found every organ in her body
healthy.
quietly summoned Policeman Blind, left
him to guard the room, and then went in
search of Miss Bertha, to break the sad
news to her. She was stunned, or rather
shattered, by the announcement; but, brave
| little woman that she is she did not scream
or faint Her first painting, horrifed words
were:
"Be has the money nowP'
gave such comfort as was in my power,
and especially impressed on her the caution
that she should carefully suppress her emo
ton, and, for the present, allow no one to
suspect the second tragedy that had cast its
stain over this out Of the way little village.
I knew that tears would do her good, and so
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ter the fatal room. 1 led her to it, gave fresh
| cautions to Policeman Blind, and then pre-
pared myself for surprising the little wretch
| lone Grande 1 knew the number of her
room on the floor above, but, before going to
| IT. 1 went in search of Grope, whom found
outside the hotel, not yet recovered from his
surprise. / gave him his orders, and then
ascended the stairs and gave loud tap on
Miss Grande's door. After short interval
she opened it. She had hastily donned
rooe. and had fastened her loosened hair in
an e1tempore knot over the top of her hair.
She had evidently been indulging in the
mysteries of the toilet when 1 had uncere-
mopiously disturbed her, and her embsr-
rassment was marked and very significant.
Her ewes were swollen as il from recent
tears. and almost persuaded myself that l
heard the rapid beating oi her startled,
puilty heart, It was also significant that
she did rot resent my intrusion, nor in TACT
utter a single word. With parted lips and
labored breathing she stood silently staring
at me, dazed con usion entrapped.
"You do not ask me why l have come,
Miss Grande." said gravely, plying the
wretch even while ] loathed her.
"I waited Tor information from you" To
conceal the tremor OF her voice she spoke
almost in a whisper.
"You cannot guess2"
II VIII not Try
will you please INFORM me "nen you last
saw Mrs. Glaye?"
"Some time In the neighborhood Of
o'clock, as near as can Judge"
"She summoned your
"She called De 70 assist her In changing
her dress.
What was sne aoing "nen you en'ereo
the room7 ., ,,
Lying on the lounge weeping, saia the
unblushing little liar.
She was In her usual healtnT
why do you asK' she demanded Win
dilated eyes. -
WAS she IN her usual neaithT
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