Evening star., 1886-10-09
Written for The EVENING TAR
STRANGE TESTIMONY OF DIR.
CHANDOSS
IN TIE WESTHAVEN CASE
BY ALICE BALLARD M'DOSALD.

had gone there for the winter, nu ucn broken
down IN health. and content, at last. to rest
upon the laurels by years oi 1ndefa;ig.,ble
laUor AS a mem Der of the British Scientific AssO-
ciaton. ! had been in Algiers u week wtien
they came. Mr.. Westhaven, his wife and his
wife's sister, Mis- Ctryon. Tney were Eng
iish people, of good family, learned, and travel
Ing Tor Miss Caryons health.
Any hing more exqui-itely beautiful than
Mrs. We>thdven woust he difficult 10 inag NE.
A WON n of three and 2U. perhaps. tall Sre4e.
graceful and of ideal oring. she oppO-
site me at the f15Ie d'hOfe and when she first
lifted her eyes Gomine, 1 started uucontro!lab!y.
They We're wonderful eyes, dark, tender, with
a certain childish appeal in them which stirred
all the chIV3iry ia Il man nature in response.
Unfmpres>iouabe soured Oil bachelor that
w.l,, found ms >cii ON the instant vOwiHgs to
protect this bes,utIfui creature VINO was exceed
tngy well cared lOF, apparently, and had no
need of nv protection Whatever The sister
was a deiicate, fragile creature and except ior u
sameue>> or contour OF the faces there was
nothing to betray the relationship between the
two women. WeSthtvcn Was the most discon-
tented loOE iD@ man ever and his appear
ance was nn-tnsl!sh 10 a degree. Ihin, dark,
restless and with nervous IrrI .IDiIt Y OF ma Il
neT which never varied except when addressing
Miss C4sr.yOH, to whom he showed the most al
fectlOuale consideration.
We had been nearly month in the hotel to-
Sether before i met We>taayen. His
was most cordial and he told me that he had
asked for this Introduction. saying that | was
NOT unknown niIn bS Reputation, tud speak
ing IN the kiudeSt way of the success had
achieved III certain electrical experiments 1e-
fore the Royal Society of London. lie also CON-
tided To Inc his OVID deep interest in studies OF
ike nature. | was delighted To accept his ill.,
vitatiCn to meet his I;llnlIy, aud hs arranged
that should spend AN evening OF that week
with them. Their rooms at the hoteI were lux
urlously appointed, and they were evidently
peOp.e oI wealth. Mrs. tSthstNen met me
with great hIAdDess, ana Mis-, Carly on raised
Fer head from the cushions of her cualr and
gave me Tiny hand like - oird ; claw, whIen
Was lost IN my grasp She was 1t weird, uli-
caDny little creature. with SlIiterlnS ey Is iui!
vi a restless, suspicious questioning, a marvel
Ou>Iy white shih ana "a thlh' Slutl hl"tiii.
An unpleasant iace. altogether, l determined,
though with some Claims 10 prettiness, iinu
from W-ilcL L gtadIF turned 10 gaze
upon that ner DCstuiI.u. sister. have
passionate auniirat!on OF beauty IN
women aud Mrs. W eStutven's Le.,uty
tiawie>>s ami extended over ner entire person
atIIty, to deIICate nEeeT-Ips, to her arched,
exquisite feet. her srstcc ul, per4cct pD,e,
swayIHs c..rfIage. / eared myself near her,
anu ;todre>red ner with some trivial TenItrh.
She reoelVeu At iii silence w'th brliiI'tnt >inii
glanced !. Miss C.trIS anu TcSsrdeti
pccuiariiy. iancied, hockiH5iy s.uu Ielt itIo-
ineDiirII1 'iiIoarfd>>ed, IaIeX lnci'Oiv So My
remark nsItt 10, been one 30 csiii Iorth spirited
reply, aud yeti spoNe again. L. 't>hed Mis-.
