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

Her gaze aUas fred upon the coarse, scar
red tdcc of the cdptnin
that is. he looked like human being,
and Brenda noticed little else about
him. Her gaze was fixed upon the
coarse. SCARED face Of the captain. bru-
tally cynical and smiling without pur-
pose. like an image hacked out of wood.
The policeman saluted his superior
and addressed him in low voice.
Without waiting for him to finish the
captain turned quickly to the man who
had come out of the house with him
and asked question which Brenda
did not hear. When this man looked
| was tall and thin and that he wore a
| loose gray suit.
81 don't know" said the man in gray
| thoughtfully. II can't be sure"
| The captain descended the steps and
| lifted his cap with the politeness of
| trained animal.
Miss Willams? said he. Eyes, in
deed. | understand that you are a
| friend Of Miss Miller, the girl that got
hurt, and that you'd like to talk to DR..
Blair This gentleman is DR.. Blair.
So perhaps we'd better all go into the
house, where we can talk more conven-
| lent"
| Brenda tried to pass him, but she i'm
mediately found herself between the
captain and one of the policemen, by
whom she vas escorted into the house,
the physician walking ahead. Thus
they came to small parlor, opening
! from the hall, to the right.
In the presence of DR.. Blair. whose
manner was that of the world wherein
she had moved, Brenda regained part
Of her self possession. The simple ele-
gance of the room, far beyond anything
that she had expected, helped to put
her at her ease. and she began to feel
the sense of personal dominance to
which she was accustomed.
'Dr. Blair" she said, II really don't
know why l should have come here. |
am not a friend of Miss Miller. am
merely interested in her. Seeing the
story Of her terrible misfortune in a
newspaper by the merest accident, l
obeyed an unaccountable impulse and
came to this house."
IAN unaccountable impulse," said the
captain in perfectly meaningless
voice, as If he had been an echo.
81 can tell you very little" replied
DR.. Blair. mo one knows who commit
ted the crime nor why it was dope"-
But will she die? Such a young
girl, with so much to hope for, and they
say she was very beautiful"
"She was, poor child" responded the
physician. "And that fact may or may
not have had something to do with her
misfortune. AS to her chance of recov-
cry, l greatly fear-indeed, to be frank
with you, doubt whether she is living
at this moment"
Brenda was as white as paper, and
her hands were twined together.
"She has not spoken she began.
and it was the captain who replied.
mot word" said he. "But we
shan't need anything from her. We
shall get to the bottom of this affair all
right"
Brenda turned slowly toward him.
1.-The name of a gentleman" said she,
IAN acquaintance of mine, was men
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"-
Eyes" responded the captain, 'they
were acquainted. And, by the way
perhaps you're familiar with the young
gentleman's handwriting. We found
note on the letter head of his firm
Let me see, what did do with it? Oh
here it is. Perhaps you'd like to glance
it through"
He extended his hand, but Brenda
did not take the sheet of paper which
he offered.
81 could not read this" she said
with a slight shudder. ut was not
meant for me"
A faint expression of surprise hu
manized the officers face for mo