Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-20

Chief Constable, Barton, Yorkshire:
II Mauleverer's symptoms apparently those
Of epilepsy, l strongly urge post-mortem
examination. Have grave reason to suspect
foul play. Return to England Immediately.
FENToN, yacht Golden Hawk.
When In the dark after days recalled the
moment when penned the lines which were
destined to influence in so terrible manner
not only my own life, but the lives Of so
many other persons, and when in my agony
cried aloud to God for forgiveness for the
evil had wrought unwittingly. never
failed to remember one fact That was,
that seemed to have written that fatal
message under the inspiration Of some will
outside my own. It was done in an instant,
before I had even attempted to weigh the
act itself or its possible consequences; and
was once more under the roof Of the Hotel
dAngleterre before fully realized the step
which had taken.
There is no need to dwell upon our hurried
departure from Trondhjem. Branksome had
recovered his calmness and self-possession
before we sailed that evening, but it was evil
dent that the terrible event Of which we had
heard so unexpectedly filled him both with
sorrow and anxiety. He was very friendly
in his manner to me; but neither he nor Fos-
dyke was now disposed to tighten the pass
ing hours with the gay sallies Of talk and
story which had been so frequent before.
They spent the greater part Of every day
deep in consultation with each other in
Branksome's private state room, and soon
found that Flinter was not unfre quently ad-
mitted to their confidence.
We had been three days at sea- In
another four-and-twenty hours we ought to
be at Hull, and in few hours more would
see Daisy. 1 was counting those hours as
paced the deck after dinner under the frosty
starlit sky. when I was told by one Of the
stewards that DR.. Branksome wished to
speak to me at once.
found him in the handsome cabin which
was nominal,y set apart for the private use
of the owner of the ship. To my surprise
FIinter was with him as we'll az Fosdyke.
was struck by the extreme gravity of Brank.
some's face when entered the room Fos-
dyke seemed to be worriel and nervous;
while as for Flinter, he received me with a
scowl of hatred that he. made not the
slightest attempt to conceal
"Mr. Fenton," said Branksome, who was
standing and whose stately figure seemed to
fill the whole cabin, "it has just come to my
knowledge, within The last hour, and by the
purest accident, that you dispatched mes
sage by telegraph from Trondhjem, after
hearing the terrible news OF Mr.. Mauleverer's
death. am very sorry to take what you
may possibly regard as liberty; but have
to ask you II you will kindly inform me con-
cerning the nature of that message and the
person 10 whom it was addressed"
colored up and looked around in some
embarrassment. Branksome's dark eyes
were bent upon me in gaze which, to say
the least, was singularly grave and almost
stern, while Fosdyke, impatiently biting his
finger nails, seemed bursting with anxiety
to hear my answer l did not look at
Flinter; but knew we'll enough the spirit
of which he was possessed
For moment l hesitated, and thought Of
declining to reply to the question. But
felt that l had no right. after the way in
which had been treated by Branksome, to
deal with him otherwise than frankly.
II telegraphed, DR.. Branksome, to Miss
Stancliffe. It was simple message Of SYM
pathy and an intimation that I hoped to see
her before long"
Fosdyko continued to gnaw his finger nails
restlesslv. DR.. Branksome's face did not
change by a single hairs breadth.
@And that was the only message you sentf'
he said, gravely.
mo, sir, it was not the only message" l
answered, annoyed and embarrassed, yet
feeling that my best plan was to tell every
thing. u sent another message to the chief
constable at Barton to tell him that sus-
pected that Mr. Mauleverer had been poi
soned."