The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-28

But there acas a part of the long, long let
ter Mrs. Barry did read.
lice and was believed to be part of the
Fort Russell plumber, and from there he
telegraphed that the first thing shown
him was Mrs. Freeman's watch. injur-
ed. Mrs. Gregg's was found at another
pawnshop, but the rings, pins and other
costly gimcraoks were still missing.
Dungan's place in town had been ran
sacked, but to no purpose. The silver
had probably been broken up before
this. Mr.. Cook had come to talk with
her major about the business. Cook be-
lieved those two close mouthed parties
whom he had arrested were members of
some gang Of professionals who had
been compelled to leave their favorite
fields Of operation, in the distant east
and were merely keeping their hand in
here on the far frontier. Their only
hold on Bridget was through her puta-
tive cousin, Mike, bad character at
best, though not a "cracksman. Her
letters from good families in st. Louis,
which she had SO confidently exhibited
to Mrs. Barry in response to the adver.
tisemenr for cook, proved to be for
geries, but also pointed to the probability
Of her being familiar with names, To-
calities, ETC., in that city. So that was
where the police were now working.
Meanwhile Bridget, Mike and the silent
pair brought back from the borderland
Of Missouri were languishing behind the
bars. Further proof was needed.
But nothing yet had been seen or
heard of Boston. If they could find
him, Mr.. Cook said, they stood q big
chance Of learning who the others were.
They were doubtless wanted in more
places than one, and goodly reward
might possibly be paid. Mrs. Barry did
not show this part Of the letter to
Nathalie, nor did she read it. The girl
shrank at any mention Of the fellow,
and yet had assured her friend that she
had no idea whatever whittier he had
fed or where he was now in hiding,
and that was enough for Mrs. Barry.
But there was part of the long, long
letter Mrs. Barry did read, and her gen.
tie eyes more than once glanced up from
the page and sought the flushing face
beside her:
"Mr. Maynard improves rapidly now
and picks up every day. The doctors
say his oyesight will be restored all
right and that he will soon be quite
well again, but he was badly and pain
fully burned for all that and has suf-
fered as keenly as be has uncomplain.
ingly. Miss Maynard is still on guard
over him, and some people are incon.
siderate enough to say that they think
that the way she watches every word
and motion of his callers and strives to
forestall his replies is getting decidedly
tiresome. They wish they didn't have
to see Mr.. Maynard through his sister.
Colonel Anterior has been called to de-
partment headquarters for consultation
and will doubtless 60 thence to Chicago
10 join Mrs. Atherton, SO you will prob.
ably see him before you go south. Ma
jor Stannard is in command meanwhile,
and as we are now under the same roof
we see more Of the Maynards than any
body else, and Luce cher major) says he
believes Maynard would be all right in
few days II that old maid sister of
lis would only clear out and 60 home,'
'ut Luce always has something hateful !
o say Of old maids. {
She is always down stairs when the
rderly comes with the letters. She al !
ways reads over the address of those for {
Ter brother, and only through her do t
lis letters reach him. Luce snorts an. t
rily and Says things more than like I
o tell you. He thinks she would even l
ssume control Of her brothers CORE d
pondence, and that she doesn't at all '
ike it now that he is permitted to read
is own letters. This morning Mr.. I
1aynard said to me, THE doctor tells u
10 that tomorrow ! may use my hand U
little, and the first thing I do will be ?
} write Mrs. Barry to thank her and e
[iss Baird for the lovely letters they v
rote me- whereupon Miss Maynard Il
lstantly spoke up why, Ronald, I'd 9
only too glad to write for you any r
me, but he as promptly said these q
ere matters that he preferred not to q
,legate, and could easily see that she b
as much nettled. So you will be get G
ng letters in day or two" Il
And they did. Mrs Barry's was u 9,
tort, painfully written three page fl
issive, but it delighted her greatly,
Id she wished to read it at once to n
athalie, but the girl had vanished. "
Gone to read her own letter in her T.
vn room," said Mrs Barry, with a f.
nile that spoke volumes of hope and II
mpathy and interest and she would n,
low no disturbance Of the supposed f.
alden meditation for full two hours. 70
len as Nathalie returned not Mrs. n,
arry became anxious and tapped at the "
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