The Republican journal., 1888-05-17

thing of that kind he replied. The face
look, con@->tej. He WAS oi rather Il full habit.
Where was he found"
"iN ng h> tie latchway. last abaft the fun
mel : said !. at must have been ,tiddcn had
seen him ret quarter of an hour before. aliyc
and we'll.
''lIc aWal> looked o me like man Liable 10
this sort Of attack" remarked Fetwike. 1.-The
excitement of the evening may have brought
il on. There is certainly 10 sign of violence on
| the body. don't sec what else it can he. sur
geon.''
| rroNill Nag@ch his head .giooMily in assent
and fctchc,! Sigh.
II am .l9d ynn are agreed on that point rnn-
tlcincn." said thc captain. All remains for NE
tn cause strict Inquiries to be made through tlle
| ship. with 4 View 10 discovering whether any
ore SAW Mr.. >taplc,on later han the rnr>cr
did. and whether there i any other evidence
| ten,lin. to throw li4ht upon the matter. II will
also lo necessary 10 inform Mr>. La serrc-
Mrs StapIeton would SAY of What has hap
! rcncA. rs regards thr intcrment. we are hut
Il day ur TIVE from port. and think we may
defer the ceremony until We arrive. That i> AL
| believe.
We AL went oa;. ,Ncnit i;ro<ill, who had
some las duties 10 fulfill The officers ,i>nrr-
>cd to prosecute Inquiries lbou, TIE ship. Felt
| Vike asked nlc 10 1T hin spend the might in my
room. II am completely upset hy this affair."
he remarked ~ sudden death like that j.
terrible md al such time too. Fate might
| al least have spared the loor fellow until TO-
morrow" In fact. though lie had appeared
remarkably ctIn and >clf-l.o> o>>c,l heretofore.
l noticed that he was now >hiverin4 all over.
| took him to I'm room. and gave him still
horn Of -gro-. lie lay down en- the bunk. turn
| cd liz far'' 10 ilc WALL and At length seemed 10
| fall asleep. A> for myself. | did not feel a; all
| sleepy. f'o hi>tiHc; ny thoughts. u>ic,l my
| self for a time III writing. Then took y book
| from the Shelf, amd rc,i 10 read. lat coul!
Rot iiN ~! mind on the PAGE. - am trr'nen-
| duu~ly happy" | hrrt hearing in NV ears.
Poor >tapciou. That ship that had 50 nearly
| brought death 10 al Of Us had brought it indeed
to him. ifleral|. whn 4 strange death it was.
| Gould it l." possible that ii hai net been acri-
dental that he l.;l met lis death y violence:
| But who cojd have inflicted it: WHO on board
was his enemy: All Of a sudden. don't know
why. began 10 lhink Of lh:tl boa; swinging on
It's davi,> What could have set it swinging:
| Not the niotiou Of the vessel: at that time she
| was going a> steadily rs a church. No. soiie
one r,ti>t have 81 Il swinging. II hung RIGHT
| opposite the place where The body lay. sup
| p~>r SOM, body had been concealed in tEc boat.
and i. 1ih not like to complete IN. own
| thougit-. But my >pcrulntion> had made me
50 uneasy that ran from l'y scat and opened
the door to 20 out.
HroNiU stood before me he had iust been on
| the point Of >ummonin@ me- .'Thcy havc ma,ie
| some discoveries" he .aiI in an un,icrtonr. a,
we walked ilong, land thr captain wants ,oii.
| She has been told" he added.
How did She take it,
.Step thi. wav and see for Nntlr>clf," WA, his
rcnly
H., took ,a,, IA th, ,,oo,. rf hi. .nnin. which
| stood partI, ainr. lie pu~lrd j, op,u. and
| entered Mrs ~ta.Itton was sitting beside th,
hody nt lrr hu,IIal, win, Lcr la,,I, folded in
her lap. She greeted lnr with il look. she
WA, chanyrtl- her face ana lin, were white and
| dlnWu hut her ewes were I1rerr and LIntkrr
than | had ever seen Them. and her black hair
Lluv down OVER her slyuI.jci.. Rtt she MI,
prrtrctIy calm. unu,turoliy 80.
"H is >ad los. 10 all of MS | said. not
kuowiuu what TO say. "Rm it's awful 10 think
what il mus, he 10 tnu. 1t j. Gods will. Mrs
Stalluton"
She looked me straight in the face. ..Mur-
der is NOT Goj,. will" She said,
..Nur,l,l,'' | repeated. Thc assurance with
which She spoke. romiu" on tlr heel, Of nly
ovr, ni>ciyirg. startled me pninfulIv
Look Lrr.," She returned. "Doo. his look
El. n,,,,,i'..s ,',n, ufnn A. ,ba,, y i ,,,t
| saw il, And call il MURDER
A. She spoke She lifted the thick beard that
covered his throat, ;t:d there. oa either side OF
the Adams app!c. / >aW two small di-colora-
lon>. >Gch a. would be mate by the forcihle
@ripof q thuinh and finger. | could not reprcsS
an exclamation. Mrs. Ntaplcton smiled.
''.hc man whose fingers made those marks
is on board this vessel" she said "and he will
he known before we reach port. lie l,a- been
cunning, bat he will hc known. could name
him now, hrt il will not he necessarily
~ can only say | hope YOU are mi>taken."
rcnIic1 She sai,l nothing lllt leaned back in