Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-03-01
5ia44SEz@Gx 80, 80
YE(@@EgBa?EE'5Ei346E!53
$8::klz&<


tCopyriehs. 1900. by A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Col
"The dead is alive" she muttered,
"and very much alive!" =.
Without much trouble she found the
house, and MRS. Charles
Cray" was soon in big comfortable
room.
Nov, if Lucy only passes the custom
officers safely there will not be one
single thing to bother me-" she said.
sAnd what is to hinder her?"
But - the morning passed and her
companion did not appear, her citation
changed to anxiety. What could have
delayed the woman? Surely something
had arisen, even at this late hour, to
rouse suspicion. Mrs. Goddard wake
the floor like Gagged beast. Noon came
and passed. and the afternoon dragged
: Itself along at snail's pace. She was
aYald to 90 out in the street. For
shght she knew the police. having ar
rested her accomplish, was now turn
Ing Liverpool upside down to find trace
OF her. The first shadows of night
fall were like palpable substances
which rasped a brain now inf1amed
> with fears and direful ina ginings.
"Exposure!" seemed to be written in
letters of fire on the unlighted walls of
her chamber. "Suicide!" was the next
word she saw, but she brushed it aside.
She would not even think of such 4
step. Even after this game was played,
and had entertained the victims of the
nine-day sensation habit. there would
yet be other fields for the exercise of
her fruitful brain. The word had al
ways seemed so large to her-so full
of resources.
At ten o'clock she heard some one
- coming up the stairs She weighed the
tread, wondering if it was a police
mans. No, it was too light for that. 1t
was a woman's. Opening the door, she
saw Mrs. Nolan standing before her in
the il-lighted corridor. She drew her
tn, her fears completely dominating
her speech.
Il know you are angry, but l could
not help it?' began Mrs. Nolan in q
$harsh undertone
what was it?' demanded Mrs. Cod
dard; don't keep me waiting"
ut was lot of things. I did my best,
but the custom officers would not let
me have your trunks
rs that al?"
! mo, they held me there for several
hours asking all manner of questions
about you and making me swear to
statements. I swore enough lies to
draw pension from the kingdom of
He'll for the rest of my life. 1t was all
about the ownership of the contents
of the trunks and which were your
things and which mine.'
''Then they did not suspect us OFF"
mo, it was only about the things.
Then after I had managed to get pos
session of my trunks, by showing my
name on them, I slipped away and got
cab that took me to the Portland
house. I thought would be free,
but the police officers kept calling to
make other inquiries and get me to
make other affidavits about the color
of your hair, your age, your residence,
the name of your husband, and what
not. Then they had no sooner given
me breathing spell than the report
ers and foreign correspondents began
to troop in.''
"Reporters?' Mrs. Goddard pro-
nounced the word as if she were
learning to speak English.
eyes, you don't mean to say you
haven't seen the afternoon papers!'
Mrs. Nolan drew three damp ones
from her cloak pocket. II can't inn
agine what you have been doing all
day. They have been yelling your
name all over Liverpool"
NJ thought it would get into print,
OF course said Mrs. Goddard. She
had Gained down bly,, and
now set herself to the task before her.
"Of course, l can't go without
clothes" she murmured, reflectively,
''and let those stupid limbs of the law
ship every rag I have back to the
major. 1t would II pset him awfully!
Now, let me think"
The product of her meditation was
worthy Of her ingenuity. She laid
oSIuc .Ae newspapers, VI "nlcn Sne
had only read few. big headlines,
and sat down at table where there
was a pen, paper and ink, and began
to write as follows:
y "Whereas. I. Jeanne Goddard, wife
Of Major Rowland Goddard, of Lynd.
hurst-on-the-Hudson, New York, do
hereby acknowledge that I owe my
companion, Lucy Nolan. for past serv.
ices, the sum of one thousand dollars
which debt do secure by a mortgage
on all my personal effects, such as my
jewelry, trunks and all their various
contents, such as wearing apparel
etc. In case of my death while we
are abroad l hereby authorize her
the said Lucy Nolan, to retain the
aforementioned property till my hus'
band. the said Major Goddard, has
satisfied her claim in full. To this
herewith set my hand and seal.
Jeanne Goddard"
~ ''What does all this mean?" ques
toned Mrs. Nolan, when she had read
it twice, each time with contracted
brows and = doubtful shake of the
head. ~