Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-26

must see him"
"But he's away in Servia is he not?
He won't be back for six months -.
''Then must wait till he returns
she answered decisively.
MAUD has told you something
Come, admit it, he urged.
The girl was silent for full MIL
ute.
eyes" she sighed. "she did tell me
something"
"When?"
Last night as we we're walking TO-
gether to the station-somethlng tnat
| refused to believe. But | belleVe II
now" -, -,
s'Then you know the truth. ne
cried. eff there had not been some uil'
fair play, the doctor would never nave
disappeared without first telllng me.
He has many times entrusted ino
with his secrets"
81 quite believe that he would have
telegraphed or written" she salo.
"He looked upon you as MS oest
friend in London"
"And, Marion. this very fact causes
me to suspect foul play" he said, the
recollection of that fugitive in the
night flashing across his brain. "What
do YOU. in the light Of this secret
knowledge suspect?'
Her lips were closed tightly ana
there was strange look in her eyes.
81 believe Max" she replied in
low, hard voice, "that something ter.
ribe must have happened TO Maua!
"Did she apprehend something's
II cannot tell. She confessed to me
something under a bond of secrecy.
Before tell you l must consult Char
lie-the man she loved so dearly
"But are we not lovers, Marlon?'
he asked. in low. intense voice.
Cannot you tell me what she said in
order that may institute inquiries at
once. Delay may mean the escape OF
the assassin If there really has been
foul play"
81 cannot betray Maud's confidence,
Max" was her Nalm answer.
This response of hers struck him
as implying that Maud had confessed
something not very creditable to her
self, something which she. as wom-
an hesitated to tell him. If this were
actually true. however. why should
she reveal the truth to Maids lover?
Would she not rather hide it from
him?
"But YOU will not see Charlie for
months" he exclaimed in, dismay
> what are we to do in the mean
). timer"
!, eve can only wait she answered.
6 81 cannot break my oath to my
), friend"
"Then you took an oath not to re-
, neat what she told your
y "She told me something amazing
concerning"
hocitatod
= Concerning herself" he added
i 'Wel?"
= at was confession. Max-a-a
:. terrible confession I had not wink
. of sleep last night for her words rang
= in nv ears and her face. wild and bag
gard haunted me in the darkness
>. All! it is beyond credence-horrlble
-but-but, Max-leave me. These
i, people are noticing u.s. will see yor
@ tonight, where you like. Only go-go
= 7 cent bear to talk of it! Poor Maud
= What that confession must have cos
= her, And why? All. I see 1t all now
. Recause-because she knew that hel
, end was near!"
,r CHAPTER VII.
% Contains Several Revelations.
Max Barclay retraced his steps
" What Marion had told him was botl
n startling and curious in face of thu
le sudden disappearance of the docto
,e and his daughter. If the latter hat
le made confession, as she APPARENT.
1T had then Marion was, after all, per
fectly within her right in not betray
v ing her friend.
ss Yet what could that confession be
70 Marion had said it was "a terrible
6. confession" and as he went along n
n. tried in vain to imagine it's nature.
The morning was bright and sunlit
!, and Oxford street was already busy
- About the Circus the ebb and flow o
. traffic had already begun, and the win
dows of the big drapery shops wer
s. already attracting the femlnln
crowds with their amour cements o
ut "summer sales and bats of 'grea
ut bargains
t. For moment he paused at tn
lie llerb, then entering a hanson,
le drove to Harmer's Stores, the grea
i'll emporium in Knightsbridge which ha
TO been entrusted with the removal c
he the doctors furniture.
Without much difficulty he foun
,c- the manager. a short, dapper llttl
IS frock-coated, freckled-faced bushes
n man. and explained the nature OF III
INQUIRY
/" The man seemed somewhat puzzled
and. going to a desk. opened big LEI
ger and slowly turned the pages.
81 think there must be some mi
10 take, sir" was his reply. eve hav
n had no removal of that name yeste
We day"
"But they were at Cromwell Roa
late last night" Max declared 9Th
police saw them there
"The police could not have see
any of our vans removing furn1tul
- from Cromwell Road last night pr
tested the manager. "See here II
yourself. Yesterday there were fo'
removals only-Croydon to Southse
Fitziohns Avenue to Lower Norwoo
South Audlev street to Ashley Ga
dens. and Elsin avenue to Finchle
Here they are and he pointed to tt
page whereon the particulars were