The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-09-26
White Cat
Copyright. 1910. BY BObbs-
Merrill Co.

I'm let IL drop when I'm throug
with IT," asserted and got out my lis
OF addresses.
you'll LET It drop because it's to-
hot to hold" he retorted. with the sus
piciDn Of smile. III you are deter
mined to know about Carter | can tel
you everyt hing that is necessary"
The chauffeur stopped his engip,
with an exasperated jerk and settled
down in his seat. every line OF his bach
bristling with Irritation.
Il prefer learning from Carter him
self"
lie leaned back In his seat and pro
duced an apple from the pocket OF his
coat
You'll have to travel some to do II,
son" he said Garter left for parts
unknown last night. taking with him
enough money TO keep him in comfort
for some little time"
Until all this blows over l said
bitterly.
THE trip was for the benefit Of his
health He has been suffering and still
is suffering from II curious lapse OF
memory" Davidson smiled at me en-
gaHngly. HE has entirely forgotten
everything that occurred from the time
he entered Mr.. Flemings employment
until that gentleman left home.
doubt II he viii ever recover"
With Carter gone, his retreat cover
cd by the police, supplied with funds
from some problematical source, fur
ther search for him was worse than
useless. In fact. Davidson strongly in
timated that 1t might be dangerous
and would be certainly unpleasant. l
yielded ungraciOusly and ordered the
cab to take me home. But on the way
cursed my folly for not having fol
lowed this obvious clew earlier, and
wondered what this thing could lie
that Carter knew, that was ut least
surmised by various headquarters men
and yet was so carefully hidden from
the world at large.
The party newspapers had come out
that day with signed statement frOm
Mr. Flemings physician in Plattsburg
that he had been in i'll health and in
cllned to melancholia for some time.
The air was thick with rumors of diff
ferences with his party. The dust
cloud covered everything. Pretty soon
1t would settle and hide the tracks of
those who had hurried to cover under
its protection.
Davidson left me at a corner down
town He turned to give me parting |
There's an old axiom in the mills
around here Never sit down on a piece
Of metal until you spit on it.. If it siz-
zles, don't sit" He grinned. "Your
best position just now, young man, is
standing, with your hands over your
head. Confdentially. there amt any
thing within expectorating distance
lust now that amt pretty well het up"
He left me with that, and l did not
zee him again until the night at the
White Cat. when he helped put me
through the transom. Recently, how
,ver, | have met him several times.
lie invariably mentions the SO and
IFS intention of repaying it. Unfor-
unately the desire and the ability have
lot vet happened 10 coincide.
i took the evening train to Bellwood {
nd got there shortly after s in the I
midst of the Sunday evening calm, and 1
he calm OF place like Bellwood Is [
be peace OF death without the hope q
resurrection. $
Promlscuous inquiry was not advis-
O. Fuv a Il,
nee was known TO very few, and Hun c
IT had advised caution. | wandered Ii
p the street and turned at random to b
he right A few doors ahead newish s
ID brick building proclaimed itself the d
ostoffice. II occurred to me that here e
Islde was the one individual who, the S,
at least, in small place al 'r
avs knows the idiosyncrasies Of its u
eople. al
The postmaster proved to be one
med veteran of the civil war. and bi
) was sorting rapidly the contents of CT
mail bag, emptied on the counter.
mo delivery tonight" he said short m
Sunday delivery, 3 to 8" to
II suppose, then, couldn't get dol r
RS worth of stamps?" fir
I'VE don't sell stamps on Sunday at
ghts," he explained. But if you're bC
a hurry for them NJ
Il am" | lied And after he had got
EN- out, counting them with a wrin- 10
ed finger. and tearing them off the in
Get with the deHberation Of age, l fig
ened general conversation. bl
L was when ! asked him about his sh
lpty sleeve. and he had told me that loi
lost his arm at Charlottesville. do
1t we became really friendly When Ell
said he had been corporal in Gen
Il Maitland's command my path was br
E of ease Gle
The Maitland ladies! l should say
do" he said warmly i've been an
hting with Letitia Maitland as long gi'
l can remember. That woman will gu
ap with the angel Gabriel at the
If he wakes her up be- su
e she's had her sleep out" no
Miss Jane is not that sort, is sheT' M;
Miss Jane? She's an angel-she is
L. She could have been married a &c
zen times when she was n girl, but wa
titia wouldn't have it. | was after on
myself forty-five wears ago. ia
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