Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-21

oupPVi' oth'AlHB Dut PlPOS auu Sunttihk
lazily, we iclt about as comfortable ms
was practicable. Twilight had faded
suddenly. and jus: as the stars became
rather necessary for Illuminating purpos-
es, shrill scream startled us from our
seats ON an old log, and thrilled US to the
very msrrows.
One OF too guides said:
That was q woman's scream, and
near by"
Then We dashed in the direction of the
sound, " hich led MS straight down the
course OF th3 brook. iew moments
Orough, u 10 the outlet of the little
stream, and as Mort aud | turned pro-
jecting rock We came upon thrilling
scene indeed
Mort saw it first, and crying, My
dream! my dream ~ he fell flat on his
face in p dead faint And as | stood
over him, ieaning forward. the moon
shouelu!l upon the original OF the paint
ing in Mogi'S studio in New York.
Here was ,he cascade and the black
pool; there were tho gray moon and the
distant moug.aius. The gnariod roots
and f5les twisted together far beneath
me- In the clasp q. lair white arm, and
the wnua figure rose and lel, with the
rise and ial OF The running stream. Aud
on Iho bauk opposite, PROSTATE on his
knees, shading his eyes with his hands,
while be po,red into the rocky chasm,
was Captain Rowland.
Ever rs looked he rose to bis feet,
and, throwing bis hands wildly in the
air, I'D ron the sceue TIE noise ol
the falling water had prevented him
from Observing our approach, and it was
/ impossible ion Us 10 reach him. Il took
Is full qualsr OF au hour to get to the
bottom of the hlile raviBe. and longer
set e.o ous united efforts could draw the
povg J0ung creature 10 Tue bank. We
took Lcr 4 the little farmhouse, " hich
was about quarter OF mile away
and tben, .aying the guides with our
traps, 40 she'd rapidly to our wagon.
TIE mex. evening We reached ,he hotel
MoJ, nearly crszed with excitement. and
/ not H. much better condition.
Now rr.J not informed the old farm
er and his " 20 ot having seen Rowland,
Neither had told the guides. who had
come up TOO late 10 see him.
T3 each aud all these | simply related
the in1igg OF the body OF the young
!sdy, VINO proved to be from Montreal,
visiting the o.d farmer, who was n con-
ncction OF hers.
acted thus on both impulse aud rea-
son, which worked together in this case
Impulse and reason both agrees that
as no human being but Captain Rowland
knew how 'hc young lady came TO her
death, aUy story which be-Captain Row
/ land-sa'y fl ,o tell must necessarily be
accepted. Impulse alone suggested 10
me q possible means OF discovering the
truth OF he occurrence. and as Mort had
not seen the ptaiu, bu! only the body
and its surroundings. which SO recalled
his dream, had only 80 keep my own
cOunse, End did. The farmer and his
wife ASSUMED that she must bave wsn.
dered in .ae woods, as was her custom,
and ialiC. accidentally into the pool. and
did 10. attempt to change The opinion.
They know uo, hing OF having any visi'
tor tha. afternoon, and !ef. them
mourning for the sad accident and the
paiul.l duly which had fallen upon them,
OF Communicating the awful tidngs to
the young lady's friends in Montreal.
At the hotel. the first persons whom
We saw were The Sarfelds, accompanied
as usual 10y Captain Rowland. he
seemed in his customary frame Of mind,
and as | started messenger with tel
egram tor New York. ground my toeth
in rage That ,me must eiapse before |
could expose him.
Two days later, package came to me
by private hand. and that same evening,
invited "a number of gentlemen, irclud
ing Captain Rowland, to come to my
room and examine rare painting. They
came, the captain in excellent spirits.
holding MS eyegless in readiness.
The p-.nting stood on an easel. and
was shroCdet with black velvet. Can
dies wi,a reflcctors, arranged in front OF
il, threw brilliant light upon the
gloomy covering. The gentlemen were
arrange IN semi-circle in front OF the
easel, Captain Rowland in the centre,
and drew aside the velvet covering.
saw Roe land start as though be had
been slung; he gave II yell which was
positively iuhuman, and sprang for the
door. There he found me with revolv-
er pointed at bis face, and in two minutes
he was IN tho custody OF two detective
officers from New York.
That evening be confessed everything.
Eutangled with the poor girl, be had
vain!y tried 10 buy her silence, that he
might marry he rich Miss Sanfeld. Fail
ing in that, he bad lured the girl to ac-
company him in q wax through the
woods, and had there pushed her into