Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-04-28
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4 1l&43/TTV7kSX>SS ne QaQ a VILE duu
DoVN3AkO0 three children. The
wife was pretty,
rather demonstrating woman. The
Illness was case of typhoid
fever, severe enough, but did not
consider it especially dangerous. I
saw the patient, who was named
Mainwaring, again at the end of the
week. He was then much better, and
/ was able to inform his wife that he
was practically out of danger. He was
q man of about three-and-th thirty, tall
and rather gaunt in appearance, with
deep-set gray eyes, and high, mas
s1ve brow.
I did not visit him again, but Alb
bolt wrote to tell me that he had
made an excellent recovery. There
fore, l was much surprised one even
Ing on returning to my office to find
Mrs. Mainwaring waiting for me.
Il am in state of terrible anxiety
about my husband, DR.. Halifax" she
said.
"Your husband?" l queried. But
understood DR.. Abbott to say that he
had recovered perfectly!"
1T was So" she replied. II am told
that most typhoid fever patients take
q long time to regain their strength,
but in his case this was not so. After
the worst was over he seemed to get
better by strides and bounds. Then
DR.. Abbott ordered him a change of
air, and he decided that he would like
to go to Cambridge, Mass, as he had
been graduated at Harvard college
and thought he would enjoy a few
weeks spent among the haunts of his
youth. So we went there, and were
very happy. We left the children at
home. It seemed like our honeymoon
over again. Yesterday morning l re-
ceived letter telling me that my cid.
est child was not well. hurried back
to Newark to see her, telling my hus-
band that would rejoin him today.
MY child's Illness turned out to be q
trivial one, and I went back to Cam.
bridge by an early train this morning.
When I reached our lodgings my land
lady met me with the astounding in
telligence that Mr.. Mainwaring had
packed up all his belongings and gone
away. This news surprised me, but at
first I heard it calmly enough. be-
l1eved that Edward had grown anx-
lous about the illness of our little
Nancy and had hurried home. My
landlady, however, said gravely:
Perhaps I ought to tell you that
Mr.. Mafnwaring behaved in a very
singular way before he left my house.
1t all happened early this morning.
brought up breakfast as usual. Mr..
Ma1nwaring was standing by one of
the open windows.
"1 am going away" he said, "and
shall pack my things Immediately.
Bring me my bill, and tell me how
those woman's things got into my
room; that work-basket, and that
white shawl?"
"'"Why, sir" said, staring at him,
"those things are the property of your
wife,"
"'"You must be mad" he said
roughly. II haven't any wife. Also, I
dislike unreasonable jokes"
He then went into his bed
room and slammed the door noisily
behind him. Half an hour later he
paid his bill, ordered a cab, and went
away with his baggage. He left all
your things behind him, Mrs. Main
waring, and was quiet and collected
enough, except when he spoke of you.
1t all looked queer to me, and under
the circumstances, think l am iusti-
fed in handing you this letter, which
I found, stamped and directed as you
see 1t, on the davenport in the sit
ting room. I believe it is in your hus-
bands handwriting
Il took the letter from her and ex-
amined it eagerly. 1t was addressed
IN Edwards writing to Prof. Granger
of Harvard college. 1 did not hest
tate to open it. Here it is, DR.. Hall
fax; you may like to read it. It may
help to throw some light on this mys-
terry" 49, '.s.... At
/ The letter read as follows:
! My Dear Professor: much regret hav-
Ing missed you when called to saw
goodbye. I must take the present o.
portunity Of thanking you for your kind
ness to me during the whole of nv col
lege career. am leaving here early this
morning, or would call again to say fare
well in person. hope to call to see YOU
on the first occasion when I revisit Cam
bridge. Yours sincerely,
EDWARD MAINTAINING.
Nov, the strange thing about this
letter" said Mrs. Mainwaring, when
I had finished reading, lis that it is
addressed to a dead person. Prof.
Granger has been dead for many
years. Ny husband felt his death
keenly when 1t. occurred. He has
many times told me Of the personal
interest Mr.. Granger took in him.
After reading the letter, rushed to
the telegraph Office and sent tels.