The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-03-08
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Copyright. 1901. by Charles W. Hooke.

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"y!nvcn't you seen the newspapers 2
sskcd Nralr.
only some little jieccs-iust to lool
Mt the pictures she replied. "Dr. Ken
call didn't wish me to read the stories.
Did you see the pictures of the 'mys
terions woman Grawn from descrip
iion"
"No.'
"AIiss Maclanc didn't show them tc
yGu! Well, well! How singular"
Il selected the things to be shown to
Miss Miller" said Kendall; most of
them"
"And you cut out all about the
mysterious woman" qucred Ncale.
"Why!'
at was not Intentional" replied the
doctor, reddeHing. Il merely happened
to do it,"
Il guess Miss Macane helped YOU"
faid Npalc.
"What has Miss Mac,ane to do with
it!' asked Elsie
"A good many people think She was
the woman replied the captain. Its
beginning to be said all over but
there's one person who thinks 50 and
won't say so-yct."
"Who's that" said Elsie.
"Dr. Blair" responded Neale. "You
know who he is:''
1--WE met him" she replied Mrs.
Simmons got him to come to see me
once when was sick. think he was
staying at the house then. What has
he to do with this affair"
The captain explained.
r ut seems to me-" said Elsie, "thnt
anybody who ever saw Miss Macane
would know her next time. If DR..
blair says that he doesn't recognize
her then she isn't the woman he saw"
do you deny that she called upon
your persisted the captain.
Il certainly do deny it," replied Elsie,
with decision.
perhaps it was some other woman
who looked like her." suggested Ncalc.
II don't know any woman who looks
like her. said Elsie. ~ never saw one
who did"
The captain glanced ut Kendall aud
said slowly
'Shc doesn't know anybody who looks
like Miss Mnclanc.'
"Wrll," said Kendall, "what of IT."
"Why. neither does anybody else in
the house" replied the captain. so
Miss Marlanc is the only woman of
that kind, 50 far as we know, WHO could
have any motive for going there. And
somebody went
Elsie was beginning to be excited to
the danger point and Kendall cut Off
III" interview, Ncale yielding without a
word Of protest
Don't you worry; not a Bit" said he
to Elsie. "Thcre amt going to be no
trouble for anybody, except the guilty !
party"
When the captain had gone, Elsie
pleaded with Kendall to let her SEQ DR.,
blair.
"All these stories about Brenda must
rest upon what he says She insisted,
"and If tell him positively, face to
face, that it WIS not Brenda he will !
make a statement that will put an end
to all the trouble. And it is worrying
Brenda. I'm sure of it. She tries to
hide it from mo, but there is something
proving on her mind. or course have
not understood what it was, but now l
can see. We must remember how hard
1t is for girl brought up as she has
bc"n. all surrounded by dignity and re-
1inrmcnt, to lave her name in every
body's mouth in connection with such
al affair rs this
Kendall was inclined to take favor
able view Of this suggestion. His own
opinion, formed from the newspaper
reports, was that DR.. Blair was n con-
Ecienti"us man who was trying to tell
the exact truth in q very serious mat ,
ter; that he believed it was Miss Mae
lane whom he had seen. but was wise
and just enough not to say so upon any
other ground than positive certainty.
Upon the other hand, he would not dc.
clare openly that the woman was not
Brenda until his mind was clear Of
doubt 1t might easily happen that
talk with Elsie would result in thor.
Dughly convincing him, and for Elsie
there was nothing to be feared. since
Blair as a physician would know how
to avoid exciting her.
F! Accordingly Kendall said that he
would send word to blair during the
afternoon. As 1t happened, he had
leisure to GO himself upon this Grand,
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