The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-07-12

their marriage announced in the papers.
They had been married the day follow
ing the conclusion of her engagement.
These circumstances, with the lapse of
time, had nearly been oblterated from
my memory, when they were recalled
one day, about year later, by seeing
notice of the death of James Bristol.
He had died of ''heart disease" the
announcement stated.
1t would be impossible for me to say
why so far interested myself in the
matter as to take the trouble to ascertain
the precise Circumstances of his death
/ had vague desire to know-that was
allthe incentive L ever knew.
learned that Bristol had brought an
elegant house and grounds on the boule-
wards, near Fort Washington. He had
been found dead in a small summer
house on the grounds by the coachman
stricken down with heart disease.
Wandering about the grounds, final
ly approached the stables and struck up
a conversation with the coachman.
{" fancy she won't break her heart
said he referring to Mrs. Bristol
why 2"
Well, she didn't love him any too
well,'' said the loquacious fellow. "He
worshipped her, though. There's a
younger and better-looking man who
comes sometimes that she likes q heap
better"
Instantly my thoughts reverted to her
old lover, the variety actor-Harry
Evans.
"Oh WELL" carelessly said, " that's
not anything. There's many woman
who thinks more of another man than
her husband. But it doesn't follow that
there's anything wrong"
"No," he answered, and then winked
knowingly, as much as to say, &C But
in this case it's different"
Did you ever see anything out of
way ?"
mot myself. But you must know
that the cook and mes agoin' to be mar
Iied, and she can be kind o. free YOU
know, in telling me what goes on in the
house; and she says she's seen the same
shouldn't been that's ALL
Now, all this amounted to nothing
Had not overheard that short CONVEX
sation in the theatre, should not have
given this idle gossip a second thought.
But the trifiing matter of overhearing
that short discussion was destined to be
the unimportant circumstance on which
weighty matters were to hinge.
determined to obtain look at the
body of Mr.. Bristol, and finding out
who his undertaken was, l gained ad-
mission with him to the house. And
I0a0de q discovery.
Less than week after the burial of
Mr.. Bristol, saw an advertisement in
the paper for man as coachman, and
his wife as cook, inserted by the young
widow.
Ha 1 can understand this. She
wishes to get rid of her old servants and
take new ones, who have no idea what
has occurred.
Ten minutes later | was at my house,
in deep discussion with our cook, Kate,
an intelligent Irish girl.
Dressed up in her best, and attired
in very loud suit, we presented our
selves at the residence of Mrs. Bristol
AS we entered her presence, thought:
There's no great sorrow in her face,
anyhow.
She had an album in her lap looking
over some pictures.
Ha ~ she said, glanclng up; you've
come in answer to the advertisement Yn
If you place MINI, I answered, and
STOPPING, l pretended to pick up from
the floor mans glove, which 1 ex-
tended to her as said
Maybe as how you know the owner.
I'faith, but it's stained with something
blood is't?"
She snatched the glove quickly from
my hand, glanced at it, and then .recov-
ering her composure, tossed it carelessly
on the table beside her. But saw she
never took her eyes from it or gave me
chance to carry it away again.
She questioned Katy and myself at
some length. I made myself appear
exceedingly stupid, and Katy did the
same. She evidently wanted around
her people who were not too bright, and