New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-07
i prefer learning from Garter him.

II prefer learning from Carter HIM
self.''
He leaned back in his seat and pro-
duced an apple from the pocket Of his
coat.
.You'n have 70 travel some TO DO Il,
son" he said. Carter 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" said
bitterly.
1.-The trip was for the benefit Of his
health. He has been suffering and still
Is suffering from curious lapse of
memory" Davidson smiled at me en-
gagtngly. "He has entirely forgotten
everything that occurred from the time
he entered Mr. Fleming's employment
until that gentleman left home
doubt II he will ever recover"
With Carter gone, his retreat cover
cd by the police, supplied with funds
from some problematical source, fur
Their search for him was worse than
useless. In fact. Davidson strongly i'll
timated that it might be dangerous
and would be certainly unpleasant. !
yielded ungraciously and ordered the
cab to take me home. But on the way
cursed my folly for not having fol-
lowed this obvious Chew earlier, and
wondered what this thing could be
that Carter knew, that was at 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.. Fleming's physician in Plattsburg
that he had been in i'll health and in
clined to melancholia for some time.
The air was thick with rumors Of diff
ferences with his party. The dust
cloud covered everything Pretty soon
It would settle and hide the tracks of
those who had hurried to cover under
its protection.
Davidson left me at corner down
town. He turned to give me parting
admonition.
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
Just now that amt pretty well het up"
He left me with that, and I did not
see him again until the night at the
White Cat. when he helped put me
through the transom. Recently, how
ever, L have met him several times.
He invariably mentions the So and
his Intention of repaying it. Unfor-
tunately the desire and the ability have
not yet happened to coincide.
took the evening train to Bellwood
and got there shortly after in the
midst Of the Sunday evening calm. and
the calm Of place like Bellwood is
the peace of death without the hope
Of resurrection.
Promiscuous inquiry was not advis-
able. So far Miss James disappear
ance was known to very few. and Hun
ter had advised caution. wandered
up the street and turned at random to
the right. A few doors ahead newish
red brick building proclaimed itself the
p0stofice. 1t occurred to me that here
inside was the one individual who, the
oretically at least. in small place al
ways knows the idiosyncrasies Of it's
people.
The postmaster proved to be one
armed veteran of the civil war. and
he was sorting rapidly the contents of
a mail bag. emptied on the counter.
mo delivery tonight" be said short
". Sunday delivery. 2 to 3d.
II suppose. then. couldn't get dol.
lars worth of stampsY
I'VE don't sell stamps on Sunday
nights" he explained But If you're
in a hurry for them
II am" lied. And after he had got
them out. counting them with wrin-
killed. finger. and tearing them off the
sheet with the deliberation of age.
opened general conversation.
It was when asked him about his
empty sleeve. and he had told me that
he lost his arm at charlottesville.
that we became really friendly. When
he said he had been corporal in Cen
eral Maitland's command my path was
one of ease.
1.-THE Maitland ladies'! should say
I do" he said warmly. i've been
fighting with Letit1a Maitland as long
as can remember. That woman will
scrap with the angel Gabriel at the
resurrection. IL he wakes her up be
fore she's had her sleep OUT
Miss Jane Is not that sort. is sheY''
Miss Jane? She's an angei-she is
that She could have been married
dozen times when she was girl. but
Letitia wouldn't have it. was after
her myself forty-five years ago.
~ suppose from that the Maitland
ladies are wealthy" ! said.
Wealthy: They don't know what
they're worth-not that 1t matters
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