Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18
THE MISSING NOTE.

der the shadow nf his doubt
The note for 600, sum Of money she
had declared that very afternoon would he
a godScnd to her, was missing. She was
last seen in the room by two of the maids,
and Adele Fo>hank had intimatcd To Sid
don, the butler. that she herself had oh.
served his Marjorie handling the crisp pa
per, while glaucinS timidly, rs If afraid of
discovery. down ny the alder hedge in re
mote corner of the grounds.
Marjorie had protested her Innocence
She owned To having handled the note
when Squire Rrdtrrn touched ii with his
gum brush hut declared positively that il
was replaced ny her on the heap ot papers,
ny the side OF the desk, just before quit
ting The room.
But when he pressed her to try to IT.
member if she had not again entered the
squire study. she had hluShrd and STAN
mcrrd, as if the recollection We're painful.
that she had passed through the apart
mcntS for the purpose OF picking up her
handkerchief perhaps half an hour later.
Probably the maids wcrr in the room then,
hut she did not know positively
You would not caro- To marry Marjorie
with II stain on her character, his cousin
Adele had remarked II am sorry for You
and hcr-it is n very mysterious and un
pleasant affair all through "
Something about her tone had annoyed
him, and he had hluntly observed
You don't know anything about this
matter Adele
She had Haired upinstantly, and with an
air becoming a tragedy queen cried
DO you suppose have taken the note,
'hafl'N h'alSrh; rs II sh"uiu Sloop 10
run away with u paltry ~luV, when papa
wouiu grant me 'hat lorth' mere asking.
lhat was thE"r DAYS ago but nothing
iur'her hau hc'n brought To lSht' Mar
Jorie had haSt'hrd holhe ny the earliest
lri!!h on the morning alter the disappear
ahcc Oh the money refusing To pe escorted
10y h'r nance anu To-Day ne had received
BACK the ring ana little note begging "i
MN TO Tree her from the engagement
Auele haa SAID inns was AN achnoWl
euSllleh' ol hSF Sullt'
"hat haa lrcak hAu lhuHccd MN 10
snow me h"le 70 lhe Slrls' some peculiar
l'y III It's 'arelul patching together ny
previous owner ana IA" the note hau only
come INT" ms possession Il'ti" While ne
lore ne hau lall'a To TAX" IT'S hummer
Was lhlH mlH'rahl" patch "l paper 10
part MN rem the Elrl nc auoreu: NO.
not luu similar notes Ana YET now ne
"hEca TO solve thE mystery now he nun,
KHrcu TO Gle'r lair MARJORIE from the Shroua
VI suil' 'ha' rhi"luru n'r.
me u',NS oFaSS'o tnolr weary lehgtn'
pun " So'o'loh was SUN una'.alh'"' 10
'ho squire 'he servants an" nus cousin II
was apparently IL" lllES'ery-MarJoflo hau
s.olci' we ''"'' "''" was " 'Hl'l puro ana
Simple
p"' i'i US was "'M''Nr'" III ms az
'oihP's 10 lracc inc Nh'F'"poutS Oh lho
missing note l"r 'h' moro ne pohaereu
over me iil'''tVr 'ho more ne l'll convinced
','a' ms "N'lS S"'''h'"ru wis ihhoc'iiU vi
'he 'il'l';
l,o i't'u "F,''eii' nu' ho answer was az
Ioro'u NM nc ha'' Wai'oer'u about inc
l"IloH i'''', MS "o"r'" "''' h"'l'c' noI h"u
lo.ui in ny N''' 'r''''' Win ms Wish I'M
srut,i'".
\, "i'''t n''u '''o'l'" Vi '''H n"'t' "n'i'
M"J oi'e ''""SH'" r"S"'u ''"eh 10 'l'n'
''','' u'S' 'ii' H''i'''" ~ s'' Iiu'lc
roe'''''N W." H'hiH''' rApi'SS'oii vi laoo
iiio'Nihs iieF' hr"N'ly Hlc 'i'''e'Noreu 10
suppress 'n' ln"uSh'' nu' II naill'eu hor
.hlousi, an NV weary ho''fS--1Nu'Ie iiio
'"N,i NY hot',
MIS- rant ,fl'u 10 comfort hei o'l2h'or
an" iii'iu'ro h'r ~ uh""r"'n h'r 'hlii' 81
.h' 'i""''' Mn'|i was crushing out Wv
iait so"hs n"' nr'N'h'S VIC urt''ai VI
s'oiS was '''' !" 'he sIi''l'"'he'lc nN'eh'r
Wy a'tr Sifi' VIII go myself To III
NcAtiSa'e TINS hll'lcF TO-DAY. mere small no
no ",iaH. an" 'h"''Rh MarJofle "oIIu
IAN nave 'ia n'r remain ~ nome she leil
insIlile'lV'lN lha' some sooo would come
Vi ms Nial.
nv "quii' M"N away l''i'l ii""ie' az"
.io ollls 'ro'plcSoliic person WIN "nohi
MIS-. faho ha'l 10 no na''Ic WAS Auele ! "s
pahh'
MIS- f"he MOI merry helrI "ch1 out ~
once "iieh sue peliela 'he hlRsard lace 'l
inc squire son, LOT she kh''" aI once the
eAlcnl Oh ms suffering
no" Is Marjorie ne laltcrea' AFTER
customary exchange OF coinih"hpiaces
have you solved inns mystery YETI
am naturally most anxious To carry BACK
gooa news 70 my dauSh'cr:
marjorie confessed 10 having handled
the note utter ITS contact with the gum
brush yo" say MIS- fahe inquired.
Charles nodded
lhen, do you thlhk II has stuck and
become wrapped up III some other paper,