Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-06-08


each other as theB could get.
Detective Simpson could not repress
an exclamation of establishment at the
astounding words of the servant, and
yet, it may be said, he was partly pre-
pared for them.
1t was confirmatory of the extraordi-
nary theory he had formed days before
when in conversation with Max Manson,
and which he was on the point of max
ing known to him. When he heard the
football overhead, he suspected it vas
the lady that had been reported dead and
buried more than week before.
"Then Miss Livermore did not dieF'
"No, but she came awful near it,"
Martha fastened to say, as though that
fact palliated the strange deception that
had been used. Il am afraid, Mr.
What is your Nance
:Mr simpson,
81 am afraid, Mr.. Simpson, I shouldn't
have told You this. DR.. Maidhoff will
kill me if he finds it OUT
Don't be alarmed, my dear. I shall
not tel him, and you can do as You
please about it. But do you know why
she consented to appear as a dead per-
SON.
"She couldn't helpit. She was pretty
near dead, 80 much so that we all be-
lieved it for Il long time
WAS it given ont that she was dead:'
eyes. sir. The doctor had coffin
sent here on the afternoon train, and
everybody thought Miss Livermore's
dead body was in it--that is, every one
who didn't know it wasn't
How was it they got her here without
its being known"
The doctor brought her in carriage
at night. You know it is not very far
But what was their reason for such
singular course"
II am sure can't tell, but it had some
thing to do with that rcd diamond that
was locked up in the safe, and which has
made nothing but trouble ever since [
can remember
Last night | saw Il young gentleman
with DR.. Maidhon. Can you tell Inc who
he was:'
"What kind of man was he:'
"Quite young and good looking, with
dark hair and mustachc. lie was well
dressed and rather tall"
WHY, don't You know him? He is
Mr.. Arthur Fairchild, and they do say
added Martha, dropping her voice to II
confidential whisper, that him and Miss
r,e1,.r will SOON Inc married. ,rass il
is 50 too"
We'll, my good girl, I am ever so
oh .1,I t1 4r. L
and ro,aat 4la+ Won si,T suffer mo
b.,,, t,rd,,,,o what Won, have said Nriss
1i,.o,.,,,o,. Gil 1o,,l,t1oss ,,.,n+ 70 lro,,.
who il was tI,at c,iln1 On, Won, and what
Wv, b,,oinose ;s Vo,, co, Gov, i wac tho
+nrtlem,on Who v.as NJ tl,o h0,nestood in
E11anvilIo and ;no,,;rod of lIiss G;I1n,.
olor+ tho colo IF 4bo ,,ro,,or+,.
1T vii \, +ho+ e;r,o :, !, +,,,o h.,+
,,,bo+ ,h,11 7 cav. ia Nc C.,dor If sbo in
o,,;rce of ,oo--nb +bero .bo i no,,,r,
A Eobt stan Nv, tho ,,orcb was fo,lowod
H.. eI,a,,, 4;,,,,lo 90 +ho ba,l Do+ao+;,.o
c;,n,,sn,, IA nn+ want 70 no cor,,ht NV,
tho Iad,. and i was III. r,,rnoso 70 ,,c.
.,,.a,, I,ororo bor ,atr,,n INIT i u,os in
,ose;l,lo for him 70 sli,, ont now. and i
would ho or,l,arr,e s;,,,, tn ovn1oin 20 Nov.
u.b,. - ,,.,s no in tLo ,,orlo,. +oll.;,,,
70 Ior servant
P,t ho v,ns - man Of roeorrcos ora
,,n,I,. loot w., solf ,'assoae;a,, ''''''
.Don,t Gov, o,vtbinn 70 bnr ohor4 ,,o >,
bo soiI ,is;n,, ~ lie foa+ .T Viii s,,r
into the next room and slip ont when |
get the chance"
The parlor was of the old fashioned
kind, with sliding doors separating it
from the sitting room beyond. Martha
was SO fustered that she could do moth
ing. He stepped softly into the adjoin-
| ing apartment. where he hoped to stay
undiscovered until he gained chance
of quietly letting himself out at the
front.
The servant waited until he vanished