Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-03
5SISTE RS VENGEANCE.
x2ERIENCE AS AN ACCOMpLICE IN
with A MURDERED WOMAN.

wa #tAo htn0kinS room OF o Literary
&istio Club" which faces tho Thames
3N8 fresh coal on tie gloomy ombcrs,
stirred them till they sent up
Bzc of light that drove tho ghosts out Of
gshadowy corners, and then picked up 4
9per haphazard from the table, to dawdlo
over it till the waiter lighted tho gas, or
sotne human being wandered in to keep Mo
1mpany. 1t was nm American paper.
1h0 vfsitor to tho club had left it behind
him accidentally. I turned tho pagcs
listlessly, until suddenly my attention was
&larrestod by paragraph headed "Extraor-
dinary Crime" 1t was the story of the
robbory of body Of lady from its gravo.
4 Tho whole nffair was shroudcd in mystory
EsOn tho l4th Of the month thcro died in an
American city the beautiful wife Of an
4 Englisman travelling for pleasure. In the
Same paper which contained this paragraph
~ found the heading Of "Cradle, Altar,
Tomb, the following:
I hOn tho 18th instant, in this city, Dru-
{Zsilla, the beloved wife of Blssett Emorton,
YOf London, England, agod twonty-four."
In duo course the poor lady was buried, and
\ during tho night tho ohurchyard was
entered and tho coffin carried away. No
motive is suggested in this American paper
y for the crime. The husband is interviewed
ht his hotel. IIc is incousolable for the
loss of his beautiful young wifo-,nad with
mingled rage and horror at the dcsccration
of her remains. He tells his story to the
reporter. lie had only been married few
! months. They were travelling for pleasure
in America. His poor wife caught cold
fortnight since, returning from tho thea
ter. lIo had mcdical advice, but tho cold
4 increased and Inflammation Of the lungs sot
Y IN, and soon all was over. Ilo burics his
head in his hands and wceps, and tho
Il reporter leaves him alono with his sacrcd
} sorrow. The account in tho paper was read.
ing by tho freight concludes thus: .!'Up to
tho present no clue to this mysterious affair
has boon obtained" glanced at tho date
of tho pnper, and flung it down in disgust.
1t was two years old. had grown intc-
rostod in the affair, md hero it was two
years old already, aud probably forgotten.
Where should l find out how it cndcj7
Tho shadows had grown durkcr and
darker; the ftful faro of tho flro had died
down into Gull rcd glow, and the riverside
lamps were being lighted. I flung myself
back into tho easy chair, thrust my hands
into my pockets, and half closed my Dyes.
Suddenly l was aware that J. was not aono
in tho room. From tho darkest corner
thero was long black figure. 1t glidcd
slowly toward mo. / had placed tho paper
whore had found it, on tho table by INV
side Tho figure seemed to bo looking for
something. 1t passed it's hands over tho
tables and pccrcd down among the papers.
Presently it camo to tho tablo at my elbow.
In tho gloom, as | sat in tho deep arm.
chair, believe I was almost invisible.
Tho figure came right up to mo, and, reach.
ing ont his hand, passed it over my table.
Presently it seized something, and glidcd
away with it to tho window, on which the
lamps without flung n flicker of light
Then saw that it was man, and that 10
his hand no held tho American papor in
which / had just read the account of a
mysterious crime Hc glanced at it, and
muttcred something that sounded like
"llow careless Of mop then folded the
paper, thrust it into his broast pocket, and
walked out of tho room. Hardly had tho
door closed behind him when tho attend
ant camo in with lights.
"Who is that gentleman who has just
gono out2" said
"Don't know his namo, sir. Ain't seen
him hero often"
remembered that at this club every
member had to sign his namo in q daily
book kept in tho hall for that purpose. I
ran down stairs and looked at the open loaf
to SEQ if that would afford mo any cluo.
Tho first namo that caught my cyo was
that Of Blissctt Emcrton.
No wonder the figure had seen in tho
darkness had been 80 anxious to find that
paper. l saw at once what had happened.
Ho had beon in tho room reading, fancying
himself a!ono. ETe had laid tho paper down
thoughtlcssly and dropped off to sleep.
had not noticed him in tho gloom, and ho
was quito unaware of my presence.
Ono thing moro did before I left.
I turned over tho members address book.
md looked undor tho Ts. Thoro l found
tho namc Of "Blissett Emcrton," and
against it "No. Blank Court, Temple"
Soon afterwards l found time to dine at
the club, and thero met an old friend of
mine, barristor, whom had not seon for
year, who after dinnor, invited mo to como
to his chambers, for an hour.
"Still in your old diggings, thon,"
said.
"Oh, no," no answered. "Pvo moved
since saw you last into another set. Two
got capital chambers at No Blank Court"
T asked him at once he knew Mr..
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