Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-05-21
NEN OF ANGER.
.cHApTER VII.

@s;ch are not possible from consid-
"a 40 concentrate attention upon
MAGE which were most likely to
Nav. then, the first point which
...tsn "A clew is this: Mrs. Brown
,ha house altogether unprepared
ssa,uey. She was not only in evening
~ q far as the efforts of the detect
10 shown any thing, it is clear that
I. away without any money in her
y nav for a journey Of any .consid-
lsrcth. The matter, then, resolves
~ oue of two general things: She
= dead. having been killed, or met
.oma fatal accident before getting far
ssr house, or she is alive and in this
ssts vicinity. There is no reason to
Ast auy other horn of the dilemma
found. Now, if we proceed upon
INV that she is alive, and that is a
M we must do now, it is necessary
nt in what part of this vicinity she
N That, then, is the one problem
mionts me-"
dps gone thus far in his analysis of
ustion, Mr.. Parker came to a dead
4 was night, and he was at his Of
.,a long after the other occupants
n for their homes he remained, his
i he air and an unlighted cigar in
poudering over the situation. The
roruiug be started for the house of
s,muon, and when he had found the
Rthe family, he said:
u Henry Parker, sir, the member of
q who was assigned by the court to
he counsel in behalf of your SON.
an the occasion of his recent trial.
solutely declined to receive my serv-
mt has since employed me in other
u II Is without his knowledge or
ri that come here now to see if !
b Do something further to clear up
prry surrounding the disappearance
r@ughter."
IA sir" said Mr.. Champion, rather
ruely, do | u, 'nrstand you to hint
hive any more knowledge OF the
than that l have given upon the wit
k,nd and to the officers Of the lawl"
hrdou me, SIR" replied Mr.. Parker,
kiag stated my errand in such terms
nNhave allowed you to make that
Unhappy inference. l believe that you
hen profoundly anxious to find out
nh regarding your daughter, and
ah have done all in your power to gain
Nd further the ends OF justice, but
| do not pretend to say that l have
reor two ideas since the trial, will
at It has seemed to me possible that
thing further might be done, and it is
anrather shadowy notion in my mind
have come TO you, believing that you
curd me your hearty cooperation in
ever may attempt"
~ well, sir" said Mr.. Champion; II
&nterpose any obstacles to your
1t | will say positively that nothing
NIKE my belief that Mrs. Brownlow
nnmered by her husband"
Abar queried the young lawyer, in
!, MOT even the production of the
Err'
vel, that is another matter" said
hampton. III you are going to work
hat absurd. hypothesis, that she is
I'VE ! fear that shall simply waste
nswith you.n
Us not be inpatient" replied Mr..
I'VE are going simply to try to
q The truth, and if that truth proves
nat she was murdered and we get at
nplete story Of the matter, l shall be
y although, l confess, to a certain
sneved, for l can not but believe
0uf daughter is still alive"
champion simply raised his brows
nexpression of pitiable tolerance for
ang lawyers notion and waited for
proceed.
HOuld like to ask, first" said Mr..
Tor the complete history of your
srs lie from her early childhood up
me OF her marriage, and instead of
you TO tell it to me offhand l will try
ay certain questions. Now, then,
nave In her childhood any intimate
WWnom she might have fled in this
ucy and with whom she might be
y think Of none," said Mr.. Cham
An ner friends are people who are
aOHa' and who are in the swim of
na conversant with the news of
and it could not be possible that
1em would restrain her from COM
AW ner parents and friends in such
~ THIS. There are one or two Of
ny acquaintances with whom she
auate until well along in her teens
y lnave lost track, but l know that
.in distant parts of the country and
loregn countries.''
y were, then, no friends in humber
,aOm she might have gomez" con-
Mr.. Parker.
'ua not" returned Mr.. Champion,
n we restrained our daughters as
the grade of society in which
sp0rn. We alway discouraged any
Won with poor people"
was Mr.. Parker's only retort.
"a pause he asked: "Have the
,ua1 are now in your family been
wy you for many years?"
wy one or two. We have had the
ages OF servants that mark every
asnestic history"
here any favorite servant in the
"ue time of your daughters child
ampion thought moment and
WIN some hesitation: SIT seems
s.e"as. As l think of it, there
II i4'an named Mary something-upon
a. an not think what her last name
,or whom our daughter seemed
.' ~o hveliest affection when she was
s ss' child She left our employ
s. ~ea years ago, and of course !
" nothing of her since. 1 am in
vo, snlnk you are pursuing very
!cleW.n
10y De-" said Mr.. Parker; 1--WE
- we Shall see. Would Mrs.
'aan you do!n w
ds Sue Twill call her if you ex-
X~Aer touched a ball and when q