St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-24

trunks, with no one knew what amount
of money and other valuable property,
remained in Madame's possession. No
one said she was IL murdercss, but every
one SAID 1t w;ls every strange in an
odd tone, and no one since that second
death had visited Madame Matteau.
ImNsclf-perhaps because | had ad-
mired her IL great deal. and her daugh-
ter much morc-had always insisted
that it WAS merely a coincidence, and
that i'll Il world in which apoplcXy and
heart disease We're 50 common, it was
no such marvel that two men should
have met sudden deaths in the same
house. But my faith in this theory
waS shaken when one morning it was
published over the city that another
transient boarlcr had been found dead
in Madame Matteau'S house and that she
WAS arrested ON suspicion of having
murdered him. his watch and chain
having been found in her possession.
Before had recovered from the shock
of this terrible piece of news, Il message
came to me from Madame Mattcau. She
desired tie see me. OF course | went to
her at oncc.>
Shc had been taken to prison, and !
found her in II little room with Il barred
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the hearth. The logs had burnt in two
upon the and-ironS, and the white ashes
were scattered over the hearth. AL
most in them sat Madame Mattcau. in
her widows dress of sombre black.
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