New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-06

pressed conviction afterward that he
had made the doctor feel foolish
Good mornin - said be. l1lad TO
see$you looking so fine. You'll be out
in g week. and by the first Of the month
you'll he. throwing Kisses over the foot
1 lights again. Z
Elsie's forehead REDEEMED with
| wrath. and she opened her mouth to
say something that would have shown
more spirit than discretion: hut. catch
! ing Brenda eye. she suddenly closed
| her lips tightly.
Neale turned to Brenda. .SsE
ut does my heart good" he said. ito
see you here taking care of the sick--a
society lady like you. | call it great
There's few that would do it. Now.
| I'll bet the limit that you've been up
half the night taking care Of this
poor little girl You need rest l can
see that And what Say is that it
wouldn't do you bit Of hurt TO go lay
down while ne and the doctor looks
out for things here"
do you mean that you wish me to
with Q glance at Kendall. &.
The doctors face was wearing that
indascribable expression incident to the
first stage of seasickness He nodded.
and Brenda walked toward the door,
which Kendall opened for her, while
Neale bowed several times as she de-
parted. Then the captain drew up a
chair to the side Of the bed, upon the
edge Of which be laid his enormous
and hairy hand, clinched. with the
knnckles uppermost. Elsie looked at
it, fascinated. wondering if, it could
really be hand. .s@
1--WE got to have a little light on this
woman" said the captain.
"What woman?" inquired Elsie
family Il
1.-THE one who called on you that aft
ernoon,'' he replied.
miss Miller has already said''- Ken
dali began, but the captain lifted his
one side of it to rise suddenly, and
mace gesture or protest
She'll do the answering" he said.
"Who says that any woman called
on meY demanded Elsie "
Nov. don't get excited" responded
the captain. Its well known that
somebody was there. DR.. Blair saw
her leaving the house." aS@
Elsie remained silent for a moment.
Then she said:
There might have been fifty women
leave the house and know nothing
about it. What did this woman look
Hke?"
Haven't you seen the newspapers r.
asked Meals.
"Only some little pieces-just to look
at the pictures" she replied. S''Dr. Ken.
dali didn't wish me to read the Stories .
:'Did you see the pictures of the 'mys-
ferrous woman drawn from descrip.
tion?'
''No." &
"Miss Maclane didn't show them to
you? Well, we'll! How singular!'
81 selected the things to be shown to
Mis6 Miller" said Kendall; '.most Of
the ~ I. X. ~
;~And you cut out all about the
mysterious woman?' queried Neale.
"Why?'
1T was not Intentional replied the
doctor, reddening.v Il merely happened
to do it,
81 guess Miss Maclane helped you"
said Neale.
"What has Miss Maclane5 to do with
itY asked Elsie
"A good many people think she was
the woman" replied the captain. Its
beginning to be said all over, but
there's one person who thinks SO and
won't say so-yet."
who's that?" said Elsie.
cdr, Blair responded Neale. 'eYou
know who he is p
GIVE met him." she replied. ''Mrs.
Simmons got him to come to see me
once when l was sick. think he was
staying at the house then. What has
he to do with this affair2''
The captain explained.
1T seems to me-. said Elsie, "that
anybody who ever saw Miss Maclane
would know her next time. If DR..
Blair says that he doesn't recognize
her. then she isn't the woman be saw y
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