Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-06

| the pleasure OF the thing.
"The stupid detective was in the room al
the time you mention; his early return sur.
prised me, too. 1t must have been one oi
his idiotlc tricksl"
Stupid detectivel What would the good
doctor have said if he knew where the
stupid detective was hiding!
The wise doctor called me stupid, but
from my hiding place I listened unmoved
TO the conversation between him and the
woman.
II am tired of the entire business" 4" said
the lair one, "and now that the wretched
man is arrested, you might give me my
liberty"
81 never before needed your help so
much, my pretty one. You are brave, but
you are woman, and out OF my sight you
would spoil n my plans. Patience little
longer, and I predict that both you and I
will profit by the delay. I will keep my
promise to the sacred letter. if you keep to
yours.
"But it is so agonizing waiting, and am
so afraid o some mistake"
"I have promised, and while you are true,
my life will be sacrificed be ore yours. But
yield to your iears or your sentiment, and
will sacrifice everything without moments
hesitation. You know me; you know 1
| keep my promises, and so leave me. 1 am
chilled to the bone; and the idiotic detective
shall pay for the mistake"
Despite her pleas he gently forced the girl
out of the room into the open air, closed and
locked the door, and with muttered curses
walked upstairs. heard him try the handle
of my bedroom door, but had ioreseen the
action, and he was not the wiser for his cum
| ming.
now crept ont from my hiding place,
| and for the first time discovered that 1 had
invaded a region sacred to sticky fy-paper;
a large square of it was lovingly sticking to
my hair and beard, and another square
stuck to the palm of my left hand. L freed
myself from the nasty stuff, thrust the
squares under the sofa, and, waiting until
| heard the doctors snores, crept up TO my
room and to well-deserved sleep.
After breakfast I went out, as usual, to
| dismiss Policeman Blind for the day. The
| only item of interest he had to communi-
cate was to give me little note which
Bertha, the adopted daughter of Mrs. Glaye,
had placed in his hands during the night,
with the express orders that it should be
given to me In the morning when there
were were no spies around. The note, in
dainty handwriting and on dainty pertumed
paper, read as follows:
Detective Fox-Sir: Could see you at
o'clock on the morning on which you re-
ceive this? 1 do not wish to be seen speak
ing to you. Perhaps am wrong in doing
so, but am anxious, and if you wish to see
me- il you will direct your steps at the in
dicated hour toward the deserted house near
the pond you will find me-"
Need say that did not keep the young
lady waiting? was on the spot at the ap-
pointed time, and found her paciug rest
iessly up and down the floor of the moulder-
ing house, fresh, delicate flower tor such
place.
She smiled gratefully at me and held out
dainty gloved hand to greet me.
81 am very anxious and very depressed,
Detective Fox, and can no longer keep nv
suspicious to myseli. If I am wrong, you
will forgive me and forget what say"
Her pretty trust in me was very attractive
and very fattering.
"Do you doubt Miss Grande's goodness of
hearth" l asked.
ST doubt Dr. Brandt's goodness of heart,
and, as he recommended Miss Grande to my
mother, have the right to doubt both. 1
know nothing against the woman except the
doctors recommendation"
''You are not fond of the doctor?'
''I hate and scorn him, =" she said, fercely.
''Without love, tenderness or respect he
filings himself at my mothers feet and asks
to be her husband, with no other purpose
than to grasp her money. He is refused; he
proposes and proposes again and is rejected.
Like the brute he is he flies into passion,
shakes his fist in her face and swears to be
revenged-
"You have seen him do so 9'
81 have my mothers word for il"
A very poor authority, thought; but I
only said: ''If she does not like him, why
does she employ him as her physician ?"
'She is afraid of him; she is his slave. 1
believe if he ordered her to leap from the
window she would do SO. She has iron bars
placed before the windows out of fear of
him; vet at his slightest tap the door is
opened. I fear him and his serpent's eyes,
and il did not avoid his presence I believe
that 1, too, would become his slave"
l had not such an exalted opinion of the
doctors powers; but then l am not woman,
and remem bering his power over the little
lone, mistrusted my own judgment on this
point:
"And vet your mother is capable OF tax
ing care of herself" said. "Do you know
that she gave him dagger thrust in the
arm?"
eff it had been in his heart it would have
served him right!' answered the fiery little
maiden. Gle pursues, annoys, tortures her
And yet she will not listen to me and drive
him away"
81 feel sorry for your troubles, Miss
Glaye, but you have told me nothing that
will allow of nv interference. Perhaps,
however, your mind will feel easier if I in
form you that the man Durand has been ar
rested, and that he conIesses that he COM
mltted the murder, and alone is responsible
for it.
She stared at me in very pretty surprise,
then vigorously shook her head.
81 do not know his object, Detective Fox,
but feel sure he is innocent"
Zone moment, if you please; he was once
paving his attention to you?'
"Never!" She answered, turning to face
me with flashing eyes.
81 got nv information from the DOCTOR"
"Can the doctor ever utter the truth? To
torture my mother and punish me for my
contempt he started the rumor, and it spread
until even Mr.. OGto Morton believed the
falsehood." She flushed trife at the name.
then added, with smile, "but Mr.. Morton
is d;sabused by this time"
1T was not complimentary to you; NAV I |
ask if you knew the murdered woman, Ella |
Constant?"
"I never saw her."
'Good. Now let us return to the ques- !
ton, why do you not believe the man,
Durand, committed the murder, despite his |
confession, and despite certain facts that |
prove he was interested in removing the poor |
girl rom his path"
Because l have another theory, Detective |
Fox, believe the murder was deliberately |
committed to throw suspicion on my poor |
mother, and thus ruin her, and it was a re-
venge worthy of the wretch whom sus-
pact."
CDR. Brandt?" I ased with smile.
eyes, DR.. Brandtp' she retorted unfinch-
ingly.
ga risky business for the sake of little |
Spite" said, doubtingly, to draw her out.
"Not little spite if il accom- plishes its |
object"
"And that is?'
The seriousness of the little philosopher
amused me.
prevent my mother from marrying the
man she loved, and fastening the crime on
one or the other was a most effectual means
of doing so.
"But what was the object?"
81 find one in the following facts: I do