Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-06-23
It is like the fifteen puzzle that drove

1t is like the fifteen puzzle that drove
hall the world mad some years ago.
Van Hoeck still wanders about the
woods through the night. More than
once he has been seen standing out.
side theroom in which Edith and ]
pass the evening, listening.
Ellis suspicious have perhaps fallen
upon us. The poor wretch may have
losthis reason. His appearance when
l caught sight Of him the other day
justifes the suspicion.
~ nave to confess to an indiscre-
ton which may have no serious re-
suit, but which 1 regret all the same.
Yesterday 1 received q telegram from
Furnival, dated Haxel's Hotel.
sit ran thus:
COVE have important clew.
Send address OF Joseph Brace at once,
or place where he is likely to be
found
"The we led me to suppose that he
was an agent OF the detectives employ
ed in this case, and, without further
reflection, sent Braces address, hav-
ing your letter under my hand. l be-
came uneasy as soon as the messenger
was out of sight, and sent Wilson over
to Southampton with two kilograms,
one for Furnival, and the otherfor the
head OF the detective department,
asking for further particulars. Ihave
received no reilly whatever from Fur
nival, and the detectives replied by
letter that they employed no one
named Furnival, and that all in
quires were made through the head
office
"M'ho on earth can this Furnival
be? and what can be the object OF his
inquiries? The mystery was sufficient
ly incomprehensible without this ad-
dition."
lncomprehensible indeed, and the
more closely one examined the mys-
terry the more inscrutable it appear
ed.
81 inclose," ne wrote, in conclusion
q letter which came to hand this,
morning."
1t was q second letter from Brace
This is the copy:
"T1DBAL's GOLDEN STATE HOTEL, !
"SAcRAMESro CRY. Novembers. 5
"GESTLEA1AN THoRNE, SlR,-I didn't
expec you to answer my letter, but
the Kid have took it to heart moren
natral l told you she was kinder
frettin, and to please her l made be-
lieve 1 had sent the message she asst
me to rite. Which gettin no anser to
said message she sorter felt you'd
turned your back on her forever. l
don't think she's goin to make old
bones. Seems to ME like as if she
meant KIN ocking off early SEES she
don't f.. like gatherin any more wild
flowers.
"The doctor considers that sickness
she get out Africa has settled into
her, and she can't cortf it off.
1.-The rains hes set in early up Peter
sville, and they amt no good for a
poor little sick Kid. We come down
here day fore yesterday.
"She's pinin. pardner, that's what's
the matter with her, witch is why l
rite her message.
"She says she wants to be good;
thems her words. l never knew her
say such Il thing, an l can't hardly
expect you to believe it KNOWN what
she was. but, if you could only see her
as she is you'd believe it. She's that
altered; no tantrums, no opposishun,
no obstinacy,-no nothin.
"Seein this, you may be moved,
sir, bein kinder pitiful by natur, to
write her a few words, Jest to
say you've got her message, and hope
she'll stick to her promise. With a
little bit OF encouragement like that, l
don't think she'd go away without
telling us what she's done with the
Great Hesper.-Yours respectfully,
Jos BRACE"
Istarted for Sacramento without a
moments delay.