Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-08-08

oooh scltlug IL oy tne CLOCK, ana showing
it to us as something very handsome.
knocked at his door to restore it to
him. He had not left us but fifteen min
utes before but he must have been
asleep already; for he made no answer.
So | kept it for the night, and wore il
down to breakfast the next morning. As
l came down | met gentleman in the
hall, He inquired for Mr.. Glen. That
was the new comer's name. Isent Han
nah to wake him. She could not do so
and grew alarmed. She had key that
would open the door and used it. The
next thing | knew we were all in the
room and the windows we're all open, and
the doctor had been sent for; and the
young man who had called was scream
ing that his brother had been choked to
death and then there was the inquest
and they arrested me. The brother said
the first thing he noticed was that wore
Mr.. Glen's watch and seals. 1 had for
gotten it in my terror"
$50 Hannah had key to the room ~
| said.
" Yes Mt least it was key that would
open it. 1t was the key to Mr.. Bass
ford's door. She knocked the other out
with stick, and put that in"
"Tho people who were there the night
the man was found dead were your board
ers ?" | asked
"Oh, yes"
"Aunt Hannah was there also ?"
" AN my married life Hannah has lived
with me.
Your daughter oversees your house.
hold in your absence ?"
Yes, poor child, with Hannah's help
thought little while.
" Madame" | said, "there is some
strange mystery in this affair. do not
despair of proving to all the world your
entire innocence. Meanwhile, be as calm
as possible, and onoeavour to remember
everything connected with the sudden
deaths that have occurred in your house.
The incident that seems least important
may really be of immonse value"
So ! left and went home. Strange
enough, on tho way met the doctor who
had been called in. He was duh, heavy
sort of n person, considerably given to
drink, and my opinion of his ability was
not very great. However, | questioned
him upon the subject, and he replied
Well, you soc, don't say as the old
woman murdered him. IL she did, |
should say it was by setting on him, or
smothering him with the bolster. | sup
pose the cause OF his death was asphyxia.
| Woll tbon, what 10 A0fbJ'x ice ? Why,
too little breath to keep one living. He
died because he was short of breath |
wash my hands of that matter. Only
there's the watch that looks bad"
| had learned nothing from the doctor.
The coroner lived near me. His jury
had beer twelve of the most.ignorant men
in town.
This is all he told me /:
He was smothered, that man was so
was the other two. Men don't smother
themselves. We made il inscrutable
Providence the other time. We made il
murder this timo. That there watch you
know"
Thus, without any new light, went
home and formed my plans. There was
but one way in which TO penetrate the
mystery. | must see the people there !;
| 1 a.. A.. hn In. al,
these men had died so suddenly, and
must not be known in my real character.
That Madam Matteau was innocent |
fully believed, but that some one beneath
her roof was guilty made no doubt. 1t
might bo the librarian, Mr.. Bassiord,
whose key fitted the dead mans door,
1t was possible but, no, l would not
harbor mad superstition. There could
be no supernatural power beneath which
human beings dropped and died. Death,
as it came TO us was mystery enough
What had been said to me by an old wo-
man, who would have been Spiritualist
had she lived to-day, was mere alb
surdity.
believe that there is some horrible
unseen thing in that room," she Ind said
--" some awful, shapeless spirit, that
when it is locked in with its victim muir
ders him. Let others believe what they
will, believe that"
The words haunted me, but laughed
at them of course. Whatever it was,
would try and know. | had a plan.
At dusk that day | went TO my bed
room myself. ! came out a strange man.
/ wore n white wig, pair of green gog-
giles, and an over-coat, the tails OF which
reached to my heels. / had muller
about my throat and a little haunch on
one of my shoulders. i carried thick
cane, and stopped a great deal as | walk
ed. In my hand carried a carpet-bag,
and in my bosom pair OF pistols well
loaded.
As | passed out into the street the ear
ly moon was just rising she lit me on
the way TO tho door of Madame Mat
teaus house.
1t was opened for me, when knocked,
by old Hannah. Her eyes were red and
swollen. Then told her that | was a
stranger, and had received Madame Mat
teau's address from gentleman in New
York, and desired to stay under her roof
all night.
She shook her head.
81 don't think you cam" she said.
"The old lady is away from home be-
sides. we are in trouble here. l do not
think Miss Gabrielle would"
But here Miss Gabrielle herself APP
peared.
~ am an old man, miss" / said, land