The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-20
PHOTOGRAPH MYSTERY.

the eye that it can be photographed
therefrom after death. When this
theory was first preached, an occasional
effort was made to test its accuracy as q
means of identifying murderers, and the
most extraordinary of the cases forms
the groundwork of the present story.
In the summer of 1S--. young ply
stefan named Edwin. Stone commenced
practice in u certain village not great
way from New York city. lie invested
all the money he had in the world in a
cheap little cottage, which he selected.
not for its BUSINESS advantages, but be-
cause it was the very pink OF perfection
in all other respects. For the fact was.
he was engaged to be married us soon as
his circumstances would admit, Ills nt-
tancod wife was Ella Thorne, the daugh-
Ter Of the lawyer; and, poor as Edwin
Stone was he would not have exchanged
her silver voice for golden dover.
TO keep up an appearance-and indis-
pensable thing in this world-the Doctor
was obliged to keep some one to answer
the door and make himself generally
useful. In accordance with an invariablc
custom, the Doctor got the largest youth
he could obtain for the money, and this
happened TO be logged fellow who had
such hang-dog look that he enjoyed
the enviable reputation of having "a
ueVii III nun vi Eouieo, e.io IS SO ' .I
Se'n, "s ne was eeiluH -. III, Wy
DOCTOR were hoI suiliclehC W Noep pouy
ana soui tose,her, anu as nc WY al
eXcellent hahu' TWO pilus weig h.lie ,l
Win one stone ny Lawyer lnorne .
giving MN OCCASIONAL ehipiosin en' "s I"
copyist.
just al thls une wealtny nlali vi
science onered large sum Oh money Ior
the pest treatise on tlle supJecC ailuueu W
at inc commencement VI tnls "lioae'
Being thoroughly conversant WIN every
thing pertaining TO inc suoleci, muwln
stone apphed hlmselt 10 inc TASK lNe III
enthusiast s.-,, . ,.
The manuscript was hnlsh ca ana SEM
away, and ooth Edwln ana Ella eWalteu
the result with beating hearts. lor me
prize offered was suiilcient 10 enaple
them TO marry AT once.
AT length the momentous periou ar'
rived ana the result luStllcu .ndl ao,a san,
guine expectation; Edwin was declared
entitled 10 the prize, ana was uuly ho:i,
ned TO appear ana receive the amount III
hard cash.
Inc TWO Wele a'iiiosV pes'ao w ~ ~, .o'
with JOY, ana the Gay was llxeu at onte,
money, put IKE most young doctors, NC
had no bank account, so on returning
home with the amount late az hight ne
LOOK the precautlon 10 las.eh ~ ~ oel'
about MS waist. Aiter alsliiss,nS Cc.li
VINO was waning MS return, EuWih su'
down py ms peuroohl nIe, unu was suoi'
i0s' III QUE oi .nose Iovoiies "heie ''oiy'
tnlng IS couleul uo loso.
The next morning sem was on ms wa!
10 Inc cottage, US r usuui' wien ne On
counterea lawyer hornc, VINO was JUS
starting OUT tor MS morning walls
thlnK we are gong 10 nave hit
day., SAID ne 10 oetn. 49,, .,.
A. may pe, replied sng iaIleI pu
IL VIII DC Wihuy one' Il 'iia' ieu sNy 1t
any sign.
The lawyer had an eye IKE lynx pu
Tor the llle OF MN he couiu ho' uiscoVe
the shgtest tlnge OF req III Ihe heavens
by the way sald ne, as you nav
finished an put page or twool your las
Jop IL wiz take you pu' hioiieh' vi TWO
10 40 IL now.
seth was az hrst uisihcliheu 10 comply
but he hnaliy went Ill ana sat down VIII
pen In hand walting Tor the INK, whici
the lawyer brought from his desk IN IN
adjoining ROOM >,
Before commencing neth grew M
nanu across ms eycs 40 IL 70 piuoh VI
something that blurred MS sight, ana 1T
had scarcely written the hrst word peior
he started up and angrily exclaimed: y"
didn't ask you Tor RED INK!
The ink was as black as the ace o
spades, and this being Seths second OF
tical deluslon that morning the lawye
advised him TO defer the copying Tor
short time.
seth thereupon departed Tor the do'
Tor s cottage ana shortly alterwara cam
rushing pack TO announce that ne ma
found EDWIN stone WIN ha'chet EN-
bedded IN MS SOUL.
In consequence OF 81, ms suspicious cor
duct az Lawye, lhornd B, oeth WV
promptly arrested ana speedily prougn
TO trial.
Dlrectiy alter inc lhurdef IL transplre
that the prize Tor the treatlse was oliere
ny agentleman VINO knew OF the pect
ilar SITUATION In which EDWIN stone an
Ella lhorhe were placed; ana IN oIerin
that prize ne accomplished lhe aouoi
purpose OF advancing the interests
science ana OF rendering pecunlary a
slsIancc Ill deilcate way
Being an enthusiast Ill regard 10 IN
theory upon which poor stone ma
written, he determined TO reduce II INT
practice as means OF conVlction'