New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-29

!, come identical with this myeterious
woman and the actual object Of suspi-
cion. That, | admit, would be a mis-.
fortune. for Il the case remains mys,
terry. as l think it may, i shall never
| be clear Of the faint Of ii"
| But doesn't the girl know who did
| it?" demanded Maclane. .'They hint
that she is shielding some one. and YOU
! will find some very unpleasant things
about Alden #
| He is entirely innocent said Bren-
da. 'Of COURSE you know that as well
as / do. The best thing for all of us is.
to establish the fact Immediately that
the crime was the work Of a thief .ss.
But suppose it 5wasn'ty'
5$"'Then." said Brenda. lit must be
| made to appear so.''' .
see what you mean replied he.
.'and will consult my lawyer. bout it.
have already discovered that ne I'M
derstands the police thoroughly Per-
haps something may be done by the
use of plenty of money. Meanwhile /
| would like to be satisfied about Mr.. Al
den. 1t is not fair to you that he
should conceal his defense, if he has
| one. The sooner the case is thoroughly
cleared of that mystery the better for
u.s. :~s
Reduced. to theft" said Brenda,
''the papers will cease to print much
about it, .--..
'sYou are quite right" replied Mr.
Maclane. ''But my first move will be
in Alden's direction. must know
where he stands. or there will be no
safety for yet in any line of action. If
he is guilty, we must not appear as his
accomplices after the fact
"That is monstrous." insisted Bren-
da. do not consider it, ~.
They spoke for some minutes of mi
together. while Brenda selected such
portions as she thought that DR.. Ken
dali might permit Elsie to see. The
sight Of these stories with their abun-
dant illustrations set Mr.. Maclanes
nerves on edge again, and he was in a
most Wretched frame of mind when he
left the hospital
1t CHANGED that as he emerged from
the structure he encountered Alden
who had just come from Kendalrs
room and was full of good will to all
mankind as the result of the conversa-
ton with the doctor. He felt that Mac.
lane had just grievance against him.
and he began at once a most earnest at.
tempt to repair the injury. Maclane
was relieved to find Alden in plant
mood-the rarest of all his moods, by
the way-and the two walked toward
the avenue together in an atmosphere
of cordially such as surrounds some.
times the unfriendly victims Of com.
mon misfortune. .">
Upon arriving at his office Alden met
Detective Elmendorf. with the result
already disclosed. Profiting by the ad.
vice received in the course of this in;
terview and by his memories Of many
stories Of crimes, criminals and sleuth.
hounds Of the law, Alden succeeded in
eluding both the shadow Of trouble"
and the shadow Of business" and his
doings for an hour or two were wholly
unknown to the police. At 3 o'clock he
appeared at St. Winifred's hospital,
where he was informed by DR.. Kendall
that Elsie would receive him presently.
At that moment Elsie was confding
to Brenda her opinion that Mr.. Alden
would suffer a grievous disappoint.
ment.
HE won't. expect to see me like
this she said. Il look like Deaths
head on a handspike, as my cousin
Billy says. Billy was in the naval re-
serves during the war and prevented
the Spaniards from capturing New
York, but that's another story.
Brenda, if should put on just little
bit of rouge I don't want to brighten
him." 5*-ss .~.
"You don't want to think of rouge
for ten years." replied Brenda. "And
besides, my dear. you haven't any.
Moreover. he won't know how you
look; he will be too glad to see you
alive ~
"Of course you think am very
trivial and absurd" said Elsie. "but do
you realize that he may not see me
again? No one can know precisely
how am hurt. This wound may be
nearer to a vital spot than DR.. Kendall
suspects or will tell. A break of wall
as thin as paper. a little blood spilled
here beneath my hand, and am gone
in moment. Perhaps tonight; per-
haps even while he sits here beside
me. And this last sight of me will be
the memory he will carry as long as he
lives. want it to blot out the face Of
every other girl that he will ever see.",
''Then don't blot out your own with
the contents of rouge pot" said
Brenda. "Hark! They are coming
along the corridor
She stepped to the door and ushered
in Alden and Kendall.
Alden had the pale, set face of
Nathan Hale going to execution. As
often happens with a man too strenu.
ously prepared, his eyes failed to TO.
Gus, and he stared for moment at
Elsie without really seeing her. Had
she been the wasted and pitiable OBJ.