NestnaNen sCinetnIns s,bou. tneir Stay in -Ai-
glers. Siit- shining pleasantly. she answered
III vague wa. tust- SIZE ulu uUL KNOW, and
Miss Carly ou VuluiJeti ed ihe Information tnt
they should remdin all winter. We,tnaNen,
who ns,d OeeE cai.eI trom tie room uy q set
SStnt returned anu am ApuIUslZiu- ior hl- mo
meEtary absence seated nlnisei, near Miss Gar
iyOn chair aud began IIle, IucIu,,Iu2
her every now siIt III tine CUnN tIsdlIUn.
he u IuIn. hO>t-ITiVeieu, cUItureu
and treating -. lnla.S InIug, wItlL "a urlili.,nl,
s.ancIug wIIICn 10 II..N ed him c.ose. A.
uOta KIND ), uAent % human Nature. Miss Car
lyon Was evidvuuy iu ~ uIpa,hs with hlin upon
IDEA sr;iceuiiy nom tlie point here he eit it,
Sue w.s In!eii!gen,, we'll read und wItty,
IrUm ,he tIme estnstNen joined II,
eNluent e1'rI To Ue et7ItesDic, Yet eIt aasIi.>t
uLcOug abe ty4eJuuIce. W
haven did not spea4l at she opposite
TIE ANA met ever: remark l addressed
the vain effort To InuUce her To join our CON-
versation wIth fhe saIne spa; kli,.s slime.
Ae>tuaseIl'- unetuuer 10 Il study,
In every tanSicIe way rt~peC,iui, IL yet cU.l-
Ncyed an un>feaAabt- con,eInpl, and MS quiet
com LIeteIy I.iIOTIIS and E.t>-IIi. Fer
over Was renueTcd even more renIe,rAa.Ie uy
TIE fact thai si4e aippaEeatIy hao no conception
ton Ior "a guest ana 1 .elt unw.,rrauLauie de-
sire 10 penetrate Tue mystery oI Ineae peculiar
family relations.
Siitpie good might. accompanied by her un-
vary ing smile. MISS Cai.yo was kind enough
To say tnstt my visit n.,d gwen her much px;Is-
ure, ana joiued " e>thaven in asking nIr To come
again A> Ieit the room, ne turned and
benuinG over ner geutiy arrangeu the pillow, oi
her cnalr, and sue gIaac,d up IL. MIN trusliuily
and Ionuly.
went cut upon the piazza 10 indulge in a
speculative sHioke. l thinh 1 am Not ii cur.ou,
person. HAVE prIde1 nay --ii all my lIfe UPON
AN lndif1efehce 10 tEe affairs and Interests oi
other peur4s, Tut there Was about tiIi, i.Iuity
with wuonl had Passed the evening in spite
OF the gentle breeding ana o. Iu.t.IItr AN
atmosphere vi mystery winch provoked. II not
to see I.Iure vi tn
WestnaSen gave me every opportunity. He
sought LIE upon All Occas'Oiis. aud evinced :,
Ionuhess ior my soclet,, aud Il respect IUr my
opiAloDs, which could bui fisiller m, rom
30 young auu 80 bIIl4lanI a nIaI. HIS cuItur,.
was reiLsIkable ANA his Information wt,i,.,y
extended. lie Fad Ueen I, ciUse student all iIt,
liie, he said, until now ADoUt his present
interests 'e was strangely reticent, and his
iainI1y ., never sioF>e, save ii ino,t casual
way ra--iy saw uiin liz tue afternoons; wiItt-
ever hl occupation vi stuuy.lt engrosseu hiIn
lDGl, ana having lu iYl.,t
with hIm Eo wdrrani my sOIu, IuIorula.iy aud
unan IOu..ced 10 Lis ruJIlls ,J..at, tu,f -, ~
afternoon ! Was rarely s.uILILttu. Mrs W e,I-
haven w;lIkeu aau drove OAt. constantly
attracting attention ANA admIra. ion Wherever
Oh sts II, wAicn Ueiies CT -rrw from uer perI-,t
uncOE -c.oIsHc>s oi Ier beauty and Ine cou-
spcuUi', position she UccGp.u,s III pubic Once.
