The Vestibule Limited Mystery — page 104: what you’re looking at

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THE VESTIBULE LIMITED MYSTERY. 95 . of the case, so that he would not be misrepresented in the matter. “He seemed to have already made up his mind what to do in such an emergency, for without hesi- tation he took me into a corner of the reading-room where we would not be interrupted, and told me all—that is, all he desired the public to know. “Winally, he said something like this: “*l always thought well of young Hammond, and will be grieved to hear of his death; but I never, never dreamed of the truth until my poor child, in her anguish of spirit, told me in her room up stairs that Robert and she were secretly married in New York. She showed me documents to prove it—the marriage certificate, his will, made before we left New York, as though he half suspected that harm would come to him, and desired to protect her.’ “Of course I pretended that this was mighty fine news for me and assured the old villain that I would . do him justice in my account of the sad affair. He was very genial, wanted me to remain and take dinner, but I had other work to do, and declined. “As I left him, [saw some one take my place in the chair, and recognized the Jewish doctor. After hearing your account it is easy to understand that he came to make his report. “Now, Craig, you are a handy man with a pen; I - want you to write me up a little account of the affair, calculated to tell the truth and yet please Andrews. Wind it up by saying that areport has just been received that the young man died in the hospital.” “What is 1t for?” “Publication in the News, that eparerne little sheet Stone gets out.” | " Wey .S Gomreboo co