The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-21
By MAPYR. ?. HATCH.
Author of
sThe Bank Tragedy"

But just think, all the beautiful
music in the world is hidden in the
scales"
The little girl looked interested. "Can
| you play?" she asked.
| "A little" he said. and sitting down
at the piano he flooded the room with
melody, for in truth he was a fine mu-
! sician.
"Oh, you can" she said, but he did
/ not answer. for he was studying the
child's face, features. and head with
/ great interest. Then he turned to Per-
/ ley, who stood by. and perused him in
T the same manner.
Fine children. madam. Little girl
/ takes after her father. the boy after
, you, see."
Yes, you are right. Do you believe
in phrenology or physiognomy?" she
! asked, for she had observed his scru
| tiny.
Not as a general thing, at least, in
the very young. A person gets, let us
| say, snub nose from one ancestor,
| large eyes from another, a sweet smile
| from a third. Then how does this in
dex character? Time is eminently more
I successful. After a sufficient number
| of years have passed, the traits and
passions wear seams in the face. just
us flood seams the earth. You know
rocks are heaped in strange places
then; there are deposits that grow wild.
flowers where we looked for weeds, and
| vice versa. But excuse me. l like to
| study childrens faces to learn what
they have inherited from their parents.
| Children's faces index the parents
| characters much better than their
own"
"They are good children, and their
| father is a good man." she said, proud
| ly.
II do not doubt IT: and now. if you
| please, we will go over this matter as
| carefully and calmly as possible"
Very we'll. Glare, you may take
your brother into the garden"
AS soon as the children went out,
| Mrs. Hamilton turned an expectant
| face toward the detective.
Nov, madam. have you any idea
where your husband has gomez
None whatever"
II am told that every year since your
marriage he has been away in the
month OF May and staid two weeks"
| "Once he staid but ten days: at an
other time he was gone fifteen"
| Have you any knowledge of his life
previous to his marriage?"
| II know his birthplace. 1t was Ell
mira. N. Y. I knew his mother. He
was an only child. His father died
when he was five years of age. The
! ,
1 have heard, but Vane, when / mar
ried him, was only moderately well-to-
| do, as we say here"
mo children but your husband"
mo; but two died in infancy, Vane
told me-"
How does your husband appear
when he goes away"
| Sometimes he seems troubled, at 9TH
er times quite cheerful. But this time
| ha no
He seemed very absent minded. and
he talked in his sleep a good deal the
night before he went away"
"Ah! Mr.. Bruce appeared interest
ed. What did he talk about?'
"Of carrying heavy loads, and he
complained that nobody would help
him. can't stand it. 1t is too much,
too hard he said over and over again.
thought he referred to his business,
which is very difficult to manage, FOR
my uncle and Mr.. Henderson are both
disposed to leave all the details to
| Vane."
Probably you are right. What else
did he say?"
Mrs. Hamilton blushed and hesitated
and looked at his notebook. Mr..
Bruce promptly closed it and put it in
his pocket.
You were saying, 1 think" he said
suggestively; but still he hesitated.
After all. dreams amount to moth
ing-stray scraps of fancies. converse
tions, and confused jumbling up OF
what it would be too much to call
ideas"
II understand you," she said, Keen
ly. You think what he said may be
of consequence. l think so, too; but
please to recollect that when my hus-
bank spoke a woman's name in his
sleep l did not mistruSt his honor,
| nor do l now"
perhaps you will tell me what he
said" looking her squarely in the face,
for he perceived he had woman of
nerve and common-sense to ceaI with.
81 will. He said Lenora-Nora--a
I.pretty name
do you know any one named Le-
nora ?"
"No, do not, and 1 have never heard
my husband speak of any one by that
name"
"Stiu you think you can explain it.
can see that" he said.
| perhaps that would be too much
to say" Mrs. Hamilton arose, went
to the bookcase, and took therefrom
volume of Poe's poems.
"He liked them very much, and I
found a book mark at 'Lenore.
Mr.. Bruce took the book and read
with not unattractive accent:
l'"How shall the ritual then be read?-
the requiem how be sung?
BY you, by yours, the evil eye; by
yours the slanderous tongue
That did to death the innocence, that
died, and died so young"
"Poe's verse is very melodious, but
that is one of his poorest poems. Still
il might have haunted your huband's
mind. Did he take many clothes when
he went away?"
mo. very few, and he took note
of the children's wants, and promised
to bring them what they asked for
do you think he visited the bank
the 22nd?"
THAT DO not know. Mr.. Osborn
saws he did; but if so, 1t seems as if
he would have come home. even If
obliged to go away again directly
What sort of young man is this
OSBORNE"
"a most respectable young man, of
good family and careful bringing up"
"Given to pleasure, like fine horses,
gay company, and the like?"
Doubtless he does. Most young
men do; but Tony Osborn is neither
reckless nor dissipated."
"Glad to hear it. So many young
men are"
After a few more questions. Mr..
Bruce took his leave, assuring Mrs.
Hamilton that. without doubt, tidings
would be got of her husband before
| long.
Then he went straight to the Es-
sex House to learn what he could
about the strange lady who had spoken
to Mr.. Hamilton on the street, for he
had heard the meeting commented