The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-30
COUNTER EVIDENCE,

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q NINE the day which wa "a yosap,et. nv
Happiness, but had not sIgese,Ie in settiu.
"a definite rolnisa. Constance was lie uulv
dau hte, o. deceased clcryulaa: 81, ana
hEr mother lived tCSl thrr'in a quiet .ubul1.
YES" I s5liloIuized as I strolc along,
unconscious Of the nelancholy echo Of NV
feet ;CT, il thu deserted th0EJrsltarys-
YES my darling aai will b. very happy
It's 5,VJ1 aunt Josie was o5li-ins enough
10 leave E.e SHOULD buy q fairy COOL
practice to Start With, not to aanti9n all
the comfortable etceter.5, incll lin. 4 good
horse 70 ttot me- about. Mamma in law
must live with Us, suppo = hut as She is
such adear oil lady, the arraaseinent DOESN'T
present the usual OBJECTIONABLE. features
tE. there is no doubt that we'll 10 a, Jolly
Is Saniboys. rs happy as-Grsat God,
waat's that
Ii was something white and sEostly that
ha-ae,l tirOd h the warm, misty air ciosc
betara lie, AID tell with q ho-rid thud 1t
my fee.
tre'ei backwards, aud an acute feeling
Of intenSe ii kneS, ,preld through my frame,
for by tie tutl crunchel sound of the fall,
,nl the hat,-croan, half-gaSp which accom-
paniei it, | knew that the hfuiS / man,ld,
be ding. end, in all probability, lfeeSs
Nm OF Il fellow-Creature was lying hefora
me-
quickly Tcsyetd, and in moment WITS
hlslins over tho body Of what Judged to
10 a man Of mlddle-agc clat only in a long
coarse night shirt. 1t was ghasty
spectacle; the man was quito dead
Stepping back INTO tho road. PooLal no
at the hoa,e which was opposite There
WIS 70 li.ht in any OF the Windows, AMI hy
the light OF the street lhmpl could SCI that
they were all closed with the execution Of
one On the third floor That must have
lecn tho window from which the man hal
to.len. gave short cry for as istanco
Il Was answered Immediately, the huge dark
Il tire ola Policeman turned a neighborins
Ger er AMI hurried to the spot
What's a0ing on here he asked, as no
bent over tie lolv.
This poor fellow has evidently fallen
fro II II window" explained, AZ he turned
his lantern upon the deal. crushed face.
Then h rose and looked at ne
''fhi, Is a bad jiob," he sail seriously
Do you think he is Il all
I'm sure Of it," | answered; and then
explained that my profession justified mo in
speaking with certainty.
After glance at tho open win.
dow pointed out 10 him, tho |
poll cman despatched u man, who Glanced !,
to b. passing for assistance, and then he |
strole into the house and up the stairs, |
closely following Arrived at tho third |.
story, my companion hammered with his !
baton until door was opened, AMI an old |
woman in her night clothes demanded with |
considerable asp rity to know what was the
matter.
"Arc You the iandlady:'
The woman answered CURLY that shc |
was
SHOW no to your front room then"
The old woman declared angrily that She
would do nothing Of tho kind, and as thcrc
wcre two gentlemen sleeping there: bu:
when the lantern wa. turned on and she rec.
oaniled tho man of law, sho became sub
inis'ive Immediately, AMI lighting canll
ob3ycd orders The door she conducted us
to was not fastened tho lock being broken,
bat 1t required vigorous push "a Snl Ii
open. rs there was a chair placed against i,
on the inside, which fell noisiIy to the floor
On the opposite side of tho room To- the win.
dow was a sort of alcovc, formed b. tho
rolf sloping downward aud each corner IN
that side Icing cut of by the wall In this
were two trucklo bells arranged in suh
Kramer that the occupant Of tho inn T. bed
wcm 10 Obliged, in getting up AMI retir-
ns, to eros the outer boil From tho inner
let 10 the wudow-sil there was one I'M.
bpkcn though irregular stream Of blood.
hcoi N the tumhcl furniture splas he'll ON
TIE wasll,tald, mingled with AMI slowly
sNpad.ng it, crimson hue over tho split
water, lying here and there in great dark
pods and even in ono place sprinkled on
on the wall.
vs. looked at each other with pal1 faces,
AMI then the POLICEMAN sail 3teIuy;
There's been foul work here
siudlorcl and looked reward tho bells
The inner one was empty, but it hal ~.
gently lecn occupied Tor the clothc, were
thrown back and the wet blood-stains he,
gan there In the other bed lay man,
who, 20 judge by his heavy breathing, was
il. deep sleep His faco was turned in to.
Nai tine pillow SO that we could not seo it,
but dpon the hand and arm which hung
over tha side OF the bel the light revealed
stream ot hool, which hal been dripping
into little round pool upon the floor
Now then get up" said the policeman
soitins fhe slnmbYer, or pretended Stun.
borcr, ty the shoulder and shaking him vio-
l"ntiy This Cannon won't 20 down
with me-
The man started, AMI half roso on his |
arm, an us the full light of the "Lul'scyo'
fe'i upon Lis face had good opportunity
oil remarking it, Its strange and uncom-
mon beauty startled me- it was tho type of
auty of tie Greek we sec only in chiselled
marble. Here, for The first and only time
III my life, saw it in living flesh Glossy
brown hair curled naturally over broad,
SOLID browi; thick, clearly marked eye
hr2wS surinounted eyes large, grey, and
daring, and frnccd with long, silky lashes
tn face exercised a species of fascination
uion IN. not 50 much on account Of its
slitnSa beauty, but because it awakened In
me- ~. lie rccollection7. The features were
familiar 10 me; but in the excitement of tho
moment was unable to connect them in my
m'10ry. The dangerous, dare devil express
SION aud the reckless, way ward mouth were
81 II .ers to lie.
"Nh@t The devil are you people doing
here, asst-l the man, angrily than. re-
ce M no immediate answer he seized the
/ .i2tnans brawDy wrist, and with no ap-
Parent effort turned it round - that the
H@t sfolo upon the group around him.
odd Mother Mel hcrson in her night.
gown, youthful AMI well dressed stranger,
20 'iy. say, Bill, we're holding re.