The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-25

II seemed hours to Hiram Powlett, as he
listened to the wild screaming and laughter
overhead, but in reality it was not many
minutes before the doctor came down
again.
81 am going to drive home AMI get some
chloroform," he said. Il shan't be two
minutes gone;" and before Hiram could
ask question he hurried out, jumped into
his dogcart, and drove off.
There was no change until his return, ex-
| cept that once or twice there was a mo-
| menPS cessation in the screaming Hiram
| could not remain in the house, but went out
and walked up and down until the doctor
| returned.
No change, hear" the latter remarked
as he jumped down from the dogcart, for
Rlth's cries could be heard down at the
gate of the garden
Then he hurried on into the house and
upstairs, poured some chloroform into
handkerchief aud waved it in Ruths face.
Gradually the screams abated. and in two
or three minutes the girl was lying quiet and
still.
'Now, lift her head, Mrs Powlett, while
| pour few drops Of this narcotic between
her lips.
"Can she swallow, sr?"
mot consciously, but it will find its way
down her throat don't like doing it, but
we must send her to sleep. Weak as she is
and shaken by all she has gone through, she
will kill herself if she goes en- with these
Mysteries
AS soon as Ruth showed signs of return
ing consciousness, the doctor again placed
the handkerchief near her face. keeping his
fingers carefully on her pulse as 10 did so.
This was repeated again and again, and
then the opiate began to take effect.
81 think she will do now he said at last:
''it's a hazardous experiment, but it was
necessary. Now you can go down to your
husband for a few minutes, and tell him
how she is. | shall remain here for time"
''She is off now" Mrs. Powlett said, as
she came downstairs.
'AsleepF Hiram asked.
well, IFS sleep or chloroform, or lauda-
POwlett said. Anyhow, she is lying quiet,
and looks as if she were asleep. Dear,
dear, what things girls are. And to think
that all these years we have never had
days sickness with her, and now it all
comes one on the top of the other; but, of
course. when ones got a husband VINO
comes and blurts things out before girl
that's that delicate that the wind would
blow her over, wat can you expect!o
Il didn't mean" Hiram began but
Hesba cut him short.
g That's the way with men; they never do
mean; they never use the little sense they
have got. | don't expect that there's a
man, woman, o, child in CarneSford that
wouldn't have known better. Here you
had her down here for well nigh month as
bad as she could be; then she gets that
terrible shock and goes off faiuting all day :;
then she has to go into court, AID as if that
wasn't enough for her, you comes and
blurts out before her that you found us
Capt. Mervyn murdered his cousin. [
wouldn't call myself man if l was you,
Hiram Powlett. had better idea of you
before"
What could have saidH urged Hiram
feebiy.
"Saidg Hesba repeated scornfuliy. "In
the first place you need not have said any
thing; then. if you couldn't hold your
tongue, you might have said that, of course,
you had found verdict of willfnI murder
against some one or other, which would @
quite true; but oven if it hadn't been you
need not have minded that when il comes
to saving your own daughters life. There,
sit down and have some food, and 90 out to
your mill.n
Hiram Powiett had no appetite what
ever, but he meekly sat down, ate few
mouthfuls of food, and then, when Hesba
lett the room for moment, took his cap
from the peg and went out. Mrs. Powlett
ale her meal standing; she had no more
appetite for it than her husband, but she
knew she should hot have an opportunity
of coming downstairs again when once the
doctor had left, so she consclentiously forced
herself to eat as much as usual, and then,
after clearing away the things, and warn
ing the little servant that she must not
make the slightest sound. she went into the
parlor and sat down until the doctor came
downstairs.
''She is quiet now. I will come hack
again when l have had my dinner. Sit
close by her. and if you see any signs of
IDlI 10 for. har. fona
and send for me; and you may pour a few
drops of brandy down her throat. If her
breathing continues regular, and as slow as
IL is at present, do nothing until [ return"
For fortnight Ruth Powlett lay be-
tween life and death then she turned the
corner, and very slowly and gradually be-
gan to recover. Six weeks had passed by,
and she was about again, a mere shallow of
her former self. No further evidence of
any kind had been obtained with reference
to the murder at the Hold. Mrs. Mervyn
had detective down from London, and he
had spent days i'll calling at all the villages
within twenty miles in the endeavor to find
someone who had heard horseman pass
between the hours of ~ and o'clock. Tnis
however, he failed to do: he had tracked
the course of Ronald Mervyn up t 10
O'Clock, but after that hour he could gather
no Information. Even a reward of fifty
pounds failed to bring any tidings of a
horseman after that hour. Ronald Mervyn
had followed a circuitous route, apparently
going quite at random, but when heard of
at 10 o'clock he was but thirteen miles
distant, which would have left an ample
margin of time for him to have ridden to
the Hold and carried out his designs.
The description of Margaret Carne's
watch and jewelry had been circulated by
the police throughout England, but so far
mono OF 1t appeared to have been offered
for sale at any jewelers. or pawnbroker's in
the country. In South Devonshire, people
were divided into two parties oa the suu-
ject of Ronald Mervyn's guilt or innocence.
No one remained neutral on the subject
Some were absolutely convinced that i'll
spite OF appearances he was innocent.
Others were equally positive that he was
guilty. The former insisted that the origi
nal hypothesis as to the murder was the
correct one, a I'd that it had been commit
ted by some trsmp. As to the impossbility
of this man having killed Margaret Carne
in her sleep. they declared that there was
nothing in it. Every one knew that tramps
were rough subjects, and this man might
be an especially atrocious one Anyhow it
was a thousand times more probable that
this was how it came about than that
Ronald Mervyn should have murdered his
cousin.
The other party were ready to admit that
it was improbable that m n should muir
der his cousin, but they fell back upon the
evidence that showed he and no one else