Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-11-16
NUMBER 46.

bled not, lifted the head of the dead man
so that the light shone full upon it. She
gazed at it steadily for half minute,
then said, gently lowering it until it rest
ed upon the breast again,
ITS my son George"
Mrs. Mowbray was the only one in
that household who remained calm and
motionless. The family were in the lid
est state of sorrow. The three brothers
with difficulty extricated the body from
the window. The authorities were noti-
fed, and everything was kept rs quiet us
possible.
The inquest was duly held. Mrs. Now
bray was fully exonerated, and the body
was tenderly prepared for burial. The
real story was known to few outside tho
family and authorities. 1t was believed
by them that George, instead of going to
Devonshire had remained lurking in tho
neighborhood, and had planned the rob
berry, and if need be, the murder of his
mother. He knew that she would be-
alone that night, and that she had II large
sum of money and valuable jewelry in
her room.
The old nurse who had held George in
her arms when he first saw the light,
took care of the body, and prepared it
for the tomb.
She dwet tcnderly on the familiar
marks upon the limbs and face which
she knew so well, each of which had a
story Of youthful daring or folly connect
cd with it. In due time the funeral took
place. The corpse was laid in the family
vault. Only the family and one or two
relatives attended. Mrs. Mowbray spent
the best part of cach day by the side of
her dead son. She showed externally no
signs of emotion. Before the lid was
closed she kissed the forehead and cut off
lock of his hair.
The day after the burial she gave di-
rections to her eldest son to pay all the
dead mans debts, which was done at
once so far as was known.
Gloom settled over the Hall. Tho
wing of the building in which the trage-
dy occurred was closed up, and Mrs.
Mowbray removed to bedroom up
stairs.
On the fifth day after the funeral IL
post-chaso drove up to the door of IIar-
wick Hall, and from it stepped George
Mowbray, looking better than he had
looked for many n long day before ho
left home. The servant who spened the
hall door started back and almost drop
ped with fright. His exclamations caught
the.ears of Mrs. Mowbray-and her sons,
who seemed to be dumbfounded. George
was rs much astonished as any Of them,
and gazed from one to the other, perfect
ly lost in bowidered surprise.
There was no doubt of it. George
Mowbray, whom everybody believed
dead and in his grave, was living and be-
fore them.
" Mother" said George, advancing to-
ward her, "what is the matter? My re-
turn is easily accounted for. On reach
ing Tawvalc. found that my uncle's
family had been unexpectedly summoned
to London, as my eldest cousin, Sir John
Gray's wife, was thought TO be dying.
/ took a nights ropose, and then started
home again, and here am"
Mrs. Mowbray walked up to him, gazed
into his face, and then, without a word,
folded him in passionate embrace.
Each of his brothers grasped his hands
and kissed him, as they were wont to do
when he was boy and the pet Of tho
family.
The old nurse, aroused from her noon
day slumber, embraced and wcpt over
him, and tho servants gathered around
with wet eyes and congratulatory ex-
pressions.
All this time George knew nothing OF
the true reason Of this reception. Soon,
however, the mystery was explained to
him. Tho effect upon him cannot be de-
scribed.
Measures were Immediately taken to
have the body Of the man who had been
buried as George Mowbray di,interred.
This was soon done, and as the living
George stood by the dead man, the re-
semblance was seen 10 be most extraor-
dinary. The marks on the face and
hands corresponded to those on Georges,
the sears on the legs were similar, also,
and the hair, eyebrows and finger-nails
were marvelously alike.
Who the dead man was, was never as
certained. After Georges return, how
ever, inquiries were made, such as 1t was
never deemed needful to make so long as
the dead man was supposed to be Mrs.
Mowbray's youngest son.
These inquiries led to the discovery
that the day before the tragedy three
men, supposed TO be from London, took
up their quarters at an inn in neighbor-
ing village, one of whom the landlord
thought he recognized as having been in
Mrs. M6wbray's service AS groom. The
footsteps of three persons were also dis
covered in the garden, and some time
after rope ladder and a horse trough,
which had apparently been used to lay
upon the spikes at the top of tho garden
wall, were discovered in the neighboring
copse but the name of the dead man
was never discovered.
81 AM speaking" said II long-winded
orator, "for the benefit of pos.erity."
" Yes" said one of his hearers, "and il
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