New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-25
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voice, as If he had been an echo.
~ can tell you very little, Z replied
DR.. Blair. No one knows who commit
ted the crime nor why it was done
But will she die? Such a young
girl, with so much to hope for. and they
say she was very beautfful!''
She was, poor child Y responded the
physician. s And that fact may or may
not have had something to do with her
misfortune. AS to her chance Of recov
cry, I greatly fear indeed, to be frank
fifth you, doubt whether she is living
at this moment. = 81 rs
Brenda was as white as paper, and
her hands were tWfned together.
She has not spoken = she began,
and it was the ca plain who replied
Not a word, Y said he. But we
shan't need anything from her. We
shall get to the bottom Of this affair all
right" 5s
The name of a gentleman. 2 said she,
ian acquaintance of mine, was mem
toned in the newspaper account, Mr..
Alden. OF course it is impossible that
he should have had any connection
with this wretched crime, but perhaps
he knew the young woman and
Yes, Z responded the captain, .sthey
were acquainted. And, by the way,
perhaps you're familiar with the young
gentleman's handwriting. We found
a note on the letter head of his firm
Let me see, what did do with it? oh,
here tits. Perhaps you'd like to glance
it through S5#
He extended his hand, but Brenda
did not take the sheet Of paper which
he offered.
Il could not read this she said,
with slight shudder. TT was not
meant for me- n.
A faint expression Of surprise hui
manized the officers face for a mo-
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, s.though it
seems an outrageous Intrusion
There's no help for it. rejoined the
captain, with grin. which he used in
place of froWn. We've got. to find
the person that done this deed, and
do it, d
Brenda took the paper and read these
words:
.My Dearest Dear-An goes SO we'll that must
send word to you at once Il can't wait till even
ing, when may see you, and, indeed, dear love,
there is some doubt whether shall be able to
quit work before midnight At any rate, it bids
fair to be so late that should not dare scandalize
Mrs Simmons by calling upon you. So write
this and make bold to put little money into
it-fYe hundreds. Don't let them brighten you. I
remember perfectly that you weren't to touch
penny, but rely upon the letter that wrote
last evening to knock all your arguments into
smithereens thought Of lot Of points after
leaving you, and cited the best precedents II
fellow is rich-as am today, thank heaven-he
may help his sweetheart to buy her rousseau II
you don't believe it, write to your mother, and
while you're waiting for an 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:
Il can't read any more. 1t is dis
honora bic and unnecessary"
: "Ah, my beloved" said the captain,
taking the letter and reading the re-
mainder aloud in stumbling voice,
with half an eye on Brenda all the
time 8 n
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 our twelfth honeymoon in the sky. Think Of
this, sweetest Of travellers. whose fayorite 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 are broken.
We are to be married az soon rs your mother can
come east to behold the ceremony. And then
away to see the world and the shrines Of 20
centuries OF lovers Ny 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.
'The money wasn't found, = said the
officer after 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."
II 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 her"
you'll have to arrange that through
the police" was the reply, "and it can't
be done until l get some word from
there. So suggest that we take an
other look at the scene Of the crime"