Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-02-03

slMu[-tsN Tor them to occupy.
SN y In what way can !
-rvc youy
" ~ hc asked thi.
question the younger
81 tho two threw back her heavy enpe
veil
Ilolbrunk vas struck With the marvel.
ous t-.auty ~ the fa,c thus uncovered
b-for. hin-a facr almost coloflcss. Of
marble whiicp~ss, cNpuisit. Ia form ana
feature. delicate. refined anil sensitive.
two large. soii brown cy,- iook-l uTnn
him ar-alingly. soft brown hair crown
81 the BEAUTIFUL face. che vas slight and
petite IN hgurc
In low. sweet ,ulcc shs said
"My name l. r,nplctOn Annie Ten
plcion. This u my mother
Tho lady referred Ia threw lack her
veil 10 ackno~ ledge the low of Mr.. llol
brook
She "a, a, least 50 years % agr. prob
Ahly older. with silver hair. truly the
mother ~ hcr daughter. having the same
rtlncm.nt and s.nsiti,cncs. ~ feature
AMI expression. the same brown eyes.
though s,mvwhat dlmmci-a saI face
and worn mot face "a hatile Nth tho
world quite evidently shc vas one ~
thu, Who are lci. Who do not lcsd
TIE young lady couiinucdi
I'VE Az th- mother AMI sister - th.
Nc Trmplstuu who was f0ully murdered
In Union SQUARE.
Il presumed ~ when | heard your
names. saii llolbruok. for the sake ~
saying something.
"A hardly knpw what sc want to say
toyuu. Mr. liolbuuok hardly know what
~ want ,o de- We have l-sn sp diSp
pointed The cuun.f -ccms 90 have
washed his hand. ~ tie whole matter.
anl thu pilire giyv "a no sntisfactipn ot
hoT-, We have 10 friends In the city
wr are quite alone Ilul wc ih0ugh,
that as yuu hai h-,n a witno-s ~ the
terrible dc,sl Wo ~ouh call upon yuu
and az u Ihcr- was anything you sa~
that has ~, t--n made publlc.
To. helplrtsnes, ani the ihnprcncr ~
the two women. imI-llcl 10y love Tor a
.1n and brother o. an entcrpTis. for
which they w,rc wholly uniittcl. touch.
81 llolhfuos. be- felt h1unilc-s pity for
them. AMI he -. surprised AZ u. for hi.
sympathi-- wCrr not particularly quick.
Their Ncrr mute appeals for help In
The brown eve. u ioth. cloudcl With
tears a. they l"ok-i upru him.
H. fc.t choking s.nsation In his
throat anl could hardly r,lliIe Il.
II l-licvc. ma,lam. all that /. known
- the s.,I affair has l-syn made public
| am aWar the I-ulic, auihofitic, are
completely my.tilcd. and nov have the
thoory that Mr Tcmpleion Was attack.
"a under the impression he was some one
el-,'
That u what the detective. told N.
aid th. mother; "but l. u not awful that
IN a crowded city man can H. ~ Killed
witboit fras1nf
The case has bc,n surrounded with
mystery from the beginning." replied
liolbrcok. gravcly "Mr. Trmplcton'.
lie In the city ha, hccn carefully In.
quirci into. and no,hing elected b. aug
gos, an enmiiy tha, could end In mur.
der liis lifc vas Thoroughly reputable
honorable. upright aud virtuous"
The eve. of the two women blessed
ham for h,s words lie continued;
"PsrhaT- you would permit me 10 ask
YOU some qucsiionsf
"oh. phase do. cried the sister. we
don't know what 90 ssy OF tell and 40
one has helIcd IA
Holbrook thought N she would but
continue To look upon him In that ap
pcaling manner he would never want 10
stop trying to help her.
''In the frst place. Mr.. Templeton's
father Il dead. apprvhendy'
"yes. he died ff,ecn years ago
"You do not live In this cityT'
"No, We have always lived near Plain.
Geld. New Jersey.
"llaye YOU any rclativesy
None that We know Of Ny husband
was an English gentleman. Who came to
thi. country when quite a young man
with his uncle The uncle dicl a year
after. and Mr. Tcmpleton. who had come
To Plainheld. married me. lie bought the
place where Ne nOw live.
"What busines. did he followy
'None. lie was a student and eiperi.
mented Ia chemistry. lie died from In
juries received while conducting an
experiment
ION your side have you no relatisesy
NO replied Mrs Templeton. My
mother died In giving me birth. shortly
after my father. whose name was Carroll
Preston went to Philadelphia, leaving
me Ia the care of my mothers sister
my aunt After living there year ot
two Ice vent abroad on business and died
there Some years after my uncle. with
whom ! lived. heard that hc had married
again In Philadelphia, hut that was never
verified iinth my aunt and uncle are
dead. they had no children
What disposition was made Of his
property
''iIe lad none to dispose u except biz
personal ELECTS. and while uncle was
satisfied a. To las death. ~ much din
Guilty surrounded the obtaining of in.
lornlati M that he made no effort To 80
cure TIT amounted Ia ID little.
"llad he no ,lati,esg
'Y,s. a brother Who left home young
and died before be was of age; and sls
ter-a maidei lady who died In Plain.
Geld ten years ago She left small
property 10 Annie here"
"Iler grand niecsy'
"Yes. she was ve-y fond % her"
~was her properly inheritciy
sYes. from her father.
-why then did not your father have
proprtyy
"IIe did; bu, he Lat Il In speculation.
"Ohi Did your son leave property
"Iie must have left some. for during
the very last conversation ] had With
him he told me he had tecn fortunate
In bushes. during the past three years,
and had made some profitable invest
mentA-