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of it. Nobody ever said all but me de-
parted but himself. 7-~.
He had said go. and the evidence was

of it. Nobody ever said all but me de-
parted but himself. 49,.
He had said go, and the evidence was
irresistible. - J 20 l. Il. l.
The waiter at the Western Club, the
clerk at the coach, Office, and the guard
Of the mail, all spoke Of his having
been 10 Glasgow on Mondag until four
o'clock, and having left II BY the coach
that evening. He arrived that evening
in Edinburg, as the Crown witness had
said, at nine that night The chain was
complete, and all idea of concert was
excluded by the fact that none of the
witnesses knew when they came into
Court the reason Of their being sum-
moned. The case looked like one Of
mistaken identity; but the remarkable
thing was that the accused had never
denied that he was the student in ques-
ton, and seemed from the first to be
familiar with all around him.
The Crown had no choice but to
abandon the prosecution, and the pris-
oner was acquitted; but the mystery
which the trial had thrown over the
whole affair created an unpleasant
impression, and he left Edinburgh the
next day.
Very shortly afterward fact trans
pired which rendered it at least doubt
full whether the crime had been COM
mitted at all. Two medical students,
who were friends of Johnstone, resided
at the top Of the same staircase. Both
of these students had LETT Edinburgh
rather suddenly, Immediately after this
event, and it was not known where they
had gone. But it transpired that they
had been in the habit of making expert
ments in strangulation on Themselves
not an unusual thing at that time;
and it came to be believed that Powers
counsel at the time Of the trial had in
formation that tombstone came to his
death in that way, and that the others,
in their terror, had lain down his body
at Powers doo,
The nine days wonder soon subsiIed,
and gave place to new topics; and it
was many years afterward that | heard
the true version of this singular tale.
1t seems there were two brothers,
twins, of the name of Power, who were
left orphans and almost without rela-
tives or connections, when they were
mere children. They were SO wonder
fully alike that those who knew them
best could barely distinguish them, and
the old maternal grandfather who rear
ed them took care that they should be
educated separately. Reginald, the
eldest, assumed the name of Reynolds,
as he succeeded toa small property
through his mother. The brothers,
after the death of their grandfather,
being alone in the world had the most
devoted. even romantic affection for
each other, although at the time OF this
story they had not met for several
years.
Reginald had received a wrtcrship to
India, and when the events have
spoken OF occurred was on his way to
pay his brother farewell visit John
stone and Power had met that after.
noon, and Power had knocked him
down, and was Mortified an hour after
ward to find Johnstone lying dead at
his door In his alarm he Immediately
started off by the coach which left for
Glasgow at six o'clock, to meet his
brother and consult what was to he
done. The coach stopped at a stage
post where it met the other, and there
the brothers resolved on the romantic
course Of changing their identity
Power going to London as Reynolds
and Reynolds going to Edinburg as
Power. The rest is easily conceived;
but Reynolds remained Power TO the
end of his life, and would never hear OF
resuming either his name or his estate
He went out as medical man to
Australia, rose to great eminence, and
only died a year or two ago leaving an
enormous fortune. He left a widow,
and her maiden name was-Rridgct
Malone