The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-06-28

sented 10 act as our candidate, not for the sake
Of any good that may thereby result to himself,
but from the patriotic desire to take the control
Of our public affairs out OF the hands Of the un-
Bcrupulous demagogues who have already
brought u6 SO perilously near the verge Of ruin,
let US show oNr appreciation Of his service by
uniting one and all, whatever our party, what
ever our prejudices, whatever our feeling
toward the other candidates may be, by giving
him vote that shall be as one voice-the unan-
imous vote of the sity." "
The expression on Allan Norths face
as he reached the conclusion of the
article furnished rather grim COM
mentary on Col. Clippers enthusiastic
eulogium. But when, after few mo-
ments' meditation, with that cynical
little smile lingering on his lip, he
tossed the paper aside, it was merely
with the comment:
81 must try to call on Col. Clipper to-
day After I have seen and talked with
him shall be safely past one more
danger which at present seriously en-
barrasscs my peace Of mind.
Having settled himself in an easy
chair with perfumed cigar which
called up momentary amused recol-
lection of Wee and the office, he fell to
reviewing his second call on Mrs. May
nard and summing up the results.
'0n the WHOLE" he reflected with a
self-satisfled little smile, as he lay back
in his chair and watched the blue
smoke circling in delicate puffs and
wreaths around his head, II may con-
slider this mornings call quite com
mendable stroke of business. I find
that every hypothesis upon which l
started out has been strengthened,
every suspicion confirmed. The links
are not yet connected, but see before
me chain Of evidence which am pos
tive will in time be complete. | have
a much more confident feeling now in
regard to my position with Mrs. May
nard, and my future Investigations, so
far as she Is concerned, will be COM
paratively easy to pursue, II proceed
with due caution. think when next
see her will question her in regard to
that letter of Mrs. Dunlirks, of which,
by the way, neither Of us spoke to-day.
can scarcely determine what use Noll
hoped to make of such document;
though probably he had no definite
knowledge of its contents and took it
entirely at Mrs. Maynard's valuation.
If she imagines that it would constitute
for her legal claim to that fortune,
she is greatly in error. However, l
will be indulgent to the fancy, if it ex-
lists, and thus derive whatever benefit
to my side of the case a thorough can
vassing of the document may furnish.
BY skillfully arranging my questions
concerning 1t, ! may be able to gain
some insight into her personal rela-
tions to Mrs. Dunkirk: not that
this is material exactly, but it is rele-
want. I wish, II possible, to learn
her whole personal history so far as it
has any near or remote connection with
this case. To be sure, l know the story
set forth by Hunter and Ketchum, in
which she is made to figure as sort of
Juvenile adventures with a chronic
weakness for coveting her neighbor's
wealth, and consequently a soul not
above the temptations that beset the
lovers Of filthy lucre. She is an orphan,
30 II. and X. maintain, the only child
of widow with whom Mrs. Dunxirlc
was once intimately acquainted, who,
when her own mathcr died, leaving her
q slender bank tecount, managed to
gain admission to Mrs. DunlSirk's house
hold Ia the hope, / am further assured,
that by skillfully playing hd cards she
might become the childless old lady's
heir Well, after living with Mrs. Dun
kirk for five years, and presumably in
sinuating herself into the good graces
OF the old lady, she married this May
nard-Maj. Maynard-and they went
abroad for few months. This much ]
have learned from Hunter and Ketchum;
however, am not satisfied to accept
the story on the mere strength Of their
assertion. should at least like TO hear
the case stated by Mrs. Maynard her
self.
"Now," North's soliloquy ran on, "H.
and X. stoutly maintain that there
never was any legal adoption Of Mrs.
Maynard-Nina-what was her maiden
name? oh, Nina Kingsbury-by Mrs.
Dunlrirk; that her position in the
household during those five years was
merely that of-well, a ward, though
there was no legal guardianship,
either. They admit that during that
period of five years Mrs. Dunlsirk made
will in which she bequeathed her
fortune without reservation, except for
legacy Of few thousand dollars TO
one old family servant, to her young
friend, Nina Kingsbury. Shortly after
the marriage of that young lady, how