Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-05-28
kONENT OF ANGER
CHAPTER VIII.

roMENT OF ANGER
CHAPTER VIII.
,..,er IN q cramped hand, written
vas without date or any other
s'sa q 70 the place where it was writ
~ rostmark was badly blurred, but,
= inside down, crosswise and in
,.har way Imaginable, Mr.. Parker
n shat he could see that it was York
~ read and re read the letter, and
- how it could be that in all his
ssercbing through Yonkers he had
'..vered any trace OF this woman. It
',:ssnt that the letter had been written
: year. because it SAID: 81 have
at YOU were married." and Mrs.
tr,s marriage had not occurred
,ssu year previous to her disappear
= engrossed was the lawyer in
~ AVER this phase Of the case that he
~ a moment that two other letters
ia that he had laid out remained to
Looking them over he found that
q m the same hand as that which he
s.t heen reading, and on that the post
- plain-Yonkers. He seized it
;.hv and opened it. That letter was
Vows:
q, MA LEoNoRA-i am sorry to here
,n 4 not aulwas happy and was SO Glad
X, ,ou shood think so kindli o your oiled
Z, y to rite letter. got it onely yes
Aaoaus we nevr hav male hear morn wuns
4 /, thre weaks wen we can go for it and
Sdsu, tel you in ing uther Letter ware to
4 NJ most fornit that i got it at all, butt
,d,tak nv pen agen to say that II you
n into trubble ware pare OF strung
4 an help you, wish you'd let me no for
m getting oiled am still very strawng
I'D Ii nu,hin better then to sea you agin
N you help, yet hoap you will newer
n Il Every boldly els in the wurld shood
ia you. you can alwa deoend upon your
|nreut MARY DONNELLY."
I'M in thunder" exclaimed Mr.. Parker,
I IL had read this letter, 'does not the
81 say where she is and how to get
NJ But will wager one hundred dol
LHlever get as much money, that Mrs.
xuIW knew how to get there, and did
Hme and if she did can and will"
: took out his watch, looked at it, con-
VI time table of the Hudson River
Ia and hurried out of his office to take
eeysted train for the Grand Central
q An hour and a half later he was
4 It Yonkers. This time he went di-
w to the post-ofice. He had not omitted
pstof1ce in his former search, but no
There had been able to tell him any more
n Donnelly or Donohue than he had been
70 find in his patient search through
dy. In response to his new inquiries
postmaster said:
Letters occasionally come through the
lhr Dcnnelly. 1t is a common name,
none OF that name has a box here. We
np put such letters in the department
kalled for, and, of course, pay no at
ZION 1.-THE inquirers who seek for mail.n
b. Parker took out the second letter, in
AMary Donnelly had said that she had
bd Mrs Brownlow where to write, and
nl ct It again.
y must be, then,'' said the lawyer,
tshe used the Yonkers post-office and
Workers market, while she lived some
mt1a" Then, moment after, s'that
esAere else must be across the river"
blocked out across the chilly waters to
~ palisades on the other side, and
see here and there little houses
w against the rocks, widely separated
zach other and apparently out of
moi civilization in every direction. In
'Easthe wide river, across which no
Fngularly ran, and back of them were
aeep palisades, an impossible wall of
unck three hundred or four hundred
ngh He went to the wharves and
Mup place where there were boats
10 the keeper he said: 'Do you
have occasion to take passengers
the river to any of those houses on
Other sidel"
" yes" said the man, cheerfully,
@n awhile. People that live over there
sn come over occasionally, and when
DOVE take them, too.''
now 90 you know" he said, sswhen any,
!oVer there wants to CROSSE"
wv said the keeper, eff they haven't
@as Of their own and have to come
mere, they hang out white flag from
mLandi If we happens to see it and we
ame, we just rig up boat and go
mats all. Speakin' of that, there
mag hung out this mornin from one
ase houses over there, and it was not
s'aan two hours ago that we went and
woman as wanted to go down to New
imsa you would take me over there"
". Parker.
"sl 90 it," replied the keeper, "but
.aei Is pretty rough, and it's no pleas
inll pay you whatever Is necessary, no
- what the price is" replied Mr.. Par
"iy, and he put dollar bill into
Keepers hand.
~~a'man started up as if he had re-
@an electric shock.
w Just wait here about two seconds"
Wy and I'll nave boat for you"
1.-TWO seconds proved to be about ten
ses' which Mr.. Parker passed chatting
2cltement. When the boatman
sound again he said: "Do you know
lug Of the people who live over there"
~, be said, ~ don't know those that
Mat particular house, although they
wen there a long time; 1 never hap
~ inquire, but perhaps one of my
10y Know. Hi, Jim," he went on,
stne name of that woman that you
w inc other side this mornings"
uink.n W ~ '''
nent" said Mr.. Parker, snow you
Gross to the other side justas quick
Mu MS arms to the oars the boatman
~ small craft flying over the wintry
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