Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-05-28

time IN suspectlng you. Now, do you
happen to remember if your uncle ever
had an enemy?"
Not that | know Of" WILDLY
answered. II don't think be could. He
was an easy-going man, and lived very
quietly-that is, since 1 have known
him. Years ago, when he was young
man, | believe he had rather an adven-
| turous life in the gold-mines out west
somewhere. You know he made his
start there. He has never told me much
about those days. In fact, have often
thought he was oddly silent on the SUBJ
| jet. 1t seems to have been the only part
| of his history that he has not talked to
me freely about"
DO you know of any poor relation
| that may have troubled him for aid in
any way?"
No. But why do you ask? 1 don't
understand"
VI can't tell you now, but am search
| ing for motive for the crime. Even
| ifyou could have been hypnotized, there
crime. If the murderer was sllillful
| hypnotist he was no fool, and the mo-
| tive must have been strong one. But
see you are getting the blues again.
Brace up. Good-by: shall see you to-
morrow"
When the colonel reached his office,
he found a lady waiting for him in the
|
wore thick veil, which she threw back
| when he came in.
| Good afternoon, Col. Warrenton,"
she said. 81 was too impatient to wait
for you to come to see me, knowing
how busy you are, and did want some
news of Mr.. WILDLY"
Il understand, and he will be glad I
saw YOU" The colonel stepped back,
took look into his office, and then
softly closed the door. Poor boy"
| he went on, as he sat down near her,
che has had enough to bear, without
this unreasonable opposition of your
father. He certainly needs all the
friends he can get now"
Miss Delmar's lips quivered, and she
twisted her hands together in her lap as
she spoke:
| Papa is even more severe than ever
since he learned that have been to see
Mr.. WILDLY. 1 can't imagine how that
could have got into the papers. Papa
says l am watched, and that everything
do is noted"
He is still confident that WILDLY is
the murderer?"
YES, and he thinks he knows mo-
tive that no one else does"
what can that be?"
Just a week before Mr.. Strongs
death, papa had called on Mr.. WILDLY
and forbidden him to pay his addresses
to me. am sorry to say papa is worldly
minded. He had heard the report OF
Mr.. Strong's intended marriage, and
thought, in that case, that Mr.. WILDLY
would not
mot be Strong's sole heir?"
Would not be his heir at all. Papa
thought Mr. Strong would change his
will altogether. 1t is very heartless for
him to think SO, but he believes that
Mr.. WILDLY committed the crime
through love for me-becausc his pow.
erty was barrier to our marriage"
THAT is an ugly view of the matter,
and it might have weight with jury
replied the colonel. Our only hope lies
in finding the real murderer. The note
dropped at the mayors house the other
night by the man who was seen about
the grounds proves that he is in this
city and at large"
Papa says it is reported that some
accomplish of Mr.. Whidby's did that tc
mislcad the police.
i COLI Warrenton nodded thoughtfullv
Yes, and itwould seemvery plausible
to them; but to us, who know the inno.
cence of tue one suspected, it proves
other things, and we must profit by it
could give this Detective Hendricks a
point or two, but I'm afraid he would
thinkmcnot disinterestedi in my friends
case"
Miss Delmar rose to 60.
II haven't minute. am afraid papa
will miss me and be angry again. Tell
MIR. WILDLY that am very hopeful
that ] haven't a single doubt that twill
all be cleared up soon. Tell him would
write every day, but know that my
last letter was intercepted. Tell him |
shall see him as soon as possible, and
and-but you know what to say
Don't let him lose heart"
The colonel held her hand till they
reached the door.
Don't worry" he said. in parting
Il shall have some good news for you il
day or two. am pretty sure"
TTo be continued