Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-07

with some establishment sOne would think
you'd seel it. ar.
Il told you / was Interested in the young
lady" answered the vicar vaguely.
He took ont his memorandum book, and
wrote down the date and hour of the young
woman. removal from Rose co taye. She
red eft in the one cab that piled between
ParmInter village and the Parminter Road
alton. The cabman could be forthcoming
if he were wanted, Mrs. Mof protested
Mr. L.worthy rewarded this wort y
woman with a crown piece, half OF which
be st o Hated was to be gwen to the little
girl when she came home from ner errani,
and then he walk-d briskl. back to tine
station which was goo half mile from
LAWSON lane. He was lucky enouyn to get
train n less than half an hour. and be was
back IN Grandchester at three o'clock in the
afternoon.
HIRE he took cab and drove straight to
Mr.. Brockban cfice, to whom he impaired
a. he hid done.
u ,oa nv soul. you're clever fellow.
vcai" cried the lawyer: "you ought 10 nave
b en- some hing better tnan a par on"
You m. an | oug.t 10 have teen some
tn NJ that pays better. NV. look here,
Broc X Lank, wa must start off TO NJ Ida
by til f ST tram, and get the coroner to
order ii post mortem. No pot mortem
necessary. lorsootn. said that 100. OF a Ocal
surgeon. because the imme.iil,e cause OF
death was byious Iaudanum Way, IFS
Gear to my mia. IRON what I've hard
today, that this poor crettur- Wa slowly
done to ,.eath by arsenic. and mat toe So
OF audanum WAS only given at The last 10
accelef ate the end
Mr. Brock bank saw the force of this argu-
ment, and cooked at once TO his railway time
table.
There's n train at 40 he said; 81 can
90 20 py that And now what are you going
to dr.
is all call on M. Umpleby and try and
stop t-morrows wedding"
"W hat motive can I'll Foy have had for
eetti. rid Of his SIS er" ,peculated the
lawyer.
Very little motive. should imagine, for
getting rid of a sister But what If the
Young woman as something more d fhcult
to dispos. OF than a sis; er! What f she was
his wltei These two young people lived
quite alone in a country lane. 1t was
easy for them to live as man and wife, yet
pas, for brother and sister. The Char
voman's account shows that the poor girl
was jealous and unhappy. e cited on
account of Foy's late hours Tnev were
overheard quarreliny. Take my word for 1t,
Brockbank, hat uni ortunat, yorn woman
was a wife-a wife of whom MIR. Foy crew
mort llv tired when he found that it was on
the card, for him to mary Mis- Umpleby.
with a handsome dowry, and the prospect OF
raid advancement in the house. Now
want you to set one OF your clerks at work,
without an hours delay, to hunt up the EVIL
dence Of such marriage. either IN cnurcn
or Mt a registry office.
II, shall e DONE" said Brockbank ANY
thing more2"
"Only his much: have written IN ad-
vertisement which will appear tomorrow in
thu ee local daiiess
He read the draft of his advertisement.
"Tns may briny us Information as to the
next stag in that poor young woman's
journey after she left Parminter," he said.
POSSIBLY You really ara a genius in the
art of hunting a criminal"
NO. sir. am only thorough would do
q good deal more than this to help any orc
love Now I'm off dare say you We some
bu ines1 to get through before you start for
Mil lac"
90 lv half dozen letters to dictate" an
swered the lawyer lightly, and then he put
his lips to speaking tube and gave al
order:
Send up the short hr nd cerk, and have q
cab at the door at a quarter past four"