The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-06-16
CHAPTER XVII.

MISS MAxEY TRIES AGAIN.
The next morning two letters passed
by messenger between Ballavoine place
and DR.. Eustace Lamars Office. Here
they are in the order Of their transmits.
sion:
MY DEAR FRirNp-I have n request to make
to you which you may think strange and ex-
traoriinary-the moro So perhaps because l
cannot explain to you now the reasons why I
make II. do not know that you will feel justI-
He'd In giving me the information that des ire
to ask, but can only tell you that whether
you grant or refuse 1t II shall be n matter en-
tirely between ourselves. Nobody shall ever
know that you have told me, not even my
brother. In excuse for this very bold letter /
can only plead the interest have in the well
fare and happiness of those very near and dear
to me- ! am sure Dr. Lamar will not think
that IL Is any girlish whim on my part that
leads Inc so to presume upon the brotherly in
terest he has always shown toward me. Ii YOU
could tell ms the name of that lawyer of whom
you spoke last night, ii would aid mo greatly
In an almost hopeless fight have undertaken.
That is all. Neither Julian nor Annette Is in
my confidence in this matter. do this on my
own individual responsibility, without tho
knowledge of anybody in the wide world. How
is Mrs. Forsythe this morning2 l trust she has
fully recovered from her indisposition of last
evening. Your true friend. ELLEN MAxEY.
To DIR. Euhtace Lamar.
My DEAR Miss MAxEY-I reply to your re-
quest without an instant's hesitation Tho
name Of the lawyer is Frederick Bernstein and
his Office is at 90 Park row. / know that you
will respect this confidence. All that wish
TO caution you againstis your own enthusiasm.
Pray do nothing rash, my dear Miss Maxey
trust you will always look upon me as your
friend, and that you will not hesitate at any
time TO ask me anything that is In my power
to grant Rest asgurpd I aba nj In
sythe is quite i'll. She desires me to apologies
Tor her wild words last night. She SAYS that
she was suffering excruciating pain all the
evening and said what she did in delirium
brought on by too great and continuous self
restraint. She will convey her apology IN per-
son when she is sufficiently recovered Yours
now, as always, EusTAck LAMAR
In the afternoon of tho same day in
which Miss Maxey received this answer
she donned her street garments and went
out
She walked directly TO Park row, and
in response to her inquiries was shown
into the presence of u little gray haired
old man with bright eyes, who rcceiv-
ed her with most scrupulous politenoss
in an inner room opening off the main
office.
"Mr. Bernstein, said Ellen, coming
to business without delay. 81 must
throw myself upon your mercy. i mean
to say that my visit to you is strictly
private. 1t is not known even to my
nearest relatives. "
give yourself no uneasiness, miss"
said the old gentleman, shutting the
door very carefully Listening to con-
fidences is part OF my trade These
walls have no ears. "
II must first introduce myself to you,
sir. am Miss Ellen Maxey. My broth
er. Mr.. Julian Maxey, is an artist and
lives at 20 Ballavoine place. -
II am very pleased to know Miss
Maxey. Pray, do not stand. Seat your
self; seat yourself, Miss Maxey."
The polite old gentleman busted a
chair with great diligence and drew it
invitingly into the middle of the floor
beside the green covered table.
Ellen sat down, and tho lawyer fol-
lowed her example by taking q seat in
his Office chair on the other side of the
table.
Nov, my dear young lady," he
chirped in cheerful little voice, ''don't
be at all afraid to free your mind to
me. Say whatever is in your heart to
say and say it as though you were talk
ing to your most confidential friend"
Thus encouraged, Miss Maxey began
at once.
Il am not sure, SIR that you will not
be inclined to think me insane before
have done. have no advice to ask, no
suspicious to communicate. l have sim
ply come here to tell you some facts
which have come under my own personal
observation, because believe there is at
least possibility that they may be of |
great interest to you. If not | shall |
have done my duty and have freed my
conscience. "
The lawyer looked at her with bland |
smile and inclined his head encomag.
ingly.
Il have only one request to make" "
Miss Maxey went on, land that is that T
You will never tell anybody, whatever
the result of this interview may be, that +
l came here to see you. -
The polite lawyer assured her again
that her confidence should be respected.
Then, said Ellen, II will begin at
once with what came to say. Do Won
remember the sensation in the papers last
December about tho nameless girl who
was found caught on point of rock be.
meath Somerset sea road?"
Seems to me do recollect seeing the
headlines. l am very sure l did not
read the articles. "
Briefly, sir, it was this: We found
the poor child caught ON a point of rock
below the road, in front of the hotel at
Somerset, and brought her home with
brother and myself Her mind
was gone, but an operation restored her,
and she is now my brothers. wife. But
that docs not matter. All that thought
might possibly interest you is this:
There was, there must have been, some
to kill her for some unknown
motive. She had been brought up by q
most extraordinary man named Leander
Dye, who made no pretense of being her
father, but who told us he did not know
her parentage." F."
"Leander Dye, Ell? Allow me TO in.
quire, Miss Maxcy, if he is a shabby
genteel individual, who looked as though
he were continually recovering from a
debauch?"
You could not have described him
better, Mr.. Bernstein. -
II know him then. Don't let me in
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