New-York tribune., 1881-11-27

mans depression. think i mentioned sheh We
were nj Battleborough little circumstance winch
led to nv making q sketch of some county magIs-
trates and their court 1t was hefe OF Iatho. WI
at the mill yonder that the murder TOOK piaoe., ~
was the old mans nephew VINO WAS i0uii' PD' "
Miss Hargraves's brotherp
Yes, Mary's brother -, Il, ,,r,, IN
his chest sat slowly smoking and staring INTO 'he
fire. -, 1o;ob atter n
pause rising and yawning in an engaging man"T, ~
designed to hide a growing state OF nerI ia
Battleborough he had been consumed Dy sehsl99 -
desire 10 know all about the mystery tnae n's,' u
a1ected these three lives. But he did not carr 20
hear the story close upon midnight Wllnih sibn' Va
the scene of the tragedy. .,,.,,o-i,v
Sit down old man. said Frank peren ptorly J
it's early yet and | don't mind telling you now now
that you are here that brought yon down sor heIo
with special object not fully revealed IN my -. toI9n @
ence TO the Roman chinney-pots. may wan SJ ~,
TO do something Don't look 50 uncomforta0ie' ~ ~
may come to nothing, aud al worst you VIII neui99 9
in 1t only as a looker-on-a credible Witness ~ N
witnesses he needed, which they may not oc' va
perhaps may he n stupid old fool l.
The cold sweat broke forth on Joelahs broW as ne ~
contemplated the situation. Here ne was, 6ini
his incliuaton at the Outsct, IN lonely hlinlct y
with man Of strong will, and perhaps % %unuoN ~, %
op d tendencies to lunacy, who had lhuiuri ~, -,
his mind aud wanted Josiah TO have sohe'H'ls "
i told you found this place accidentally, FRANK
said taking no more notice OF JOSIAH PeItu,f" 90 a
lion than "a snake bcstOws on the tremoiihg ol "a
rabbit on which it has fixed its glitterlng eye pre-
paratory 10 munChng its bones taulc w" NV = =
here aketchlng some OF those quaint h"u3oo' - T
staying over at the ltle inn met the miller WIZ II
came down on summer evenings to play OoWl.ii m a' y
asked Inc to his house where met MHS '",n 80 |"
girl of seventeen. and the iairest, tesneSI 80 80
ture / ever met. | am not going 10 make 'hB
story of It, 1t is the old. old story, when You n
doubtless already guessed Tell III I3Ve WIZ ~
Mary. and dared TO hope that sac womb coile w
London as my wife. IL would be-,
Her brother Jack was two years older thih slc , I,
handsome. higl-spirited lad, who irelted , nh1eI
the rule of his uncle that bound nun 10 %, n1 ]
enterprise of the mill lio dld mol puIlc Huu" a
what he wanted to he. But he had very stiHns
conviction that he was not meant To no = illI'ci
Uargrayes-who at that time was very ul"uioui' ul ~
man from what you find lhim now, being as opSil
nate rs pig and ~ scltwlicd a an ass IlIh',''l
resisted these onEings 10 be free. Ihcre hlo pccn
n Hlrgravcs miller at Ellandalr ~ lar pIch -
record went The present ullI was nu''t ~ I ou'
friend upstairs aud worked ny MN WIN a""''"'li a""'
tial profit ami universal credit lliS sister guls
outside the parish Of EIldndae. anu h4hhoi'HC ~
brttrr things had married a CentleH an. VINO hah oi
course dici leaving her IN state OF uea,iiu,'IIl'
The miller would nut have her back III Iianu'lHc. ~
But he WIS careful that she should not absolutely
starve in London, and when she died ne hIhiS'i
went no ~ Camden Town, saw her drcehllS 'u. ,c"'
and brought down JIck aHd Mary theh aEs'' -
SpcctVrly nine and seven. ne ui'Hut '" -" u
duty hy them when he took them IN haud' ahI h'
had done IL. Both had had hrst-'la'S GHuell - -
and a comfortable home, when III lhese ~, %
months was daily growing IN grace nnue' w
touChps Of Mary, now installed as holiscN'CP,I'
Jack the miller said, should have the NM "n'h u
was gone, due provision beng ih"dr lo' "a. ~.
