Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12
CHAPTER VI.
In the Shadows.

was fabricating story to suit his own pur-
pose to help save his daug1ter ., from Deing
Yet still he did not seem to be aware OF
the step that Ruby had taken; that she was
self-aecused of Paul Ernscliffe's murder. l
determined to discover II Stephen Wardour
knew of his daughters whereabouts. -.
"you are not quite right in your head. The
loss of blood has exhausted you, ana the
brandy gave you mas shia so ssserion
which you have just made TO me, want TO
ask you, where is your daughter do you
known
He shook his head feebly.
"Do 1 knew" he asked in a husky whis-
per, his eyes flashing with a duil, ominous
CLEAN, do know? If did I'd never care
what they do to me- 1 tell you. DOCTOR. that
gal was the light Q, my eyes; but she uei Is
her NJ give peor my ttl TIE ga emo" Wna come
Suppose can set your mind at resty'
/ asked eagerly what # ! can tel you,
well and has not left Grand Isle as you be-
lieve. She sent you a message to tell you
that she had found place at the hotel as as
There, are you better satisfied nowg'
Am 1? why, doctor, that's the only thing
to keep me alive. Can a man live, leastways
on this earth, with his heart, his soul. his
body gone from his sight forever? Tell me,
swear to me, that it's all true, that she is
SAFE and you're not say1n all TINS Jls
to pacfy 2"
She is safe, swear Ear it, W Var ,iou5 ,ooetn.
He uttered glad male that this
man, rough and hardened. and not good
man, still had tender spot within his
"or she IS eui tsa safe repeated give
YOU my word And now, Wardour, just lie
quiet IT as niy R and yo ge'
not talk
..But I must talk If I can't tell you the
truth, the whole truth about Paul Ernscllne,
I'll never get no better. | say, doctor, kin
a man live with weight like a hundred
ton q rest i on his heart? Wal. that's the
way I feel when ! remember ! saw Pa aha
quod, for the murder, and heaven only knows
what other troubles II come out Q, 1t ,i afore
the law is done with the case Now listen,
If you will, for 1 must speak.
81 went over to Dead Mans Point to meet
Ernscliffe; had an appointment with MIN MN.
Yes don't go to deny it. He e+ said ne meet
ciffe had been coming to my house day arter
day, night arter night, film the little gals
With else s %oud hog SO
too But right in the midst o. it all heard
as ,e g0n to marry gm the aG young
cused him o. it. Twas in a public place,
and he told me he wouldn't talk to me then,
but he'd see me that evenin at Dead Mans Nan,
We had some words. He offered me money
me; and he said let Ruby marry somebody
wasn't too good for the likes o. him.
throwed the money back into his face NO
man could pay me for my girls broken heart,
Doctor. said my then-white and
mad, as mad as man kin be, pushed the
boat off, and rowed some distance, half
mile maybe, away from the Point, when all
at once heard gun go OFF, L stood up IN
the boat and looked with all my eyes, and
my sight is powerful good vet doctor, I saw
Paul Ernscliffe lynn on the beach. | knowed
there wasn't a soul around, so O. course he'd
taken his own life. l didn't care. / hated
him and hoped he was dead-dead as a
herrin'. I wouldn't go back to him. Let
him die like a dog, l said. That there was
let fellow Greater die. without goin' to his
side. Doctor, it's all true. Paul Ernscl1He
killed himself; the bullet found in his body
fitted his rife exactly the reason why he
This here's the truth I'm tellin' you-the
whole truth, and nothin' but the truth-so
help me God"
I glanced up and saw Jack Duane jotting
down in his notebook swiftly, silently, stem
graphically, every word that Wardour had
uttered. Jacks eyes met mine over the top
of the notebook, and there was a perplexed
look upon his handsome face.
Mysterious by guns! he calculated. But
1 motioned him to be silent My patient was
sinking to sleep, and / was DESTROYS that he
should rest. A few moments later, purpos-
ing to call again during the day, | took my
departure. l went back to the hotel and
found everything in statu quo.
/ then learned to my CONSERVATION that 1T
was expected that / would accompany the
body of Ernscliffe to New Orleans that night
Colonel Lyell, as the oldest friend of the
deceased, had been deputed to take charge,
and I must do my share of the honors to
the dead Esme was no worse; War
dour decidedly better; so my patients would
not detain me, and we would be back in two
three days time on the return boat
felt no anxiety over Esme. She might lie
in the same state for days; there were sim