SPOKE Il hef Wohdtfiu4 .oFeIlno>s To .er nus
band tie received my enthusiastic OBSERVE
t4oh9 IN Hood! silence, ana tne Expression OF
disconteht u epti4eu OH hl, handsome lace
Adi, Oi course, long Ue.ore tu!>, cUin- to the
CONCLUSION ti:;tt " esIndVvA was uubapniIy
married ana more tnan hail suspected tuett
h" hst't awa4-eDeu II - terrible certainty that M.
had naIrIt4 tnC wrong I.I>s CarIyOn. Iul-
ti1G@Ht trIei 10 close nay eye, upolt a., AN IIi,-
w0rtmy st~YicIOu against tIe nI..ii wuo showed
me COE>4.Jv:sttIo.l tii nave T..r,.ly mel v1I
Ia iJt, "I-lch vas certainly UNUSUAL irCIn Il
mere acquaintance
pe.s-.,ea, lot without many discourage
intht~, "a my detcrIn -I4,it!on 10 kn.,u Ar,
"e,tii.sen better, ANA nay success va, al last
cro"Lst. ~ a Iuo>J DISAPPOINTING discovery
Sue i,,s = llt e. fir>i Ue.Ie. Ell - . an aver
r>.tE
tAiitS ven Ia TIE way Oi II reply. wuIcu con-
tIIed uI.LCCe>>stTy word si.t. l. Yer W.
uhtec:cJ a IciIlsgTN Il I>i have been il. f.,..
pTlSarS oi Ert Ow2 cniIIiber. let size. v;.s
neither d5!ltrut nor IlI-Jcef. p,r-G ON f.. con-
trarN- HcF preston pleased and tItasft.
anu s.vf iTeti- SIl4c Always up1n uer IN,
ihHCie.. s'4c H.4-ut a pectli.lr npnf al
lIitiid- att tiueaNOT, q To GI>cUNvTIt. / ended
b4 sails! in5 IL N>,ii, DcyOn doubt tina. SIN.
possessed NO mind s.t al. was SlrnpIy- an
eAqul>4t% aLd empty cst>het- y 5estutItui mind
less. soUi-e>s ttlIDG. y creature without >euSi-
biI.tIt>- OF even iIie CtptCIty OF receiving i'm
fIes>4oA>. she Was perfectly,
haPFy and con tented, because nothing utr,Iu
Nature, art, humanity, Iney were one al
aiihe 10 her. lie oIIOiS q. ii.lu. Creature.
the passive l"veIIucss Ct InaLIn:aJe ouectS th..
1fdkrthcC Ot hOweTs, tue c.IaIIIl oil music. tne
Wonderful. evr.-Cuti-lnL interest OF the "A t,ut.
Created world passed bel DE iIer unseelug eyes
iriI upon her uniistenI ~ ears, lett ner calm
untouched with fIIstI cu.tu.eiesS uutue,t.,in,,
siui!e forever curVins her beautiful mouth!
W hen i made taI> discovery, | knew that
Westhavens HIe Nas HeiI 10 i1itn. For "a man
OF his delicate, sensitive, peTccptiVe faculty
ana deep. almost tender appTeci.tIoG oI I6e
inner phases 81 existence. society OF :,
wUiHau !IAe l is meant perpetual torment. One
thing puzZled nae greatly. Ia spite uf his Iu-
heai4th as II size had been a Idoiized Child tit.
followed t4er about witt. II- ut wrap in case. OF
drAUeut and having adjusted IL Carefully
WOtiid leave neT lii absolute silence. 4 reuuerrd
MIN tiilI bu>tica, tneD. dt last. she had uutn-
ING on earn but AeI abundant VlIsiIlty He
would protect mat as the only service letl nIIn
To oHer LeT.