New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-11

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WAstsyse l1sl51sze G1py my nave
felt at seeing woman there, ana dy.
ing, be made no comment, He said she
might i've six hours, but the end was
certain. We got a hospital ambulance,
and with the clang OF Its bell as 1t
turned the corner and hurried sway
the White Cat drops ont Of this STORY,
90 far AZ action Is concerned
Three detectives and as many report
en hunted Schwartz all Of that night
and the next day to get his story. But
he remained IN hiding. Even "a her
agony Ellen Buffers hate had carned
her through the doorway after him, TO
collapse on the stairs. I took car and
rode to the hospital A night watch
man IA felt shoes admitted me and
| took me upstairs.
The cover WIS drawn ND to the m
Jnred woman's chin, where It was fold
ed neatly back. Her face was blood
less, and her fair hair had been gath
1ed mp n q shaggy knot. She was
breathing slowly, but regularly. and
her expression was relaxed-mOre rest
f0 than had ever seen II ~ stood
, at the foot Of the bed and looked down
at her knew that as surely as death
was coming 4 would be welcome.
Edith and Fred weN these As he
sat there beside the bed knew by his
face that he WIS repeating and repent,
Ing every unkind word he had said
about Ellen Butle9- Once she asked
Scr water without opening her eyes.
and Fred slipped a hit of Ice between
her white lipa Later in the might she
hooked mp for an Instant at me-
he struck my hand" she said. With
difficulty.
By morning she WIS raIlying little
from the shock. got Fred No take
Edith home, and took her place by
the bed.
/ hoped to get some sort Of state
ment before the injured woman was
taken 30 the operating room, but she
Ry In a stupor, and had to give NO
the idea. It was two days before I
got h0 deposition, and Ia that time
had learned many things
On Monday took Margery to Bell
wood. She had received the news
about Mrs Butler more calmly than
(, had expected
Il do not think she was quite sane,
poor woman" she said, wlth a shud-
der. ''Ehe had had great Deal Of
trouble. But how strange murder
and an attempe ae murder at that 1T
lie club In a week.
6he Old NOT connect the two. and ]
net the thing rest AZ that. Once On
the train, she asked. 'tDon's you think
that she had sor4 Of homicidal mar
MIA and that she tried to kill me with
chloroformT'
Il hardly think So" returned eva
sively. Il am inclined to think some
one actually got IN over the porch
root"
1t b very comforting to have a
friend one can rely on she said, and
the Httle bit OF kindness went to my
head. II she had not got a cindE IN
her eye at that psychological moment
I'm afraid would Agurattvely have
tAoupACA NnINOp u0OoI4OOI 1AS0I
there"
We found Miss Letttia In the lower
han and Heppie On hE knees With a
Ratchet Between them sat packing
boz.
Here, give Il to me-" Miss Let1tia
demanded as we stopped IN the door
way. Like as not kas a mistake"-
bang but the expessage was pre-
paid lf IT'S mineral water"-czaEh.
Something broke inside.
IF It's mineral water" said, you'd
befher let me open t.
She watched me suspiciously while
I Hkraightened the nails she had bent
and hfned the boards. The article that
had smashed under the veW 0 Miss
LettiR's seventy years had been q ten
pot OF some very beautiful ware. ]
have called Just now fSom my study
to ask what sort Of ware It was, and
the lady who sets me right says Il was
crown Derby Then there were rows
at CUPS and saucers and heterogeneous
articles IN the same material THAI the
women folk seemed 30 nnderstand. At
the hast, when the excitement seemed
over. they found toast rack In
lower corner of the box. and the
'Ohs!" and "Ahs!' had to be done all
ov9 again.
There was mot the slightest Chew to
the sender; but, while Miss LefitiR rat
ed Heppie loudly IN the k1bchen and
Bella swept Mp the hall. NargHy voSe
ed the same idea that had occurred to
me-
Ifln Aunt Jane were III r1giaf,"
she said tremulously, 1T would be just
the sort uf thing she loves to do"
I'm not pretending 70 know what
took Jane Mankind AWAY from this
house IN the middle uf the night" said
Miss Letitia. 'sshe was a good lit Of a
fool. Jane was. She nevW grew UP.
But II know 1ane Maitland, she will
come b1ck and be buried With lsx T,e0-