The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-04-12
PHOTOGRAPH MYSTERY,



The las object viewed in life is
sad TO be so impressed upon the
rellnia Of the eye that it can be
photographed theretrom after
death. When this theory was tivsl
preached an occasional effort was
made to test its accuracy as a
means OF identifying murderers,
and lhe;most extraordinary of the
cases forms The ground work of the
present story.
In The summer of IS a young
physician named Edwin Stone com.
menced practice in Il certain vii
lage not a great way from New
York city. He invested all the mon.
ey he had in the world in IA cheap
little cottage, which he selected,
not for lis business advantages, but
because it was the very pink Of per
fectiOu in all other respects. For
the fact was, he was engaged to be
married as soon as his clrCumStan-
ces would admit. His aliianced
wife was Ella Thorne, The daughter
of a lawyer, as poor us Edwin Stone
was, he would not have exchanged
her silver voice for a golden dover.
To keep up an appearance-an
indispensable thing in this world
the doctor was obliged to keep
some one 10 answer the door and
make himself generally useful. In
accordance with an invariable Gus
tom, the doctor got the largest
youth he could obtain for the mo-
ney, and tins happened to be a
logged fellow who had such hang
dog look that he enjoyed the envl-
able reputation of having "a devil
in him." Of course, the wages that
Seth, as he was called, received
from the doctor were not sufficient
10 keep body and soul together, and
ds he wrote an excellent hand, two
birds were killed vii one stone by
Lawyer Thorne's giving him occa-
siOnal employment as copyist.
Just at this time a wealthy man
OF science offered a large sum of
money for the best treatise on The
subject alluded TO at the com
mencement Of this article. Being
thoroughly conversant with every
thing pertaining to the subject, Ed
win Stone applied himself to the
task Ii Ike an enthusiast.
The manuscript was finished and
sent away, and both Edwin and
Ella awaited the result with beat
ing hearts, for The prize offered was
sufficient to enable them TO marry
at once.
At length the momentOus period
arrived, and the result justified
their sapguine expectation; Edwin
was declared entitled TO the prize,
and was duly notified TO appear and
receive the amount in hard cash.
The two were almost beside them
selves with JOY, and the day was
fixed at once. Edwin lost no time
in securing the money, but like
most young doctors, he had no bank
account, soon returning home with
the amount late at night he took
the precaulion TO faslen it in belt
about his waist. After dismissIng
Seth, who was awaiting his return,
Edwin sat down by his bedroom
fire and was soon lost in one of
those revenes where everything is
couler de rose.
The next morning Seth was on
his way TO the cottage, as usual,
when he encountered Lawyer |
Thorne, who was just starting out
for his morning walk.
IL think we are going to have a
fine day,n said he 10 Seth.
at may be-" replied the latter;
"but il will be a windy one, if that
red sky Is any sign"
The lawyer had an eye like a |
lynx, but for the lite of him he
could not discover the slightest |
tinge Ot red in the heavens.
"By the way" said he, 'as you |
have finished all but a page or Two
Of our last job it will but take you /
a moment or two to do il now
Seth was at first disincliHed to |
comply, but he finally went in and I
sat down yIth zen IN hand. wait |