Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-01-14

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Once in the course of her narrative
light on Cohen which the police declare
may prove valuable to them. This came
when the girl leaning forward in her
chair declared contidingly:
Erred was not always a waiter, you
know. He once owned hotel in San
Antonio, Tex, and he also owned a
string of race horses And then Miss
De Janon smiled proudly as she added :
.'He owns Roberta and christened the
horse for me-.
When. a moment later, Cohen was led
into the room he was asked about Ro-
berta.
NO, I don't own the horse,'' he said.
casting an uneasy glance at the girl. II
thought it would please her to think
did own it and had named it for her.
Miss De lannon's lips twisted at the
revelation but she dismissed the subject
and returned to her story. 60
no time did | ever think Of marrying
him. but he was good to me and | val
ued him as the best friend | had. So
after the death of mother and grand
mother, and when | learned l was to-
be packed off to school, | was SO lone
some. Grandfather was good to me, and
so was father, but had no one to really
comfort me, for they both insisted that
[ must go to school.
Il had known Fred since last Octo-
ber He waited on us in our private
dining room at the Bellevue-Stratford,
and he always was kind to me. So one
day | told him all about it.
II said he must help me; we must go
away together, otherwise | would COM
nit suicide. He sought to dissuade me,
but the more obdurate he was the more
[ coaxed, and finally one day [ received
from him the letter in which he informed
+ln+ fnr 10 hn
| to go.
Trip to England Given UP.
eve slipped out of the hotel quietly
| and went to New York From there we
went to Montreal, where we stayed two
days, and then we went to st. Johns,
planning to go to London. | had visited
| England two years ago and intended to
| remain there until | was p years of age.
After that it was my purpose to return
| home, for you see, neither father nor
! grandfather, could send a girl who was
of age to school.
| F'Well, we were compelled to abandon
| our plans for an European trip, for
| when we boarded the Corsican we were
promptly Informed that Tootsie' could
not accompany us.
well, if 'Tootsie" can't go neither
shall we, said to Fred, for [ was en-
gineering the whole affair. He agreed
| and we left the steamer at Halifax and
! planned TO come 10 oniCdSO. we ulSt
went to Boston, staying there over night.
| The following day we came on here, ar
irving last Thursday morning.
Pairs Money Soon Spent
"Of course travelling is rather expensive
much more expensive than | ever had
| realized-so when we arrived here we
had left only a few dollars of the 1925
had taken and the $15 which Fred had.
| We decided, therefore, that we must
live modestly. Fred said he would get
! a position in Chicago as waiter, and
! that he would stand by me until | de-
| cided to return home.
''Throughout the whole time we were
| together, though, he pleaded with me
every day to return to my grandfather,
but to this I never would consent Mean
while we found the room on Superior
street and lived as quietly as possible,
for, of course, we were well aware the
police were searching; for us.
''Then on Saturday our money was ex-
hausted. Our room cost $4z a week and
we had to have meals, SO 1sgave Fred my
bracelet and necklace and told him to
pawn them. When he returned with $40
| we felt quite afluent. Fred had pros
poets of a position and everything
seemed bright again and then the police
came.
I'm glad it's all over, though, and |
am anxious to go home. Whether
| shall consent to go to school, though, is
matter which still remains to be
thrashed out between father, grand
| father and me-