Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-11

that have any more knowledge of the matter than that have given upon the wit ness-staHd and to the officers of the lawi"
 stPardon me, sir,n replied Mir. Parker, s'for having stated my errand in such terms as should have allowed you to make that most unhappy inference. believe thnt you have been profoundly anxious to find out the truth regarding your daughter, and that you have done all in your power to gain that and further the ends ot justice, but while I do not pretend to say that I have had one or two ideas since the trial, I will say that it has seemed 10 me possible that something further mlght be done, and it is that have como to you, believing that you will accord me your hearty cooperation in whatever may attempt"
 "Very well, sir" said Mir. Champion; 'I will not interpose any obstacles to your work, but will say positively that nothing could shake my belief that Mrs. Brownlow was murdered by her husband"
 "Nothing2" queried the young lawyer, in return. "Not even the production of the lady alive?'
 ':Ah, we'll, that is another natter" said MT. Champion. 'sIf you are going to work upon that absurd hypothesis, that she is still alive, fear that 1 shall simply waste my time with you.''
 '.Let us not be inpatient" replied MT. Parker. we are going simply to try to discover the truth, and if that truth proves to be that she ewas murdered and we get at the complete story of the matter, shall be satisfied, although, confess, to certain extent grieved, for can not but believe that your daughter is still alive" Mir. Champion simply raised his brows with an expression of pitiable tolerance for the young lawyers notion and waited for him to proceed.
 "I would like to ask, first" said Mir. Parker, "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 fled in this emergency, and with whom she might be | in hiding2"
 "I can think of nope," said Mir. Cham dion. "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 | a time as this. There are one or two of | her early acquaintances with whom she l was intimate until well along in her teens of whom 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 number life to whom she might have gones" con- tinued Mir. Parker.
 | "I think not,' returned Mir. Champion. | coldly. "We restrained our daughters as- sociates to the grade of society in which she was born. We alway $ discouraged any association with poor people" | Him." was MT. Parker's only retort. Then after a pause he asked: "Have the l carvonfc that ara nOXSy in J0I1P family haan 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 daughter's child hooda"
 Mir. ghamplon thought 3 moment and then said, with some hesitation; "It seems | to me there was. As l think of 1t, there was woman named Mary something-upon my soul can not think what her last name | was now-for whom our daughter seemed | to have the liveliest affection when she was | the merest child She left our employ nearly fifteen years ago, and of course navo knewn nothing of her since. am in clined to think you are pursuing 8 very shadowy clew.'
 "That may be-" said Mir. Parker; "we shall see. We shall see. Would Mrs. Champlon know more about this woman, Mary, than you dor'
 "She might. will call her if you ex-
 pressly desire it."
 "1 do,n
 Mir. Parker touched a bell, and when C
 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.
 Mir. Parker's questions concerning the
 old servant were put to her, and this was
 her replyi'
 "The woman's name was Donnelly or Don
 ohue, or something like that, and when she
 was with us she was about forty years old
 She left us because her mother had beer
 thrown on her hands, and, as they had 1
 little property, they went of to live together
 for the rest of their days. During the frs
 three or four years after she left us sh'
 would return at long intervals to visit ont
 of our other servants, and at such times
 she always inquired after Leonora, and thu child frequently expressed great pleasure
 at receiving her visits. We discouraged
 them, however, because, as Mir. Champion
 has indicated to you, we did not care to hav'
 her associate with people Of that class."
 "Do you know,' asked Mir. Parker
 twhere this woman went after she lief your'
 "My impression" replied Mrs, Champion l twas that she went to HopkeFs, but tha