The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-06-24
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, she was beginning to understand that
something was very, very wrong
You know. he has been deceivine
her, sending her kilograms supposed
TO have been sem by poor stepfather
and just at first she believed in him
But this morning, | don't know why
she began to ask questions of me
Of Mrs. Brown, that is the woman
wo has een waiting On ner n
then she began to cry. and then
ii is what | have been frightened OF
she became hystericaL And this
man, this dreadful man, ran up
stairs. and he tool mold OF Der so
roughly. oh, | cannot tell you o
rough he was hat she tainted or
seemed to faint. Then | struggled
with him. Jerry and he turned on
me like a snarling beast. and he
threw me from him"
And yet you sand you mad not
peer m-treated?" said Gerald Craven
his voice sti6ed with Indignation
"Oh, Jerry. ! am so ervous !
tremble! | know Mrs. Brown, God
bless her! has promised me she will
sit with mother. But she too, rs evi
IDENTIFY frightened. of this man Elmer
son.. She told me l could trust her
and 1 am trusting, for she is &C
sorry for mother, and for me also
Just for the moment we II free
from the presence of this Julian
Emerson. for he has gone away
don't know where. out he left IN .
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Il can tell you where n mas
gone" said Gerald. Unless | am
much mistaken. my dearest dearesi
child, I think the end is coming to
your mysterious Imprisonment. ant
to all that mas happened since We
saw one another last
oh, out you don understand.
said Lorna Julian Emerson har
gone. but he has left an awful loo
ing man here-a m rough
brute and half drunk. too I know
Mrs. Brown is afraid Of him. Anc
there ts his eastern servant
strange man
well, III tell you what mas nap
pened to those two. my darling.
Craven said quickly They are If
a public house drinking together
now. and | am going to take o
away from mere tonight"
But the girl drew back.
mo, no, Jerry dearf" she said =
go-I can't leave mother! M,
God! l cannot ieave her. II yor
could only see her. Jerry" He'
voice died away IN a sob. and sb'
chung to him. oh" she sale
orokenly Il wonder If life will eve
be what it was before this dreadful
business began? We were so happ'
sc happy"
You must be brave, my dearest
know you have been bra We | dom
need anyone to tell me that. out you
keep your courage, and OF
course, my darling. l won't take you
way from your mother. | will stay
10 protect you both"
But this it appeared seemed tt
Lorna even o
"Oh, but you don't know what they
are like, Jerry They will nurt you
They don't seem to care what they
10. l don't know what is at the bot
ON Of all this: 1t must have some
hing very big attached TO IL. or ]
believe Julian Emerson would
gone to such lengths"
Listen said Gerald Craven. Il
VIII tell you my story
They had gone to the very end OF
he garden. and there they came
a shed in which evidently wood
stored and garden tools were
.ept
And ne drew neT into ms arms in
this shed, and there as quickly
s possible he old her all that hao
.appened to him since they had beer
and how wonderfully Bertha
had helped him. AND
hen he passed on to tell her about
ellen Storey and he tried to hide
Lorna the identity of the young
'oman who was living at The Moat
Vt the girl knew ~instinctively whai
was he was trying to hide
NEXT shannon and
$ passenger make u forced landing.