The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1882-02-23
very happy in your new home, both of

eu MI. Otacy, VIII the OLD, We'll remen
bered smile. Eyes, I suppose we shall b
She seems a very nice girl.
Is that all you can say of her at such
time?' exclaimed Miss Hanson, wonder
ingly.
sAnd she will make good wife, | dar
say Mr.. Stacy continued, with the sam
| quiet Indifference. GAS for Herman, HI
is good fellow, though I say II. Steady
too-in good business, and tremendously
fond of herr
Herman y gasped Miss Hanson.
MY nephew. Yes, my favorite neph
eW, | may say, since he is my only one
But how pale you are, Ma-Miss Hanson
Shall [ call Patricia?''
StYour nepheW?o repeated Miss Mabel
lis it he whom Patricia has just told me
about? II thought it was youn'
s'Me 90
eyes ~
ssThere never was but one woman in the
world that thought Of marrying, or even
wished to marry" said Mr.. Stacy, angrily,
''and she Tilted me fifteen years ago.
"lt was for the. child PATRICIA stam-
mered Miss Mabel, blushing like rose.
SSYou were poor then, Herman, and
could not burden you with the care Of her."
stDid you love me at all then? ?" he ask
ed, drawing nearer.
S'With all my heart. But I promised nv
brother, on his death bed, to devote my
life to her. dared not break nv promise.
Indeed, meant it for the BEST God knows
how hard it was for me\to lose you,' she
added, as her blue eyes seemed to look
back into the lonely past
eff that is so, here I am again, Mabel,
and you need never lose me again, unless
you wish, said Mr.. Stacy, taking her
hand. "Say the word, my dearest. [ have
been miserable for fifteen years without
you. Why shouldn't we marry next
month, and be happy as well as those two
young fools %
Those ''two young fools' happened to b
coming down the garden path just then.
They saw the practical answer which Fsthe
Governor (as Herman junior called him
asked and received to his proposal. And
then they fled back to the house, bursting
with laughter over the courtship of their
elders.
But Aunt Mabel made almost as fair al
bride as her own niece, after all, the next
month. And it IS iIard to say which of
he two homes is the happiest now, though
Zach fond wife upholds ssMy Herman" as
he one perfect being in this imperfect
world.
An American Mystery in Belgium.
Antwerp and Brussels have sensation
Il the discovery Of the dead body of an
Antwerp advocate, of excellent reputation
nd large professional practice, seated in
n arm chair in a finely furnished but to-
ally deserted house, No. l59 Rue de Ia
1oi, Brussels. The discovery came about
after the advocates mysterious disap-
earance) through the Procureur du Roi
Antwerp, who received Il letter, bearing
ne Basic postmark, written In English
nd signed Vaughan, which stated that,
avlng seen in the Belgian papers that no
eWs had been received of NJ. Bernays, he
lought it right to mention that M. Ber-
ays mad called on the writer at his house,
~ Rue de la Roi. Being collector of
he had introduced the subject in
)nVersatiOn with his visitor, and in hand :
ne pistol had accidentally shot him.
n the police proceeding to the house, in
which they had to force an entrance, I
ley found the dead body of NJ. Bernays
ing in an armchair, where it appears to
ave been removed after the accident or I
ime. The gas had been left alight and 9
as still burning. On the table was an
lve1ope addressed "To the Coroner of the Y
lty Of Brussels, " and containing letter :
so IN English, and signed sfVaughan,' =
planning how the accident occurred. It a
as written in bold hand, betraying $
either hurry nor agitation. At the foot
the table, on which were several reyol- d
rs, lying on the carpet, was an American
stol, probably that which caused the {:
ath OF the ill-fated victim. In front of
e desk, placed next to the wall, was
ol Of blood. OF Mr.. Vaughan all that c.
ems to be known is that towards the end c
last December he called on the owner Of n
house, for which he signed a lease,
wing the name Of Vaughan, ship-oWa- e,
J. Richmond" He asked his landlord to st
dertake furnishing the house, on which is
intended to spend 10000 francs, and o1
wing given a reference to his banker,
lich proved satisfactory, the upholster- "
to work. On Friday, the 9th of B
nuary, the small room being completed W
curtains having been placed to all the
ndoWs looking on the street, Vaughan T
d to the Workmen: g Now, you will not N
ne back till Tuesday or Wednesday, "
g accident or murder, whichever it is, Fl
lst have taken place soon afterM. Bern L
s arrival; he had only a few steps to
from the static. to the house. From
gas having been lighted it is probable v
II Vaughan remained beside the corpse Il
evening. # It was the result OF an ac- ].
ent no mention was made of It to any
J, nor was any attempt made to procure
dical assistance. For what purpose M.
rnays called on v CHAN will, no doubt, co
made known BY an examination of his %