New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-23
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corner fora car or cab, whichever ma
terialized first, he looked back
Il thought so.", he said bitterly. A
man was lettering after us along the
street. The police were not asleep;
they had closed only one eye.
The last train had gone We took
a night electric car to Wynton and
walked the three miles to Bellwood
Neither of,us was laxative, and !
imagine we, were both thinking of
Margery and the news she would have
to hear.
1t had been raining. and once War
drop turned around to where we could
hear, the, detective splashing along.
The detective was well behind. but aft
er awhile Wardrop stood still. while
plowed along. They came up together
presently, and the three Of us trudged
on. talking Of immaterial things.
At the door Wardrop turned to the
detective with faint smile. Its
raining again." he said you'd bet
ter come In. You needn't worry about
me. I'm not going to run away, and
there's couch in the library"
The detective grinned. and in the
light from the. hall recognized the
man had followed to the police sta
ton two nights before.
II guess I WILL he said, looking
alphabetically at his muddy clothes.
''This thing is only matter of form.
anyhow" ~
But he didn't lie down on the couch.
He took chair in the hall near the
| foot of the stairs, and we left him
there with the evening paper and
lamp.
Wardrop looked so wretched that
asked him into my room and mixed
him some whisky and water. When
; had given him a cigar he began to
look little, less hopeless.
you've been darned sight better
to me than I would have been to you
under the circumstances" he said
gratefully.
II thought we would better arrange
about Miss Margery before we try
to settle down. I replied. Twill you
tell her about her father?"
II believe it would come better from
you," he said finally. II am in the
peculiar position of having been sus-
pected by her father of robbing him.
by you Of carrying away her aunt and
now by the police and everybody else
:, Of numbering her father"
Il do not suspect you Of anything"
1 justified myself. II don't think you
are entirely open. that is all, Wardrop.
think you are damaging yourself to
shield some one else,
His expressive face was on its guard
in moment. He ceased his restless
pacing, pausing tmpressively before
me. I,
II give you my word as a gentle
man do not know who killed Mr..
Fleming and that when l first saw
him dead my only thought was that
he had killed himself He had threat
ened to that day. Why, If you think l
killed him you would have to think
robbed him, too. in order to find mo-
tive"
did not tell him that that was pre-
cisely what Hunter did think. L evad-
ed the issue.
"Mr. Wardrop, did you ever hear Of
the figures eleven twenty-five? You
never heard Mr.. Fleming use them?"
He looked puzzled.
Probably" he said. In the very
nature of Mr.. Fleming's position. we
used figures all the time. Eleven twen-
ty-two. That's the time the theater
train leaves the city for Bellwood. Not
what you want, eh?"
'Not quite" answered -noncommit-
tally and began to wind my watch.
He took the hint and prepared to leave.
He opened the door and stared rue
fully down at-the detective in the hall
below. 1.-THE old place is queer with
out Miss Jane" he said irrelevantly.
"Well, good night. and thanks"
He went heavily along the hall, and
1 closed my door. i heard him pass
Margery's room and then 60 back and
rap lightly
Its Harry" he called. 81 thought
you wouldn't worry If you knew was
in the house tonight"
She asked him something, for
Eyes. he is here" he said. He stood
there for moment, hesitating over
something. but whatever it was, he
decided against it.
Good night. DEAR" he said gently
and went away. @f
The little familiarity made me vince
Every unattached man has the same
pang now and then. l have it some
times when Edith sits on the arm of
Fred's chair, or one Of the youngsters
leaves me to run to daddy" And
one Of the sanest men ever met went
to his Office and proposed to his stem
ographer in sheer craving for domes-
ITCHY. after watching the wife Of one
Of his friends run her hand over her