The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-11-12

time the sailor would have resented it
but, convinced that he had traced tie
lost letter home to Miss Summers
late employers, he forgot everythin.
else.
81 am going" he said; ''but you viii
hear from me again. A letter for Miss
Summers has been sent here within the
last two days-a letter which was eth Il
taken from me, or which / dropped
and, unless restored TO he within the
next four and twenty hourg, it'll be bad
for you"
The Captain went on without the
slightest idea of what he was to do
but he knew he was dealing with q
coward, and so he assumed bullying
tone.
mo letter has been received, sir. .
replied Mr.. Redmond, recovering his
calmness, land if am annoyed by any
further visits from you or anyone else
connected with this young woman
shall make it police matter. There's
the door. Good-morning.
The Captain gave the man contempt
uous glance, and walked out Of the
house with as much dignity as he could
assume.
Half an hour later he was ushered in.
to Mr.. Bates private otfice-Miss Sum
mers had Just left.
"My dear Carlyon," exclaimed the
solicitor, this is most extraordinary
affair. The story this young lady has
told me is one of the strangest | ever
listened to in oil my professional eX-
perience. Do you know what the re,
lationship WAS to this man whose letter
she refused to receive 90
His cousin-his sister, perhaps u
suggested the captain.
His wife -
Ills wife ?" cried the Captain, land
she calls herself Miss Summers and
There WAS a reason. Do you know
who this Robert Howard was ?''
GLOW should | 2"
"You are rieht-how should you
how should anybody, seeing that il
it was to his interest to conceal his
Identity"
Wasn't his real name Robert Howard
them"
NO; he must have assumed that
name abroad. His real name is Rober:
Howell"
Howell, Howell" said the captain,
81 remem Der about that name now"
Naturally. Robert Howell wsa the
name of the man accused of the murder
of a woman who was found dead in the
brougham in which she had driven with
gentleman from the Alhambra to her
house in st. Johns Wood. The mun
stopped the coachman half way and got
out, telling him to drive his mistress
home. When the brougham stopped
at the door, the coachman, sur prised
that his mistress did not allght, got
down and spoke to her. Receiving no
answer, he became alarmed, and found
that she was dead A handkerchief
saturated with ch!oroform was found
lying in the carriage poor woman
had died from the effects OF the forced
Inhalation. She had evidently strug-
gled, but had been oyerpowered before
she could raise al alarm. The man who
lett the Alhambra with her was identi-
fed By accident When he alighteU
from the brougham he left behind him
something which had fallen from the
pool eft in the struggle. 1t was a mee.-
chaum pipe, which was in a case. The
pipe had evidently been repaired, and
inside the case was a piece OF
placed there by the pipe repairer, for
indentltication.'
81 remember the case now" ex-
claimed Capt. Carivon. "the woman was
called Belle Fullerton. Her murderer
was never captured.
mo; it is evident now that he got
away 10 the cape. But the murderer
of Belle Fullerton was Robert Howell.
and the poor girl to whom you carried
his dying message, the girl who calls
herself May Summers, WAS, God help
her, the murderer's unhappy wife"
Capt. Carlyon heard the solicitor
extraordinary story TO the end without
an interruption, without an eXClama-
ton.
What DO you think OF it," asked
Mr.. Bates rs lie finished.
81 don't know" replied the Captain.
"You see, Bates, old fellow, all my adj
ventures have been in the elements
not with men and woman. This is such
q new experience for me that Pm out
of my bearings. If what YOU tell me is
correct, Miss Summers is the law full wife
of the man vino gave me letter adj
dressed to her just before he committed
suicide, and that man was murder
er."
That is So"
"And | find the young lady and lose
the letter at the same time"
Yes; that was an awkward business.
We ought to recover that letter. it
may contain statements which it would
not be advisable for strangers to see.
| mean, OF course, for my client g
sake"
Bates said the captain, II believe
that letter had been picked up and de-
iyered at Pembroke Squar, and that
Miss Summers-I must call her by that
name stili-being absent, her employer,
Mr.. Redmond, has taken possession OF
it."
Good gracious. man, what makes YOU
think that?'
''I've Just come from Pembroke
Square. | We seen the man, and I've
come to that conclusion. I've got the
idea in my head, and it means TO stop
there"
But what motive should he have
in conceaiing the fact"
Il don't know. Perhaps Miss Sum
mers can throw little light on the sub
iect. Has she told you where she is TO
be found?'
81 have arranged where she shall go
for the present. | have induced her
10 be my wIfe's guest for few days,
until something can be done for her.
Pm rather interested in her.
so am l." exclaimed the Captain
then catching the solicitors keen eye
fixed on him, lie colored and STAN
mered, "She's a charming girl, and
hers is sad story, and"--
The solicitor smiled
Take care. Csrlyon," lie said,
kindly; you sailors are terribly i'm
pressionab!e, and we've only Miss Sum
mers' side of the story yet"
I'd stake my life upon her goodness y
said the Captain warmly. Then lie
added sharply, Don't be an idiot,
Bates. Can't q fellow take an interest
in a friendless girl without falling in
love with her."
"Some fellows cans steady going old
fogies, married men like myself; but
when the lady's young and pretty. and
a widow-it's dangerous for handsome
sea captains TO make experiments"
Capt. Carlyon muttered something
about nonsense" but the solicitors
harmless chatf had aroused him TO the
fact he did feel a strong personal feeling
in the young lady's fortunes already.
What is she going to DO about the
property lying at the Office ~ he said,
TO turn the conversation. 81 suppose it
orIpbt IN he handed over IN lpr -