The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-08
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smaller Than the ordinary bg.lo. Z
Neiope. The paper was r.1
common diamond pattern l ~
engraved heading Tho Ing
his eyes down the few linz. , w, I
an uniformed boylsh hand r. ..
neither date nor place. o,l,
words: ''9 N
Dear Miss Janet B.rY
De worried about m, ba51g.. " ~
aud safe and having r,oi 49,. W 4
The nose bleed That De- vty t-
carpet Toll Aunua to I'd. 100
u out ~ my next week, 49,. ~
SUR and don't w0r,
Your an friend
ARCHIBALD PAGE wp,-r,
You're sure this ls me boy' y
ingf was the detectIyes eor..'.
Sure. And his spelling. ton
Nov" said Blrdsan. us,,,,,,
colonel's keen, aqulllne rnss
spoke. nov you notice tbs,,, ]
heading or mark on the pane, 40 \
Natermark Is only o. K 2 VI
1909. And that amounts 10 svI,,l
those folks sell all over he II
hut you notice that d d, bo, "A,
binary business paper. IL loo,, N
lady-like than commercial t,e,,, 4
The colonel admitted hat
look ~.
Now. assuming that this leli- \
sent with the connlvancr q "A,
napers, u looks a. II our your,
ucman wasn't In any par.cuir
ger Of having a hard time Ion,
looks pretty certain be- mur
skipped himself. tolIed aoas
way. maybe. but not making an
sisiance Now. is there anyboir
you know Who has enough ns,-|
over him for that How as@
lady's maidT"
Randall has been a ialia'd 4
ant for 20 years n middle arst 4
Gus minded. decent woman. Out
question"
This Miss Smith. your iu1ys 4
panion. Who Is She DO you kas1|
a South CarolinIan good h-
she has lived with my aunt n X
tary and companion fcr a year [
aunt u very fond Of her
THAT all you know Vel "a
found out a little more she ussi
live with a Mrs Jones S Has,iif
rich Washington woman The ID
only son fell In love With her. 4
how the marriage vas broksn q
What was his name
Lawrence. They called hin IA
He went 20 Manila. Maybe ~
met him there"
Yes. I knew him ! dont believe
ever was accepted by her
n don't know have only hii
days on her biography Later
went TO Johns Hopkins hospital
OF the doctors was very Attentive
her-but Il did not come TO anyn
She didn't graduate Don't knoE
Then she went TO live with Wis
gela Nelson. who died and eh
money. away from her oEn "a
There was talk o. breaking he
but Il wasn't done. Then she can
Mrs. Winter"
The colonel was silent, ihen
nothing discrcdltable In these q
lie had known before that land
was poor: that she had been w
on the world early; that she NUS
her own livelihood, yet someao.
Blrdsal marshalcd the facts
was an insidIous. malariol' pm
the adventures. banded from p.
place. hawking her attractions
whecdllng. charming for hire
ping imbecile young GUS
Hastings wasn't more than "
how be felt a revolt agalni
ture and against the man SUI"
it-and. confound Millicenu
The detective changed Ihe m
OF his questions a little. ~
your aunt is pretty advanced n
though she is as well preserves \
lady as I have ever mex
shrcwd. Say, wouldn't 'he y
to leave the boy a lot OF m0l'l
Il dare say" The colonel ~
sclous Of an lntempeTa's my
kick Birdsall. who had Oeyn
useful fellow in the PhlIipp'h"
III anything was TO hap.sA
who would get the money
"well. Mrs. Melville and / AZ
OF kin" returned the eo|"'
DO you suspect u.s. ,m.
Il did look mp Mrs. Mel D.,,,
swered the mabashed de's'u IN
I guess she's straight soo sls,,s,
But say. how about Miss ', ,..a.
The colonel stared, lnen men, y. ,onsl
'Birdsall." said he. .'nei i'.., ,,as
too much mention OF Iad''I NJ, h
suit my virginian taste. .l pas
mean TO imply that Miss S'n ,nS
ing 70 XIII Archie to ss 81, a. n,
money. / can tell you yO y ga d
on Your imagination y - oasA
for your profession. you ' ~
hire out TO the yellow lCI,o
GRO BE CONTINUE