New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-14

ing for my life happiness. and ~ 4
the ring-well, amor &hs opinion thu,
II . man really loves II woman and
thinks be can make herahappy he vii
tell her SOIL .shs u strung with en-
gagement rings 20 the ends Of hee,nn
gers. Dangerous doctrinel Well. THU
Is not propaganda. 5.,. Il, Fl
Tuesday found Us all more normal
Margery went with me along the hall
when I started for the Office.
You have not learned anythingT
she asked. s4s :&.tS
mot much" I evaded Nothing def
mite, anyhow. Margery. you are not
going back to the Monmouth. avenue
house again, are you?@
mot Just yet. l don't think could
suppose later 1t will have to be sold.
but not at once. shall 60 to Aunt
Let1tia's first" Il,
very WELL said. Then You are
going to take walk with me this aft
ernoon in the park. won't take no:
you need the exercise. and need-to
talk to you. ,,.s
When she had agreed l. went to the
Office. Burton was there. He had struck
up an acquaintance with Miss Grant,
the stenographer. and that usually
fr1gid person had melted under the
warmth Of his red hair and his smile.
She was telling him about her sisters
baby having the whooping cough
When we had gone into the inner Of.
fee and shut out Miss Grant, and the
whooping cough be was serious in.
stantly.
We'll" he said. II guess we've got
Wardrop for theft. anyhow"
Theft" inquired.
well. larceny. If you prefer legal
terms. found where he sold the pearls
In Plattsburg. to aNwholesale jeweler
named, suggestively. Cashdollar. -s.;s5
/, Then" i said conclusfvely, II be
took the pearls and sold them. as sure
as sit here he took the money ont Of
that Russia leather bag rs.
I'm not so darned sure Of it" said
Burton calmly.
If he had any reason be refused to-
give it told him. in my turn. Of Car:
ter's escape, aided by the police, and
he smiled 'For a suicide it's causing
a lot Of excitement" he remarked:
When I told him the little incident of
the postofhce he was much interested.
'.The old lady.s in it somehow" he
maintained ''She may have been!
lending Fleming money. for one thing.
How do you know it wasn't her hun.
dred thousand that was stolen?'
There's only one thing to do, and
that Is find Miss Jane If she's alive
she can tell something. II Miss Jane
is dead well. somebody killed her. and
it's time It was being found out.
Its easy enough to say find her"
TITS easy enough to find her. he ex-;;
ploded. MAKE noise about It. Send
up rockets. Put half column lad. in
every paper In town or. better STILL:
give the story to the reporters and let.
them find her for you. Describe her.
bow she walked. what she liked to eat:
what she wore; in this case what she
didn't wear. IN forty eight hours she;
will have been seen in hundred DIFF
sferent places. and 1one Of, them tWhl NE
right. z:.It Will be g. question ..of Eselee.l
tion-that is. If she is. alive" A. .ii-f.
:. The publicity part of it ]. left TO- him!
and sent special delivery that morn
ing to Bellwood asking Miss Letitia to
say nothing and to refer reporters to
me. had already been besieged with
them since my connection with the.
Fleming case. and few more made no,
difference:
Burton attended to the matter thor.
oughly: The o'clock edition OF an
afternoon paper contained a short and
vivid scarlet account Of Miss James
disappearance. The evening editions
wrre full and, while vague as 70 the
manner of her leaving. were minute
as regarded her personal appearance
and characteristics. So
To escape the threatened fnundation
Of the morning paper men, left the
Office early. and at 4 o'clock Margery
and stepped from hill car into the
park. 80
II wish some one depended on me. :"
she said pensively. TITS terrible.
thing to feel that It doesn't matter to-
any one not vitality. anyhow-whether
one IS around or not TO have all my
responsibilities taken away at once
and Just to drift around like this-oh.
It's dreadful Besides my father. there
was only one person in the world who
cared about me. and don't know
where she is. Dear Aunt Jane!'
The sunlight caught the ring on her
engagement finger. and she flushed
suddenly as she saw me looking at It
We sat there for while saying moth
ing. The long May afternoon was
coming to a close. The paths began to
ill With long lines Of hurrying home
seekers. their day In Office or factory
at an end
Then impulsively she held ont her
hand to me.
you have been more than kind to
me-" she said hurriedly. you have
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