The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-11-22
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rell, i hayeat slept a wink since. Al
Manscl death, perhaps not more
than week hence. lhe'will mns, De-
proved. Maria, il an angel from heav
en were 10 try aad persuadr her not
70 display 81 aipose Of The jewels,
would nos listen 70 such noosensc I
and NC may lind ourselves double
irOncd IN Nrwgao before We Know
/ where we were.
Not quite SO bad as that but you
might dsd yourself in a difficult posi-.
ton. What course Of aeton DO yon
propose
! icaye that 20 you and feel won.
dcil0ily relieved a, having Transferred
the whole business to your manage.
Uent
Not quite SO fast There Is moth.
ing very definite, decided, in your
statement The chief points are Mad.
am Mtnzei's rawlings, short time be-.
fore death, u ia legal value whatever
but allorIlng guidance aud lignt TO de-.
tecliye feet aud hands. The Mas
Tor the Dead, sand on tae 20lh OF
March (the day Madam Mauzel died),
for tie repose ol The soul OF Antoine
Loayel, Madam Mauzel having spo-
ken frequently during her last mo-
meuis Of a Monsieur Antoine. whom
she, IN her dlsordcred imagination,
We will say disordered Imagination, ac-
cused OF being murdered ut which
Mass OF Requiem, NJ. Manzel, leaving
your house tor the first aud last time
since Le has lodged there, attended.
lon also find jewels OF great value in
NJ Manzels iron chest, which you
conclude are the jewels which Madam
Manzcl said were dyed in innocent,
venerable blood and which she,
through you, implored her daughter
not TO stain her soul, perhaps impcril
her life, by tbe acceptance OF. An
that is certainly very suggestive; bm
before acting, more reliaLle proofs, in
4 Judicial sense, mast be ubialnrd.
Meanwhile, | should ike to see this
NJ. Manuel. ! have some skill in
reading he workings OF man. con-
science IN his face, especially when
age and the cravings OF rcnofse have
eaten away the mask which bold
browed taSy ylllany can often as
sumo.
i wished you 10 see him, Mr. Clarke.
Nlll you accompany ne homc now ?
1t Is good deaf past my time, added
PendrcIl, sinking down al once from
The clear-jlaiued man Of the world.
aud rcsoiole grappler with It's difficult
ties, lo1he liutld household seff; and
Il may be better, more pleasant, you
+
Very well, indeed Also, that you
have not only much oyerslyed your
lme, but have been more frank and
explicit than you quiteintenIed to be-.
Not one word, remember, that ain
police officer
Certainly not You will manage
ba that Maria shall b. as little am
loyed rs possible. l'o be sure the
loary villain is 10 reainn ot hers,
nucl less Of mine, Mr.. Clark-.. Sull
You lave behaved very properly,
'endlell aud | viii take care thai,
% far as you ana your wife are con-
erued, nothing shall be done thai may
u The slightest degree compromise
'ou. You halt repent, see, Of ihs
'oId plange you have taken bat, de-
'end upon II, you have taken the wis-
81 course. Have you any further
TO relate l. there, ior
Xample, any peculiarly in Manzel's
node Of thought and speech Z lie
eads newspapers, ] suppose, stillf
Yes, oh yes the Times every day,
he Despatch weekly
lie does not, | suppose, much in
-fest himself ii politics; but, ~
lighl hazard guess, q thrilling mur-
" taeinales, euehains hun, and he
al be constantly referring TO H..
by heaven that is exactly true.
here is the tragedy Of Lord William
susseli, supposed 10 be murdered ia
Is bed by Courvui-, be has talked of
lie else ever since, and he sometimes
iys he shall 20 and hear the trlaL
III is very likely hat he will,wonld,
ilher, 1t he has the chance. The
,et tllat Manzel does dwell so peril.
aciously upon narratives Of murder,
ad especially upon that murder,
eigas upon my mind as heavily
5ainst him as any Of the suspicious
rcumstances you have related.
Mrs. JOHN PendreIl was very gra-
Gus sull. listened with grave at.
.hliou 10 her spoon story, promised
render her all the assistance in my
jWer and tue husbands offence IN
oyerslaying bis time wa',l sAw, w,con-
oned. was obliged, however, more
Ian once, when Ne had an opportu-
~ Of speaklns unheard by AIRS.
20 assuee him that Il should
.Eer lraDsplfe that be had informed
sAina Mmzel. stayed li!l ten o.
Ock, IL iite hope u seeing that per-
d. lIe dil nD., however, make hn
,pearancc, and ! i0Ok leave with
.fy serious affair upna my hands.
"A cry serious, dHIiguiE aiiair. |
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