Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-03-01


mo day that she had eloped with
certain gentleman who should be name
less. This precious epistle, probably
an emanaticn OF feminine spite, CARTS
ton treated rs it deserved-he tore it mp
and threw the pieces 10 the wind.
But the Thought of Madeline being
alone at that lonely house troubled
him greatly. The dead woman had
no sons or daughters-all this anxiety
and responsibility connected with her
affairs would fall on the poor girl. Tho
next day he threw. himself into the
Scotch Express, and started for her
far away home
On arriving there he found it occu-
pied only by the rough farm servants.
I hey seemed in n state of w0nderment,
and volubiy questioned Carriston as to
the whereabouts of Madeline. TIE
| cue tons sent chill OF fear to his
heart He answered their questions
| b. others, and soon learned all they
had to communicate.
Little enough it was. On the morn
| inS aftcr the old woman's funeral
Mainline had Q one to Calendar to ask
the adv c. of an old friend of her aunt
rs to what steps should now be taken.
$50 had ne Their been to this friend nor
hal she returned LONE. She had. how
ever, sent a message that she must go
10 London at once, and would write
from there. That was the last heard
of her all that was known about her.
Upon hearing this news Carriston be-
came II prey to the acutest terror an
cmot on which was quite ineAplicable
10 the honest people, his informants-
!, he girl hal gone, but she had sent
word whittier she had gone. True. they
did not know the reason for her depart
urc. so sudden and without luggage of
any description-true, she had not writ
ten rs promised. but no doubt they
woud he r fr nj her tomorrow. Car
rston knew better. Without revealing
the extent of his fears, he flow back to
Calendar. Inquiries at the railway
station informed him that she had gone
or h d purpesed going, to London. but
whether $50 over reached it, or whether
any trace Of her gould be found there.
was at least matter of doubt, No
good could be gained by remaining in
S Gland, SO no travelled back ut once to
.,wn. half distracted, slceplcss and
rae ing his brains to know where to
look for her.
"She has leen decoyed away" he
said, in conclusion. ''She is hidden,
i'm, risoned somewhere. And l know.
Il, we'll rs if he ;old me. who has doe
this thing. l can trace Ra'ph Carris-
tons turscd hand tht ough it ALL
{ glanced at him askanee. This NOR.
bid suspicion of his cousin am ,nte,l
almost to monomania. He had to- d
the tale OF MaIelino's disappearance
clearly and tcrsclv; but wien he b gan
10 account for it, his theory was Wild
and untcnablc one, However much he
suspected Ralph Carriston OF longing
to stand in his shoes, gould see no Oh
iect for the crime OF VIII G., no a. cusc |
him. that OF decoying away Madeline
Rowan.
. asked. ITO prevc:t your l.'arr::a }?
You are young he must have tc:e5lcn
that you would marry some day
Carriston Icanel toward me, -
irappea his yaiee IL n WHISPER,
"This is his reason II ,,n:d-''t;. :
Is why ccme to you. You IL q Il" / ,
only one who has entirely mi,'c:, J..
nature, and seen a strong |. nd n"H 10
insanity in it. OF course 1 know tn 1t
, YOU arc all wrong. but k..ow tl-t
!, Ralph Carriston has sto'rn my \c =
o!en her because he THINKS an hopes
that her loss will drive mo mad per
haps drive me to kill myself. l went
straight to him have .ust como fl, n,
him. Dr, nd. l tell you tl:at VIII
: taxed him with the crime WI vi
=, ravcd at hjm-wAcn threat ned to tc:,i
tie life out of him his cold. OK ed
! eyes leapt with JOY. heard him NUT
= ter between his teeth. Men have been
put In siraight-w tistcoats for 'le $ than
= this. Then knew why he hal done
. this. l curbed myself and left h M
. Most likely he will Try to shut e up as
> n luaat O; but l count on your rotec.
ton count on your help to find my
: love-"
That any man could be guilty O.
such subtle refinement of crime az
- that of which he accused his cousin
2 seemed to me. if not impossible, a
= least improb BILE. But as ut present
:. there was no doubt about my friend!
- sanity. promised my aid readily.
= "And now l said, my dear boy,
= won't hear another word tonight
= Nothing can be done until tomorrow
y then we will consult as to what step
i should be taken. Drink this and go t.
bed-yes, you are as sane as am. but
= remember, insomnia soon drives thu
!. strongest man out of his Senses"
poured out an opiate. He drank i
\ ohedicntly. Before left him for tn
i night saw him in bed and sleeping
i heavy sleep.
- VI.
u The advantage of one who writes
y not a tale of imagination but a simpl
record Of events, is this: He nee,l no
IF be bound by the recognized canons o
3. the story telling art-nced not exercis
le his ingenuity to mislcad his reader
d need not suppress some things and la
is undue stress on others to create mys
of teries to be cleared up at the end q
W tho tale. Therefore, using the priv
at lego of plain narrator, I shalt her
g. give some account of what became Q
10 Miss Rowan, as, SO far rs can remem
r Der, 1 heard it some time afterwar
n from her own lips.
The old Scotch woman's funeral ovel
Q, and those friends who had been presen
~ departed, Madeline was left in th
u. little farmhouse alone awe for tb