Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-07-27

"One for the trunks OF the servant girl
at htpy's and another for the house on
cabin Of q iiayarian living, am told, At
the three,mile crossroads IN tho Forest,
Three on four officers, also, ~ We may
have 10 make arrests"
"This IL rather unusual, as you we'll
know, but we'll stretch point TO please
YOU" said Mr., Gresham, g. I'm afraid
your zeal for once, however, has outrnh
your Judgment"
'fipst me for that" replied M, Nor
daunt, my intuitions In these matters
have never misled me-"
Accordingly he found. on searching
the Bayarian's house, just what he had
expected, the green uniform OF flag
station guard In Bavaria with one but
ton missing, The button had evidently
been violently wrenehed out, The bit
OF cloth attached TO the button, which
Mr., MoIdaunt had picked up, exactly
fitted the rent,
80 far 30 good" said Mr., Mordaunt,
'Now for the servant girl"
On examining her trunks roll Of
notes was discovered, which the farmer
from the Forest. who was brought TO
the house for the purpose, Identified IN
part Of the money he had paid to the
old man,
"See, here Ia my mark" he said, show.
Ing peculiar cross on each note, 81
always put that on every bill"
When this was made known to the
servant, the brayado which she had
shown at first gave way, and she con
iessed all. The murder had been sug'
gested by the Bayarian, who was In tho
kitchen when tho farmer came to pay of
his loan.
"The misery wretch has lived long
enough" no argued, "his death won't
harm anybody-this money will make
M rich, He's sure, you say, TO 90 to
bank with II to morrow We will throw
suspicion on his daughter"
II was then, in discussing this part OF
the tragedy, the girl spoke Of the dagger
Of her mistress.
"fhat Ia just the thing" cried tho
Bavarian. "Gct II for me tomorrow. |
will hide in the edge Of the woods
watching till I see the old man 90 out,
then will steal down TO the back door
and got tho dagger from you. Leave
tho rest TO mo-"
All this happened several years ago.
The Bayarian was arrested, tried, con-
demned, and hung. The girl, by giving
convicting evidence, saved her life. II
was not, II was discovered, tho first
serious crimo OF tho murderer, He had
fled from Bavaria 10 avoid arrest for u
homicide committed there.
He had never worn his old uniform
except on the day Of Mr.. Stray's death,
and ho put it on then, thinking it dis.
guise.
"But twas the devil who suggested
IT," he said, wrathfully; chad ! not
worn il ! would have never been found
out. Yes, tho old man held on tight
and cried for help il was some time be.
fore ! could make true stroke and l
wasn't going to make but one
Miss Stray lived in tho strictest So
clusion for moro than two years after
tho tragedy, and then was married to
her lover in the quietest way, only the
Mortlaunts being present. Her hus-
band is now one Of the leading members
of the bar at Berkton, where they re-
side, for she never went back to the
house in the Forest.
The old edifce is fast falling to decay,
and is said to be haunted, strange noises
being heard at nights in it, wailings,
groans, prayers for mercy, or sc the ex-
cited imaginations of the neighbors
fancy.
II was only the other day that one of
Mr.. Mordaunt's daughters was dining at
Mrs. Ellicott's.
"Let us go out on the piazza and look
at the sunset" said the hostess, as they
rose from the table. Eyes, darling, you
may come too," this to her little girl
who was clinging to her dress. "Do
YOU know that people who have been
abroad tell me that the view from here
down the valley is not unlike that from
Fisole?"
"I have seen that view," answered the
other. "All this one wants is the white
villas scattered over the slopes. The
scenery is quite as fine."
"Ah," sighed Mrs. Ellicott, after q
long gaze, show thankful I ought to be.
never thought TO be so happy. Under
God, too, owe it, my dear, in q great
degree to your father. He it was that
lifted me up from out of that awful,
awful gulf"
She suddenly covered her eyes with
both hands and shuddered. And this
was the only time she was ever heard
to allude to the Tragedy of the For
est"