River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-12-28

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Excl nodded, and the search COM
henGehgoL epouxns at) uB ono the 1settee'
his hnnds resting IY9oqq his gkp pes HI
watching and listening.
FIVE 2ora SIX minutes 1Jasseds III Tits
fashion, Leroux expecting each too
bring a sudden outcfy.* He was dis
appointed. vEThe9 searrehersf Ge4tspsrnned
and Cdnbgfly ye I stern edFhf 7i'a E.@211 ''f9
Exet,J "a cigar 1BetWeeh' his5 teethss
walked to the writing table, cagefaIlyf
Gircling around the dreadful obstacle
'Whichrlay in his. path, to- help IA himself
ITO a match. AS he STOPPED to DO so,
he ppercefved5 that In TIE closed right
hand of the dead woman Ewas a. tola1s
scrap Of paper. .sifoqE9nnil
'Leroux! Cumberlg!@he exclaimed.
He pointed With the BE- sf match as cum.
berry, 'huffiediy vet6ssed to i3fis sfde.o
Leruuxs ainerty 4remhinedT where's jheosa tt
but watched With haggards eyes s ssslg 4 pr Z
Cumberly bent down and sought to &C.
tach the paper from the grip of the
boor cold fingers without tearing sits
Finally heqscoItriFed91t toll release fAes
fragment and, perceiving it to bear eg
some written words he, spread it : out
beneath the lamp on the table and
eagerly scanned it, lowering his mas
sive gray head c1ose@to the writing.
.Hesinhaled sibilantliga a45f xiyonfA
do yops see, ExelYii be ,jeTkeed1TT71f3oolro
Excl was bending over his, shoulder:
do, but II t16h t. Understand ~ ~ s'is
gaWhats rs fttls.:' came HOMO WHY from I
LerouX. .v9[Tgd JeT9TA
''It is the bottom part Of an unf1n
ished, note said Cumberly slowly, II
IS Write |.Shakfly III a 'woman's hand
andjW re2Srs9: tYojui VIII e'fii-td b9Eolqnl
Izeronxlsprangst ozhis ffeetsanaioressed2'
he!Foomin three, strides 9a3 sdai O
wife" he,mqttered, ., His voice seem
I'd ITO Be choked h. Ills his throat,
wife! A4f 8sa5s Something about my
wife," .5TH3G3V WaG 1I
''It says" resumed the doctor quiet
", "'your wife Then there's a piece
torn nnf6 out. and the two words Mr.. King
Nonstop follows, una the line Is eRis
dentlyTineehwfGte..b.A .sIM bna 4" BIZ
any fvifeg' N qIab1e IefoHxs sta inFfgg5iI
pnseeingly at the fragment Of qpQEaper,
.fMY Wife! Mr. King! ,Ub, !Godl I shall
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I .eSit down washapped, DEI GS1inbeBiys
turning teibinss Il Fl angs its lfeFeH8, lgQH7
are worse than q woman" we
| In manner almost childlike the now
elist obeyed the wifi Of the stronger
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vas Rut not IT w ,rasI too late Even as the phys
stefan turned to intercept daughter
she crossed the threshold of the study
She stopped short at perceiving Excl;
then. with woman munerFing intuie
Gsn,e disine ed q ira 9eig md IND eefn:
gtai1t ho8 dfy5nsttdus esought fdr and
found the hub of the tragic wheel.
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