The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-11-10
MY MURDER.


Though / am willing to record fully
how and why l committed Ii, decline
to do more than indicate the place Of the
deed. Those who can recognize it by
the clew give are az liberty 70 put two
and two together.
Moet people who have been TO Switzer
land will understand where the hotel OF
Les TrOis Sages is situated. They VIII
know what is the chief hostelly of the
2arge town ut which the majority of tour
lists entering and returning from the re-
gion of The Alps usually halt, at least for
q night, as from it diverge the main
channels leading to the choicest scenery
OF tie little republic. They will recol-
iect that the inn is charmingly placedo On
the banks of the Rhine, ana that its bal
COMES and windows look out upon and
absolutely oyerhang The rushing river,
no. 400 miles from Its falls at Schatf-
hansen. Enough, then, 80 10 the To-
caiity now, as 70 ms coming there, and
what happened.
The superiluous energy OF o Britol six
and twenty years of age, six feet two i'll
heii, ht, and strong III proportion, fnds
nc beJter outlet than scrambllng over
peaks, passes aud glaciers, and had
been ooing this, Oh the occasion of
which J WIRE, to my hearts content for
ave or tia weeks. It was not my first
experience of the Alps by many but it
had. on the whole, been the least enjoy
able. The companion who was going
with ne disappointed me at the eleventh
hoUs, and started alone, the limited
tinefoe my outing not brooking delay
am. although at times l fell in with
pleasant people, was bored By my
solitude. My temper, too, always
peppery one as the best, was considera-
bly, ruffied by the loss, toward the end
of my Journey, OF my remaining circu
lar notes. / most stupidity fiicked the
Little case containing them out of mr.
breast-pocket with my handkerchief as
was leaning over the side of the steamer
coming down from Flueis to Lucerne,
ana had the modification of seeing it
sink lnto the blue lake before my very
eyes My remaining cash was only just
sufficient to carry mo to-well, say, Les
Trois Sages so, Immediately ON reach
ing Luoerne, had to write hcme for
more money, directing that it should
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hotel. L therefore timed my arrival
there accordingly and it was not an
hour too soon, for 1 could only just
avoid overstaying my leave by starting
fer Paris by the first train the next day.
Hence 1t was with no little anxiety
ftlREOn reaching my inu demanded OF the
s oos.siesge whether there was any letter
for aze, an my satisfaction was 80 great
when t;lat majestic functionary handed
me ono that [ tore il open then and
there, Displaying the nature of its con-
. tsTf' TO The throng OF waters, porters
SSnd iA2ers usually hanging about hotel
halls.
H being late l was soon shown 60
INV room-a Luxurious one, for all al.
cove, where stood the bed, was divided
from the salon by heavy portiere, thus
making two apartments. L took little
n eco. however, OF these vanities at the
tius. L was to be off early the next
morning, and ere long L WIS III bed and
nv light out. The loss of the money
tended 10 make me now unusually care
10! OF tbat which l had received; SO,
though L left nv watch, etc., on the
tabss ia the salon, / laid the packet Of
bed-head. and it was lucky did so.
Sound asleep Sound is not the
word for it. Dead asleep would be
neu1er the mark that sort of sleep
which comes to strong man III perfect
health and training after q tatlguing
days iourney. What il was THAT aroused
me from it shall never clearly under
stand but my beiisi is that it was an
instinct rather than noise which caused
me, W thout together returning to con-
sciousness, to open my eyes. My face
was turncd away from the wall against
which ono side of the bed stood, 80 that
Il saoked straight across the little alcove,
and thlou ia the half drawn portiere IN
tn the saloon. The moon must have
SiseB, for there was a much stronger
iight ID the rooms than when put out
tho candle, end a deep shadow was cast
across tiIc opening betpeen them. Her
rays thus flooded both appointments by
the singlo windows in each.
Nov, was in that curious state that,
although knew was awake, thought
-~S drcaming iu fact, was just on
THAI ininterious frontier-land between
the two states, which is not the least
pcrpiexing among the phenomena Of
mortal esistence--when 1 saw the figure
Oh MN on all fours crawling out OF the