Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-16

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 Detective Simpson could not repress an exclamation of aStonishment at the astounding words of the servant, and vet. ii may be said. he was partly pre- pared for them.
 IL was Contirmatory of the eXtraordi- nary theory he had formed days before when in conversation with Max Manson, and which he Was on the point of mak- ing known to him. When he heard the footfall overhead, he suspected it vas the lady that had been reported dead and buried more than a week before.
 Then Miss LivcrmOre did not die?'
 No. but she came awful near it," Martha hastrned to say, as though that fact palliated the strange deception that had been used. Il am afraid, Mr. What is your name:'
 MT. simpson"
 Il am afraid. Mir. Simpson, I shouldn't have told you this. Dr. Maidhoff will kill me if he finds 1t out
 Don't be alarmed, my dear. 1 shall not tell him. and you can do as you please about it. But do you know why she consented 10 appear as a dead per sou:'
 She couldn't help it. She was pretty near dead, 50 much so that We all be hevrl it for long time
 Was it given out that she was dead:"
 "YcS. sir The doctor had coffin sent here on the afternoon train. and everybody thought Miss LivermOre's dead body was i'll it-that is, every one who didn't know it wasn't
 How was it they got her here without it's being known:"
 The doctor brought her in q carriage at night. Nou know it Is not very far"
 But what was their reason for such singular coursr:'
 II am sure can't tell. but it had some thing tr du with that red diamond that Was locked up in the safe, and which has made nothing but trouble ever since 1 can remember"
 ''I.a>t night 1 saw q young gentleman with Dr. Maidhotf. Can you tell me who hr wa~:
 What kind ot q man was he:"
 "Quitr young and good looking, with dark hair and mustachc, He was well dr,.>~,d ;Iui rather tall"
 'Whv. don't you know him: He is NIr. Arthur Fairchild, and they do say added Martha. dropping her voice to a confidential whisper, that him and Miss Evtlvn will soon be married. 1 guess it k su ;un.
 Well iuv good girl, 1 am ever so much obliged to you for your kindness, auI l repeat that you shall suffer no harm through what you have said. Miss Livcrmoro will doubtless want to know who II was that called on you and what my business k. You can say it was the gentleman who was at the homestead in Eu,mville and inquired of Miss Glider about tl:r sale of tine property"
 Il will do that since it is true, but what shall l say to Miss Glider if she in quircS uf mc-oh. there she is now'
 \ light step on the porch was followed hy a sharp tinkle of the bell. Detective Simpson tlid not want to be caught by the lady. and it was his purpose to get away before her return, but 1t was i'm roSsiblc for him to slip out now, and it would be embarrassing to explain to her why it was be was in the parlor talking to her servant.
 But he was man of resources and rarely lest his self possession.
 Don't say anything to her about me, he said. rising to his feet. Il will step into the next room and slip out when 1 get tn, chance"
 The larlur was of the old fashioned kind. with sliding doors separating 1t from the sitting room beyond. Martha Was >o tlu>tyrvl That she could do noth- ing. H. stepped softly into the adjoin- ing apartment. where lie hoped to stay undiscovered until he gained chance of quietly letting himself out at the front.
 The servant waited until he vanished, when she hurried through the hall and opened the door. just as the impatient young lady gave another pull at the bell.
 She admitted not only Miss Glider, hut her escort. Mir Arthur Fairchild who was laughing and chatting as though in high good humor.
 Step into the parlor, said she, and wait while l run up stairs to see how auntie is. won't be gone long,
 Mind you keep your promise" re- ] piled the young man, who entered the front room and seated himself on the same chair that was occupied by the other visitor q few minutes before.
 Simpson heard the light footsteps trip I'D stairs, and then came the lnurmur of voices as the two ladies engaged in con- versation. though none of the words was 1 distinguishable.
 Miss Glider seemed to forget her prom ! ise to the young man below, for she was absent fully 15 minutes, during which l he vented his impatience by humming several airs to himself and moving un- easily about the room. But he was a 1 ,rettv good model of q lover, and when the appeared, radiant and happy, he said nothing in the way of reproof, but gen. i tly inquired:
 How is auntie:"
 She couldn't be better. She seems to have recovered entirely, though it would kill me to go through what she has with in the last few weeks"
 1t is enough to startle any one, but there is no need why you should go through it."
 But what do you think she tells me? X man called here awhile ago and had a long talk with Martha"
 She has a right to have a man call on her, hasn't she, as much as other folks?" was the jocose S,sponse of MT. Fairchild.
 But there's something strange about it. Martha says it is the same person who saw me at Ellenville, to inquire about the property. That is what he pretended, but believe it was something else''
 Now you want to make me jealous, '' persisted Arthur, who seemed determined not to be serious.
 Why won't you be sensible when"-
 Further protest seemed to be checked by some sudden obstruction of the lips which sounded suspiciously like kiss.