Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-11-10

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 concealing the fact?'
Il don't know. Perhaps Miss Sum
mers can throw a little light on the sub
| lect. Has she told you where she Is to
be found ?'
81 have arranged where she shall 60
for the present. | have induced her
to be my wlfe's guest for few days,
until something can be done for her
I'm rather interested in her"
$50 am l." exclaimed the Captain;
then catching the solicitors keen eye
fixed on him, he colored and STAN,
mered, "She's a charming girl, and
hers is sad story, and"--
The solicitor smiled.
"Take care. Carlyon," he SAID,
kindly; "you sailors are terribly I'M
pressionabie, and we've only Miss Sum
mers' side of the story yet"
I'd stake my life upon her goodness
said the Captain warmly. Then he
added sharply, "Don't be an idiot,
Bates. Can't fellow take an interest
in friendless girl without falling in
love with herr"
"Some fellows can-steady going old
focies, 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 chaff had aroused him to the
fact he did feel 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 I,
to turn the conversation. .! suppose 1t
ought to be handed over to her.
mo; she refuses absolutely to have
ANYTHING to do with it. But she is very
anxious that the letter entrusted to you
shall be recovered, because she fears
that the secret of her relationship to
the murderer Of Belle Fullerton may be
revealed to the world by it's falling into
other hands" ~.
"Then, by heaven, I'll have it again ~
exclaimed the Captain. That man
Redmond has it, and he shall give it to
me, or say what he's done with it..
"Steady, steady, Carlyon; don't let
your valor run away with your dis
cretion. First of all we must find out
from Miss Summers little more about
her late employer. She may be able
to give us clue upon which we can
act"
| X
On the following evening Capt. Car
lyon dined by invitation at his solicit
tors house.
There he met Miss Summers, to whom
the solicitors wife had already taken a
great fancy. After dinner Mr.. Bates
spoke in the highest terms of the Cap
tain, and assured the young lady that
she might confde in him. 1t was really
necessary that she should if she wished
the missing letter to be traced.
After little encouragement Miss
Summers told as much of the story as
the Captain needed to know.
Left when only Ii by the death
of her father, half-pay naval officer,
alone and friendless, she had fled to
that refuge of the penniless, educated
gentlewoman, governess agency.
Then she obtained situation as govern
ess in the family of Mrs. Redmond.
She was engaged to take charge of the
only child. little girl OF 6. Mr.. Red
mond was the secretary to wealthy
benevolent institution, and his wife
had good income OF her own, but UNI
fortunately had developed a habit of
secret drinking, which caused her hus-
hand great annoyance and made the
home an unhappy one. Soon after May
Summers had accepted the position
offered to her, she found out the state
of affairs. She would have resigned at
once, but she conceived a great attach
ment to the child, a iovable, gentle little
creature, who, neglected by her
mother, and treated with but scant
affection by her father, chung to the new
governess with all child's eagerness
for sympathy and love-
Nov SnYnroorS had mot hnaD 1nnO in
the house before she discovered from
the servants and from her mistress
maudlin condolences Whist was the origl-
nal cause of the unhappiness of the
home. John Redmond was selfish
and unprincipled man of pleasure. His
young wife had discovered, soon after
her marriage, that her income and not
herself was the cause of his woOing.
One day the bitter truth was forced
upon her that the evenings her husband
spent from home, and which he ex-
planned were occupied with business,
were really devoted to his own amuse-
ments, and that he was regular patron
of those places which are the resort of
EAST men and "fast" women.
The unhappiness at home reached its
height when the unfortunate wife &C.
CURED convincing proof thas her hus-
band had made the acquaintance of q
woman named Belle Fullerton, u motor
ious demi-mondaine, and that he had
made her several costly presents of
jewelry. From that moment the I'M
fortunate wife, loving her husband too
we'll to leave him, too weak minded to
strive by force of character to win him
back, took to drowning her sorrow in
drink.
May Summers, then barely 20, was
Mortified and shocked when this
new phase of life was opened APP to her.
She pitied the neglected wife and tried
all she could to save her, but her efforts
were in vain. But the woman clung to
her, trusted her. loved her, and inn
plored her not to leave her. So for the
sake of the mother and the child the
young girl stayed on.
It was after she had been with the
Redmonels about two years that Robert
Howell became visitor at the house.
1t was evident that he and Mr.. Red
mond had some business connection by
the way they conversed. Gradually