Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-03

noise Of Il garment being drawn on;
then the outer ooort opened and
the vi.itant passed cat on the stair
case.
Followed aS Quictlv'as could. The
staircase VAS lighted with gaS AS |
trod ON the second landing the ghost
heard tho morse and looked up She
was dressed imam ordinary black cos
tune now, and her taee WAS i natural
color To my intense surprise She
neither screamed nor attempted L. run
away She stood still. ana bcckoued
ME - her site.
What alt you going 70 do ~ She
said.
.Tosivc you into custody
Are YOU a friend 81 lis ="
| answered, "les, mechanically
"rhon III me 20 free Ven value his
"lf let you - am Neur accom-
plirr. mWmurcd your accom-
pGec IL some vile mlpo>turc,
"No. fyou are my acGomphcc to
night, YOU are am acGemphcc III tho
hottest decd Il Woman ever wrought
Pass me through the gates il You doubt
me: watch mo; follow me home: give
me into custody II you like | don't
care, I've got what | wanted,
took hrraMms Is though had been
Il policeman, and said Pass through
the gate. then, and ii YOU attempt TO
Sct away from me | shall call for
help.
She nodded to die propositions. The
man nj the gate WAS half asleep. !
reused him, and from his box he
pulled the cord and let lis pass through
the wicket door into the strand
then listened to the strangcsi story
that ever mortal lips had uttered. and
there was no doubt that every word Of
il was true.
The confession which the trembling
wretch had Written Ut her yhctatiou-aS
he believed al the dietaton ot his dead
wifr-l had read Ii was plain state
mont et how hc had poisoned the poor
Girl whom he had Wooded IN a tit of
mad jealousy. and how he had ceuccal-
ed Ills crime; how III the last moment
he had overheard u whisper that some
one suspected foul play and fear
ing the body might hc cNhumcd, he
had. with the assistance Of an acrum-
pGcc. since dead, stolen the body that
night aud fe-hlwied il in the garden Of
house iii lonely nart oC the Amer
lean town whore this accumplice lived.
This woman WAS his witcs sister, and
She had suspected foul play from the
first She Was nh actress, and was
away on Il provincial tour when BlisSett
l.mcrton wooed and Won Drusllla and
took hcr abroad with him. Emotion
had never seen this sister. The mar
rage had been secret and hurried, and
he had seemed strangely ANXIOUS 10
leave the country. They were to hc
back five months.
prusilla poor trusting fool, idohzed
The man and ohcycd HIM 70 her he
MAS knight without rcproach,
But soon his conduct 10 her altered
strangely and She began tesu>pcct that
all was not right. He grew cold and
cruel, and she was miserable and I'M
happy
She wrote secretly 10 her sister, told
her troubles and how quickly her nus
bands conduct had altered. The sister
urged her TO leave him and come home.
She was expecting her to do So when
there came the news Of her illness and
death. and then of the mysterious dis
appearance Of tie body From Chat
moment pfusilla Emerton's sister made
up her Wind To lnthom the mystery
and bring the guilt home 10 the mn-
dcrcr She refused to accept the eN-
PLANTATION Of her sister death She be-
| licvcd BliSsett Emerton To he quite
capable Of carrying cat carcfulIy-ma-
turcd plot to get rid Of her. The dis
appearance of the body strengthened
her suspicious. She concluded al once
chat he feared the corpse might after
ward be cxhumed, and ~ il turned ont
her suspicious We're correct. When
some time afterward lie arrived in
England, she commenced To- put her
plans into execution She would terri
Il his secret from him. have said
she was an actress hy profession. She
was also nh cXaet counterpart IN height
and feature of her dead sister
When Emerton went TO live ~ cham
bcrs She managed by clever artilicc
to get duplicate set Of keys. The
| IlltSt II bIhll IlSllA 'ili h"N ''lI't -
there are only one or two men in resi-
dcnce il il easy "a choose 4 time ia
step up the stairs unnoticcd. BY get
ting into the Enclosure before twelve
one would not even be seen liz the gate
i porter.
The plan which occurred tothc muir
| dcrcd womans sister had been put in
execution for tic first time that night.
/ Early in the evening -hc had let him
soc her face among the trece had
bccn ali unsupported witness of the sue
scss Of her appearance ar one from the
dead
All this was told nj the trial in
! America. He wn, cxtraditod and went
over ~ witness. But not even on tho
,canold would hc tell where rcposed
/ dc remains of Hi victim. The avcng-
ing sister is now a member Of Mr..
dramatic company, and the story. ~
Though well known in the states, il now
| perhaps told for tile iirst time in Eng
land -L0adoa Rcterce
How 10 Cure the Worst Drunkard.