The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-30
A NfYsTERY sTuT.


some in the Places OF Readjustmcnt
A MYSTERY STILL
Out near the east edge - tewn. half
way between the stock ya1la aaa I.oca1
addition in a neat white cotsagc. las
lived tor nine years loaoly woman ana
a bright little giFI. Up Co last 49, tbey
lived there. they two. vcry rt1inrs ard
exclusive They arc gone naw, tht chad
10 where she may at Ias, scarn ta, shsd-
owy mystery % hey bgsns the uafhef.
none even OF her nearest neisheae Aaow
where. The ltfle mall she ever received
came addressed 20 Mrs en- 4. NlsF.n
This is an any one knows 90 he- aara-
tity. or az least Gsd know up ie dsy ar-
fore yesterday. Then q sfrauFcr esaf'
here and sought hcr eut aud CD ar -
quaiutapce here DE- told "a vsera Hl -
row ful tale that 20 onee wIus th. afer-
est and pity OF all Just uiar N.sf as7
this woman AM her husband iis.a NerF
happily il q iljie towa ia Deaas tlt-
nois II seemed to those of tfeiV f1ale
intimate friends as theuea t1ffa sts
the model aud jGetl married Afe fn
snowy Christmas ,vt tbey attended
small social party at frieud IS h.iH H-
ing ia the best ~ snrirs parHs Che
evening a. Martin ana bss eite staai
side by side talking msryily wisa q atti"
group II friends. the yoi3aE husband -ad-
denly asked 60 De excused. saving .le hs.t
ieft his handkerchief iu hls ste1r'iss
up stairs and would reform e. soon ~ Pc
got g. tie left the room ara uo hluran
eye ever again beheld hlm iisius ~ a.sH.
50 far as Is known After asa anac-es. 4ia-
bic DELAY the hostess ws1f to ioak for
him. bur hc vas nowhere about Poe haHsr.
His ovcrcoat VAS as De bad lcft Be- iu the
reception room up stairs. Iii. ese1sf'sas
and seal skin esp were in the hau - i'~
No one saw him ieavc thr houTe. no f'ot
prints on the freshly faliCn eaaw be-
traved any means % sYit. So frlius EFT
the city that night after fhc haur - as-
appeared No livery stable Bad BAL a
patron get rir No efrsgrfrs were so
tho HitIe town either ihe aay before ~
that following In fact rot the siaoffsr
| trace or falntcst clue vas ever found
/ Neither has there ever been the sHEnfeHt
motive for his strange actAsu. 81 in'.efei.
Z ne voluntarily made aay- tte hHi geo taa
/ habits was prosperous in hHeins 'oNfa
his wife and was daus-fif in TASTES *H-i
/ habit. The aumbfouuaej ana Beast.
/ broken wife broke down ~.th He sas
Z nrostratlon. ani hsr lIfr ~a a.rr1ifta -,
/ and white in this condition E,r caHd vat
/ born. The agony and suAiety ~ iFh
E mother Rad lert SIS terrible imprlat on tHe
unfortunate babe. aHd r.. too. tremhilnF.
hung iu Gods delicate Haiansf. hHt e
lived Pratt. morbid snd resrotir vree B..
little Elsie dragged a miaarahio iie aHfd
7 last week when .he iae dsau f1 ne
( everlasting sleep
/ one year after fte t-th ~ teia H'fs
| walf a. insxpiicable fate tss mafaer -
I termined Co wait no .onEsr ~ fte
/ ,urn ~ her husband and 'e- aa unfa
( ~ the skeiu ~ lmreusfrat.a ntF'eff
zhroudinE his mysff Ha -letraHr
I The wooden syupathv ~ fr.fr',s ta. exc
/ p-s4sed curiosity fsst etsF fataasi a7
we're uubesfatfe ana tsfs Der ha
! daughter she ggleflt haie r
+ scenes painfaI aH1 rieateHt $500
( rrsckinr bItfsr-ssesf ef r
{ and came fs WtrhIfa asere sre hne~
not iivfrz bsius ard srrsI .' rk. 20
rex ae1uaIutanrre Tf. la
/ a sweet and ie1ahtr t
keen mentally. hut e.1.s Dram
Not a .-niIs ever vtealh-I Hr
10 3sfoasassz ar4 ss.esr nf
aaiiy Hfe The .ersr
cruelty and uFia.af'E .n'
saieif ~ rhe ,fr1rlrE as tHe ifaH @
the aseh. For haars aa- ~
+ gaze iats her mrtaera fa fer