The Ordway new era., 1907-08-02
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CHAPTER Xxx.
Innocence Established.

Al, she show herself during the
and my inquiries concerning her
IA ,he information that she was
,ntly with Miss Weston. whose
tlon had become truly alarm
ro,e TO John Carney. as his SIS
al asked me to do. telling him
a, knew OF Miss Weston's con-
and OF her strange connection
the mystery of Carney'Crof;
for the first time. | rccited to
iu full. Moreover, on the bare
\ that he might, through his
pas intimacy with Miss Weston.
possession OF knowledge that
give me q clcw II not actually
Ia the present inexplicable oc.
noes. asked him to cable me
dIa,ely any facts that might help
par up the situation and put
N the right track in my war
II the Bruce woman and her
a this. hardly thinking that he
be Of any material assistance to
my Investigations. but, rather
leave any stone unturned, | re-
In detail the events OF the last
tonths. not emitting my expert.
pi the morning In the little hill.
raveyard. and | closed by urging
most earnestly to return home
first steamer
letter posted at once. so
would catch the next mail boat
hsland, aud. to make sure that
bld reach him promptly, cabled
bankers that an important let.
Is on It's way and asked them to
him at once to London II he
any distant point.
tn these matters were attended
)galn set to work to organize a
pi campaign against the Bruce
and, as preliminary step. !
into the village and made all
)qniries that judiciously could
(aing her and her character.
my surprise | found that she
lespected and held In the high
Pteem by the townspeople, and
bent In all the good work of
rish. Some of the people even
pat she gave so much of her
income to charity that she
suffered herself for the ordi-
Comforts of life.
70 jerks, | could only learn
was an honest trustworthy
that he was ardently devoted
Widow Bruce. but, with It all.
not find a soul to say n word
me character OF either; unless
heenness in striking a bar.
'hd the busincsslike way in
ne brought home the intoxi-
ltequenters of Hoskins' hotel
hey had the money for their
ma lett them to get home as
ey could when they had not.
0e lald up against him as n
own occasional potations seem.
Ue entirely overlooked by the
eVpie In general. or else Who'll.
lho"h TO them, and, taking
aug INTO consideration, jerks
=" De regarded by the COM
's d pretty fair sort of a citi-
'nese facts in my mind tried
"'Ne the doings of the early
o 10 well as the other hap
ot which | was cognizant.
equations borne by jerks
= Bruce woman, and / freely
ildered. i''e'e
Ss De admitted that | had no
-. assurance that the little
W On the hill contained the
;" infants, except that their
appearance suggested as
baa ~" 'he fragments of bone
,'au seen served as a mute wit.
y some shastly crime.
tei' m' 100, had identified the
tue rags beyond all question of
h,,a as. as far as he was con.
b,t ( i. still must be remem.
,h,. had not opened the par.
=. ! mad no way of know
a,a y contained anything more
mi, ni, as did the one that we
F'"ea so carefully in the sum.
q to 'hought of 1t the less I
h., o make out of 1t, and, final.
nj "aa u. determined to take a
tposo vas leaving the house for
BY mes,,s s astonishment was in
in t,a meeting ,s the widow face
rs 'Ae hallway as 1 descended
"a os,,e dressed neatly in freshly
ohcO, with an t,,,r,an..,..
ii 1us sha = propositions. and, in
n ,ae n,e held a tray With I Gun
her' 'ls.es Az on It. We gaxed It
III ,Or sa an instant and then
ola n as. as unconcernsd I tone