Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-12
THE WOMAN IN THE CASE
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afraid I startled you," 1 said. cour-
Il am ARA ~ am stranger here, and Mr..
eDasy:. cold his place was closed, SO l did
GenGU!e of intruding upon anyone.
D9rIi5 iIeI was speaking l was 1oting ner APP
TaFaleGSe@o nostofiice the day before. She was
j enter 5HT o then, except that the blue veil
iresssus up on the brim OF her small nat.
Fas PuSff features disclosed were exquisiteiy
the me, save save that the mouth was a trihe
regular, s sd, to canons of beauty. Her
large aCJ ewes were dilated with distress;
1f5e. , aai% was very pale. Her breath came
apDgy soa family. wonderfully gathering
Sle %"77 II am nervous, easily startled"
RtCon'i taiznd This is a beautiful wood.
s9 9p Understand you to say that the owner
ka AVA T. away" 1 smiled. But l assure you
rn me- not f poaciing. 1 have permission to fish
DIS AZ; dIT not know that these woods belonged
tb0 a'o grounds of that big house" she said.
% 'I moeting nv eyes Il do not WISH to
DOL onSs Int | am interested in plant life
tpSp .b@ forms here are very attractive
anu ur 'n am sure Mr. Glencoe would be pleased
lo %1H Won visit the place as often as you
G b"'' 7 returned. CALAMITY. l wondered
s sS. that she fingered.
D' S5o drew her veil down closely.
I'm I'm YOU know if the owner is married? p
sbp asked. careleSSly.
SUE e Under understand that he was married many
,ors AGO His wife is UNSATISFACTORY
and aI lg sad sad ;" She murmured, coldly. She
,orqd slightly and wishing me pleasant
gGanoon'S sport, she turned and passed out
SIGHT among the trees.
At that afternoon my thoughts were of
,,r Al Her high-bred dignity was incompati-
Ma with the fact that she fingered to talk in
"i onaIv wood with a stranger. The beauty
t her patrcian face and the fine carriage
u her Slender figure stood out before me,
fo while | wondered over the incident OF the
&nrDt in the mold of the wood.
Vqyt day. on my way to the brook for an
a5qr try at the fishing, l met her on the
highway.
dp ended my cOniectures by stopping.
Ne smoke of the fine autumnal weather and
An threw back her veil. Her beautiful eyes
looked at me not quite frankly.
4 must ask you not to mention to anyone
10 Mr.. Glenc6e-the fact of my trespass in
bis woods" she said Il should not like him
70 know that l have so little regard for the
y.s6 p's' Of property owners" She smiled, and
nocd the even pearl of her teeth.
Il trust you will not think me so NEEDLE
Glencoe is too gallant to forbid a lady. his
premises should it please her to visit them.
Rest assured, l shall not mention it,.
Thank you. Please forget, it, and I shall
sure not to infringe again"
q cannot promise to forget it, I dared
assure her, but l shall not mention it"
She thanked me again with gravity and
PASSED on. | could not help wondering if she
came that way to meet me; at the same time
recalled her worn look and the rings about
the dark eyes, seemingly from unrest or lack
Of sleep.
While l was musing and preparing for
east the rustic of dead grass behind me her
aided an approach. A burly, stolid-lookfng
man in rough corduroys came down to where
stood
wdy" he growled, surlily. Fine day,
sir; hOwS the luck?'
q haven't begun" l answered.
| rightly cOnjectured this to be the keeper
Of the grounds. He certainly was an I'M
prepOSSeSSng fellow.
lie stood watching me in silence for some
time; then he said Mr. Glencoe said you
was to have the run of the grounds, sir, but
| visit you'd tell me if you seen a woman
around here
.r "Er-no,' I answered, pretending to think.
young lady just outside the gate. Why?'
Well, they'S been woman prowlin'
around here for several days. Last night she
got clear to one of the windows of the big
house. Theys been burglars round these
parts lately and my orders is not to have no.
buddy Skvlarkn' over Mr.. Glencoe's grounds"
tie shifted a wad of tobacco to the other
cheek and regarded me with a surly eye.
wei, we'll, my good man, we are certainly
@le from harm as far as this young lady is
@ncprned"
!. did not like the fellows grouchy air nor
HIS familiar manner. l turned my attention
strictly to fishing and in little while he
went away.
The more I thought about the mysterious