The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-07

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saw now that | had better keep quiet
and leave matters to him.
"Is it this gentleman who has the
back room who is making all this
! disturbance" she continued. "You
told me, you remember, when 1 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?'
"a strange place and time,' l re-
marked.
81 do not wish to know you, SIR"
answered Miss Dacres, freezingly.
| ''You have annoyed me ever since
| have been here, and if there were
not very potent reason for my re-
naming, l should leave at daybreak"
Mr.. Beldon turned away, apparent
| ly much mortified. "She's regular
| tartar he whispered in my ear.
| what have l done to her?'
''It was only DR.. Wynnes cough"
said /, (which got me up. He has
his syrup now, and will go back to
bed" l 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 L We're left facing each
other.
He began to cough and wheeze as
he mounted the stair, following me.
AS was on the fourth step, heard
sound in the upper hall. l looked
| upward, and distinctly saw the
whisking away of 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
| to. What an outraged! Could such
thing be possible?
went on to my room, and to my
surprise, when 1 turned to close my
door, 1 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 &.
| twinlling threw off all his disguise,
and stood before me, an erect, why,
clean-shavcn man of, should think,
about eight and thirty. 1 opened my
mouth to eNclain, l 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-"
was certainly very much fright
ened. Perhaps this man was playing
upon me. Perhaps he was deceiving
Marmadulle Smith as well as me-.
"Now be quiet said Elder Wynne
perfectly quiet. l don't ask you
to believe anything that say You
can go in town and see Marmadul1e
Smith tomorrow morning and ask
him. You will see that l speak the
truth. | am a detective on the po-
lice force of the city, sent out to
Galtersville in the interest of a
better government. Now | will 90
back to my room. Go to sleep, Mrs.
Brathwaite, and rest assured that I
am exactly what 1 tell you l am
But let me give you a note of warn
ing. Do not attempt to manage this
case yourself. l will attend to it,
With these words he picked up his
disguise and slipped across to his
own room. | locked the door and
lay down to quake until morning. I
did not sleep single wink, and at
about six o'clock, pale and red
eyed, | descended the stairs. 1 felt
wrecked in body and mind As soon
as it was time, l should send in to
the village for President Smith and
make myself sure of at least one
person in my households; but | was
saved that trouble, for about half
after eight o'clock | 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 l see Elder Wynne?"
ooh, l am so glad to see you!" |
cried. running to meet him.
Hush! Hush!" said Marmadulle
soothingly. rs Wynne any worse p"
This he said in louder tone. We
went into the hail. and l 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. l heard him and
came down. viii you go up?"
IF l may" he replied,-"if l may"
He went upstairs and knocked on
Elder Wynne's door.
Come in" 1 heard the quavering
old voice say, and President Smith
disappeared within the doorway.
After a while l heard voice calling
me. | went to the foot of the stairs,
and saw President Smith leaning out
of Elder Wynne's door. please