The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-11

Arthur Hamilton of Grovedale n. H.. bank
children one May day to 80 away for an absence
of two weeks on a mission which he does not
explain and to place which he does not name
like mysterious trip has been taken during
every May Of their married life and has formed
the only cloud between them. This time he does
not return home. though after weeks absence
a clerk in the bank declared that he saw him at
the bank night Investigation shows that
notes from the amounts originally written and
sold them. detective is put on his trail and
going by the name of Ashley, had been engaged
in fraudulent bank transactions in little Kan
strange green tinge to her hair, passed as his
wife. He can be traced no further than this
some gold buttons found on the river bank
near his horne His wife has a tombstone
memory. The next development is the appear
ance In the village of la6orins man. apparent,
haunting likeness to the missing man.
[Chapter X Continued from Yesterdayl
Yes, Dan is very kind; and tell him,
please, not to let Mr.. Edes know that /
said ANYTHING about it. He might show
other streets, you understand, to take UP
his attention"
"oh. yes, Dan is real cute. He will
And now Mrs. Fry, I want to tell you
something that don't want you to mention
to any one. L have perfect confidence in
you
AN wall you may have. Wild horses
! wouldn't git out of me anything you didn't
! want told
We'll II is this. l am constantly haunted
by this mans resemblance to my husband
though no one else seems to see 1t. But
| seem to look beneath the surface. L see
this man as he would look with light hair
and straight, upright form, in my magma
ton. you know, and then he looks like
Vane." 49,
| ton"
Il want to be sure of it. and then the
resemblance will not trouble me. Doesn't
| he color his hair? / will sit here, and YOU
| look for a bottle of hair dye in his room
Mrs. Fry tried hard to conceal her sur
prise, and partially succeeded
II think you had better come too, and
then you will be sure that I've searched
| thorough. she said and Constance, though
not without hesitation, arose and fol
| lowed her TO the apartment occupied BY
Primus Edes.
gaze but it was neatly kept, and Mrs. Fry
surveyed it with some pride.
Them cuttings will be in the washtut
a Monday, though faint a great while
| If / don't do nothin' else. See, here's hi.
| brush, with a few hairs sticking to it,
Mrs. Hamilton. who sat spellbound. i
seemed to Mrs. Fry. What was the cause
| She knew many months later, but not then
There amt no light color to the roots
OH l, Sdiu hlS. Iiy' suNiio " osNAoS
| her regard.
| No, there was not. The hair showed NJ
| indication of having been Colored
| Perhaps he attends TO IL every day,
| said Mrs. Hamilton arousing herself ant
| shaking off the occult influences of tn
| room.
| well, then, the hair dye must be 'rount
handy. Shall look in the trunk? The loci
| is broke, l see
But Mrs. Hamilton stood looking on
| the window and apparently did not hea
| her, for she did not reply. But a wav
of color swept over her face when Mrs
Fry lifted the cover and began to rumma 8
| the trunk without any qualms of conscienc
since Mrs. Hamilton seemed TO have none
Not a thing here that would color
| rats whiskers,'' she said. ''You look"
"Oh, no. said Constance. shrinking
| You are right, l pres ume.'
told you about Amt that II. A. p
looked at the initials put with indeli
BILE ink.
Yes. you are right. The letters are H. 4
IL they indicate his name ii cannot b
| Primus Edes.
Not less the shirt blongs to some on
else. Mebbe it dooz. l don't know. Som
one might a-gi'n ii TO him.
Yes, it might be-
Wall you see there amt no dye-stu
Mrs. Fry, strengthening the room a littl
preparatory 10 leaving it. do you want I
look any more?"
| No" said Constance. rising from her sea
| at the window as If TO follow her from I'll
| room. But as she passed the burea
| she deftly extracted from the hair brus
the few strands that chung there. and wit