Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-01
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less, In fact, than you ought To Know. I
only desire that you shall stop to think
before You act. You have not told me
everything"
GOOD heavens, how am / to tell you
everything! We must question Ellen. -
II had rather not question Ellen
Maxey was silent from establishments
My dear boy" said the physician in
q low and not wholly steady voice, "are
you sure your sister has been entirely
happy Of late:"
| II am quite sure she has notr' cried
| Maxey impctuously.
| DO you know what troubled her?''
| Maxey did not answer, but he became
scarlet to the roots of his hair. The light
was dim, but the change in the artists
manner did not escape the observant
physician. Dr.. Lamar became slightly
embarrassed
| Il beg your pardon if in my anxiety
for your welfare have touched on a
family matter"
1T is nothing to be ashamed of"
blurted out Maxey, but it is her own
secret, and have no right to mention
1t. She las never whispered word to
me. But am not blind"
Don't betray her, beg of you, =" said
the physician earnestly, shut when she
RECEIVERS, if you have any power to re-
move the cause of her unhappiness, do
SO. I say this in all earnestness- She
must not be allowed to brood"
Maxey suddenly arose For the first
time the nature of his friends suspicion
dawned upon him.
You believe this was my sisters
own act?' he exclaimed in an unnatural
ly calm voice.
"She Wore the handkerchief about
her neck. noticed it there this after
noon"
| ''She didr cried Maxey, losing his
calmness all at once. "She did, but
don't you fiatter yourself, Lamar, that
the unhappiness spoke of was Of sufh-
Gent strength to induce the poor girl to
take her own life. Not bit of it, sir.
Not in the least! Preposterous! 1t would
have urged her rather to live. The idea
Why, there isn't q naturally more cheer
ful and contented person alive than my
sister Ellen XIII herself? guess not
One of these days, Lamar, you'll see
what fool you've made Of yourself. Is
! this your ground for believing Annette
incapable? Eustace, if am crazy, you re
! q raving maniac"
The artist was pacing the floor excit-
edly and spoke Is if he was addressing
4 multitude.
Don't talk so loud" said Lamar, q
:. little impatiently. "You know / am the
last man in the world to wish to believe
this theory. You know 1 would never
mention it to any other than yourself.
Nothing but sense Of duty and personal
friendship would induce me to speak of
it now. II it is true, it is necessary that
, : III should be warned. If it is not true.
you will forgive me for speaking of it
I You believe, Maxey, that the imbecilt
, pulled the ends of the handkerchief you
sister wore. Did the imbecile also loci
, the door?''
Maxey stopped as abruptly in his wall
, as if he had suddenly encountered /,
, wall. There was complete silence TO
full minute, and then the artist spok
in q different tone.
RI II am acting like lunatic," he sait
9 quietly. Il have too little system.
, only take in half the situation and ig
. | more the other half There is u signifi
canoe in that locked door, quite othe
r perhaps than had imagined. We eacl
jumped to q conclusion. We undoubted
4 ly are both wrong. Lamar, am goinl
to search the house. Will you com
/ too?'
n His manner was SO much more cain
4 than it had been that DR.. Lamar felt re
: Eeved of u great responsibility.
4 You have recovered yourself, Max
@ cy," he said. Don't lose your hea
= again at the first new turn in affairs. I"
: Maxey accepted the rebuke quietly.
"You are right, Eustace. / do lose m
head too easily. But I have recovere
myself now. Meanwhile am afraid W
d have lost very valuable time"
~ DIR. Lamar arose with new light i
y his eyes.
al "Then you thing
"That somebody may have been her
n in my absence.
l. This seemed a positively luminou
u idea to the physician. Bad as the alte1
native was, under the circumstance
both men would be glad to accept it.
nj Nevertheless Lamar said doubtingly
al ''Do you suspect anybody"
"No."
I'll SIS there any possible motive?"
ISL "To kill my sister? In Gods nams
how could there be?'
= ''What enemies have your"
"None, thank God"
" Lamar sighed. After all, was Thea
d much plausibility in the artists sugge
ton? All ut once he turned upon u
g friend with new question:
''Maxey, are You sure you have N
Va been robbed?''
Maxey started
nj 81 was thinking Of that very thin
ID myself. have not missed anyth1nl
re but have been very much excited, an
" possibly-possibly, Lamar, see it al
i xt,, thief xrt1n hq