The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-27

puzzled lawyers. Judges and ,ay~ fa~
many years
Where were his eyes? OF courne 'sess
did leav. tho carr" asked Mr. Hy.r.
unirimr.d derby with mask Ike bvoWs
81. changed her dress. She had o" as
Ind"r that garment she doUbtIerH was
dressed man. A confederate pTsb-
'hiy distracted III" detectives attention.
while tn. Phantom took on the veil and
toli"d her ulster like an ovorcont nnA
With it Dn her arm walked on the tTasa
~ som" way station. Simple and adrOiA.
Wei. IN he tiggered, Certainly thaa
must har" been 30. will surely HO -
court tomorrow. hoping 10 see this PhsD-
Would that she might be. onca Esv
ani, said Mr.. Budlorg
Mrs. Ausl in was the victim Of HARM
'-S h"'n"niia "A doubtful disease, with
Hli du" Difference to wise specialists AMI
,i''n' h,rs"N q favor't" hy generous K1ftD
70 tn" house, its attendant. and her sei-
low patients She iishursrd money AZ one
VINO valued cash FOR faynrs that II would
huNs lh"'iEh "A resident nervous freak,
H.r Hsr lt"rhIiy "f independent action and
freedom To- go and come as she cI.Oao
seems 10 have been ungU"stloned
| returning from on" Of her frequent
outings Yesterday she chose TO xaik frsHn
th' railway station out to Dr. SoiymUD's =,
instead of driving home In a cab ~
usual Eariy in The "reuing two patients
woman amid the forns beside the brook,
and w'r" shocked at discovering that II
WAS their fellow sufferer. dead.
Her hands were fuIl Of f"rHs, aud one
brush braid on h"r shirt's edge The few
stitches missing had been fatal.
Legal papers in her handbag and 9th
"Ts in II desk in her room. revealed that
hrr trip yesterday was taken in response
I" letter from her attorney, informing
her mat sh" could no longer fight behind
II mask; iht, skulking must cnH Tho
court had drfna nded II pr"t"nsa OF hOnOA
a, last II rh" continued her ganc
THIS cas-" was the riddle OF the yeas,
'DitTnar against BuGinns."
This woman who iiai posed at tho sanl-
iorium AS Mrs. John Jacob hustin was
The Infamous Miss Ditmar the "Phant0Ia
plnintin' ~ the celebrated Gaze NJ stn-
gulHrly conducted against Jane Patnn's
riShtful heirs The cause Of this strange
persecution was clearly revealed In .
bundle Of older b'it"r4. found hidden In .
box behind her d.sk
They betrayed the fact that Free,svs
Payn" and her niece. Miss Ditmar. BE-
iung'd by instinct aud sciulous cuItiya-
ton, to that class Of lost" woT.n who
live by following wherever men are NAH
Ing fortunes easily. and therefore can be
l"ssy.
When Fre"love Payne failed To chrree
!i"rHtio H'id!"ng into - marriage With
herself her sister, Mrs Jane Patton. tho
",tstlY closed all respectable doors against
~" II" longer doubtful aunt "ad niece
Hence th' intense hh'T"h toward even
the most distant descendant Of the name
OF l!nnlong "r Patton,
Later on this precious pair dulrrro
after the manner Of their kind :fvli Aunt
Frs"ipv. took sweet revenge by be
ulicathinE all her fortune TO "A board Of
crank trustees to found home for IN
digcnt cats
Miss Dilmnr was frantic with heIplesa
anger at this blow; she appealed aud k's&,
the aged and destitute f"linaa eniere4
into possession Of her Aunt FreelOvSo
wealth. This blow from her aunts grave,
ready crooked brain. and sh" Durssd ana
fpstcr"d her last treasure. her hatred 0f
the Buhlonss until 1t grew to insane
proDurtions.
Whenr. came Miss Ditmar's ample
means? 1t is said their source was dark
and African. Like her aunt. having host
hopes of securing husband Of prerent-
able color. and losing her nnnts riches,
n"sCt 81 brain born unhing"d, though sha
remained sharp and sneakily tricky. after
the manner Of degcn"rat"s. In this sin
Fulnr mental condition. she conceived
and rarrteI ont this diabolcaI pInt, 10
iuiurc the heirs Of III" man and woman
whom she considered the common enc
mcs Of h"r aunt and herself.
First she would arrusA. them Ot .
| crime in the placing OF their aunt in re
straut Second. she could poster II Nfo
! could not rob. the hated 1"s:enhanta
! How she hated Jane PatOh's n"xt OF kin
| though absolute strangers to he.
| Tho whole reading world will join ". In
| offering congratulations to Mrs P1tOnD
! heirs upon this sudden but appropriate
! demise Of the Phantom Plaintiff, who has
haunted their days and nights ~ steah-
| ily and 50 long.
Rut who can or will congratulate The
courts and lawyers upon their a1tu'e-
uo"s?-EcZiah Shelton. In Springfield Re
publican.