Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-04-30
/ EQUAL PARTNERS !
) BY HOWARD FIELDING
Copyright. 1901. by Charles w. Hooke.
By HOWARD FIELDING


manded Alden. and the detective be.
came singularly embarrassed. He would
say nothing except that Elsie had had
q hard day.
but I've struck little clew in the
case" he continued. Frightening. ut
looks to me like sure thing. But don't
ask what it is just vet. All want IL
the names of all the doctors you know
in New York." n
"All the doctors l know" echoed Al
den In surprise. isn't that rather
large order? How am l going to re-
member them all?"
I'VE shan't need absolutely ALL" saiL
the detective. You can skip the old
ones and the fat ones and the short
ones. In fact. l want tall. thin. gaunt
man. and II you could remember walk.
ing down Broadway with him awhile
ago, perhaps two months'-
Alden laughed gently.
II say. Brother Elmendorf." said be,
you're ratified. aren't your
perhaps am" the detective admit.
ted. This new clew absolutely stands
my case on its head. 1t seems to prove
squarely and fairly that everything
had figured on was not only wrong; It
was upside down. However. let us not
be hasty. Let us think about the doc.
tors. I'll take Il list Of them"
And he produced pencil and paper
for that purpose.
"Now." said he, wen begin with
A."
Tall, thin. young doctor. whose
name begins with AT" said Alden.
II don't know any; but. passing to B,
there's Blair"
Elmendorf leaned back against the
wall and put the pencil and paper into
his pockets.
do you mean to tell me that you
knew DR.. A. &. Blair before this case
came up?" he asked in a sort of hope
less tone almost laughablc.
"Why. certainly" replied Alden. I'D
met him."
"You showed no sign Of it over ut
Mrs. Simmons" said Elmendorf.
Didn't l? Well, the Lord knows
what l did there. Blair certainly bow
ed to me-"
II was watching you." said Elmen-
dorf. However, this simplifies mat
tiers. You didn't know Blair well?"
mot intimately. I'd met him several
times, and" he added, with a smile,
II may have walked down Broadway
with him. but don't remember"
ITS only a small NATTER" said the
detective. with resumption of his
usual demeanor. II want to ask Blair
question:; that's ALL"
"I'll go over with you." said Alden.
"Wait till have seen Kendall
Heawalked toward the doctors room
and at the first turn of the hall encoun-
tered Brenda.
"You were going to see DR.. Kendall?'
she asked. please wait in his ROOM"
She hurried by him and reached the
spot where Alden and the detective had
stood, just as the latter was upon the
stairs, for it had not suited Elmendorfs
purpose to wait for Alden.
II must speak with you privately at
once" she said. Come"
There was q sort of bay window open
ing from one Of the corridors, and she
led Elmendorf there. They were par
TALLY shielded from observation and
could speak in guarded tones without
much risk Of being overheard.
"Mr. Elmendorf." she said. 'how
could you do this thing? have a seri-
GUS wish to know"
II can do anything" he answered,
the picture Of shame and woe. There's
absolutely no good in me. What made
you think there wasp
DO you remember that you rose
when you saw that | was not seated"
said she. lin Elsie's room that first ter
rible day? That's not much, but your
manner was fully that of gentleman"
II was trained in gentleman's home
in Massachusetts," said Elmendorf. $50
was the gentleman's dog. and we both
remained brutes."
you arranged a place to listen." said
Brenda. "in that unused room next FL
! sizes. The nurse who helped you has
| confessed to DR.. Kendall. 1t was she
and not you who overheard the story
| told this afternoon"
"She and not n" echoed ElmendOrf
in voice of the dead. do you think
| l ever listened there? Miss Maclane,
| there's some limit even to what l will
do. No. no; took the chance; that's
ALL This nurse. whom | seem to have
| got into q lot of trouble, as l always
| get everybody sooner or later-this
nurse listened when her duties would
| let her. knew Miss Miller would
some day tell her story to you"
hot a w hoard tho story