Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-03-08
CARkIS.l'U4, s GIFT.
The Story OF an Occult and Mys-
terions Power.

and effect her deliverance. Now that
she knew he was alive. she could not
be unhappy
! l did not choose to ask her why she
had fe.t SO certa n on the above points.
wished to add no more pu .zles to the
one which. to tell the truth. exercised,
even annoyed. me more than l care to
say But 1 did ask her if. during her
incarceration. her ja.ler had ever laid
his hand upon her
| She told me that some short time aft
or her arrival stranger had gained ad-
| m ance to the house. While he was
| he'd ,er arm and threatened her with
violence If she made any cutlery. After
hearing this. Il not pursue the SUD-
,ect
| GARRISON and Madeline were married
at the earliest possible moment and
left England Immediately after the cere-
mony A week alter their departure.
by Carriston's request. forwarded the
envelope found upon our prisoner to
| MIR. halph Carriston. With it l sent q
few limos stating where and under what
peculiar circumstances we Lad become
possessed OF It 1 never receive any
reply 10 my communication, so, wild
| and improbable as it seems, am bound
| to bel eve that Charles Carriston's sur
mise was rlght-that Madeline was de-
coycd away and concealed, not ON
any i'll Will toward herself, but with a
view 10 the possible baneful effect which
her mysterious disappearance night
work upon her lovers strange and cx-
citable organization; and / firmly be-
licvc that had he not m some inexplca-
bic way be''n rIn!y convinced that she
was alive and faithful to him, the plot
would have been a thorough success.
and Cha les Ca son would have spent
the rest OF his days in an asylum.
30 h sir Charles-he succeeded to his
title shortly alter his marriage - and
La iy Carriston are now dead, or I
should not have ventured to relate these
things concerning them. They In
twelve yc rs o. happiness. III measured
by time, The period was but short one:
Lut l feel sure that in 1t they enjoyed
moro true happiness than many others
find IN tho course of protractr d life. In
worl, thought and deed they wee IL,
one. She cd in lone of fever AMI
her husband, without, so far as know,
any part cular complaint. simply fol-
lowed her
Twas always honorad " til their SIN
cerest fr ends"ip. and Sir Charles left
me sole trustee and guardian to his three
sons; so there are now plenty of lives
between Ralph 'arriston and his desire.
l am pleased to say that the boys, who
are as dear to me us my own children.
a. yet show no Ell ,ence OF possessing
any gifts ycyond Nature.
l know that E,y having made tbs
story public w II cause two sets of OBJ
jectors to fall equally foul of me-the
natter-of-fa"t pro C MAI who Will say
that tho abduction an subse uent i'm
pr sonmcnt of ~ aleline Rowan was an
absurd impossibility. and the scientific
man. like m, self, who can not, dare
not, bel e that Charles "a riston. from
either memory or in 40 nation, cou Il
draw face and describe peculiarit es
bv which q certa n man could be iden-
tifiel. am far from saying there may
not be a simple. natura explanation of
the Puz, lie. but l. for e, have ia ed to
find 1t. so close THIS tale as began it,
y saying ] am narrator, and notn.lg
more.