The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-17
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A Deep Laid Scheme
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may as well begin by saying that the name 1t hinges on Is Francis Randolph Forbes. Now. the letter F written Is simply au incomplete II, and have of ten had my letters so to some II. K, Forhrs or II. k. HorbeS or some such namr, and have received such per sons letters myself.
 One evening upon calling for my mall at my club I was handed note addressed in a womau's familiar hand Five years before Maud Twiuing had refused me. and was sure this was to reopen the case. l tore open the envel' ope and pulled out the contents with a trembling hand.
 Nothing but a blank sheet of note paper.
 This was cruel Maud was not the girl to treat me thus. But, wait bit Might sue not with maidenly modesty intend to simply commence d reopeniug of a matter which she herself had clos, ed: Might not this blank paper con taip o message from her if l could rinu it out: Scrutiuized it. held il before a strong light. put a magnifying glass to it, bur could see no evidence of com muu!catiou. While holding 1T very close 10 a gas jet noticed pale brown marks coming out on it. Holding it still clos er. they deepeued, and read ill letters apparently written with a match or 8 .oothplck probably in lemon juice;
 April 5 B. Square Fountain lo:o5 p. m.
 HESTER.
 I wsS bitterly disappointed. Hester was not the name of the lady I had in nind.j l examined the SupecScription ,n tHc envelope and decided that it niglt be either F. R. Fortes or r. R. possibly F. B. Harker. l took the .ote the next day to the poStotice and vGs informed that F. B. Harket had l,kcd for a letter and on being ln- Jormed there was nothing for him ludr great ado about the GcIinQuen- .ies of the office. The clerk looked m 2 he directory for F. B. Harler, bCt DO ;uch uame was given there. Con'e- IueatIy there was no way of finding ljm.
 After thiukinZ the matter oyer l cpa- .luded that 1 would go to the reuds'' .ous and inform tue lady that her let -er of appointment had miScarrIed. On April G at 10 o'clock in the evening l vas in the park and soon after saw q .r,'rI lady approach the fountain l. on. wont to the fountain and after q .c,r moments of daily asked her 1T she vas Hester. She started. but did not -er!y. Then l told her the story of the miscarriage of her note. Women are naturally Coutdins. and here was something perhaps in my manner that induced this one To give ne her confidence She told He that she was a widow. Her husbands brother was trying 10 deIrauu her Of she estate her husband had left her, Dne who waS iu league with the broth. er-ln-law had agreed to play false to him and tuv consideration turn over 70 her certain papers that would make valid her claim uu the inheritance. The transfer must be made without the sknoWledgc or the hrother-iu-law. and she had designated the place for the purpose.
 May I Hot act for you, uIadamE l sald.
 .,I only wish you would" she replied, T will give you au order for the papers if you will rnn>"uJ 10 bring them t' ne"
 That did u,t mean. 1 would moi ,r~mfi you tn thus place yoUr interests u ra. hHl~ of d stranger Give me h, rpma aui aIdrr,~ of lltr p"rSon .nr vrr. tn meet nrrr. and | will nasr ,, n..w a,pnfHtmrul for you.
 Tr.~ nn,y ~,ru@Dhynrl h'r conf .rucr in mr. Shr invited me to accom-.
 any her h,aa.. aud did SD. As SooE
 > w. rurrvrd she uuvrilrd and reveal VI .hr fvitu~r~ If a woman of forty
 wn OF fnrty.rmur While explaining rov l came ro consider her note as In ended for u.' l referred tu n" similar " of her hlndwritinG 10 that of for ncr acquaintance, of mine. She toll no that fHe -.id.r>~ was not hers: thai ne whole rIlu of receiving 'hr papers
 Iandc jinply hrd hcrU c'nrprgrd by ,cr uir-e. who had addressed rhc mis i've.
 And your niece ,~" a~5"d
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 I iuu.eI as if had been silor.
 Maud Tviuiug, I was sure I saw
 4a.n ucr rawiliur handwriting, though
 ne ryfdeutly tr.rd to disguise 1t. Where j~ >he:"
 Do yuu know hpr:'
 Yes"
 She is .iym. hr~r wl;h ne. I'll call
 rr. r.. a.r l.I h"r whom she is tc lr"t."
 >hr wea. urr %. .hr room and re urnct w.Eh r.,- unly girl l had ever pvyl. Somr;h.-s 'n!I u.e when l saw rrr ,lrJ ou >a..a- l.r that her sur ,rls. Was fc.glrl lIaI hrr aaut told Ter wnI.u she v1> l3 Hrrt: She came onward with rua'U,ttn in every line ,s her cDmleuuu,r. There w5> nUun Of that honest. kindly hearing she hau shown when Hr parted. lndrcl she booked Shamrfucpd