The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-09-18

.Ha~eun 700 seec rhs newspapefsT'
asked keaa
only some hide p~eces-Snst to look
at tue pictures" she replied "Df. Ken
dali didn't Wish me TO read the stories"
did sou see the pictures OF the 'mys-
teftous woman drown from descrip
ttonr
NO"
Miss Aoctaoo dttn', show them to
you! Well. wolff How Singular
. Il selected the things TO be shown 70
Slsas Miller said Kendall. most Of
them
And yuu cnt out all about the
mysterious wonAnT ouerted Neale.
"WhyT'
III was DOT Intentional replied the
doctor. reddening. Il merely happened
TO DO It"
Il guess Miss Mecia1e helped POO"
sn!d Neae
-wha, has Miss Mscisne Z do with
hy' asked Elsie
"A good many people think she was
tho woman" replied the captain. "1t's
! beginning 10 be said all over, but
THERE'S one person who thinks 50 and
won't say so-yet."
"Who's thatr' said Eisie.
'rDr. Blair," responded Feaie You
know who be sT
.rye met him." she replied Mrs.
Simmons got him to come to see me
once when I was SICK I think he was
staying at the bouse then What bas
he to DO with this AFFAIR."
The captain explained.
1T seems Z me-" said Elsie, that
anybody who ever saw Miss Maclane
would know her next time. II Dr..
Blair saSs thet he doeen't recognize
her, then she Isn't the woman be saw
"Do you deny that she called upon
your persisted the captain
II certainly DO deny IT. replied Elsie.
with decision.
"Perhaps Il wae some other woman
who booked Hike her," suggested Neole.
II don't know nAy woman who looks
Hike her." said Elsie. Il never saw one
| who DID,"
The captain glanced Al Kendall and
said slowly:
~Sbe doesn't know anybody who hooks
Hike Mics MacIane."
Well said Kendall, what OF mr.
"W1iy. neither does anybody else IN
the house, replied the captain 80
Miss Naclane ts the only woman OK
that kind. 30 far as we know. who Gould
have any motive for going there And
somebody went"
Elsie WIS beginning 10 be excited 70
the danger point and Kendall cut OF
the interview. Eese yielding without q
WORT Of protest.
DON'T you worry, noe q btt," said he
to Elsie There amt going TO be no
trouble Coz anybody. except the guilty
party"
When the capcQtn had gone, E@ste
pleaded With EeDdaf1 20 let her ZEE DR..
Blair.
IAN these stor+ee ebout Brenda dust
rest upon what be saSR- she infested,
and X I teti him positively. face to
face thA Il wp& not Brenda be Will
make q statement thet will put an erh
70 all tbs tFoaAAe. And II 6 worrying
Brenia- I'm eure OF r. She tries to
h&ie Il from MA bnt there Is something
pspyinQ Oh h&r mind. OF course T;hnve
not understood wboa n w-as bot now l
can see VIZ must reCpember how hard
Il IL for q gin brought up rs she has
been MI surrounded bs dignity and re-
dnerneo&. x have her uaurs IN every.
body's month IN connection with such
an affair " tina"
Kendall VITA Inclined b. trke q favor
able view Of thls suggestion Hts Own
opink,,L FORMED FROM the newspaper
reyxx-s WA ttxt DR.. Blair was a con-
sc4pEtArus man vino w1s trying to tell
the exact truth IN q refy sertotS mat
ter: that lie bpfprod II WIS Miss Ma
lane whom he lnd but WIS wise
and jrst pt,ough NOT to sap no upon an?
other grot;nd than positive certainty.
Upon the other hand, he would not De
| clare openly that the woman was not
I Brt4La until h+s mind Was clear OF
doubt I, might easily happen that q
tal!s with Elsie would result In thor
oughly convincing him. apd for Elsie
: there WIS nothing to iR feared. since
Blair rs a physician would know how
to avoid EXCITING ber.
Accordingly Kendall sold that be
would ssxHI word 10 Rair during the
No Hnh
hislre to 90 himself upon this errand.
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