The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-13

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that pretense up, and In private ne 70
cruel enough to boast OF II TO me
am In a little private retreat In VIII
ford. | do not know how many people
are here; but | do not think thas
aside from one or two show patients,
the rest are any more insane than
am. | did not know that such place
could exist. There are men, women
and even children, all OF them pris'
oners. He still calls himself Doctor
Morrison and seems very sure 81 hini-
self He has told me, OF course, that
our marriage was farce and that
am TO marry him or stay here all my
life. hate and fear him even more
than | used to; but | have let MIN
think that he could .frighten ne INTO
marrying him. lie has always wanted
me TO marry him, you know. This
5m giving TO one OF the maids, who
loves me for some reason. and whom
| think / can trust But hurry, dear
love, and come for me, for / love you
and am afraid. Be very careful; for,
by it's very nature, this place is under
the most careful guard. You arc In all
my thoughts and prayers.
NANCY ELLSWORTH
read and reread the note until
had II by heart. and then, carefully,
: | burned It: for | was no longer so
confident OF the security OF my
pockets; burned it. that is, all but he
last line and the signature. | risked
nothing by keeping them. and | could
not ind II in my heart to destroy this
| wonderful mystic union OF Nancy's
! written name and my own. Nancy
! Ellsworth" | had never even dared TO
say II 10 myself.
| The name Winford knew we'll, or
( at least the name OF the town which
! | am here calling Winford. Times
have changed since then, and. wrong
as everything was, have no wish 10
cast stigma on a place that has been
swept clean. So Winford is as differ
ent a name from the real one as any
thing can contrive. | say that
knew the name well. and yet that
was about all that | did know about
the town, save that IL was somewhere
In the northern part OF New York
state. IL was, believed, little more
/ than a village. could reach IL in less
/ than a day, so that. although a per-
verse fate still held the name OF the
man in the brown derby from me. Ii
would not be many hours before had
II from him myself Nancy, OF course,
thought that | already knew Il; was
sure that Mrs. Lathrop had given me
her note, the note which may have
ended with his name. II was q name
evidently SO familiar, and 80 distaste-
full. that the caution of repeating IL
had not occurred TO her. II would have
made things easier but, after all |
had the essential fact, and knew where
she was. Surely there must be train
that night and, at any rate, IL would
not take me long to find ont: but
when | have given my number and
stood waiting for the railroad infor-
nation bureaus answer, realized
that / was beginning to learn very
Thoroughly OF late what fear was. Per-
haps there was only one train day
and that did not leave until some time
In the morning. | think | must have
startled that impersonal human time
table who answered my call by reply
ing quite unconsciously, Thank
God" when he told me that could
go on to Syracuse that night and con.
meet with the train for Winford in
the morning; but | suppose a human
timetable must hear many queer
things.
My train did not leave until nine,
which gave me five hours TO make
whatever preparations wished; Fwice
as much time as I needed and five
times as much time as | desired. But
!, had barely hung up the receiver be-
fore the telephone bell rang. The
clerks voice answered my impatient
. What is it?'
. There's lady down here" ne said.
who's inquiring for you. Do you wish
, to see her?'
What is her name?" | asked.
The clerk laughed.
Another OF your mysterious
| friends" he said. She just wants 10
| know II you are here. and if-she can
, see you She says her name doesn't
I matter. but I'll admit she's quite re.
spectacle. | have her waiting in the
parlor'
"All right" replied; "Pll be down
: in minute"
!, She was so bonneted and shawled
that at first did not recognize her.
We'll. Mr.. Ellsworth she said 81
must say. you're a poor correspond.
ent."
| why, it's Mrs. Lathrop!" | cried.
What on earth brings you here"
| Then in sudden. silly hope, Have you
i heard the news?"
(contInues.)