Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-12

ment.
"That don't make any difference" he
said. It'll have to be published. Every
body III read it."
Brenda glanced at DR.. Blair, who
bowed his head.
''In that case" she said. Though It
seems an outrageous Intrusion
There's no help for it." rejoined the
captain. with grin, which he used In
place of a frown. We've got to find
the person that done this deed, and
we've got to make use of this note to
do it,"
Brenda took the paper and read these
words:
"My Dearest Dear-All goes so we'll that must
send word to you at once. ] can't wait till
ing. when may you. and, indeed. dear love,
there is some doubt whether l shall be able to
quit work before midnight. At any rate, it bids
fair to be so late that should dare scandalize
Mrs. Simmons by calling upon you. So write
this and make bold to put little money into
it-fve hundreds. Don't let them brighten you. I
remember perfectly that you weren't to touch a
penny, but rely upon the letter that l wrote
last evening to knock all your arguments into
smithereens ! thought of lot Of points after
leaving you, and cited the best presidents. II
fellow is rich-as ! am today, thank heaven-he
may help his sweetheart to buy her trousseau. II
you don't believe it, write to your mother. and
while you're waiting for answer buy the pretty
clothes anyhow. All. my beloved'-
Brenda had come to the end of the
first sheet. Her face, that had been SO
pale, was flushed, and her voice was
not quite steady as she said:
81 can't read any more. 1t is dis
honorable and unnecessary"
"Ah. my beloved" said the captain,
taking the letter and reading the re-
mainder aloud in Il stumbling voice.
with half an eye on Brenda all the
time
1--WE shall be so happy, youth and love and
money and the whole world before us--the sum-
mer in Norway. the fall upon the continent. the
winter on whatever Mediterranean shore you like
the best, and next June shall find us in Venice
and twelfth honeymoon in the sky Think OF
this, sweetest of travellers, whose favorte book
has always been the atlas. Think of it you 60
shopping this afternoon with your pocket full OF
money. It is all settled; the chains broken.
We to be married soon your mother
come east to behold the ceremony. And then
away to the world and the shrines Of 20
centuries OF lovers. My heart and my faith to
you. CLARENCE"
In the captains mouth these love
words had the sound of blasphemies.
and Brenda shrank back to the limit
Of the room with DR.. Blair. who SEEM
ed to be scarcely less affected by the
Dissertation.
1.-THE money wasn't found" said the
officer after a brief, shrewd scrutiny OF
Brenda. "The note was on the table,
but none of those hundred dollar bills
that we read about. Come; I'll show
you where we found it,"
Il don't think ] want to go in there"
said Brenda family. Il am going to
the hospital to see whether can be Of
any help to herr
you'll have to arrange that through
the police" was the reply, land it can't
! be done until l get some word from
/ there. So l suggest that we take an
other look at the scene of the crime"
He stepped back from the door, and
Brenda passed out of the room, intend
| ing to leave the house, but again she
found herself between the captain and
one of his men, and again she obeyed
an unspoken order, following one OF
them while the other followed her.