Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-09

back room who is making all this
disturbance? she continued. "You
told me, you remember, when L came
here that he never was at home at
night that"
Here Mr.. Beldon stepped forward
and bowed 81 am glad at last to
meet this young lady face to face"
said he. "Will you introduce me to
her, Mrs. Brathwaite?"
ga strange place and time," I re-
marked.
81 do not wish to know you, sir"
answered Miss Dacres, freezingly.
"You have annoyed me ever since I
have been here, and if there were
not very potent reason for my re-
naming, 1 should leave at daybreak."
Mr.. Beldon turned away, apparent
1y much mortified. 'sShe's a regular
tartar" he whispered in my ear.
"What have [ done to her?'
cit was only DR.. Wynne's cough"
said I, (which got me up. He has
his syrup now, and will GO back to
bed" I took the glass from the old
man and turned to go up the stairs,
whereupon Miss Dacres also turned
and went into her room and locked
the door. Mr. Beldon followed suit
| as to his own chamber, and Elder
Wynne and I were left facing each
other
He began to cough and wheeze as
he mounted the stair, following me-
AS I was on the fourth step, heard
sound in the upper hall. I looked
upward, and distinctly saw the
whisking away of a red wrapper
Only Aunt Jane Mary wore a red
wrapper. Could Glory have come
into the house to sleep and have
taken my aunt's robe? That was
the only solution that I could come
to. What an outrage! Could such
a thing be possible?
I went on to my room, and to my
surprise, when I turned to close my
door, I saw that Elder Wynne was
close behind me. He followed me
into the chamber, and saved me the
trouble of closing my door. Then
he Strengthened himself, and in a
twinkling threw off all his disguise,
and stood before me, an erect, why,
clean-shaven man of, I should think,
about eight and thirty. I opened my
mouth to exclaim, I suppose, per-
haps to scream. He raised both
| hands in air.
Don't say a word" he whispered.
''You know that I am all right. I
came with President Smith. You
can trust me-"
l was certainly very much fright
ened. Perhaps this man was playing
| upon me. Perhaps he was deceiving
Marmaduke Smith as well as me.
'Now be quiet" said Elder Wynne
perfectly quiet. I don't ask you
| to believe anything that I say. You
can go in town and see Marmaduke
Smith tomorrow morning and ask
him. You will see that I speak the
truth. I am a detective on the po-
lice force of the city, sent out to
| Gainesville in the interest of a
| better government. Now I will go
back to my room. Go to sleep, Mrs.
Brathwaite, and rest assured that
am exactly what / tell you I am.
But let me give you a note of warn
| ing. Do not attempt to manage this
case yourself. I will attend to it."
With these words he picked up his
disguise and slipped across to his
own room. 1 locked the door and
| lay down to quake until morning. I
did not sleep a single wink, and at
about six o'clock, pale and red
| eyed, I descended the stairs. I felt
wrecked in body and mind. AS soon
as it was time, I should send in to
| the village for President Smith and
make myself sure of at least one
person in my household; but I was
saved that trouble, for about half
after eight o'clock I saw the presi-
dent himself coming out in his
buggy. He drew up at my gate,
hitched his horse, and came into the
garden.
"Ah, how do you do, Mrs. Brath-
waite? Can I see Elder Wynne?"
ooh, I am SO glad to see you!" I
cried. running to meet him.
"Hush! Hush!'' said Marmaduke
soothingly. SIS Wynne any worse ?'
This he said in louder tone. We
| went into the hall, and I saw that
Miss Dacres' door was open as we
| passed. Don't get excited
President Smith nodded his head
at me as much as to say, ''Tell me
that he is ?''
EYES," said I, she had return of
his cough last night. He came down
and felt about in the dark for some
| sugar and water. I heard him and
came down. Will you go up?"
"If I may" he replied,-''if I may"
He went upstairs and knocked on
| Elder Wynne's door.
"Come in" I heard the quavering
old voice say, and President Smith
disappeared within the doorway.
After while [ heard voice calling
me. I went to the foot of the stairs,
and saw President Smith leaning out
of Elder Wynne's door. ''Please
come up, Mrs. Brathwaite," said he,
IL want to give you a little advice
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