The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-21

dollars In it." The letter read:
Dear Madame Delario:
Il was unable to return according
to promise because of Geographic com.
munication notifying me that my wife
l-Claire's mother--is probably i'll with
Il fatal Illness and I am leaving for
California Immediately. Ny child
knows nothing Of her mothers illness
and the reason Of my so sudden depar.
ture. am concealing it from her by
saying that it is diplomatic business
which calls me away. 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 fmpiOre you in human kindness
luke pity on her once more and shell
ter her for few days. keeping from
her the knowledge of this calamity
that threatens her. l shall cOmmuni.
cate with you in few days. My
gratitude" etc.
"And Claire followed it in an hour!"
Mrs. DeariO whispered.
did he bring herr"
"NO-he sent her in carriage. OF
course he didn't bring her! He didn't
take any chances OF my refusing to
keep her for him."
"POor child" I exclaimed. "She
was devoted to her motller-it will be
terrible blow to her."
Mrs. Delario shifted at me-taking
the letter from my hand and glancing
ut 1t before she answered: "YOu don't
think for a minute there's anything the
matter with Claire's mother, do your
"There isn't?"
} "Why. Of course not! Oh,
KNOW" she answered the question she
must have read in my face. II psyche
metrized this note as soon as got IT.
That man can't deceive mel feel
scheme and plot all over it."
. She held it a moment in testing
sort of way, running her fingers back
and forth over 1t. then placed it in my
hand. asking: Cant you feel the Oc.
cult infl,ences?" and looked as if she
expected me to reply that could feel
the occult influences. plain as any.
thing. Which couldn't. She seemed
disappointed and put the letter into
its envelope and that into her hand.
bag. remarking: ITS part of scheme
he's working. haven't made out the
} rest of tim not clear on it vet.
though know it's something-tricky."
"And YOU think he didn't so to Cali.
fornia?'
I'm sure he didn't can't see a
journey for him-1 mean an immediate
, journey. There are journeys all around
him-he travels great deal-but
don't see anything for today-for to.
morrow: there's nothing like that near
But I do get the word-clairaudient
! ly-'Hiding.' That doesn't help things
very much for us. If he isl"
'Or for Claire"
mo. But please don't think I'm not
( willing to do all I can for the child
for her own sake. But having hel
thrust on me in this mysterious
way"
She broke off and looked at me help.
lessly and finished for her: HAS up
set you.''
Terribly! I'm nearly distracted
|
ing thrust on me: there's new man
come on the scene-Tm more troubled
about him than almost anything else.
"A new man? When did he up
!. pear?"
!, Last night-just after l got bach
!. from here and was waiting for mon
. sieur; SO l let him in" aud she de
!, scribed the very man who had JUS
been to see me, and who was either {
. thief or Baron Won Follow-up for tn,
a Emperor William. as Billy had calico
n him. He had reached Mrs. Delario a.
4 he had me, through Claire, saying sh,
had disappeared.
? "And what's your impression of thi.
new MANI" l asked. was beginnin,
q to take some little stock in her impress
sons. partly because they coincidet
with my own: partly because l was
; clutching at anything that might help
4 "Trouble-trouble for monsieur.
:. get the word clairaudiently. You see
I'm SO upset-why, my dear, it ism
= any more possible for me to do m!
:, work-get my readings right-in an ut
= mosphere Of confusion-anl fear ant
). anxiety-than it is for you to do youl
work-write. and compose beautiful
= things. You couldn't. could you? YOl
couldn't write. ii you were all upset 2
II admitted l shouldn't expect to pro
- duce much of my own line Of goods
under like circumstances; and having
won this from me. she laid her hand or
> my arm in an appealing way and said
Its why came to you'll didn't know
what else to do or where TO turn fol
. advice. What am l to .lO about Claire?'
was sure didn't know. but l asked
J.. some trite question about how she
seemed to he taking it.
1.-The poor child went into Mysteries
the minute she got in the house.
:. had to put her to bed. I'm afraid she's
in for a sickness-a nervous break