Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-06

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its face, do my best, for the sake of your
ladylike ways and honest appearance,
TO believe what you have told me. Now,
surely, that is honest and candid and
fair. Miss Maxey. This is treating you
candidly, isn't it?"
Miss Maxey reddened.
II certainly cannot blame you for
your suspicious" " she said
Never mind, " said the old gentle
man, who had been watching her keen
ly. II will not wait for time to set you
right l will commit myself now, apol-
ogize at once, place implicit confidence
in your story and invite you to a ride in
my carriage. Will you go?''
go" echoed Miss Maxey in bewil-
derment. 81 do not understand you.
Where would you take me?"
II would take you to call on Miss
Stevenson, for the purpose of seeing
whether you can identify her."
But who is Miss Stevenson?''.
Never mind that. You will know
her if you have seen her before; if not,
not. Will you go:"
'I will CO."
The lawyer stepped into the sdjoin-
ing room and spoke to an office boy. In
10 minutes a carriage was at the door.
Miss Maxey was driven by the gray
haired old gentleman to a respectable
house in quiet street. She followed
him up the stairs to the second story.
There, in cheerful room, seated in
an easy chair, her feet upon an otto
man, reading a novel, was the pretty
girl whom Miss Maxey had first seen in
the carriage with Mrs. Forsythe the aft
ernoon she had followed the somber Dye.
Well" chirped the lawyer when
they were in the carriage once more,
Eyes or no. Do you know her?"
She is the same girl whom saw on
the bed in Mrs. Forsythe's ROOM"
The old gentleman turned his head
for the evident purpose of concealing
the telltale expression of his face.
Shall I drive you to your door, Miss
Maxey? No? / will set you down at the
head of the street then 1t will be safer
perhaps. Don't thank me, Miss Maxey.
The obligation is overwhelmingly on
my side. Rest assured that you shall
hear from me more to the point before
many days have passed"
A week later Miss Maxey received
this letter:
My DEAR Miss MAxEY-Yours of the twen-
tieth received. l have carefully examined the
| memoranda of the events in Ballavoine place,
which you left for me yesterday afternoon,
| and am sorry to say l do not see my way at
| all clear in this matter. l am afraid we have
before US very serious task So far as the
| Stevenson case is concerned, do not think
shall have great deal of difficulty, with your
aid, to prevent it being brought into court.
| But there it drops. AS for clearing up the
mystery of the sea road, the more examine
| into it the less satisfactory the theory that
| broached to you seems to me. can see no way
| out of this labyrinth, except by the most vio-
| lent and extreme measures. The failure Of the
! one person who, if my theory were correct,
would profit by the removal Of the victim of
that dastardly affair to set up the claim which
| he could so easily render valid is the great and
| insurmountable stumbling block. Can we ar
rest Mr.. Dye, Miss Stevenson and Mrs. For
| sythe on any such flimsy evidence of conspiracy
1
might possibly frighten them effectually, as you
suggested. But l, who know more of the For
| sythe case than you do, tell you frankly that
| seriously doubt whether any one of those three
| persons is directly concerned in the matter
that interests you, and it is entirely possible
that it Is absolutely unknown to them. There.
fore write this letter to caution you to be su.
peratively discreet and careful not to say q
| word to anybody which might betray our sus.
pic!onsin this matter. Our only way is to wait
patio ntly and watch closely. But want to say
to you, as said to you before that there is one
person who without doubt holds the key
Of tie whole mystery in her hands. I mean
your sster-in-law. l do not know enough
about the medical part Of the case to know
| whether do not murmur against the inevita.
bic, but it does seem as If all that stood be-
tween us and most vivid ray of light is hel
lack Of memory of events during her sickness
In your house. Is it not possible to stimulate
hcr recollection of that night when the strange
assault on yourself occurred, SO that we may
at least know who was in the roomp AT any
rate, it would do no harm to try. Question hel
cautiously, but carefully. l will write agair
in few days. Your very obedient servant,
FREDERICK BERNSTEIN.
''Alas!" sighed Miss Maxey. "Alas
he asks for the impossiblep'
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