The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-25

sythe and a young girl about 20 years
old, who looked enough like her to be
her own child. This same girl l had
previously seen driving out with Mrs
Forsythe that very afternoon. She was
now lying on bed under the influence
of ether. From what | saw judged that
her feet We're bare, and there We're spots
Of blood on the sheets that covered them
There was a radhot curling iron in some
Goals and the smell Of scorched flesh in
the room" "
The lawyer suddenly removed the
hand with which he had been shading
his face and struck his closed fist forcibly
on the table:
"Stop, stopp' he cried III a little,
sharp voice, very unlike his former ur-
bane tones I'm a plain man, Miss
MaHcy, and an old lawyer. State your
claim in plain words, plain words, Miss
Maxoy. l have dealt with some hun
dreds Of similar cases in the last II
years, and l feel entirely competent to
deal with this one This beating about
the bush may do with a younger man,
but it will not do with me. Tell me at
once, frankly and fairly, what are your
claims? That's the best way-much the
best way. What are You after? What
do you know about the Forsytho case?
What is your attitude and the attitude
OF those whom you represent"
Miss MaXey returned the keen gaze of
the little twinkling eyes, which accom-
panied the delivery of this speech, with
look Of establishment and utter mysti-
fication.
unfortunately, Mr.. Bonstoin, " she
said, ''you have forgotten what / said
to you when came hcrc-that | know
nothing whatever of this matter except
the facts that l have told you. am
very sure that I never in all my life
heard of the Torsythe case. :"
The old gentleman looked at her non
plused, but still incrcdulous.
"Oh, come now, come" he said in a
milder tone, chats impossible, Miss
Maxey. That's quite impossiblow
Every well, thcn," Ellen replied
quietly. "Then the impossible is for
once the truth. I have told you all that
know.
'Then why should You come here?"
II will tell you, sir. Almost every
day since saw that, to me, inexplica-
Bile scene in Mrs. Fofsythe's chamber /
have been trying to invent some theory
to account for it. Last night | heard
never mind what, for l cannot tell YOU
that without botraying a confidence.
But heard something which seemed
possible explanation, and as your name
was mentioned i'll connection with the
mysterious affair came to you. D."
In other words, somebody told You
about the new claim set up By Miss Ste
venson?"
No, sir. l never heard that name
before My information had reference
only to q left foot and missing toe"
A light seemed to dawn upon the
lawyers mind.
"Oh, l see. Some doctor has talked.
Very we'll; very well. That may be;
that may be. may have to apologize
to you, Miss Maxey, for my rudencss,
but if you knew how l have been both
cred and worried over this interminable
affair you wouldn't wonder. / certain
ly shall avail myself of your informa-
ton certainly shall examine into it,
and in the meantime, despite the unfor-
tunate improbability which it bears on
its face, do my best, for tho sake of your
ladylike ways and honest appearance,
to believe what you have told me. Now,
surely, that is honest and candid and