The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-06-27

In methodical way. He said to himself
"The possibilities in this case are very few
It should be reasonably easy to eliminate a
things which are not possible from consid
GRAFTON, and so concentrate attention upol
those things which were most likely :
happen Now, then, the first point whic
may betaken as clew is this. Mrs. Brown
low left tho house altogether unprepare'
for d journey. She was not only In evening
dress, but so far rs the efforts OF the detect
ives have shown any thing, it is clear tina
she went away without any money in he
pocket to pay for n journey of any consld
cradle length. The matter, then, resolves
itself into one OF two general things: ShI
Is either dead, having been killed, or me
with some fatal accident before getting IA
from her house, or she is alive and in thil
immediate vicinity. There is no reason d
think that any other horn Of the dilemmI
eau be found. Now, IL we proceed upor
the theory that she is alive, and that is
thing that we must do now, IL is necessar,
TO find out in what part of this vicinity sh'
might be. That, then, is the one problem
that confronts me-"
Having gone thus far in his analysis o.
the situation, Mr.. Parker came TO deac
stop. It was night, and he was at his 4
/
had left for their homes he remained, hi,
feet in the air and an unlighted cigar il
his lips, pondering over the situation, The
next morning he started for the house Of
Mr. Champion, and when he had found the
head Of the family, he said
II am Henry Parker, sir, the member Of
the bar who was assigned by the court tc
act as the counsel in behalf Of your son
in-law on the occasion of his recent trial
He absolutely declined TO receive my serv-
ices, but has since employed me in otheI
matters, 1t is without his knowledge D.
consent that 1 come here now to see IL
can not do something further to clear up
the mystery surrounding the disappearance
Of your daughter"
"Well, SIR" said Mr.. Champion, rather
brusquely, lido understand you to hint
that l have any more knowledge Of the
matter than that have given upon the wit
ness-stand and TO the officers Of the lawT'
Pardon me, SIR" replied Mr.. Parker,
''for having stated my errand in such terms
rs should have allowed you to make that
most unhappy inference. believe that you
have been profoundly anxious 10 find out
the truth regarding your daughter, and
thatyou have done all in your power to gain
that and further the ends OF justice, but
while l do not pretend TO say that have
had one or two IDEAS since the trial, will
say that it has seemed 70 me possible that
something further might be done, and it Is
with thatrathe shadowy notion in my mind
that have come to you, believing that you
will accord me your hearty cooperation In
whatever may attempt
"Very we'll, sir" said Mr.. Champion; 81
will not interpose any obstacles 70 your
work, but will say positively that nothing
could shake my belief that Mrs. Brownlow
was murdered by her husband"
"NothiDgp queried the young lawyer, in
return. "Not even the production Of the
lady aliveir
''Ah, well, that is another matter" said
Mr.. Champion. 'If you are going TO work
upon that absurd hypothesis, that she Is
still alive, fear that | shall simply waste
my time with your
"Let us not be inpatient" replied Mr..
Parker. 1--WE are going simply to try TO
discover the truth, and If that truth proves
to be that she was murdered and we get at
the complete story OF the matter, shall be
satisfied, although, l confess, to a certain
extent grieved, for / can not but believe
that your daughter Is still alive"
Mr.. Champion simply raised his brows
with an expression of pitiable tolerance for
the young lawyers notion and waited for
him TO proceed.
al would like to ask, first" said Mr..
Parker, 1" for the complete history Of your
daughters life from her early childhood up
TO the time of her marriage, and instead Of
asking you to tell it to me offhand will try
to get it by certain questions. Now, then,
did she have in her childhood any intimate
friends to whom she might have fed in this
emergency, and with whom she might be
in hidingi"
Z" L can think of none," said Mr.. Cham
dion. g All her friends are people who are
well known, and who are in the swim Of
society and conversant with the news of
the day And it could not be possible that
any of them would restrain her from COM
ing back to her parents and friends in such
time as this. There are one or two of
her early acquaintances with whom she
was intimate until well along in her teens
of whom l have lost track, but know that
they live in distant parts Of the country and
even in foreign countries"
"There were, then, no friends in humber
life TO whom she might have gonei" con-
tinued Mr.. Parker.
~ think not" returned Mr.. Champion,
coldly. eve restrained our daughters as
sociates to the grade Of society in which
she was born. We always discouraged any
association with poor people"
Him." was Mr.. Parker's only retort.
Then after pause he asked: Have the
servants that are now in your family been
employed by you for many yearsl"
"No, only one or two. We have had the
usual changes of servants that mark every
family's domestic history"
"Was there any favorite servant in the
family at the time of your daughters child
hoodl"
Mr.. Champion thought q moment and
then said, with some hesitation: cit seems
TO me there was. As think of it, there
was a woman named Mary something-up
my soul can not think what her last name
was now-for whom our daughter seemed
TO have the livelest affection when she was
the merest child. She left our employ
nearly fifteen years ago, and Of course
have known nothing Of her since. am in
clined TO think you are pursuing very
shadowy clew."
shall see. We shall see. Would Mrs \
Mary, than you doln
ono llEn1- wiz caii ner ~ you OK
pressly desire it."
lido"
Mr. Parker touched q bell, and when a
servant responded to the call, he said:
"Ask Mrs. Champion to come to the study"
and in few moments the lady entered,
dressed in deep mourning.
ITO BE Continued
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"MAKE it very strong and close, john"
said Western lady to the negro who was