Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-06-07

peat tho whole circumstances.
REPEAT them, please" said Maxo9
quickly.
THE man came here to the foot Of tho
stairs. It's too much trouble to go up,
he said, but have you seen my friend
Mr. Maxey today" j have, said How
is be lool;ing? was his ncxt question.
looking fine, sir says l. And that in.
valid Of his, that girl they found on tho
rocks, how is she coming on""
At this point the janitor's face be.
came troubled, and lac looked a Little
confused.
"Well, " said Maxcy, CHATS very i'm.
portant What was your answer. Tell
us exactly"
'Nlaybo l told him moro than had
any right to tell, but the fact is, sir,
was in a hurry and wanted to be rid Of
him. Says !, Oh, she's all right All
right? be says. What doyou mean" I
mean they're doctorinq her up, I says,
and they II soon havo her out Of it,.
thought he looked somewhat ostonishcd,
and said to him, IF you want to know
any particulars, you'd better go right up
and see the gentleman himself sir,
said Some Other time, he remarked
and turned square around and walked
out. "
MaXoy and Lamar looked at each
other. There was an interrogation in
both glauccs
"Did you oyer see this lazy friend Of
mine before:' questioned MaXey.
"Oniy once, sir. That's how I knew
when saw him he was a f&cnd Of vours.
He came day before yesterday and asked
me the same questions"
And wouldn't go up"
''He was aycrse to climbing, sir"
Can you describe him:'
"Wcll he was a man, 1 should say,
about DO, with small eyes, near together,
bushy eyebrows, smooth face and hool:
nose, lie wore a handsome pin in his
| shirt front. l don't know US l can say
much more definite. "
"This means something, " cried Max
/ ey, with a touch Of his former excite
ment as they remountcd the stairs.
And TO think that our hands are tied!
# only l might ask Ellen two little
questions.
Lamar made no reply to this but as
soon as he reached the room he went 10
the bedside, felt the patients pulse and
exchanged 4 fow words with the nurse
Ellen lay with her face swollen, her
throat well bandaced, breathing with
/ great pain and difficulty. Thephysician
! turned from an earnest scrutiny Of her
face to the artist The emergency seemed
| so grave to him that he resolved to per
nit matter which ordinarily he would
have been too cautious TO cOmtenanco.
You may ask her just one question. "
Maxey throw himself on q knee beside
the bed and put back the hair from his
SISTERS forehead with a tremulous hand.
ELLEN Eucnn' he lnurmred.
A slight motion Of the head indicated
that she heard him.
"Don' t try to turn your head, dear.
Don't exert yourself to answer me, but
tell me, if you can, who did it,
The head nodded slightly il the ncga-
tive, and the lips made an unsuccessful
attempt to franc an answer.
Think Ellen! Did you turn the key
in the door,
Again the negative motion Of tho
head Again the lips moved. MuXcy put
his car close down and caught the pain
fully whispered words:
II don't lnOW-I yvas-a~lccp-I
heard Annette cly-and thon--I feIt--
myself-grow faint
There, thcrcM cried Maxev, starting
up. "You have told me enough, dear,
Don't Try to talk any more, Lamar
tell you There is something wrong here.
This must be placed in the hands OF the