Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-26

He IS at present IN GeTmdHy
Gle is serving his year"
elias he been in this house lately,
Gle was here on the night the
second Frau Wollmeyer died.
Cousin was silent; she looked down
in confusion. My heart throbbed
wildly.
Herr Wollmeyer smiled mockingly.
'tAh, ha-what do hear, my dear
Anneliese? Do you chance to know
for whom Herr Robert Nordmann,s
visit was intended?
"In what room did he stay?" asked
Braunberg, disregarding this piece
OF bad taste.
I'm this room, the same which was
entered" replied the old lady.
"How long was Herr Nordmann
with you?"
From ten o'clock at night until
about five in the morning. He left as
soon as he heard that Frau Wollmeyer
was dead"
"Herr Wollmeyer knew nothing Of
it?"
mo, the visit was intended for me.
He came at my express wish
81 ask you once more, Fraulein
Himmel-what proof can you bring to
show that Herr Nordmann was not
here last night, that it was not ne
who attempted the theft?"
'"The simplest in the world-he does
not even know that have these
papers,.
"And you are convinced that these
papers are still in your possession,
that the intruder did not take them?"
''He did not take them, he could
not"
s'Aha, you did not have them in that
chest of drawers?"
ST did not have them at all; I had
already sent them to my nephew
! when did you do 500"
''Last night"
sLast night?" The official looked at
her keenly and doubtfully. "How
came you to send them away just last
night?"
81 did not think them safe any
longer here"
Have you postal receipt?"
mo, I sent through the ordinary
mail When I decided to send them,
the postoff1ce was closed"
'"Then Robert Nordmann received
the papers of such import to him this
morning."
Eyes, it surely takes no longer for
letters to reach Halle
The police commissioner made no
reply and stroked his beard. Herr
Wollmeyer wiped his brow with silk
handkerchief. "It is strange said
he, 'last night thieves broke in here,
and this morning Herr Nordmann is
in possession of a certain thing said
to be of great value to him!"
The official had taken a small mem
orandum from his pocket and was
studying it. Then he wrote some
thing down and gave it to the SER
geant whom he summoned. ITO the
telegraph ofice!"
| WoLmeyer suddenly seized his arm.
Never mind, Braunberg; will with
draw the motion for an examination.
This calls into play matters of deli
cate nature-it is possible, even very
probable, that my nephew was here,
not, however, to procure a mythical
document, which no doubt consists Of
a letter left by his mother, but to-
you know, dear Braunberg before the
betrothal cards are printed-and you
know, such affection has always more
charm when shown behind the back
of Papa-ha, hal" He laughed
loosely and patted the officials
shoulder. II will take the next train
to Halle and talk privately with the
boy. Come upstairs, we will drink
a glass Of wine together-the matter
here is settled"
I rose abruptly to my feet; wanted
to speak, wanted to rush across the
room and strike in the face the man
who had dared to affront Robert and
me.
Cousin restrained me and ap-
preached the commissioner II am
the only one who has the right to de-
eide whether the examination can he
waived or mott" she cried with pa1lid
cheeks. ga robbery has been at.
tempted in my room, and as the affair
has taken such a turn, require that
it be sifted to the bottom. The father
was innocently accused of theft, l
wish to protect the son from a similar
fate"
/ 'I beg to remind you that Herr
| Nordmann is suspected of having
entered your room in the nighttime,
in order to obtain unlawfully the docu-
ments so valuable to him." warned the
official. He will be under police sur
| veillance today"
"Ah, cousin, cousin, admonished
Herr Wolmeyer, wiping his pale brow
with his handkerchief. The floor
seemed to be turning around with
him, he sat down. Consider, dear
cousin, consider!" he stammered II
will go to Halle and arrange the
matter-do not make the poor la1
miserable"
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