The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-17

Ancc OF contrasting expressions. Tue
child still calmly staring, his utter ig-
norance countcrfeiting wisdom, the wo-
man tense and eager, her eyes search
ing and unsatisfed.
Il will take this paper" she said,
speaking with considerable effort, ard
she gave the boy coin.
Presently she stood upon the side
walk of Broadway, gazing across at the
with a confused notion that it could
give her important information, but
was perversely refusing TO do so.
She merely wished to know where
she was, and the familiar scene i'm.
pressed her as IL she had not been
there in Il long time and had forgotten
Then her mind became clear. She
paused in deep thought and at its cid
raised her hand as IL TO beckon to a
cabman; but, changing her purpose
she stepped into doorway and read
once more the item in the paper that
the little boy had thrust under her eyes
At The first glance one who knew
Brenda might have said tina, the story
lay outside her world and could not in
tercst her. However. it was what a
journalist might call good news and
therefore it was printed with the lines
very far apart by way Of emphasis.
and 1t bore the marks Of haste. Thus
r. .o,.
Eitfe Miner an actress ii'lnS al l4s west ''''r
ty'eigfth street. was stabbed by some person nn'
known IN hcr room ms afternoon
It Is lodging house owned and occupied by
Mrs A'''e simmons MISS M'!'er ia" lhra III ''e
rear room on the i'rst hoor Tor some hoh'hs.
Inc CRIME was d,seoEercu ny servant VINO Gu
'ea 'e room, a" 'u"G n M'ss ",, n
EIGHTH street was hastily summoned, and he pro.
nounced the wound mortal II is just below the
collar bone on the ,e't SIDE, eStenans sNarps
inv live ou, %, wall of 1Ic nc,r Trn MIS- killer
should have survived the wound longer than few
seconds is regarded as miraculous by DR., Blair
anu u,me ns'1rs, ca sr~ u s" ., wn ns
Iosni,a,, were At the Lou,e within A few minutes
after The dscoscry Of the crime.
The weapon was hunting knife. having long
o'1u, A h ' 'I hun" .. ,,r ,ot NJ o o,
nsry hunting knife. /, vas found on the floor
beside the body. servant says that ele has seen
tie knife IN Miss Miller room WIN" Tic last
wv 'a', ,.,,o IN ,o roo,, v,,, l,,,cr which r,.v
explain the whole AFFAIR. The police have it ard
refuse to dy1lse its contents. but it is known
,at ss Wa.''r , a,1yn,e !" H., ata' No. "'n"
Of the late St. clair Alden, who praclicaly dis
Inherited him
Miss Miller is very bfan'i'n' girl, tau ana OF
w., u""e srt "' I,n;, IN rho llama, hoo an
unsucccssiul comedy produced in his city two
years ago Since then her work has not been seen
mere $780,, ,
hr'noa "a'hro uo"h hro""w"y ~
'h'r.S'e's"'h street anu 'ur"co ".st,
ward l'','eu'a'ei' sle pe'ec'''u ''e
mo''ey eroWo VINO" tue news o. ''e
cr'nlc hau Drought 'ose'"''' 'n" she
nes'!ate"' lhch' sh'''''ns h'r ups
nrln'y together' s"e fes"'''eu "e' o''s'
maj purpose. 49,,
nc HOUSE nu'lDeleo 40 l'o "'s"
stoop anu !aro 'he size o' Il "''"e,
"pe' }" WHY" '"e grass was ely" """
Yards were brown with the heat and
drought of that remarkable month Of
June. The house itself had an air Of
neatncss and the flavor OF home, but :
its privacy had been invaded first by !
crime and then by all the train that fol-
lows it. The door stood n lar for pry-
ing eyes. and the two gigantic police
men lounrjpg at the head OF the steps
seemed the chief intrudcrs rather than
the guardians of the place. Brenda, !
for nil thar was upon her mind. felt the !
dissertation and shudlercd at it.
The po]iccmcn, who had been leaning
against the ratings, stood erect and
nut ,hoir shou,,,ors toro,hcr nc Ernn,la