Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-05-06

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sbe vonld give him the address of hei
unc,e. by whom he would be repaid
Her strange, excited manner alarmed
INV husband. Hoplng to calm her ne
\ handed her his purse, requesting her q
take what money she required. He
saw her help herself to gold land silver
Then, with the money and purse in hei
hand. she took out her watch and tried
apparently to detach IL from the chain.
| Too impatient to effect this properly,
she tore it eff by sheer force, breaking
at the same time the slender, plain
chain of Indian gold to which 1t was
fastened. TaeD, placing the watch,
| together with the purse, IN Edgar g
hand. she said:
"Tske that to Uncle Septimus: he
| will recognize it and Will repay you.
particularly want him to have the
| watch. His address"
She never spoke again, but, with a
st!fled cry, fell forward on the moor
| Of the carriage, struggling and writing
| in mortal agony. Edgar, guessing TINS
| TO be either some paroIysm OF madness
or some sort Of fit, grapnled with hef
| with all his might, but his utmost ma
| tural strength was slight compared WITH
| that Of frenzy. How long the dread
| ful struggle lasted he could not guess.
In vain he attempted to signal to the
| guard to stop the train; his hands were
| too closely occupied in holding the UNI
| fortunate gin down upon the floor. AT
| last she lay quite still, but, when thus
| enabled to relax his hold, life had fled.
| He raised her, placed her or the seat,
| and then the ackwardness Of his own
| position occurred To him for the first
time.
The fact that the lady being found
| dead on the train would necessitate an
inquiry, and he, Edgar, as the only
| person c0gniZant of the circumstances or
| her death, would be required to attend
| such inquiry. This would inevitably
| cause delay, and delay to Edgar at this
particular junctUrc OF his life meant
| certain ruin TO his prospects, the one
| stipulation regarding his Indian APP
| pointment being that be must start on
| Wednesday, without fail. This last
| thought decided him. He determined
that, voluntarily, he would say nothing
of the terrible tragedy he had witness
| ed. He entirely forgot the watch
| which, in his haste TO render assistance
| TO the poor girl. he had thrust burrledly
| into his pocket. He forgot the money
| which had fallen to the ground when
| she first seized; but, with sad feeling
| at his heart and conscience that all
| the time upbraided him sOrely, he re-
| moved, as far as he was able, the traces
| of the encounter from his clothes and
! person. The instant the train reached
| Kings Cross. at 1910, he gave up his
| ticket, and was out Of the station pro0-
ably before many of the passengers
had even left their carriages.
| He next went into a restaurant, anu
| there the idea occurred to him that the
| removal CT his motlstache might aid IN
| ffu>tiat NJ any attempt t" identifying
| him a. the travelling companion OF the
| unfcltuuste girl. The interview with
| hi~ employer was accomplished salts.
| factCrilV, and he left London again for
the Moth by the | ~ train on Sunday
| n Oruug
| Having made the return journey
| without recognition, he hoped all won. ID
| now be we'll 1t was not until he saw
the newspaper account of the affair on
| his way to LeaScar on Monday morn
ing that he realized the horror OF the
situation, and then, when too late,
deeply regretted the part he had taken.
| There appeared nothing for ii now but
| to let events take their natural course.
| There was still the chance he might be
able to leave England without dis
covery. He would risk that chance;
and if fate favored him, he would write
| a detailed account Of the whole sad
story and send it to the newspapers.
! Fate did not favor him. He was seen
Il a . Dptn tfyln nd a
telegram to Scotland Yard caused two
detectives in plain clothes to be in wait
| ing at Kings Cross.
Wien told OF the charges laid against
him, Edgar contented himself with
| simply asserting his innocence, and
protested his entire readiness TO go to
- police station and explain every
| thing before the proper authorities.
Now for the part Mr.. Gooderingham
played in the affair. Late as it was
when he left me, he managed IL gain
access TO the room where the body of
| the poor girl lay, and at once identified
it as that Of his ncice and only living
relation. She had been subject TO
epileptic fits since childhood, and owing
| to their increased severity had been
placed 10y her uncle, within the last few
months, under the care of doctor in
HuntingGOnShire, who gave particular
| attention TO such cases. During his
temporary absence, and 10y means
which need not be detailed here, she
managed 10 escape from the custody of
these who had charge Of her.
"And now" said Edgar, when he had
told me this, thanks solely to the
wonderful chance that threw Mr..
Septimus Gooderingham across our
path, my character is not only COM
! pIetcly cleared from the horrible charge,
but what had scarcely dared to hope,
we can sail for India on Wednesday
| without let or hiudranCe."
"Hut does Mr.. GOodcringham blame
you, Edgar for-for-"" ] inquired
anXiOusly, though could not conclude
| the sentence.
"Hc seemed to fully understand my
reasons Cor acting as / did" answered
my husband; and Was even kind
enough to say he thought that under
such very exceptional circumstances
many u man would have done the
same. Ii was an error in judgement.
Mr.. Goodcringham has promised to see
Us off on Wednesday, TO wish us God
| speed
Shortly after our arrival IN India /
received letter from my old frieni,
DR.. Grey. Commenting on Edgars
very narrow escape Of being tried for
II urder, he added this most character
istiC remark:
"it is my firm cOnvictiOn-and have
not studied humanity more than half a
century for nothing-lhat no man
would have placed himself, by his own
at, in such predicament as Harring.
ton did, if he had a head for wh't."
All, well! We are very happy now.
But may safely say that never in all
cur lives to come shall we commemorate
with anything approaching rejoicing
the anniversary Of Our terrible wedding
! day.-Tc iTgosV.
Tho matrimonial chances Of young
lady in life have been partially deter
mined by an old maid in Philadelphia.
She kept the record Of 1000 of her ac-