New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-21


too late to save Allan Fleming. I had
been up and awake. and Miss Jane had
got Out 20 the, house under my very
nose. Last and BY, no means least.
had waited thirty Ave years to find
the right woman. and when I found
her some one else had won hep.. I nae
II the depths that day when BUXTON
came In. e
He walked into the Office sauntiiy
and put something on the desk In front
Of me. II was Russia heather bog.
The leather bag!' be pointed proud
". 1T was found In Boston. -.
II was not locked. and got 1t open
IN minute. AS bad expected. Il
was empty.
Then perhaps Wardrop was telling
the truth" I exclaimed. by Jove,
Burton. he was robbed BY the woman
In the cab. and be can't tell about her
on account az Miss Fleming She
made a haul. for certain n
( told him then OF the two women
who had left Betiwood On the might ot
Miss James disappearance and showed
him the, purse and II incsoslre The
q puzsaed bin a. t had me. 10 ttagt.t
be anything" be said 90 be gave +
back. from a. book. chaptef and verse
Ia tte HlhteGbo 9 peescE1pt3oa IN rhsa-
matism at a drug store. As to the lady
IN the cab. l think perhaps you are
right" be said. examining the interior
Of the BAG vbere Wardrops name in
ink told It's story. Il
''How on earth did you get the bag q
! asked. "
ut was q coincidence. There have
been a shrewd hot sof baggage thieves
In two or three eastern cities lately,
mostly Boston. The method, the po-
nee say, was something HE this one
Of them. the chtef Of the gang. would
get a wagon, dress IKE an express
man. and 60, round the depots hooking
az baggage He wonfd make mental
note Of che numbers. 50 away and
forge a check to match. and secure the
pieces he had taken q fancy 30. Then
he merely drove around to headquaF-
tiers, and the trunk was rifled. The
police, got on. raided the place and
found. among others. our Russia leath-
er bag. 1t was shipped back, empty,
to the address inside, Bellwood." -. :,
,:.At Bellwood7 Then how
1T came while. was lunching with
Miss Letitia." he said easily. Were
very chummy thick as. thieves. What
I want to know is" d1sregard1ng my
establishment where is the hundred
thousand r
Find the woman" a u
DID you ever hear Of Anderson, the
nerve specialistT he asked. Without
apparent relevancy.
4 have been thinking Of him..
answered. III we could get Wardrop,
there on some plausible excuse e.
would take Anderson about ten min
utesy with his Instruments and expert
mental Psychology. to know everything
Wardrop ever forgoe.-
sT'il 60 ION one condition, Burton
said preparing to, leave ''I'l promise,
to get WartlroD and have him on tho
spot al 2 O'Clock tomorrow
About 4 O'Clock a woman came who
refused to be turned away. She was
o( medium height, quietly dressed and
fairly handsome. My 6rst impression
was favorable. She moved with Ger
tain dignity. and she was not laced
crimped or made up. Lam more o.
phisticated now. The lady who tells
me things says that the respectable
women nowadays outrouge, outcf1mp.
ana OUTAGE the unrespectabbe
However, the Huston ives gone the
moment she began 10 speak. Her
voice was heavy. throaty. expression,
less. She threw II like a weapon. I
am perfectly honest ID sayfng that fct
a moment the surprise of her voice
outweighed the remarka bic thing she
was saying. '.=-3'
& II am Mrs. Allan Fleming. she said.
with a certain husky defiance. \.
II beg your pardon" said after a
minute. You mean the Allan FIem-
ing who has j,lst died2'' & 81
She nodded. I could see she wae
tlnable Just then TO speak. She had
nerved herself to the interview. but
hi was evident that there was q real
grief. ! saw now that she was IN
mourning.
V DO you mean. asked increduv
ously, that Mr.. Fleming married q
second time r E
He married me three years ago in
sPiattsburg came from there last
night. I couldn't leave before" &
''Doesi Miss Fleming know about
this second Smarriager'
RI mo. Nobody knew about Il. 1'have
had TO put up# with agreat deak hi;,
Knox. It's hard thing for q woman
TO know TINT people ore talking about!
her and all the time she's nnaIsfed az
tight as ring and book can do. q
SIS s,fls. IS s. &: s.,