New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-18

said finally as her eyes fell again to
her lap. but remember its mean
ing. It was an invitation for me to
leave town with him that very even
ing and be married at some place he
mentioned. He said it would be the
best way toto end-matters."
CHAPTER XIV.
II LOVED ADELAIDE BETTER THAN M.
SELF"
T<H1S brought Mr.. Fox to his feet.
Turning to the judge, he cried:
''This testimony is irrelevant
and incompetent, and ask to
have It stricken out"
Mr.. Moffats voice as he arose to an
swer this was like honey poured upon
gall.
1T Is neither irrelevant nor incom-
petent, and IL it were the objection
comes too late. MY friend should
have objected to the question"
1.-THE whole course Of counsel has
been very unusual" began Mr.. Fox.
Eyes, but SO is the case. beg your
honor to believe that in some Of its
features this case is not only unusual,
but almost without precedent. beg
that my witness may be allowed to
proceed and tell her story in all its de-
tails"
"The motion is denied" declared the
Judge.
Mr.. Fox sat down, to the universal
relief of all but the two persons most
interested Arthur and myself.
Mr.. Mo6at, generous enough or dis
Greet enough to take no note Of his
opponents discontinue, lifted paper
from the table and held it toward the
witness.
"Do you recognize these lines" he
asked, placing the remnants Of my
half burned communication in her
hands.
She started at sight of them. Evi-
IDENTIFY she had never expected to see
them again.
Eyes," she answered after mo.
ment. "This is a portion Of the note
I have mentioned"
"You recognize it as such?"
II do"
Her eyes fingered on the scrap and
followed it as it was passed back and
marked as an exhibit.
Mr.. Moffat recalled her to the matter
in hand.
.what did you do next, Miss Cum
berland?"
IT answered the note"
'May I ask to what effect"
II refused Mr.. Ranelagh's request
said that could not do what he asked
and told him to wait till the next day
and he would see how felt toward
him and toward Adelaide. That was
all. could not write much. I was
suffering greatly"
Suffering in mind or suffering II
body?"
Suffering in my mind. I was terri
fed, but that feeling did not last very
long. Soon grew happy, happier thar
I had been in weeks, happier than
had ever been in all my life before
found that loved Adelaide better thar
I did myself This made everythin.
easy, even the sending Of the answer
have told you about to Mr.. Ranelagh.
miss Cumberland, how did you ge
this answer to Mr.. Ranelagh"
by means of gentleman who wa
going away. on the very train I hat
been asked to leave on. He was :
guest next door, and carried the not.
in to him"
did you do this openly?"
mo; I'm afraid not slipped out b!
the side door in as careful way as
could
did this attempt at secrecy sue
coed? Were you able to go and com
without meeting any one?"
mo Adelaide was at the head o
the stairs when came back, standing
there, very stin and quiet"
did she speak to your"
mo. She just looked at me. But i
wasn't common look. shall never
forget it."
"And what did you do then?"
II went to my ROOM"
miss Cumberland, did you see any
body else when you came in at thi'
time?"
Eyes, our maid, Helen. She was jus
laying down bunch Of keys on tn
table in the lower hall. stopped ant
looked at the keys. had recognized
them as the ones had seen in MI
Ranelagh's hands many times. 81
had gone. yet there were his keys
One of them unlocked the clubhouse
noticed it among the others, but
didn't touch it then. Helen was still
in the hall, and I ran straight up
stairs, where met my sister, as
have just told you.'
"AIiss Cumberland, continue the sto
~. What did you do after re-enterin
your room!
II don't know what I did first.
was very excited-elated one minute
deeply wretched and very frightened
the next I must have sat down, 70
1 was shaking very much and felt