Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-28

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-Claire's mother-is probably i'll with
fatal illness anG l am leaving for
California Immediately. My child
knows nothing of her mothers illness
and the reason of my so sudden depar-
ture. l am concealng 1t from her by
saying that it is diplomatic business
which calls me HRay. 1t would be
cruelty to subject her so sensitive ma
ture to anxiety and shock of long Jour.
ney when she could not hope to see
her mother alive.
II implore you in human Kindness
take pity on her once more and shell
ter her for a few days keeping from
her the knowledge Of this calamity
that threatens her. / shall communi-
cate with you in a few days. My
gratitude" etc.
And Claire followed it in an hour"
Mrs. Dclarlo whispered.
Did he bring herr"
"No--he sent her in n carriage. OF
course he didn't bring her! He didn't
take any chances of my refusing to
keep her for him"
Poor child" l exclaimed. "She
was devoted to her mother-it will be
terrible blow to her"
Mrs. Dciario shifted at me-taking
the letter from my hand and glanciug
at ii before She answered: ''You don I
think for minute there's anything the
matter with ClIlre's mother, do you =
There isn'tF"
why, of course not Oh,
know she answered the question she
must have rcaa in my face. y psyche
metrized this note as soon as l got it.
That man cant deceive mel feel
scheme and plot al over it,"
She held it ii moment in testing
sort of way running ner fingers back
and forth over it, then placed it in my
/ hand, asking: Cant YOU feel the o.
! cult infuenecST and looked MS if she
/ expected me 20 reply that l could feel
the occult influences, plain rs any
thing. Which couldn't. She seemed
! disappointed and put the letter into
( its envelope and that into her hand
. bag, remarking: IT'S part Of scheme
he's working haven't made out the
+ rest of tim not clear on it yet.
/ though know it's ethlng-tricky."
And you think he didn't 20 to Cali
fornia ?"
"lm sure he didn't can't see a
| journey for him-I mean an immediate
| journey. There gre journeys all around
! hinl-he travels great deal-but /
/ don't see anything for todav-for to.
morrow there's nothing like that near.
/ But / do get the rd--clairaudient-
/ ly-'llidug,' That doesn't help things
/ very much for us. if ISL
cor for Clairei'
NO. But please don't think I'm not
willing to do 0ll / can for the child
! for her own sake. But having her
thrust on me in this mysterious
way"
She broke of and looked 1T me help
leasly and finished for her: HAS up
set YOU
"Ferribly I'm nearly distracted Z
And that isn't aii-l mean Claire's be-
ing thrust on me; there's new man
come ON the scene-lm more troubled
about him than almost anything else"
"A new man? When did he ap-
pearT
Last nIght-iust after / got back
from here and was waiting for mon
sieur; so | let him in" and she de-
Scrbed the very man who had just
been to see me, and who was either Il
thief or Baron Won Foll0w-up for the
Emperor William. rs Billy had called
him He had reached Mrs Deario "a
he had me, through Claire, saying she
had disappeared
And what's your impression Of this
new man2' / asked. | was beginning
to take some little stock IN her impress
sious, partly because they conceded
with my own; partly because l was
clutching at anything that might help.
"Trouble-troubIp for monsieur
I'm eo unset a-bv INV dear if isn't
onv moro ,,oesit1a for me to do NV