New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-05
On the Boston
Cypress
By EDITH J. HUBERT
Copyright, 1906. by Homer Sprague
By EDITH J. HUBERT

and glanced careleSSly over the car. I
Then he turned to the porter with an
involuntary sigh of relief.
Either of these two vacant seats
will do he said.
The porter consulted his book.
''No. II is engaged, sab, but you can
have 49,"
'All right said Wentworth, taking
possession.
After his belongings had been fin
gered for the conventional length of
time and the dusky official had re
treated Wentworth looked at his
watch.
murmured. 'and no sign of her yet, for
which fact the lady has my heartfelt
gratitude"
"My. won't Collins be in the deuce
of funk, though! He seems to be I'M
commonly keen over the affair. I'll see
what he says again" And, fumbling
in mis- pocket, he produced crimpled
slip of paper.
Smoothing it out, he read half audi
bly,: Look out for Annette Blain on
Boston express. She has wind Of the
states intention to call her as wit
ness in the Brent murder trial and is
going to cross the border. Is about
twenty-five and slender, with brown
hair and gray or blue eyes; timid man
ner; dresses we'll, but plainly. Get: an
interview with her and find out all she
knows about the case. Don't let this
slip. Should be a beat. Other papers
not on"
mice thing to foist on man just
starting on a vacation" grumbled
Wentworth. Anyway I've been
through all the cars-they're all jam
med-and there's no such person in
sight. That lets me out, and-Jover
The porter had come back, followed
by a heavily yelled young woman in
long dark blue travelling coat. AS she
sank YEARLY into the seat opposite
No. Is a warning shrek came from
| the great engine, and the train pulled
slowly out Of the station.
| Wentworth eyed her furtively. while
| luggage in the rack.
my victim undoubtedly" he solilo-
| quized Poor child! l wonder if she
thinks that covering her face with a
thick veil when the thermometer is
| so is a good way to escape notice.
How had 1 best open up the attack ?
Moral certainty all's very we'll, but I'm
afraid mine would become shaky if she
should deny her identity. There's
something about the poise of her head
that indicates she'd have the nerve to
do it. too and Eve really nothing to
go by. Confound that veil!''
At this point small leather hand
bag obligingly slid off the newcomers
lap, and Wentworth promptly present
ed it to her with his best bow
Thank you" she murmured politely,
but in tone that distinctly discourag
ed any attempt at conversation on his
part. He felt instinctively that il
would not be advisable even to make
any suggestions concerning the win
dow or the chair. He resumed his seal
and sulkily regarded the flying land
I
When he turned again. his vis-a-vis
had thrown back her veil As he look
ed at her Wentworth found it dificul1
to suppress an exclamation of amaze
ment She was SO like and yet SO I'M
like Collins, terse description of the
fugitive witness. Slender she certain
I ~ was; twenty-five she might be, al
I r
truth. and her manner was undoubted
~ timid. But surely the phrase brown
hair conveyed no adequate conception
of those ripping, gold fecked chestnu
waves that swept away from he
broad white brow and were gathered
in loose coil at the nape of her neck
. Surely the man who had told Collin
/ about her gray or blue eyes neve
had picked violets diamonded with tn
dew of an early May morning. Surel
!. no one but a brute could endure tn
thought of the delicate pink of thos
. softly rounded cheeks deepening t
scarlet and those e1quisitely curve
lips quivering under the pitiless fire o
, cross questioning from half doze
ldW Sc1S rlcSdlui1S the ufOCouS OcloA
: of the Brent murder case.
Her testimony was not essential. Th
} case of the state was sufficiently stron
} without it. Justice would lose notI
ing by her absence. Her fight was nc
! only entirely honorable-it was So
: cred duty she owed herself and he
family.
Fortunately she was safe enoug
now. Soon after passing the next sts
t ton they would cross the line into Cor
< necticut, and there would be no que:
4 ton of further pursuit If only sh
: were a shade more approachable b
: was sure he could give her some valu;
BILE advice in the matter.
e At this point in his reflections til
t train came TO full stop. Why. we'l
there already" he muttered. glancin
out of the window. and then inVolul
e tarily he smiled sympathetically at IL
i girl.
/ She, however, did not seem to be .
8 all in mood to receive congratul
q Hons. She was very pale; her lips WEI