Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-30
|vaENT or ANGER.
CHAPTER w.

CHAPTER Nv.
wore on the situation Of the ac-
Name more serious. 1t was more
he impossible to believe that Mrs.
IN bad left the house of her own
q After discussion of all the the
gmuld possibly evolve, the report
rier TO keep the matter well before
iE in an attractive shape, origin
d theory: That Mrs. Brownlow had
rue with her husbands consent to
journey, the object of which they did
y 10 reveal. Although this theory
uedtin the papers, especially be-
fhorts on the part of some Of Mr..
hvs friends to substantiate it, the
upad little attention to it. 1t was
Int that Mrs. Brownlow, had such
Ause, would have returned as soon
I'D heard the accusations directed
lrhusband, that the theory seemed
n@portance. Day after day, of
Atetectives gave Mr.. Brownlow
pp9tunity to talk and state his
Tie case, but he obstinately re-
SILENT 1t was Disappointing to the
aengaged upon the case that they
VI get direct and incontrovertible
. Of the fundamental fact in the
ndy that Mrs. Brownlow was
As fact Of her disappearance need
fni; the object Of the accused in
ng the crime was established; he
Rdto account for the time passed,
Nd now no one knew, during the
md part Of the night of Tuesday,
and his attitude from the time
NEST had been compromising in the
iOut there was still no evidence
to justify conviction. One day
ewes found just the clew that they
pnave been waiting for so long.
partly as chance and partly as
Y o. keen detective work. Seth
aAad reasoned with himself that as
V*nlow had left the house, or had
vents been last seen in evening
~ Is those garments were not
We house at the time of the search,
suVe had them on whenever the
submitted. Next to the difficulty
me body would be the difficulty of
sutnls peculiar clothinr. He had
sess searches among tie second
Naas stores and pawn-shops of the
sa nerein might not be found some
'aents which Mrs. Brownlow had
aea being the vague one that
M Brownlow had taken that
susgulse any trace of the crime
,'Oe found on the clothing. Hav-
notalng in any of those places
''A' through, he thought over the
Ways In which the crime might
committed. Any noisy violence
souid be liable to attract atten-
,lore ne concluded that the deed
sueea done some other way. In
Investigations he found that
.sao Of a ferry-boat that had been
Ie North river upon that night
vclock had seen a man and wom-
Asboat.
20 but little attention to them,
\. mWnfessed that his post of duty
- oeen at that end Of the boat.
inward to the engine-room for a
wy when he returned he saw the
as py the fail alone. AS he ap-
a,S stranger the man turned
m walked into the gentlemen's
|" ueck hand had paid no atten-
~cause circumstances of that
common where crowds assem-
= thought nothing further Of
ue'ectlves had put their usual
am as to whether he had seen
~ Us Mr.. and Mrs. Brownlow
MS boat on the night in ques-
usu reasoned from this that the
Oeea done upon the ferry-boat,
10y believed that there was a
URINE. He was therefore watch
Is patiently as possible.
~ ragamuffin, who was fishing
uol long dock that ran out
n. ' a river, pulled up something
iine. He knew that 1t was no
= IN some disgust that his line
Taught in a sEag. But when
me object to the surface 1t
M garment of some kind. He
" up to the wharf and found
/" .ae line a fashionable opera
savanced state of ruin. The
ssoe IN the latest fashion, in
asnmere, embroidered in gold
Few such garments are
%he who cross on the ferry
~ nmble about the docks.
~ was much rejoiced at his
~'oough the garment was NC