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

over. the husband would not have accepted
this departure with such incredible resig-
nation. But the chief of police put to him
the following dilemma:
s'Either your daughter went away will
ingly; in this case shall send you to an IN
spector, who will put at your disposal some
Of his agents who are accustomed 10 make
these kind Of researches; it will cost you q
few hundred dollars; but doubt Of the
success in the absence OF the clew. Or else
there has been a crime committed, rs you
seem TO believe. ! have not sufficient
ground to order Immediately = search TO DO
made; but you can address yourself TO the
district attorney, who, upon your affidavit,
will put the wheels Of justice IN motion"
| This was very grave, but the unhappy
father, after having consulted his wife and
afew intimate friends, after having sent
TO the family lawyer, who could obtain no
explanation, he thought he could not pass
in silence Leonora's disappearance, and he
decided TO put the case in the hands Of judi
cial authorities.
The public prosecutor had the case ex-
planned TO him. Mr.. and Mrs. Champion
were rich property owners. Leonora was
their only daughter. They had made the
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country at the house Of q mutual friend.
Gustave belonged TO an honorable family
who had owned fortune, but had lost It
again Nothing wrong was known con-
corning him, il not that he was without
money and without position. They had
not encouraged his attentions to Miss
Champion; but the girl had fallen deeply in
love with the handsome gentleman. The
parents refused TO give their consent 10 the
marriage; the girl declared that she would
never take any man for her husband but
Gustave. They were obstinate on both
sides, and when she came OF age she mar
ried her favorite snitor. Unfortunately,
Leonora, once she had attained her MAORI
ty, enjoyed the free disposal OF large fort
inc which had been left her by an aunt,
and the young man must have been 40
quainted with this fact. The marriage had
taken place against the formally expressed
will of the parents, and since that time all
relations between the two families had been
broken of.
II was known through the servants and
the school friends Of Leonors, who con-
tinued to visit her, tina. there was trouble
in the house, thatthere were often violent
storms between the husband and the wife.
The absolute silence in which Mr.. Brown
low shut himself up justified any kind Of
supposition, for he had no interest in COW
ering up the wrong doings Of his wife IL
there had been any, or TO hide the motives
of her absence il he knew them. or course
it was repugnant to rmpute a murder TO q
man whose education and bringing up
seemed 10 prevent such suspicion. But it |
was not impossible that man OF a secret |
i've nature might have been carried away |
by q moment of anger and that once the |
crime committed he had applied all the re-
sources Of a cultivated and intelligent mind |
TO wipe out all traces.
The district attorney could hardly be- |
lieye that man opposition like Mr.. Brown |
low could have committed so frigbtful |
crime. He knew besides how difficult it is |
to hide body. II the husband had come
back from journey one would suppose that |
he had thrown his wife over a precipice, /
drowned her in a river, or strangled her in
some wood. But he could not have left his
house until seven o'clock; he had returned
at three o'clock in the morning. 1t was not
IN eight hours that he could have found the
necessary time for the execution of the
crime. 1t was legitimate to exact from him
an explanation as TO the employment Of his
time and TO discover what reasons he might
have given to himself for this apparently
disappearance.
On the next morning Gustaye Brownlow
received an invitation to present himself at
the office of the public prosecutor. On see
ing him enter this officer was struck by the
expression Of gloomy determination which
was stamped on his face; one could read
in 1t at the first glance cold resolution and
an entire sefpossession. He took seat
without saying word, looking attentively
1t the prosecutor. The two men observed
zach other before opening hostilities. The
peoples lawyer waited for q moment in the
nope that his adversary would by his first
words betray sentiments of some kind; but
he silence becoming prolonged he was
orced to open the conversation.
have sent for you, sir, to ask you for
ome explanation of the disappearance Of
Irs. Brownlow. / warn you that COM
LIANT has been lodged by your wife's fam
", and hope that you will not persist be-
ore me in the attitude that you held at the
Ime Of the visit Of the chief Of police. The
which accompanied this dis