Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-28

| will hand this package to our cashier
/ and have a check made out on the Great
| Western Bank payable to your order, for
ten thousand dollars"
! "But-''
do not say word, Mr.. Kellogg. AS
one Of our heaviest stock owners, fair
| share of the payment will fall on you,
and only for the more important matter
that brought Mr.. Sellars here in your in
terest, the mystery would never have been
unrayeled."
"Well, if you look at it in that way,
must submit"
Five minutes later the banker and de-
tective left the office, Sellars bearing with
him the company's check.
| Arrived at the bank, Mr.. Kellogg said
| to his son, who was at the cashiers Win
dow:
'Robert, have you made out the check I
spoke to you OFF,
| Eyes, father" replied the acting cash
| Ter.
''Send the book to my Office by the por-
| ter will sign it. Come, Mr.. Sellars."
The two men were seated in the bank
| er's sanctum when the porter entered and
handed Mr.. Kellogg the check book. A
moment later he had signed and torn from
| the book a check which he handed the
detective.
II can never repay you, my friend" he
said with no little agitation, ''for all that
you have done for me and mine. l can
never forget. But for you the murderess
Of my brother, my wife, and almost of
| loved daughter, would soon have become
my wife. God grant that you and yours
may have happiness, and that your days
may be long in the land. This little check
is, l assure you, but slight token Of my
regard and appreciation for your SER
| vices"
"Why, Mr.. Kellogg" said Sellars, not
ing that the check handed him was for
five thousand dollars, Il hardly feel that
| 1 am entitled to this sum from you. You
did not even engage my services"
$50 much the more do l appreciate
them"
'"The fact isl observed the detective,
Il feared to acquaint you with certain
| movements / desired to make, or even
| that l entertained suspicious that l did.
You would have believed them without
foundation, and [ might have had more
difficulty in making my investigations.
Dr. Strong and l felt that you had best
| be kept in ignorance of my presence in
Chicago until l had brought the case to
eliminating point
Il think you acted wisely. Nothing but
the most convincing proof could have
caused me to doubt the integrity of that
woman. Poor Andrew
That evening the banker and his son
accompanied Mr.. Sellars to the depot and
he returned to the sunny Siuth, bearing
with him their heartfelt gratitude and the
fifteen thousand dollars he had so well
earned.
On the evening of the first Of Septem-
| Der, the bankers residence was aglow
with light, and very happy looked the fair
Laura, as, leaning on the arm of Law
renee Terry, she advanced to the east end
of the parlor, where stood waiting cler--
gyman.
Lawrence, though yet rather pale, had
entirely recovered from his wound, and
| happiness beamed from his eyes.
| Janette, nearly as sprightly as ever, ap-
peared on the left of the bridal couple,
and if one could judge from indications,
the sprite held captive the heart of DR..
Strong's son, Arthur, who accompanied
her. The fair charmer standing by Rob-
ert's side is Grace, the sister of the bride
groom, and Julia. the housemaid, as she
|
| just remarking:
Il clare to de Lawd, 1 jes specs dat
will be de mex couple what steps off de
carpet"
"Sure huff, chile" says her nanny. ga
blin' man kin see how the win am drift
in"
Amos Kellogg, his wife, daughter and
son are present, as, also, are Doctors
| Strong and Hewitt.
Il much regret, Amos" the banker
SAYS. that you were unable to bring Mr..
Sellars."
''He was much disappointed, brother,
| but he was called to Charleston very sud-
denly and felt that he must 60"
The ceremony performed, all followed
the newly welded couple to the wedding
feast
After the return of the bride and groom
from their wedding trip, Lawrence re-
sumed his position in the bank, and to
| Robert fell the duties formerly performed
by Earl.
Mr.. kellogg felt more and more, as
time passed on, that he could never be-
come reconciled to pass the remainder of
his years where there were constantly so
many reminders Of the hideous past.
The result was that the following April
he wound up the affairs of the bank, clos
ed it's doors and removed to an enterpris-
ing city on the Pacific slope, where he
again engaged in the banking business.
Lawrence Terry, with his bride, his
mother and sister, accompanied him, and
at the time this record closes the sister
has been Mrs. Robert kellogg for many
| years.
Mr.. kellogg is now quite an elderly
man. and has retired from active service,
leaving the management of the second
institution of the kind he had founded to
Robert and Lawrence.
One of the leading physicians in the
city is Arthur Strong, formerly of North
Carolina, and he and Janette reside with
the banker, whose greatest pleasure con-
sists in corraling the youngsters of his