The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18
CHAPTER XT-Continued

monotonous tone he commanded her to
answer all his questions. Then sud.
denly.
"Have you thought of your daugh-
ter. Penelope, OF late!'
Grimace OF distress fitted across the
beautiful face. mo distress or bad
luck will attend the thinking while you
are with me. understand? | command
you TO think about her-to remember
her and to answer truthfully all my
questions regarding her.
"Yes, Doctor"
"Why did you and Mr.. Gatlin adopt
herr
"He wanted baby and | conldn't
give him one"
Gould y0n II you had cared to?'
"Yes. Doctor" Her tone was very
peeyish.
How old was she when you adopted
herr
about month"
.Where did you find herr"
I'm the Infants Shelter In San Fran
cisco"
did you know who her parents
were before you had decided to adopt
her7n
"yes. Doctor Captain and Mrs.
Robert Z. Elliott
"Nhy did the Ellots abandon their
baby?'
THE captain was killed ny the M0ros
and his wife died In this city In child
birth"
"Do you remember what branch OF
the service the captain was inf'
''He WINS a captain OF cavalry
"When you and MIR, Gatlin adopted
Penelope. did you have any written
record Of her parentagef'
I'VE had letter from the matron
at the Infants Shelter. And we had q
letter from the doctor who attended
Airs. Elliot Mt St Dnnstan's hospital
and some letters from old neIghbors OF
the Elllots."
| why did you get the letters from
the old neighhorsf'
Theodore was concerned about the
bahy's ancestry
And was IL the best?"
| Il do not know. 1t satisfied Mr.
Gatlin."
what has become OF all the records
pertaining to Penelopel"
Il burned them"
"Why?"
TO keep Penelope from getting
them.r
Then she wanted them. did sht
not?"
Yes, Doctor She demanded them.
when was this?"
ION her eighteenth birthday
"How did ii happen that she waited
until her eighteenth birthday hefor'
demanding them"
up until then she thought she wa
our own flesh and blood"
"Ahl Why did you burn these rec
ords rather than give them to Pene
lopez"
Il hate her"
"When you refused to give them I.
her. what happened!"
'.She cried and laughed and screame,
and attacked me- she said she hate,
me Finally she tainted. and had TIN
maid put her to bed and lock her u
her ROOM
ibid you give Penelope any lnforma
ton at all. at any time. regarding he
parentagei'
There was slight hesitation. :
lied to her. | wanted To hurt her be
cause she wouldn't recognize my mora
right 10 half OF Thendnre's estate. =
| told her she had negro blood 10 be
veins
What made you invent such nor
rihle tale!'
Penelope Is decided brunette
thought even II she did moi believe me
my statement would create In her min
doubt and a fear that would driv
her crazy"
What happened after that, sir,
Merton?"
ain the morning she VAS gone.'
sIIow did she GOT"
'She made rope OF sheets an
blankets"
"Have yon seen her sinceg"
no"
lis she deadi"
Il do moi know. | hope So
Stephen turned TO Ian. ANY que-
tinns?"
|, Mcnamara shook his bead owlIshly
! Il can revive most of the recnrd--per
! haps nil Of H. Tile captains record
II IN the army files; when he married
notice Of II appeared In fhe Army All
Nary Journal: with that and whit
can gel ollf OF the officers who sn
dlered with the captain. Ill gel
pretty complete picture"
stephen resumed his cross examina
tlon.
did you ever beat renelopei hi
you ever pinch her and slap her an
lock her up?"