The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

Arthur Hamilton. of Grovedale. N. H. takes
leave OF his wife and two little children one
Weeks ut ON mission which he does not explain
and TO place which he does not name n Ilne
May Of their married life and has formed t tne
only cloud between them The wife is ioyai, p per
doubts arise in spite of her. She watches her
husband on this occasion from an upper WINDOW
and sees strange woman emerge from tns wa
station. A week after his departure clerk from
the bank in which Hamilton Is employed do
CASHIER ain comes 10 her reslaenSe 10 Se her hus-
band at the bank at o'clock the nlsnt
before. She has not seen him and Is gredhu ay
seen him but the clerk. No suspicion OF dlshon-
esty is felt by the other bank officers at hrst, so
TO fear foul play. Mrs. Hamilton employs a
detective and also advertises for the missing
man. Inc president OF the BANK Iecei NisSnod
mysterious letter, without postmark slgheo
by Hamilton. saying he cannot return at present
and testifying to the perfect honesty OF Osooin'
clerk who has been under some suspicion; a
bank expert finds that certain notes have been
fraudulently raised from tie amounts originally
written. The wife refuses to believe IN MS gullt,
though the time is long past when ne shouid
finds man resembling Hamilton has Inquired In
fraudulent bank transactions in Kansas in COM
crSton Of fhe @ Wonn aa ~ him on the
morning OF his departure No further trace can
be found of either. however and the detective Is
finally obliged TO give up the search Late in
the summer the bank clerk finds travelling cap
OF Hamiltons in the weeds along the river bank.
Another detective is engaged, who follows up
gang OF Italian workmen. and finds in possession
10 Hamilton and which he claimed to have
found near the spot where the cap was diseov,
met with foul play or whether the articles
dropped with intent to mislead. The next de-
velopen' was sTe b ia rananis so r
sembed the missing Hamilton as TO startle Mrs.
Hamilton: but his hair was dark and his eyes
az a different expression and he showed sign
OF recognition
IChapter TX. Continued from Yesterday
Poor mani" she said glancing about the
pretty room and signing a moment later
niggardly. If ne wishes to look at the room
or at the children he may do so. man
with eyes like Vane's may exact so much
from me-" And so she left the windows
undraped for half an hour or more. but she
herself was not visible, being busted about
some household occupation in another room
When she was ready 10 sit down she drew
the curtains, but she peeped behind the
folds to see if he went away. He did di-
rectly, and looking she saw him walking
slowly and dejeetedly it seemed down the
has seen trouble, or he was never quite
right"
Sunday he was at church again. and as
for one moment their eyes met. Constance
fancied new intelligence in his. as if he
would establish a connection between them.
She Immediately decided that henceforth
the curtains of her sitting room should be
drawn as usual
But what did Ii mean, that look? Con-
stance pondered over il during the week,
il was so strange ad inexplicable. An in
tense. dazed, questioning regard, as If he
sought to ask her aid. 1t was haunting
look a hunted look. a tortured look. 1t
illumined his ordinarily heavy, not TO say
stuDd manner for a moment only, but
for the time he appeared a different person.
IL startled Constance, as | have implied,
and for the first time caused her to queS-
ton her own prudence in allowing him TO
look in upon the family sitting room.
The week following 1t was Theoretically
closed but Constance more than once
caught a glimpse of the detected figure,
and she thought of speaking to her uncle
to desire the man to go away. But she
dreaded to wound him, when il was only too
evident that thus far the world had showed
its worst front TO him. and she fancied he
would soon tire OF his self-appointed watch.
But he die not, and one evening he stood
outside in a pouring rain gazing at the
house long after the curtains down,
until Mrs. Hamilton grew deeply vexed with
his folly.
1T must be stopped" she said to her.
self decidedly and she concluded to go
over and talk with Mrs. Fry. Perhaps she
could learn something which would explain
his strange behavior.
There one popularity, aside from
the lisp, which never failed 10 impress the
beholder with establishment when Mrs. Fry
was very busy flying round. she
termed it. Her bones or joints would crack