The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-17
Deep Laid sehsms


lorIginal.I
since this story hinges on name
may us well begin by saying that the
name It hinges on Is Francis Randolph
Fo-bes. Now, the letter F written Is
lsiulpIv. an incomplete n. and I have Of
! ten had my letters O.to some Il X.
FORBES or a. r. Horbes or some such
name. and have received such per-.
sons letters myself
One evening upon calling Tor my
mail at my club I-was handed note
addressed in a woman,s fnmiliar HAND.
Five years before Maud 1'wining had
refused me. and was sure this was 70
] reopen the case. tore open the enNet-
/ ope and pulled out the contents WIN
trembling hand.
nothing but blank sheet OF note
4 paper -.
This was cruel Maud was not the
girl to treat me thus. But, wait q bit
i Misht she not with maideHiy modesty
-LInteI1d to simply commence areopehing
4 AZ 4 matter which she herself had clos
/ adl Might not this blank paper CON
i min n message from her II I could IND
IN ont? scrutinlzed 1t, heidi before
4 strong Hight, put magnifying sAs,ss 70
It. but could see no svidenee'ot q COLI
imtinieiition. While holding 1t very close
Ito q gas jetI noticed pale ;orowy M *
| coming out Quit. Holding it sHlli SIPS
or. they zdeepened. apd READ IA 4et l..s
/ anpareutly written with n match OF
! t5otI,1Jfciz probably In lemon juice:
! April b Square Fountain l9:oS 2; m
4 4 ySas bitterly disappointed. Hester
yyns not the name OF the lady had In
! min4- examined the superseription
| IN the envelope and decided thAt''it
| might be either F. r. Forbes or b. K!
0ossfhIy F.. By Harker. took the
note the next day to the pCs I1liiSssr IN
7 was informed that F. B. h arAeE Ia"
a Ise1 for a letter and on being In
Torned there was nothing for him
made a great ado about the delinquen-
cles of the Office. The clerk looked IN
the directory for F. B. Harker, but no
| such name was given there. Conse-
| ouentIy there was no way OF andlnS
him.
/ After thinking the matter over con
| Guided that would go to the renee
yous and inform the lady that her let-
| fer of appointrnent had nllscarried- On
April at 10 o'clock in the evening
was In the park and soon after saw q
| yelled Indy approach the fountain l,
1 too went to the fountain and after a
few moments of daily asked her II she
was Hester. She started, but did nor
reply. Then told her the story OF the
miscarriage OF her note
1 : women are naturally conhding, and
i there was something perhaps IN my
| manner that Induced this one to give
me her confidence. She told me fhat
| she was a widow. Her husbands
brother was trying to defraud her OF
the estate her. husband had lett her-
/ One who was fnileague With the oroIh-
! er-In-Iaw had agreed to play false to
4 him and for n consideration turn over
Il TO her certain papers that would make
vaId her claim on the inheritance. The
| transfer. must be made without the
Knowledge of the brother-in-law, and
| She had Designated the place for the
purpose
said
..I will give you an order for the papers
II YOU win consent to Bring them to
me-"
oernrft YOU to thus place your interests
| In the hands OF Il stranger. Give me.
the name and address OF the person
YOU were to meet here, and Viii
make new appointment for YOU
This only strengthened her conf
! f,pnce In me. She invited me to accom-
many her home. and did so As soon
! ns we entered she unveiled and reveal
ed the features of 4 woman of forty
! two or forty-three. While explaining
how 1 came to consider her note as in
tended for me referred to the similar
ity of her. handwriting to that Of for
mer acquaintance of mine. She told
me that the address was not hers; that
| the whole plan OF receiving the papers
cInndestIneIy had been connected by
her niece. who had addressed the mis-
sive.
and your niece is 1 asked.
'.AIaud TwininE."
dumped as If had been shot.
| MAUD Twining! I was sure l saw
again her familiar handwriting. though
i she evidently tried TO disguise it
Where is she:"
"Do YOU know herr"
Yes
..she Is living here with me. I'll call
her. I'll not tell her whom she Is to
meet"
! She went out OF the room aud re-
turned with the only girl had ever
| loved Something told me when saw
her. start on seeing me that her sur
i prise was feiGned. Had her aunt told
her whom sine wa $40 meet! She came
forward with CONFUSION In every line
of her countenance. There was none
Of that honest. kindly hearing she had
1 shown wIen we iparteds, Indeed, she
The an,gls thus reopE1e4 came to a
| rapid col tsipn IIfOfgot the auntt!s
AFFAIR in own ,ASPbiness and alto
gether lost facIS56I 1t. Nor years told
The stor1|e rs Intimate frieRds how an