Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-10-03
MYSTERIOUS
MISS DACRES
By Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield.
oopyrish. 1901, by j. d. Ll,pln.o.. Co.
SYNOPSIS.


room of Mrs. Brathwaite. the narrator
OF the story, at her quiet country home.
TO secure, as she says. some much-needed
rest rest, MI MI, Beldon. claiming to BIO an edi-
cares room. Both boarders openly OBJ
iect to the presence of the other. Squire
lived at the elose by T Sas hsd
died under somewhat mysterious circum-
CHAPTER II.-Durlng night Mrs.
| Brathwaitc witnesses meeting at her
front gate between Miss Dacres and a
of Met tbs she asks
qGes nes a sratn ,atnfy hsF
N me MISSES id ne Elizabeth and Evelyn sisters
ness and death. and how his nurse. a pre-.
tended sister of charity. had tried to OBJ
IAN s,ili possession OF number of valuable
ior the church. Mrs. Brathwaite had
learned all this through Squire Darling.
Ton Ions old old housekeeper. Margot The sis
| niece and heir to the estate, Amaranthe.
who with her father. Eugene Darlington,
t mao some me year, years before gone to india
waite sees her two boarders canverslng
other.
Mr.. Beldon sprang to the door.
"Say she'll come in a minute, Glory,
in n minute" He pushed her out,
drew me in, and this time he did lock
his door most hurriedly.
II told you," he said, speaking very
fast, that old Haight was putting
them on to the case. Now promise
me that you won't take him in. They
have withdrawn the police from the
Hall, I hear, and now the newspaper
harpies are going to have their
innings. Now promise me, Mrs.
Brathwaite, do promise me. If you
must take in reporter, take some
one not on our paper"
81 sha'n't take him." said I. Don't
you be alarmed. Nothing would
tempt me to help annoy the ladies
at the Hail." / then went out and
| heard him lock the door after me.
He was evidently more afraid of his
own editor than of all the ghosts
in Christendom. l went swiftly out
to the porch, and there found
young fellow, not yet out OF his
teens. He had newspapers in all his
| pockets, and there was such an erup-
ton of pencils everywhere that he
might almost have answered to the
soor,I"e' OF Inc human forcu-
p III ,,o,,oa n,,;+o,r
"II,ye Won ronm for ren+9. no
..;d W ~ w 'A'' A'
No s,;d
.lybv ,,os +o,d IN Tho ,;,,.ao
that ! mioh+ Iva aha r. nat IL hass
r oo,,o 10, +ha ~, az -.
- WIT, ~, sn..+; ~ ....
~ re,no;n FOR two ~ +I,ra. d.,..n
"yy.u 7 have M roor, Tor ,o,, - r
said "Wb,t ;s ynur nanerou
mrbe Mornino sc,+ha - s,5a Ia A..
AZ. s,,;1ad tel ,u;thl
fnd;na - ~ ~ :. W nsf ~
hnt 7 Ma ~ ;a,a p ~, ha ,,,,r'.;,,
Sna ,,h ,.nS ,u",,+aa =. -. e 10y
dear people Mt the Hail and said
onIv nWell + have M room ,,nooer
Mod. besidas never Lat NV 800,
for less than n week. 80.
I ..nS K.,,-
ncuaaA wSa M rent at an IN Pay pas
He ia verv keen after this art;o,s
.,vonn ~, .T - - 49,
how, e ," :, mou'u. ie. soH
str;a,,a,, io ~ 1ah,, wa ~ h','N.S.
:" wy '9theS' "Au wv
olrefea me hundred dollars week.
here, Bill" ! said, see this stranger
OH the premises.
MY ola dog got up and came over
10 "here tne young man stood and
pesan pushing against nm with ms
sfeae oooS. .,
Does ne Due asked ne.
NO. uhiess 100 nara pushed, l
say 81 Ion push nm 100 hard.
:, won saio ne: mays WhaS
&c > cong 70 me- IN just go along
WY up 10 tne nan
~. uio,lanha' ! cailea.
| es m, sala ulorlanna.
..o oen' 10, ,'aiaw!n mere.
| ~, ~ gong ma am" sald me
so 1"ws,, s ;,
o.: Is e.lu y you are
In ~ gong fsn' on up 70 the
'" .M,o ),
| ~ go n:s,u u You're not
| t,pa,,, paiuy iomher appeared.
,.n ei hasai. saiu :, 'nls young
49, -, ~. Wy Naoie .'. . a luu' waits
W 80 up ana annoy me iaaies' lou
"a CIV . nli s'e 'n, ~ ne uuesh = ana
So ao. W. ds naiuy io"ner came
IN .m ."e nouse.
me young man walked down the
steps quickly ana out 10 the gate.
/ OH carn't nOllnf that there hi lie