Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-11-26

were now collected in the cabin; and after
the doctor had taken the wounded man in
hand, the question was anxiously asked:
How did it occur? As Stevenson was the
one who had given the alarm, all looked
to him for an explanation; but what he
had to tell was summed up in very few
words. He said he had been restless all
the night, and had got up early to see the
beauties OF tropical sunrise; that passing
the Generals door he heard groans; that
he had knocked to see if he could be of
any service; but receiving no reply, he
had entered, and found things in the state
they saw them"
There were many who shook their
heads at this tale, as it was well known
the General had not an enemy in the ship,
unless it might be the lieutenant himself;
and most knew that the two were not on
very good terms. Some one suggested
suicide; but the doctor showed that the
wound ON the head had been caused by a
blunt instrument, and was in such po-
sitlon that it could not have been selfin-
flicted. And now suspicion grew stronger
that Stevenson knew more than he had
told. Men asked themselves: Who would
be the gamer by the old mans DEATH?
Stevenson, of course; as the only obstacle
to his marriage with Rose would then be
removed, especially as 4diligent search
failed to discover the box asserted by
Colonel Morton to contain the will So
things remained for several days.
stevenson could not but notice the
half-averted glances of his fellow -passen-
gers, yet he treated the idea of being really
suspected as preposterous Rose was for
ba oct nrt olr roI Of +Ioh haI
side of her father, who still lowered be-
tween life and death He was for a great
portion of the time quite unconscious; still
there were intervals when he seemed to be
aware of all that was passing. This being
the case, it was arranged that he should
be asked, in the presence of the principal
passengers, to name his assailant. At the
time appointed by the doctor as being a
likely one to find the General fit to re-
ceive them, the cabin was filed by Capt.
Bowlby, Col. Morton and many others,
among them being Lieut.. Stevenson. 1t
Was scene, solemn as striking in that
dimly lighted cabin. The patient, with
his bandaged head, and his face scarcely
less pale than the sheet on which he lay;
the by y-standers, with anxiety and curiosity
strangely mingled in their faces, made up
a picture not easily forgotten. The time
seemed propitious as the General recog
nized Rose and several others around
him; but now difficulty occurred; the
wound in the throat was in such a state
that the doctor would not allow him to
speak. 1t was therefore arranged that
paper and pen should be given him, and
while one held him ups he should be
simply asked to write the name of his
man added tho doctor Cor tho ova;to
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r.ion' VI 'hI sCo"o may oVoicoiiie MN pe-
lore you oDtalh what you want mus
uIgeu, ail pel9s resuy, oapt; bo"ipy
,.noa ~ t'snoa ene pis'oa. ~ II nc uiiueI
asoot "i%S "%s N, ~ ILL a ny
anDn 3 i.on Ill VI tno eyS was an,
smel sttnSien.' ''nu nono uouoteu pqt tlal
tne a lu'ii4, VI oie Iiiihe h wouiu soon pe eH
poseu t",5 ~, pu1 ai's. sne WI was ~ stronger
III cad .o e in iatta e 4enelal ntI f1i
From his hand bis eveIids cjoSnd a,,d n h
PASSED into state ofcompIete nnconscions-
ness
ssAnd uba+ rvara tbo 1ottaro ,,rn;.4,o
rha a1,I,.;,,n g. =, VI lIy0 1y
~ Up Sr% w VS. WE upon .nei,i.. Ilele
my aie' ~ w nat d plty t1efe are
r,a3 ~ f.n, IT, - cTP n P'alm nii
aves % nvoirntariiv In IL " tnread oa UiGe ou f. a.,
~ tbongh there copld he no donht tha, ntTn, hs
was the man, and that these three letters
were as good as a whole name And co
il proved: for on reference to the sh;n J
hooks and passenger list NO other m zane
was fonnd feither Christian or snrnamaS
beginning with Ste Nor was m fl that t'iT al
for inst af This moment = man entared M -ho
cabin hrinoinq the miss;nr nov which he
stated had heen found hidden -l hehinJ
Stevenson he'd EYamination shnnad
that the lock 1ros hroLan ond .ha Iii
missing a. cony;nced ,yos Cant De- PourIh,, IL,
hv this evidence that he avcla;naed IN star1 %ary
tones. Tieut Stevanson ret;re to 1,o,m Y,o,I,. -
cabin and consider vonrsalf nnder oyrest @
for the remaindar oftbe vovoGa, T. -,IaS
done and tbe once cav and etiIl noh1a'
hooking Walter STEVENSON woo Iad a ,,Ja,,
4 susnected thief and murderer y
ssRut did every ono baliava hin, o,,;1t,,9
Not 90 Mood I cav tbot tho eor,t;0,, IT,
was the one whose o9in;on he nrized r,nra lu
than all the rest-namelv bis Lalovad
Rose7 Assured Of her belief in bis innn
cence and strong in his own conSc;onS
ness II mattered little II him what others