Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-04-16
my agent. and to the course of action
that have adopted in consequence.

| my agent, hnu 10 tue COuIsc Vi hcsiou
that I have adopted in consequence.
"The Investigations appear to have
definitely broken down OF the seaside
village of Clovelly, in the neighborhood
of Mr.. Winterfield's country-seat.
Knowing that I could depend upon the
information which associated this gen.
tleman with Miss Eyrecourt, under
compromising circumstances Of some
sort, I decided on seeing Mr.. Winter
field and judging for myself.
"The agents report informed me
that the person who had finally bafled
his inquiries was an aged Catholic
priest, long resident OF Clovelly. His
name was Newbliss, and he is much
respected among the Catholic gentry in
that part of Devonshire. After due
consideration, I obtained letter of in
PRODUCTION to my reverend colleague,
and travelled to Clovelly, telling my
friends here that was taking little
holiday in the interests of my health.
"I found Father Newbliss a venera-
BILE and reticent son of the church. with
one weak point, however, to work on,
which was entirely beyond the reach of
the otherwise astute person charged
with my inquiries. My reverend friend
is scholar, and is inordinately proud
of his learning. am scholar, too.
In that capacity I first found my way
to his sympathies, and then gently en-
couraged his pride. The result will
appear in certain discoveries which /
number as follows:
al. The events which connect Mr..
Winterfeld with Miss Eyrecourt hap
pened about two years since. and had
their beginning at Beaupark house.
"2. At this period Miss Eyrecourt
and her mother were staying ut Beau
park house. The general impression
in the neighborhood was that Mr..
Winterfeld and Miss Eyrecourt were
engaged to be married.
-. Not long afterward, Miss Eyre
court and her mothnr 90 ..,ed tho
n"i~' y. ,,.lehly leaving
l,nlrk house. Their destination
Va opposed to be London.
s. Mr.. ;"qalf le next
bic oountry-seat Tor - CoL.I4ent.
-, exact destination va not men toned
to any one. The steward, socn after
ward, dismissed all the servants, ard
the house was left empty for more than
year.
"5. At the end of that time Mr..
Winterfeld returned alone to Beaupark
house, and told nobody how or where
he had passed the long interval of his
absence.
"6. Mr.. WinterHeld remains, to the
present day, an unmarried man.
Having arrived at these preliminary
discoveries, it was time to try what
could make of Mr.. Winterfeld next.
"Among the other good things which
this gentleman has inherited, is a mag
nifcent library, collected by his father.
That one learned man should take an
other learned man to see the books was
perfectly natural proceeding. My in
PRODUCTION to the master of the house
followed my introduction to the library
almost as matter of course.
81 am about to surprise you, as I was
myself surprised. In all my long expe-
rience Mr.. Winterfeld is, I think, the
most fascinating person ever met with.
Genial, unasssuming manners, pre-
possessing personal appearance. sweet
temper quaint humor delightfully."- so
companied by natural reflnement-such
are the characteristic qualities of the
man from whom I myself saw Miss
Eyrecourt accidentally meeting him in
public) recoil with dismay and disgust
1t is absolutely impossible to look at
him, and to believe him to be capable
of q cruel or dishonorable action. I
never was SO puzzled in my life.
"You may be inclined to think that I
am m:sled by false impression, derived
from the gratifying welcome that I re-
ceived as friend of Father Newbliss. +
will not appeal to my knowledge Of hu-
man nature-l will refer to the unan-
swerable evidence Of Mr.. Winterfeld's
poorer neighbors. Wherever went, in
the village or out Of it, if 1 mentioned
his name produced a universal out
burst of admiration and gratitude.
'There never was such friend to poor
people, and there never can be such an
other to the end of the world Such
was fisherman's description of him,
and the one cry of all the men and
women near us answered: "rhat's the
truthp
"And yet, there is sometime !; ong,
FOR the r'"in '>s7 . there is
- = - -. past lives OF MIR.
= terfield and Miss Eyrecourt.
Jnder these rerplexing olu
ste es, wk. p,re de III,
j Jrtunities ! am going to surprise
you agai!i--I have mentioned Ronlayne's
name to Mr.. V;nte, field; and l have as
certained that they are, so far, perfect