: The unseen ear by Lincoln Natalie Sumner - Detective and mystery stories; Murder Investigation Fiction; Washington (D.C.) Fiction; Husband and wife Fiction; Families Fiction; Deaf Fiction

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band, and when she died within the year of their marriage, she left him, then about five years of age, to John to bring up, and he legally adopted him, giving him our name. John," she added, "is very kind-hearted, if somewhat hasty in his actions."

Reminded of his cigarette by his burned fingers, Richards dropped the stub in his coffee cup and started to light another just as Maud, the parlor maid, appeared in the dining room.

"Detective Ferguson has called to see Mr. John," she announced, addressing Mrs. Hale. "Do you know when he will return, ma'am?"

"I do not," Mrs. Hale pushed back her chair and rose with alacrity. "Where is the detective?"

"In the library, ma'am."

"Show him into the drawing-room," Mrs. Hale directed, and not giving Richards an opportunity to pull back the porti?res before the entrance to the large room which adjoined the dining room on the west, she swept majestically away.

"Maud!" The parlor maid halted as Richards' low voice reached her. "Did my wife eat her breakfast?"

"Yes, sir, a little." Maud's sympathetic smile blossomed forth as she caught Richards' pleased expression. She lingered before speeding on her errand to the waiting detective. "Miss Judith has brightened considerable since I gave her Miss Polly's answer."

Richards' strong hand caressed his clean-shaven chin. "And what was the answer?" he questioned. "Verbal?"

"Oh, yes, sir; James brought back word that Miss Polly would be right over, and so I told Miss Judith."

"Thank you, Maud," and the parlor maid felt rewarded by Richards' charming smile.

Richards had become a favorite with the servants, who idolized "Miss Judith," as they still persisted in calling her. They had awaited with interest the arrival of the bride and groom two weeks before, an interest intensified by the storm which had arisen on receipt of Judith's cablegram to her father telling of her marriage in far-away Japan to Joseph Richards.

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