Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-03-11

enjoying her tea, the sole inmate of
Lilac Lodge. when she was startled By
a loud knock a. the front door. and on
proceeding To open it. folnd there two
plainly-drcsscd mcn-ceriainly not
gentlemen. probably two pettifogging
tradesmen who had called about a bill,
she said Ia hcrsclf-onc of whom in
quired whether Mr.. Daslessis were at
home.
No. he amt at home said the
hcnsekeeper iratcly. for shc was vcxed
Mt being disturbed over her first cup !:
rand what's more, he won't b. at home
for another week. His brother il dead.
and he had 10 set OF by the mail for
LoLdon last night. There - and she
would have shut the door in the faces
of the men. had not foot been quietly
interposed to prevent her,
Then. if the governors not here"
said one of the strangers. you will
perhaps have no objections 70 shcw US
over the house.
Ne show you over the house ''bc-
gan Benson. when one of the men
bending forward, whispered few
words in her ear. on which she fell
back with scared face. and allowed
them to enter and having shut the
door behind them. she went back to
her ten IN the kitchen; but her appetite
was gone. and she sat listening and
trembling. while the two strangers
went about their pcrquisition up stairs
and down.
''Rummy start, amt ii :" SAID one of
4 the men Ia the other. - they came for
/ tile second time into the sittng-room,
/ having discovered no trace of Mr. Dn-
1 plcssi~ II wonder whether somebody
/ ha> given him the office. ami he has
hooked II. or wethcr this story about
his brother being dead is truc:"
I The women SAYS he went last night.
| and We heard nothing about the affair
/ till this morning How was he To sup
4 pose We -holld find it ont to.dar:,
-'By jln-o What's thl>:' cxciaiin-
Y IA thc other man, whose sharp eyes
I hal caught sight nr 4 partially-blrnn 4
paper III thr CRATE and next moment
I'LL was unipldn. il, ami -nJ,lh.u- il
~. 49, ~--.. 49,. 'rrNtcfots nnItss.
Inc paper was strolg AMI coarse,
and had been slucczeiu so tightly
that ihr flames ha IN rely bIrnci away
the loose edges. leaving the contents
n1lrly intact. TIrpSing on To the le:-
IN. TIL, concentrated light ot hi- bull'>-
eve, the second man peartl o.er b
+ iuenI'- ~holiicA ami tAr tno real a.
I follows:
The dark secret which you thoa ght
YOU had hidden for eyer. has co.ns TO
light. Tomorrow mofnifg' the police
will be on yolr tracA. Onc who has
been blind instrument ia tic di.-
coycry Of q fearful crimc--pue WAC
would not willingly have yolr bod
In AZ hi, door-warns you. Flee while
there j. get time. Tomorrow u vii b,
too late.
Some other word hal been written
where the word has stool IN the letter,
AMI afterwards carefully erased.
Tine bird has flown, anil the gam i
up for thc present. salt one of the
mcn. when the document hal been
spelled carefully through
1T WAS this bit Of paper that start
ed him" said the other. The story
about his brother Is all gag. But
don't it strike yOl ~ strange mat the
note hold in my haul, and the one
received tn our superintendent thi,
morning, are both III the same hand
writing. There can't be any dJu5t
about il its too remarkable 4 lit to he
easily initiated. Rum. amt il Now.
you had better stop here hit while |
go up 10 the station. and hand in this
note. and get fresh instructions and
Ill send down another man 10 relieve
you ~ soon n possible.
The case Mas a. the two incn had
stated il. By the early post that
morning, the Norrnaniord superintcn-
dent Of po!.ca had re eivcd an annoy
nous letter conveying certain informa-
iion, the accuracy OF which he felt him
self bound nj once 10 investigate. He
put his men upon the track pointed out
in the letter Abel Garrod and his
wife were the first persons questioned.
They gave evidence as 70 the meeting
Or Mr. Duplessis and the woman Marie
ID the intimate relations apparently
existing between the two; to the stay
of the latter under Abel Carols roof
for three DAYS I; and finally, 10 their de
partufe together. simultaneously with
this inquiry, another was going forward
at the .Sdrer Lion al Fairwopl and
here the police gathered another piece
of coniirmatory evidence not mention
ed in the letter, in the production, bv
the landladv, OF handkerchief mark
ed with blood, and bearing the name
of the missing woman, found under th2
seat of the zig the day after it hal
been hired by Mr.. Dupless s. The old
collector at tie to.l-bar also underwent
strict examination and then the
two parties OF police met By previous
appointment at Martclls Leap. the
nelghbourhood of which spot their
anonymous informant hal directed
, them to search minutely, especially the
beach Immediately below, and the
ere, ices and recesses in the face of the
cliff.
Leaving his men still occupied with
the search, the superintendent himself
, rode over to Sir Harry Crawford, tn
nearest magistrate and on the strength
Of the evidence which he laid befor,
/ him, obtained warrant for the arrest
| of Henri Duplessis, which was at once
, nlaced in the hand, of two officers bul
with what result, we have already seen
The search for the missing woman, uI
ayailinr on the first day, was resumed