Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-03-18
From the London Referee,l
A SISTERS VENGEANCE.

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erary and Artistic club" which faces the
Thames. flung fresh coal on the
gloomy embers, and stirred them till
they sent up blaze of light that drove
the ghosts out of the shadowy corners,
and then picked up paper hap hazard
from the table, to dawdle over it till the
waiter lighted the gas or some human
being wandered in to keep me company.
1t was an American paper. Some visitor
to the club had left it behind him acct
dentally. I turned the pages istlessly
until suddenly my attention was arrested
by paragraph headed Extraordinary
Crime" It was the story of the rob-
berry of body of lady from its grave.
The whole affair was shrouded in mys-
terry. On the 14th of the month there
died in an American city the beautiful
wife of an Englishman travelling for
pleasure. In the same paper which con-
tanned this paragraph I found under the
heading of "Cradle, Altar, Tomb" the
following: Son the 18th inst, in this
city, Drusilla, the beloved wife of Bis
sett Emerton of London, England, aged
twenty-four." In due course the poor
lady was buried, and during the night
the church-yard was entered and the COT
fin carried away. No motive is sug-
gested in this American paper for the
crime. The husband is interviewed at
his hotel. He is inconsolable for the
loss of his beautiful young wife-mad
with mingled rage and horror at the des-
ecration of her remains. He tells his
story to the reporter. He had only been
married few months. They were tray
cling for pleasure in America. His poor
wife caught cold fortnight since, re-
turning from the theatre. He had med
zeal advice, but the cold increased
md inflammation of the lungs
set in, and soon all was over. He buries
dis head in his hands and weeps, and the
reporter leaves him alone with his sacred
sorrow. The account in the paper I was
reading by the freight concludes thus:
"Up to the present no clue to this mys-
ferrous affair has been obtained" I
glanced at the date of the paper and flung
1T down in disgust. It was two years
old had grown interested in the
affair, and here it was two years old
already and probably forgotten. Where
should I find out how It ended? The
shadows had grown darker and darker;
the ftful flare of the fire had died down
into dull red glow, and the riverside
lamps were being Lit. I flung myself
back into the easy chair, thrust my hands
into my pockets, and half closed my eyes.
Suddenly was aware that I was not
alone in the room. From the darkest
corner there rose long black figure. It
gided slowly toward me. I had placed
the paper where I had found it, on the
table, by my side. The figure seemed
to be looking for something. It passed
it's hands over the tables and peered down
among the papers. Presently it came to
the table at my elbow. In the gloom, as
sat in the deep armchair, I believed I
was almost invisible. The figure came
right mp to me, and, reaching out its
hand, passed it over my.table. Present.
~ it seized something, and glded away
with it to the window, on which the
lamps without flung d flicker of light.
Then I saw that it was a man, and that
in his hand he held the American paper
in which I had just read the account of
a mysterious crime he glanced at it,
and muttered something that sounded
like, Chow careless of met" then folded
the paper, thrust it into his breast
pocket, and walked out of the room.
Hardly had the door closed behind him
when the attendant came in with iehts.
"Who is that gentleman who has Just
gone out ?" said.
Don't know his name, sir. Amt
seen him here often"
remembered that at this club eyerv
member had to sign his name in a daily
book kept in the hall for that purpose.
ran down stairs and looked at the open
leaf to seeH that would afford me any
clue. The first name that caught my
eye was that of Blissett Emerton.
No wonder the figure I had seen in the
darkness had been so anxious to find that
paper. saw at once what had happen
ed. He had been in the room reading.
fancying himself alone. He had laid the
paper down thoughtlessly and dropped
off tosleep. / had not noticed him in
the gloom, and he was quite unaware Of
my presence. z;.Ias.
One thug more 1 did before I left.
turned over the members address
book, and looked under the Els. There
found the name Of g Bliasett Emerton. =
and against it "No. 2 Blank Court,
Temple.''s e,ggsz 7s.,ass.t ss.71-.--- s,D :.
Soon afterwards I found time to dine
et the club, and there / met an old
friend OF mine, barrister, whom I had
not seen for year, who after dinner in.
vited me to come to his chambers for an
hour. H.. -,.......-., ,..-,.......-
"stn in your old Gggmgs then"
said.
"Oh, no." he answered, Give moved
SINCE saw you, last into another set.
I've got the capital chambers at No. !
Blank Court i asked him at once il
he knew Nj. Emerton ~. 8, 49,. .s:$z''s3 !.
"Only by sight, he answered =" ne
has chambers on the same floor. and ne
pass on the landing. We never sneak.
stayed longer than I meant to. and
it was striking 10 as we came out on the
LANDING. s.sIhe enter. x3eoas. "a e.