Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-17
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"Confound the mani" exclaimed the
colonel. 81 wish they hadn't brought
him here" and he tugged at his mus
tache.
"Gives you a lot of trouble?"
mot a bit. That's just it. Look
here. McAndrew, can't make him
out"
mo, coloneI?"
NO; and I'm an old hand at 'em,
too 1 didn't think there could be a
case that would puzzle mel mean
so far as the man goes. I'm used to
readirg them right off the reel; but
this man Faradeane battles me-"
"Ah," commented the detective
thoughtfuliy; doesn't behave like
the usual run then, colonel?"
mot a bit" said the governor, tes-
tily. Some Of them are sullen, others
are hysterical, and others again dog
Red and taciturn; while I've seen some
half-mad Now, this man just takes
the whole thing as quietly as if there
was nothing extraordinary in it. If
the evidence was not so black l
should be ready to swear that he is
innocent. It is black, isn't it?"
McAndrew nodded.
about as black as it could be- he
said in a matter-of-fact voice.
"And you can make nothing of it
of him?" asked the colonel. 'Tt
isn't my way to be overcurious about
my prisoners" he added, half-apologar-
ically, "but 1 will own to feeling a
deep interest in this Mr.. Faradeane."
McAndrew nodded.
"A good many other people do that"
he said. 81 do for one. don't know
yet whether he's guilty or not;
but I should like to know, if he is
guilty, why he did it. By the way,
colonel, 1 want to see him."
The governor pulled up short and
frowned.
Come, you know, Mr. McAndrew, )"
he said, you are engaged against him.
1 can scarcely give you admittance to
him"
"You can trust me, colonel" said
the detective, quietly. eff he :old
me straight out that he did it, 1
shouldn't use the information against
him. So far as that goes, he hasn't
once denied it. But you can trust me,
colonel I shan't do your friend any
harm by seeing him Besides, it is
at his request"
Strangely enough, the colonel, up
right and honorable gentleman that
he was, did not resent the prisoner
being described as mis- friend, but
rang the bell for a turnkey, and Mfr.
McAndrew was conducted to the pris-
oner's cell.
Some articles of furniture, table,
a chair, aud writing materials, had
been provided by the kind-hearted col
onel; and the bed, though plain, was
not so uncomfortable as it might have
been. Faradeane was sitting on it,
with his head resting in his hands;
but he rose as the key clicked in the
lock and the turnkey opened the door
rose to receive his visitor with the
courtesy he would have displayed if
it had been his own parlor at The
Dell
Mr.. McAndrew waited until the doT
had changed upon the turnkey.
4 hope you are as comfortable as
you can be under the circumstances,
sir he began.
yes, yes said Faradeane, thanks
to Colonel Summerford; he has done
Ii I
am obliged to you for coming to me so
soon" he went on, his voice sounding
sad and anxious, vet strangely calm.
I overheard your inquiry concerni Ig
Miss Vanley-I mean Mrs. Bradstone,"
he corrected himself with a slight
catch in his voice, land Mr.. Brad
stones reply. Will you tell me what
has happened? l have heard nothing
since my arrest. Mrs Bradstone fell
at my feet'-he paused a moment
but hope that it was nothing more
than a fainting fit caused by the
shock. Is 1t true that she is danger
ously ill?"
With all his effort to keep calm,
his hand, which rested on the plain
deal table, Quivered. and Mr. Mean
drew's keen eyes noted it.
she is very i'll and in danger" re-
piled the detective, watching him, and
yet apparently doing nothing of the
kind.
Faradeane went to the barred win
dow and looked out upon the prison
yard in silence for a moment.
ut is my fault" he said, huskily
when they told me that they would
take me to the Grange on my arrest 1
thought they would do so quietly.
that she should not know-it is ali
my fault. Miss vanley is a close and
very dear friend of mine" he added.
as if to explain the emotion he sup.
pressed with such difficulty.
81 understand" said McAndrew,
slowly. 1T was the shock of seeing
you in trouble and the story of the
murder coming on the excitement Of
the wedding. You see, she wasn't 20
know that you were innocent" he add
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