Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-06

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 speeches. under the shock. Then he swung around toward me.
 Come here, Lester" he said hoarse- Y. T needed you once before, and I need you now. This touches me so closely I can't think consecutively. You will help, won't you?' 2 There was an appeal in his face which showed his sudden weakness m appeal there was no resisting, even sad not myself been deeply interest sd in the case.
 Gladly" I answered from the depths of my heart seeing how over wrought he was. "I'll help to the very Hnit of my power, Mir. Royce"
 He sank back into his chair again sy md breathed long sigh. ss' 'ss'I knew you would" he said. Get he story from Thompson, will you2" I brought chair and sat down by !. he old butler.
 You have been in Mir. Holladay's \ family a great many years, haven't < you, Mir. Thompson?" I asked to give S nim opportunity to compose himself. "Yes, a great many years, sir-near { ly forty. I should say
 Before Miss Holidays birth, thenT
 "Oh, yes, sir; long before Just be ; fore his marriage MT. Holladay bought < the Fifth avenue house he lived in evel since, and I was employed then, sir as sn underseryant" 'Mr. Holladay and his wife were { very happy together, weren't they?" < questioned.
 "yery happy; yes, sir. They were lust like lovers, sir, until her death < They seemed just made for each other Iir' and the trite old saying gathered new dignity as he uttered it. z paused a moment to consider. This certainly, seemed to discredit the theo ~ that Holladay had ever had a liaisor with any other woman, and yet wha' other theory was tenable?. t,
 "There was nothing to mar their hap piness that you know of? Of course, added, you understand, Thompson ' hat I'm not asking these question: 2 rom idle curiosity, but to get to thu <, bottom of this mystery if possible" {. q understand. sir" he nodded. ''No < here was nothing to mar their ;happi ; hess except one thing ~ B And what was that?' x ' "Why, they had no children, sir, fol 4 fifteen years and more. After Mis- { Frances came, of course that was al |. changed" ~ tE7F {. "She was born abroad?" ! "Yes, sir; in France. don't jus ! know the town" < But you know the date of he c birth?"
 I "0h, yes, sir-the 10th of June, 1876 { We always celebrated it.'zs sE.s I "Mr. Holladay was with his wife a :. the time?' i4" | "Yes, sir. He and his wife had beel abroad nearly year. His health hat broken down, and the doctor made hin take a long vacation. He came hom few months later, but Mrs. Holla ' day stayed on. She didn't get stronl < again, some way. She stayed nearl four years, and he went over ever, few months to spend week with her and at last she came home to die bringing her child with her. That wa the first time any of us ever saw Nils Frances"
 'Mr. Holladay thought great dea of her?'
 You may we'll say SO, sir. She too his wife's place." said the old ma simply.
 And she thought great deal c himT'
 More than that, sir. She fairly vol shiped him. She was always at th door to meet him: always dined wit him; they almost always spent thei evenings together. She didn't care muc for society. I've often heard her te him that she'd much rather just sta at home with him. It was he wh rather insisted on her going out, fC he was proud of her, as he'd a rigi to be-"
 Yes" I said. for all this fitted exactly with what had always hear about the family. There were T other relatives. were thereT'
 None at all. sir. Both Mir. Holl day and his wife were only childre Their parents. of course, have be' dead for years"
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 "None I'd call intimate. sir. Mi Frances had some school friends, b she was always-well-reserved. sir.
 "Yes." I nodded again. And now I added. tell me. as fully as you ca what has happened within the ls 'hree weeks
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 sent us all away Co get Belair read l got the place tn order. sir. and te graphed her that we were ready s
 answered that she'd come in a ft days Ten days ago inc rest of { Servants came. and ! looked for D every day. but she didn't come. I te Eraphed her again. but she didn't a swer. and finally got s1 uneasy. 8 I couldn't rest. and came back to ( clty 10 see what vas the matter.
 got here early this morning and we right t0 the hoIIse- Thomas. the ss ond rutier. had been left In ebarI -.I U. ....r =. Al nr--- r.-.-- ..