Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-05-30
CHAPTER XVII.
MISS Nancy TRIES AGAIN.

MISS MAXEY TRIES AGAIN.
The next morning two letters passed
by messenger between Ballavoine place
and Dr. EuStace Lamar's Office. Here
they are i'll the order of their transmits
sion:
My DEAR FRIEND have a request to make
TO you which you may think strange and ex-
traordinary-the more so, perhaps, because
cannot explain to you now the reasons why
make it. l do not know that you will feel justi
fed in giving me the Information that l desira
to ask, but can only tell You that whether
you grant refuse it it shall be a 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 it is any girlish whim on my part that
leads me 50 TO presume upon the brotherly in
terest he has always shown toward me. If you
could tell me the name of that lawyer of whom
you spoke last night, it would aid me 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 the
knowledge CT any body in the wide world. How
is Mrs. Forsythe this morning? | trust she has
fully recovered from her indispositon of last
evening. Ycur true friend. ELLEN MAXEY.
To DR.. Eustace Lamar.
My DEAR Miss MAxEY-I reply to your
quest without an instant's hesitation. The
name of the lawyer is Frederick Bernstein, and
his Office is at % Park row. know that you
will respect this condolences. All that wish
to caution you against is your own enthusiasm.
Pray do nothinl, rash, my dear Miss MaNey.
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 assured l shall doit. Mrs. For
sythe is quite ill. she desires me to apologize
for her wild words last night. She says that
she was suffering cXCruCiating pain all the
evening and said what she did in delirium
brought on by too great and continuous self
Tt straint. She will convey her apology in per-
son when she is sufficiently recovered. Yours
now, as always, EUSrACE LAMAR
In the afternoon of the same day i'll
which Miss MaXcy received this answer
she donncd her street garments and went
out.
She walked directly to Park row, and
in response to her inquiries waS shown
into the presence of a little gray haired
Old man with bright ewes. who recciv-
ID her with most scrupulous pOlitcnesS
i'll an inner room opening off the main
office.
Mr. Bernstein. said Ellen, coming
to business without delay, Il must
throw myself upon your mercy. 1 mean
to say that my visit o. 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-
fdenccs is q part of my trade. These
walls have no ears.
II must first introduce myself toyou,
sir am Miss Ellen Maxey. Ny broth
er, Mr. Julian Maxey, is an artist and
lives at 20 Balla>'oinc place"
Il am very pleased to know Miss
Maxey. Pray, do not stand. Seat your
self; seat yourself, Miss Maxey."
The polite old gentleman busted
chair with great diligence and drew it
invitingly into tho middle of the floor
beside the green covered table.
Ellen sat down, and the lawyer fol-
lowed her example by taking n seat in
his office chair on the other side of the
table.
Now, 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 a possibility that they may be Of
great interest to you. If not, l shall
have done my duty and have freed my
conscience.
The lawyer looked at her with bland
smile and inclined his head encourag-
ingly.
II have only one request to make,
Miss Maxey went ON, land that is that
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 l came to say. Do You
December about the nameless girl who
was found caught on point Of rock be-
meath Somerset sea rOad?'
Seems to me do recollect seeing the
headlines. 1 am very sure I did not
read the articles. "
Briefly, sir, it was this: We found
the poor child caught on point of rock
below the road, in front of the hotel at
Somerset, and brought her home with
us-my brother and myself. Her mind
was gone, but an operation restored her,
and she is now my brothers wife. But
that does not matter. ALI that thought
might possibly interest you is this:
There was, there must have been, some
conspiracy to kill her for some unknown
motive. She had been brought up by
most extraordinary man named Leander
Dye, who made no pretense of being her
father, but who told us he did not know
her parentage."
"Leander Dye, eh? Allow me to in
quire, Miss Maxey, 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.
81 know him then. Don't let me in
terrupt you.
Perhaps the fact that am going to
tell you, and which I came particularly
to tell you, is known to you already
through the papers This poor girl with