Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-09

"But how on earth


able to bear the journey, to send her to
you at once. I will speedily follow your
missiye to Chicago, bearing with me
letter Of introduction from you; for new
err met your brother. If find your niece
alive and not beyond the hope of recov-
cry, she shall be saved. I will have her
beneath your roof in weeks time. If
she is unable to bear the journey, l will
take other steps. Leave that to my judg-
ment.'
Doctor, you are firm in your convic-
tons. l will write Stephen at once; but
why not state in the letter that DR..
Strong, my family physician, will visit
Chicago and take charge of Janette on
her Southern trip? Better yet, why not
include all in your letter of introduction"
by no means must you state that DR..
Strong will visit Chicago with any such
intent, nor that he will visit Chicago at
aIl-else of a surety l might not find ia
nette alive"
"Then the other course?"
M plan is best. l prefer that your
brother receive your letter. He will sub
nit it to the widow. She will protest
that the journey would certainly prove
fatal to Janette.'
Perhaps this DR.. Hewitt will be of the
same opinion
Leave the doctor to me. OF course the
matter will be mentioned to your niece.
1t may be decided that she will visit you
as soon as she is able to travel She will
never be able if the widow remains her
nurse. No, sir, she will only leave your
brothers home corpse"
81 submit to your will, doctor, in all
matters pertaining to this affair."
81 have it. I will bring both girls.
Laura, you say, is the elder. That plan
Will be far the better
why, certainly, that plan would prob
ably be necessary in order to accomplish
cur object We shall be glad to have
them here. They will not get away soon."
Now there is another NATTER said
the doctor, "about the past of Elinor KEEL
logg."
I'VE know nothing save that she was
the Widow Newberry of Charleston,
South Carolina, before my brother mar
ried her"
'szes, am aware of that. Andrew
married her in Charleston"
"He did,
'She became the wife of Richard New
berry in Norfolk on the twenty-seyenth
day of February, 1888"
impossible! Why, she was a girl in
short dresses then"
NO; she was eighteen years of age.
She is over forty now"
How did you ascertain all of these
facts, doctor?'
You know how culpable 1 felt after
Andrews death. l determined to learn
more of Elinor Kellogg. l placed the
matter in the hands of Mr.. Sellars. He
traced Newberry and wife. Will you
make statement of your experience, Mr..
Sears?'
oh, | simply visited Charleston and
took a back trail, as it were. [ traced the
Ncwberry man and wife to Augusta, next
to Savannah, thence to New Orleans.
then to Memphis, Nashville, Baltimore
and New York in the order named. From
New York Newberry and wife sailed for
Europe. 1t was difficult to find the trail
after their return; but found it at last,
and it eventually led me to Norfolk. New
berry was a sporting man and follower
of horse racing, or it would have been Il
more difficult matter"
Il Judge So" remarked Amos.
Il found several in Norfolk who had
remembrance of Newberry. l visited
the court house and inspected the regis
ter of marriage licenses granted. l found
one printed on the twenty seventh of Feb
ruary, 1888, authorizing the marriage of
Richard Newberry and Elinor Clifford
$50 that was her maiden name-CEf-
ford. She was always reticent as to her
past, l think. At least l was unaware
until now as to what name she bore prior
to becoming the wife of Newberry."
THE registrar searched for and found
the license granted" continued the detec-
five 1.-The document had been fled by
the Justice of the peace who had perform
cd the ceremony on the date that the Ii
cense was granted. His signature had
been affixed to the same. 1t stood there
in bold letters, though somewhat faded
John Il. Little, j. p The names of
two witnesses to the ceremony appeared,
.AlonZo Rush and %. l.. Holiness The
ma sistrnte, Little, had been dead some
wears. Rush had disappeared. Holmes
| succeeded in finding. he remembered
distinctly all the circumstances. Stated
that the marriage took place in the jus
tice's private office. and that, as he was
passing. he was called in to witness the
ceremony. He was slightly acquainted
with Newberry. but had never before be
held Elinor Clifford. He stated, however,
that she was a very beautiful young
woman"
ST can we'll believe that" said Amos.
ct was not difficult task to trace
Nevberry back to .the date of his birth;
but it was an entirely different matter
with regard to Elinor Clifford. I was
unable to trace her history one hour into
the past from the time when, with New
berry. she stood before the justice"
>;Strange very strange. exclaimed
i Amos, who was again mixing the tod
dies. s"rhat name-Clifford-I should
suppose tiss$swould have aided you"
We'll. it lead ME to discover more
Cliffords thSV dreamed existed. Yes,
two Elinor Cliffords; but neither was the
Elinor whom I was tracing"
so you gave it up:" said Amos, as he
slipped his toddy.
Il returned and reported to the doctor
the progress that had made. I had no