Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-07-25

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one am afraid you must look upon
hum nature from y very stra1lgss
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81 more strange bably than
YOU answered. 81
113nt youg are 81 ont inual1y 5seSin9l
the5saddest side 81, it. To you al tho
miseries that . life Of crime entails.
are Visible. The greater part of
5yourss timeSais spent, among desperate
men 81 are without hope, and TO
whom even their own shadows are 8
constant menace. I wonder that you
still manage to retain 81 your kind
heart. :z FISK. 49,, s.
But how do you know that my
hearts, kind?'' ] inquired. S 4 s. ~
;.s 81 for no other reason, simply be.
cause you have taken npsmy uncle's
case, she answered. do you think
when he was SO rude to You just
now that I could not see that you
pitiedss him, and for that reason you
forebore to take advantage Of your
power I know you have q kind
heart" f.. g=IE:y ~ 81 f:Ss.sz.:3 s*
And you find it difficult to as
simulate that kind heart with the re-
! morssless detective Of Public Life ?'s
sIsfind it dimc1t to recognize in
youasthe man Who, on "a certain,
/ notable OCCASION. went into a thieves
den. IN Chicago unaccompanied, and
!, aftersa terrible. struggle in which you
nearly lost your life succeeded in eff.
: fecting the arrest of notorious
murderer ~. - .-...., 49,. . -
At that moment the gong in the
: hall sounded for lunch, and i was
by no means sorry for the Interrupt
ton. We found Kitwater and Codd.
], awaiting our coming in the dining
! room, and we thereupon sat down to-
: the meal. When we eftsthe1 room
again, we sat in the garden and
smoked, ard later in the afternoon
i, my hostess conducted me over her
estate, showed me her wineries, in
,troduced me to her two sleek Jer-
seys,. who had their home in the
meadow I had seen from the win
! dow;# to her poultry, pigs and the
! pigeons who came futtering about
her, confident that they would come
to no; harm. Meanwhile her uncle
had resumed his restless pacing up
and down the path on which j had
:! first Seen him, CQdd had returned to
his archaeological studies. and was
alone with Miss Kitwater.=.,We were
standing alone together, remember,
at the gate that separated the gar
densfrom the meadow-land.: / knew
as well as possible, indeed had
known. it since we had met in the
schurchyard that morning, thatz.fssh
had something to say to. me, some
thing concerning which she had not
quite. made up her mind. What It
was, however, I fancied Is II could
hazard sai vary good guess, but Twas
determined not to foresta11 her, but
! to wait and let her breach it to me
!. In her own way. This, fancied, she
was now about to do. 49, we -2 :. :. = 4
T. 't'Mr. rFairfax,' 2 She began, resting
her clasped hands upon the bar Of
the gate as she spoke, II want, if you
will allow me, to have serious talk
$ with you. I could not have q better
opportunity than the present, and,
such as 1T is, I want to make the
bestsof. it, r.: = Sd j. sss--zEs3
IT, f.: II am quite. at your service, Miss
!: Kitwater,'" I replied "and if / can be
u of any use to you I hope: you will tell
me. Pray"let me know what I can
do for you pr, .~.~. -.
I : .''1t is about my. uncle and Mr.
2ECodd t.,lat~T want to speak to you .
/ she Ssa q, sinking her voice a little, as
I il she NE re afraid they might hear
! l. "And what about them? ..s.s.gs.s.I
. IT Want, to be loyal to them, and
s1.yet ! want to know what you thinl
';of the whole affair." she said, look
1, ing intently at me as Il she spoke
Believe me, I have good and suf6,
= Gent reasons for my request" ..-.Ss
IT am to tell exactly what I think
y about their pursuit of this mar
i Hayle And what chances of sue
8 cess I.5think they possess ~ said
81 am not thinking SO much 81
their success" she returned, "as Of
d the real nature of their case"
i ''I believe I understand what i.
i passing in your mind" ! said. "In
deed I should not be surprised if thu
8 suspicion you entertain is not thu
same as ] have myself. . 5s IT, ss
!, gu have been suspicious, then,?'
- could scarcely failsto be-" Ire
ii piled. . S.; st Is !; SCI q i. 1 sEt:s,
Perhaps you will tell me what 70,
suspect 81. Is, - ~ !: =3.
8 win you forgive. me, in my turn
!, Il If i am abrupt, or if I speak my mine
liz little too plainly e. IS 81
You could not do that" she an
swered with q sigh. want to know
your exact thoughts, and then
shall be able to form my own con
lIclusions. 5.5s@
Well said,s before "a begin
may put one or two questions +.
& 5you? You wil1,s Of course, remember
THAT had never seen or heard Q
! fyour uncle and Mr.. Codd until the.
stopped me on Ludgate Hill. The!
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