Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-04

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What can do for your? I asked
soothingly.
like your 1ook-I am going 80
trust you. But first, you can fell mo
this: Has he informed you of the
death OF my darling little girl?''
nodded assent.
1t is lie, she cried fiercely. ssMy
child is alive. She is always calling
to me, but he won't let me go to her.
He-he has tried to drive me into mad
Tess. Listen, my dear one is actually
| here, in another room, at this moment.
] heard her cry few minutes since"
Why, then, did you not
could do nothing; I was locked
| in
But If he wishes you to think your
child dead, why does he bring her
here?"
Why? 1t is part Of his plan. Il is
what for some weeks he has done in
London. He wants me to hear her
voice, to chafe at my inability to reach
her, to rage impotently when he re-
peats the fiction of her death. I am
naturally nervous, and perhaps, n.y.
sterical; if you do not help me, shall
not be able to bear the strain much
longer. Selhurst will succeed in eff
fecting his object"
But why should he desire to do
this thing?"
I'll tell you in a word-for money.
In the event of my insanity he would
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would thus have the handling of our
property, sum of about f4,OOO."
You are making terrible charges"
said, slowly; terrible! If Mr.. Sell
hurst"
She interrupted me. Mr. Selhurst-
can never again bear to speak
of him as my brother-is thoroughly
INSCRIPTIONS, she said .'He sticks
at nothing. Even in sporting matters
he has acted dishonorably. Three years
ago, at a great bicycling handicap in
the Midlands, he. was warned off the
track for giving a false name and
false particulars in his entry form. He
won the race, but some one found out
the fraud. Since then-but why do
you start?"
The movement had been involun-
tary. I recollected now that I had
seen the man before, and how chance
had enabled me to unmask him. | did
not reply to Mrs. Gray's question, but
asked instead:
s'Well, how can help your
"In this way. I believe that this
evening I shall be able to make my
escape-that is, if you will help me.
Do you know a village called Nepton?"
eyes, but it is six miles from here,
and long distance from railway
station"
Never mind; I must get there; /
will tell you why. My dear husbands
father is the rector of the place; ne is
the only friend I have in the world
now, and want to tell him how I am
situated, for I know he will help me-"
Eyes, but"
"You ride a cycle, don't you? Ev-
eyone does nowadays. / ride my
self, though haven't machine. But
Mr.. Selhurst has one, and he has
brought it here. If you will only come
with me, can go on that. II can
wear his clothes. Do come with me,
DR.. Dingle,' she added in pleading
voice.
What was to say, to do? Was she
mad, or had she spoken truth? Dis
trust of Selhurst almost led me to be-
lieve her.
cat what time would you start?" I
asked, at last.
''You will come, then? Thank you
thank you'll
"I cannot promise"
ssOh, you will come! Be here at
| nine-outside the house You must
go now, or my jailer will grow sus-
picious. Goodbye" She pressed my
hand gratefully.
went downstairs and confronted
Selhurst.
.Well?' he said.
.sWell," 1 answered, 'the case ie
difficult one. must think it over.
You shall hear from me later on"
| .No immediate development is like
| ly?"
ooh, no.
I was about to step into the street
when a piercing cry in a child's voice
rang through the house. An evil look
mounted to Selhurst's brow, but ne
said nothing. I went out. That cry
decided me. Mrs Gray was victim
of this villains wicked plans. She
should have my help.
Accordingly at S.45 that evening !
went round to the clubhouse which had
excited Selhurst's comment and got
out my old roadster. AS | did SO,
/ glanced at the new and glitterlng
mount I was to bestride in to-mcr-
rows race. and suppressed the thought
that to-night's adventure was scarceiy
4 .,o~1;1,lo r,ronorqfi0n for that