The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-08-03

address given you. can get no trace
Of them. An accident similar to the
one described seems to have occurred
in front Of the opera house on the date
named, but the victim can hardly have
been Mrs. Merrill. 1t was much
younger person. Perhaps she was pres.
ent and saw it and framed her story
upon 1t. will continue my investga-
tions tomorrow and endeavor to see
this young man when he calls in the
afternoon. He calls every day. eh:'
whats left of him. replied Hes
gradually wearing away. The fellows
under a terrible strain, ana yet he
seems to feel no love whatever for his
wife and no remorse It's just plain
yellow fear"
Mr.. Curtis carefully adjusted his
glasses.
Eve will make it several shades vel
lower tomorrow" said he
If l have any eye for color Mr.. Mer.
rill's hue was pale sea green when
he was summoned from the usual visit
ors' room to more private place and
found himself confronted by the for
midable, gold bowed spectacles of old
Simeon Curtis. The fellow broke down
completely at the very first question.
Il can't stand it no more" he sobbetl.
II promised her I'd never tell, but got
to! Oh, my mother'll murder me if she
finds this out!''
Finds what out?' demanded Curtis.
my name amt Merrill My names
Joe Holland. Hers is Stetson-Cynthia
Stetson. We amt married. Married!
Me? Why, wouldn't be good enough
to walk on the same side Of the street
with her. That's what she thinks. She
never spoke ten words to me before
she was hurted, though she's boarded
at my mothers house near year.
She's too good to talk to nobody
There hasn't been a feller called at the
house to see her since she's been there
"She ain't Glenning girl. She come
from away off. Her folks used to have
money, but they lost it and died. That's
| what hear. Anyhow, she works in the
watch factory
"After she was hurted in front Of the
| opera house and began to have trouble
with her head she went to a doctor
Simmons, that runs the drug store
and he said she was going to be worse
ana ought to go to the hospital. She
amt quite eighteen, and he said she'd
have to 60 to the children's hospital.
/ But she's seen DR.. Stewart up there,
and she thinks he's butcher. She's
stuck OH Dr. Clarendon
absurd! Why, she never saw me
before"
"Oh, yes, she was at the night school
lectures during the winter, and she
made up her mind that you was all
right She said that If anybody had
got to fool with her brains she'd rather
| 1t would be man who had some of his
own and would know the importance
Of EN- So she says to me: You go
with me to DIR. Clarendon's, and We'll
pretend to be married. Then he won't
send me to the chlldren's.' l near drop
ped dead But she just fair made me
do It, I'm only nineteen; I'm nothing
but kid, for as big as am, gee, I've
been scared! II my mother finds out
that I've been going round pretending
to be married can see my finish. Per.
haps you don't know my mother
II have not the pleasure said l.
"but you needn't be alarmed. Just sc
home and say nothing. Miss Stetsor
will recover She Is very much better
today. She will return to your moth
er's house--temporarily, ! hope-ir
about two weeks. suppose her things
are there stillT'
'sSo; she had 'em taken to an expires:
Office and gave out that she was goin:
away. I've got n sealed letter tellin.
me what to do with her stuff II sh'
died. Wouldn't that be fierce!'
Nothing Of the kind will happen,
said I, escorting the big baby to th'
door,
! When had disposed Of him wen
across to Harley's and bought all th
hyacinths in the shop and sent them t
"Mrs. Merrill with a very tender mes
sage of love and hope.