The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-17

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"She plays her part qvcll. Quite an inno-
cent, is she not?''
sit was Matthew Mora, alias Matthew
Morton. who was the father of this
waif How very strange that what
had at first seemed totally different
affair should now prove to be connect
ed in so important a manner with the
case which Mr. Barnes was Investigate
ing!"
''Of course, of coursew said he aloud.
ut was to you. then, that he sent the
note yesterday morning when you left
the house in Essex street in a car
riageY"
That he should have this knowledge
seemed to reassure the girl, for she
now spoke to him more freely
'Why. yes" said she. Matthew
wrote me that must leave the house
and go to boarding house in Tenth
street, and he told me to call myself
Mrs. Crane till heard from him again.
That's why | gave you that name"
This seemed very significant to Mr..
Mitchell. Did Matthew Mora know that
Preacher Jim's true name was Mat
thew Crane, and did he instruct Lillian
to assume that name as means of
throwing detectives upon false scent
in case they should track the girl to
her new abode? 1t began to look as
though MI. Barnes estimate of the
man was correct. But the main point
at present was to learn what part he
had played in the removal of the child
from it's mother and in it's subsequent
abandonment. Mr.. Mitchell dismissed
all idea of collision on the part of the
girl.
You say your husband did not place
your baby in the graveyard. How do
you know this?'
Il suppose l might as we'll tell you
the whole truth. Well, one night we
We're to ball at Apollo hall when who
should turn up but an old gent, who
walked straight to where we were
dancing. He grabs me by the arm
and squeezed me so hard l screamed
Then he threw me one side, and, grab
bing Matthew, he says, L want you to
come out of this Matthew never
said word, but went with him. They
went down to the saloon, and they
had high words together but after
awhile Matthew came up again and
tried to make out as if nothing was
T lr5t h,
finally he told me the old man was his
father; that he was on to us and was
in an ugly humor. l got scared at that
and began to cry, but Matthew told me
there was nothing to cry about. There
was nothing the old man could do to
me anyway. whatever he might do to
him. Then all of a sudden Matthew
turned white like, as though he had
sudden idea, and he says to me:
You wait for me here. I'll be back
Then he rushed off. He was gone a
long time and only got back as the
ball was breaking up, and he took ME
home. When we got there baby was
gone. | was frightened, but Matthew
explained everything to me. Il got an
idea at the ball., said he that the
goy'nur might have found out where
we We're living. If he had come here
and seen the baby, it would have been
all up with me. He would have disin-
herlted me, sure. So l rushed round
here, and there was the little cherub
IN his crib But / know my gov'nur.
and amt taking chances. SO I've tax
en- baby TOT nurse know up town, and
she'll be all right till this blows over
I'M this blows over says |. you
amt never going to keep baby from
me for long time? oh. no. saws
he, only till the old gent gets off his
high horse That won't be more'n a
week. But it's best for YOU not to see
baby for awhile. You might be watch
ed The old man is full of that sort of
thing If l find it out. may have to
move you out Of this in a hurry. Sc
be ready any time you get word to
change boarding houses in a jiffy.'
Then he kissed me and went off. I
haven't seen him since. but that's Why
wasn't surprised when 1 got the note
yesterday morning"
Where did this nurse live? Did
your husband tell you?"
mo. He said if he didn't tell me it
would be safer, as nobody could get it
out OF me. So, don't you see, he was
SO particular about baby's safety he
never would have harmed her"
MI. Mitchell looked down at her as
she stopped over and buried her face in
the infants clothing and pitied her as
ne noted her childlike faith in her lover.
Ihls talk about the nurse was so
transparent, and yet it had served to
satisfy the trusting woman because
she loved the man who had thus basely
deceived her.
ABOUT what time did the old man
come to the ball and quarrel with your