Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-04

"whyr' rose in general exclamation. 'sho's
This discovery provoked laugh, in which all
Howl liver could piano ha got theref" was
THAT beats a." shouted another, shat t,loaf
Grounded"
"T' instrument 'ud sarve to produce a neces-
sary accompaniment to some o. thy songs,
The moon had risen by this time sufficiently
of light.
The bell of Mergatroyd Church tower began
to toll for evensong. Suddenly. the laughter,
the jokes, the exclamatfons of wonder died
away-for something was seen that had risen
from the depths, disturbed by the commotion
of the water and mud when the piano was ex-
tracted. And seei the loaf with its extinguished
candle was swimming toward the object. Il
reached it.; it capered about it; it ran round iti
and then attached itself to it.
what was it?'
The CLASSY, silvery surface of the water was
broken by it in several places.
Then there rushed by along the line train,
with the engine shrieking, and shrieking con-
tinuouSly to give warning to workers on tho
embankment that it was coming And that
shrek so wrought on the nerves OF some OF the
girls present that they screamed also in sudden
terror for-though no one answered the ques-
tion what that blot on the canal surface was
Ali stood motionless again, and waiting till
the scream of the train was lost, and then, in
silence, two men waded into the water, reached
the object, drew it after them to the bank, and
with the Assistance of others raised it and laid
it on the tow-path.
Then the group drew toward it, after a mo-
man passed the ray of his bulls-eye lantern up
and down it.
The question could no longer be asked "What
was it?'
1t must now be put "Who is it7''
Yes-who? For the body just recovered was
defaced almost past recognition.
"Whoever he may be" said the policeman.
I'VE must find out by his cloas, for his face and
head be that mashed and mutilated-tis a pic
tur. For eartain the piano must ha' fallen on
him, that is on his head, and left not a feature
to recognize"
''And the clothing is queer" observed the
nightwatch. 1t was so. The body recovered
was partially naked, with bare legs and feet,
and wore nothing more than nightshirt and .
"5tand back, ordered the policeman, LET
Miss Cusworth come for'ad." And he stopped
and spread his handkerchief over the face.
There was no need for her to see that.
Salome stepped forward. She was shudder.
ing, but spoke with composure and not till she
had thoroughly studied the corpse at her
feet.
'HThis can not be Mr.. Pennycomequick," she
said; "he was dressed in black suit. He had
been out to dinner"
81 beg your pardon" said Mrs. Sidebottom,
who had pushed forward; "he was not dressed
went into the bedroom as soon as knew he
was lost, and found that his dress clothes
were L0ere anu the DeQ Q1SburDeQ-
The policeman kneeling examined the
pockets. From that in the breast of the over
coat he drew forth card case, and held isclose
to the lantern.
Salome said Immediately, "That is Mr.. Penny
comequick's card case"
'And his cards are in II" added the police
man.
Salome looked again attentively at the body.
THAT Is Mr.. Pennycomequick's overcoat.
know it; but that cannot be Mr.. Pennycome-
quick wearing it."
Then, overcome with the horror of the scene,
Salome shrank back.
The policeman had now extracted a letter
from the pocket, the address was blotfed, but
after little examination could be made out,
~. Pennycomequiek, ESQ.,, manufacturer
Mergatroyd."
1T is strange that he should be without his
boots" said the policeman.
Not at al, :" said Mrs. Sidebottom. Anyone
but fool, as soon as he is in the water, kicks
them of, as they fill and drag him down. can
swear to the identity-that Is my brother. Re-
move the body to the house"
ITO be continued neIt Monddy.1