What could be iaiTer uT Kinder thin thi, ~ '"'
lacks repuguaucr To aCcount-boOkS ana MS ahH"'
renee OF the sight OF sacks OF Hour, that WAS ue''S
boyish Ignorance. -, ,,,,-
scious that there was someone else III ih' ROOM
whom the cap might ut, was ore oil tnose Peup'
who, as they say put their loot down, 1eve'
inc that since they have taken the acton, ~ must
be put down in tie right place. He put MS iuot
down ON the declaration that Jack shouId krep INC
accounts. collect the money, ana nave sytt'eurhI
yif as saturday ul4Dt. Jdth Nltls "
perfurcc. though IL was evident he would 'hHe tue
Grst orportunlty of breaking the hateful bonds.
In the meantime hc kept the accounts very
badly and the peace of Saturday evening WIS
often brokcn by discussion between ms nhc'e anu
sion | suppose Jack had been having row win
his uncle when he net me one saturday afternoon
strnling home with my skeich-book under my arul'
He tcfcely opened upon me with inquiry ar 70
what | wanted making love TO his sister INC
inquiry as indicating discovery oi what thousnI
was secret locked IN my own breast staggered m, 10
such an extent that only hall hcarc the OloOded
youth rafting on with wid remarks, ahd ] was
presently stupeted by receiving blow IN th9 iaco
we'll planted between INV eyes. ms was Jhck
pcToratlOn his emphasis 10 q declaration that az
long a, he lived he would nave no London gentle
man prowlIng round his sisier. Jack was ttll'
,,cii male vonfb Though slight M build and no
more "A match Tor r.e than-than-li may say .
without disrespect,-yOu are al the present mo.
mcnt We were not lur from the cottage al the end
of the field by the niil-s.rcam which, havirg done
IL, work. here runs on 10 tue iull majesty oi lt'
btonl channel full four feet deep The lad7 re-
marks about my Intentions toward MS sSFF uiu
not hurt me- being childish aad oi course abH"In''
,,ithout foundation. But | could not quite stand
the blow; 80 while the young champion was raging
round took bin by th" heels ana thr ''liaI' anu
dropt Ell him irIn the stream. ku~" he c"n'd hot
drown IN that dcpth. ana the cool water might do
him good. Turnng round AiIer Malklh. on H"We
distance, saw Jack scrambllng ont "I iHI s'I,
| expect he was Wild with passion ann Hr N,oVu
there shaking his fit AZ me aud shou ing something
thai conld not hear. That was the last saw "l
HIM till on the following afternoon n..PeI 20
H. .1....fh nm Ia
ON which an hour two later he bTrAIhcd MS IAsi
Hadn't he been seer from the time you paried
with him iIll this happened , ,.i
on yes hr went home, ana when MARY alailho
at his appearance. asksl hIm what was tue mAtlrr'
Lee said NE had fallen into thc mill-7irram' but NJ
must have told his uncle about our enc Onntef Io
vas through him the nows OF II reached tho
6-lIient police. On the morning altrI lnl7 Et'.'
affair jE.k got up and, dressed IN ms Suhddy no7''
as usual went oVS- IN the mill to square up 'oh9
accounts His uncle came d0rn ana break 'a,Tu
by himself at half past .. At quarter PEST ~ u. Nv
left the room and went over 10 the mlll returning "
the house about "A quarter of an bout later. can
remember thesc particulars, as they were 81 c9utHe
set forward with great detail at the inquest. MARY,
wondering where Jack could he so long, asked het
uncle, had he seen hmf He said No., a'keu
MARY tor lis black coat and waistcost. put thom on
in place of those he was "cafng, ana went 10
church When he came from chdrch Mary lncrcas'
ing marvel. asked him again II he had seen JACK
II They dincd about l o'clock, and an hour later
the old man now himself getting little anxious az
the prolonged absence OF Ills utpHtNt va"
called on nsighbor 10 help him TO search tor Jack;
The two mon went down to the mill pond, ana
after a brief search concluded that Jack was not
thore, and separated, the miller returning 10 tho
house Later In the afternoon the miller went 10
the mill to got feed for the horse. Seeing blood on
the mill floor aud the scoop. he concludod that
the worst had happened and once morc calling III
a neighbor being himself too nervous to search,
the men found poor old Jack ut the bottom OF me
steps leading from the mill floor. He was lying
partly on his face, his right arm doubled over ms
head Near him was a stout stick covered AZ the
top with blood. He was dSfgurod with wounds on
the head, and though still breathing was evidently
ON the Doint of death. They carried him to lhe
house we carried him upstairs, where he presently
died without even a momentary return 10 sehsi
bility. :. L.
form n search for clpwp On the middle moor oil