New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-25

MOOT OF the car. YET there he was,
standing close against her knees and
looking straight up into her face.
Often the eyes of children seem to
read our hearts. 1t is because they are
new in the world and are content with
superficial views. Adults try to look
in through our eyes, and they fail, and
we note the failure; but children do not
try, and we, seeing them satisfied, trem-
BILE for our .nmost secrets.
Brenda shook her head to intimate
: that she had no wish to buy the news,
but the boy did not move. He contin-
ued to hold his papers before her, gaz-
ing over them into her face meanwhile
with an unwinking stare.
1t was probable that if she bought a
paper the boy would pass on, so Bren-
da laid a hand upon her purse. The
hand remained there rigid, and for
some slow seconds the ragged urchin
and the smooth product of all the social
refnements were like figures on q can
vas, both for fxity of pose and for bal
ance Of contrasting expressions, the
child still calmly staring, his utter ig-
norance counterfeiting wisdom, the wo-
man tense and eager, her eyes search
ing and unsatisfed. -rll"@ Hs-
, II will take this paper,'' she said,
! she gave the boy a coin. 2# ss,-z ~.
Presently she stood upon the side
walk of Broadway, gazing across at the
ugly brick front Of the opera house
with confused notion that it could
give her important information, but
was perversely refusing to do so.
She merely wished to know where
pressed her as If she had not been
there in long time and had forgotten.
Then her mind became clear She
paused in deep thought and at its end
raised her hand as if to beckon to
cabman; but, changing her purpose,
she stepped into a doorway and read
once more the item in the paper that
the little boy had thrust under her eyes.
At the first glance one who knew
Brenda might have said that the story
lay outside her world and could not in
terest her. However, it was what
journalist might call "good news" and
therefore it was printed with the lines
very far apart by way Of emphasis.
and it bore the marks of haste. Thus
it ran: +@S
Elsie Miller, actress living at 14s West Thir-
ty-eighth street, stabbed by some person un-
known in her room this afternoon. .--5.-...s
1t is lodging house owned and octrlnied nv
Mrs. Alice Simmons Miss Miller had lived in the
rear room On the first floor for some months. g
The crime discovered by servant, who en-
tered the room and found Miss Miller unconscious
on the floor. DR.. A. G. Blair of 100 West Thirty
eighth street was hastily summoned, and he pro-
nounced the wound mortal. 1t is just below the
collar bone, on the left side, extending sharply
downward within the body and undoubtedly pierre
ing the outer wall Of the heart. That Miss Miller
should have survived the wound longer than few
seconds is regarded miraculous by DR.. Blair
and other physicians, several Of whom including
Ambulance Surgeon Darlington Of st. Winifred's
hospital, were at the house within few minutes
after the discovery Of the crime
The weapon hunting knife, having long
blade and deer's foot handle. The blade istpe
culiar being much thinner than that Of the ordi-
nary hunting knife. 1t found the floor
beside the body servant says that she has seen
the knife in Miss Mllers room within the last
few days. -:'-" "
On table in the room letter which may
explain the whole affair The police have it and
refuse to divuge its contents but it is known
that the writer is Clarence NJ. Alden, broker
with an office on Broad street. He is the only son
Of the late St. Clair Alden. who practically dis
inherited him. z-s at-E
Miss Miller is very beautiful girl, tall and of
the brunette type. She is 20 years old. She play
ed the part of Mamie in "'The Honeybee,'' an
unsuccessful comedy produced in this city two
years ago. Since then her work has not been seen
here -,s"
Brenda walked down Broadway to
Thirty-eighth street and turned west
ward. Immediately she perceived the
motley crowd which the news Of the
crime had brought together. and she
hesitated. Then, shutting her lips
firmly together, she resumed her orig
inal purpose. L
The house numbered 148 had high
steop and a yard the size Of q dinner
table, in which the grass was green and
well watered, though the neighboring
yards were brown with the heat and
drought Of that remarkable month of
June. The house itself had an air Of
neatness and the favor Of home, but
crime and then by all the train that fol
lows it. The door stood ajar for pry-
ing eyes, and the two gigantic police
men lounging at the head Of the steps
seemed the chief intruders rather than
the guardians of the place. Brenda,
s for all that was upon her. mind, felt the
Dissertation and shuddered at it.
The policemen, who had been leaning
against the ratings, stood erect and
put their shoulders together as Brenda
assembled the steps. They seemed to
I'LL all the space and their heads to tow
er to the house top. But the thing must
be gone through with now. and Brenda
gathered all her force. #
Il am friend Of Miss Miller" she
said. Please let me 60 in"
Nobody can 60 In now" replied one
Of the men.