The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-05-21

| knew better. houevefs puh pho'ns
th.t | could not convince han, told bin
20 wait us,ii The yeans LADY should sp
pear q breakfast In the morning. vhen be
might zee for himseif.
T.o nonrs later the seccnd mate came
up 70 relieve Tom. sbo th~a sent brlo~
The otileer. seeing me seated 10 reverie
on the quarter deck. Walked smidships
where be stood looking csreiessly for
wsrd.
All at once, Judge I, my surprise. when
90 sai.iug my head. l bcheli. leaning
sesins, the rail near me. person ! bad
never seen before--s slender nidils'aeed
man. Of rather low stature. With hair Gov
erine nesrly every part Of ~ lace except
log the eyes. which glittersd like fire bAlls
10 the moonlight
Why. balloai Who are Jour Who're did
YOU come f.om2 | cried.
Pray don't excite yourself be cooly ans
wered. am q detective. sad got aboard
ia the harbor through the connivsnce Of
one of your crew = am nos going TO tell
YOU which one who alan supplies me
With food. have been al along 10 the
s,steroom ns1, to Miss Mersin's. with my
carpet bag Had you looked IN the room
You would have seen me. but You pro
baby missed the key or thought It was
lost.
That Ia true; but
Here's my warrant, he interrupted. hand
iug me q paper, which. on reading it by
the lantern lishts, l preceived was sign
ed document, apparently from the proper
authorities, instructing John Clews, the
bearer, a detective. to conceal himslf aboard
the Hermione, and sct as be might see ft
in his endeavor TO detect the murderess,
Mrs. Ypungstn, who. 1t was suspected,
was passenger 10 disguise aboard that
vessel.
She is Ii re, was his confident reply,
when | remarked that there must be some
mistake. have not watched through the
bol. bored 10 the partition for nothing.
Why, man cried, sghast she cannot
be the guilty one. She Is Innocence i'seii
as artless as q child. Besides, she IL
very tall and young; whereas ! have been
told that the murderess WAS much shorter
and nearly twice as old.
He laughed in way which to me was
indescribably disagreeabie.
tispot Miss Merwin sllude to. hs
said. You will remember thst the state
room Of Miss Lorton is also next Z
niue.
Wbsil exclaimed, almost ss mnch sur
prised as b,fors, you suspect that young
lady who
don't suspect. he interrupted; knoV
her to be criminal.
Bat she is young, plain. aud stout, the
accused woman was slender
Bah! be again Interrupted. Disguise
That will explain sll. II is easy for u wo
man Of that kind to make herself lool
Younger aud stouter than shs really j
should we fall 10 with good Liverpool
bound ship, | shall arrest this woman AMI
take her on board Of il with me. l vii
90 to my room now. You may or you ma.
not see me sgsin before we sight home
bound craft
With tha. be gided like shadow int
the cabin.
Now, then, l had something to keep N
swake-to drive oil thoughts Of turning il
from my mind. So. after oil. that woma
that terrible murderess s--wss aboard u
ship!
began to walk the deck in no plessan
frame Of mind, and the morning light stol
: around me before was aware that th
hour was SO late.
When breakfast was ready inI the osbif
u Miss Merwin was absent from the sccui
u toned place at the table. During the pr
press OF the meal, | looked more than one
at Miss Lorton the stout ycung lady VII
= the detective had positively asserted WI
. Mary Youueson. the poisoner.
The quiet dignity and composure OF h'
manner, the frank, honest expression
> her face, and its undeniable plsinnes
seemed to me 80 natural, 30 real, that
msryelled how the detective contrived
penetrate through so perfect 9 disguise.
Feeline tired out sfter breakfast. l slel
until near neon.
: When went on deck. Tom was supe
. intending the repairing Of the spsnke
;, boom.
1t is strange. he said TO me. uneasi'
Miss Merw,p has not yet shown herself.
. The day wore on without our seeing b
|. Even vt supper time she did not make D
= appearance
y Tom look pale and concerned. Final
= ts vent sud knocked st ber door, cslli
:. her name. There was no response
(" do not know what 10 make of H.
said to me ou deck. Ob, is'herl nc ~
ed, wildly. is /. possible that she cou
have suddenly diedp
!" don't thu k 20. l sDswered-she SET
= ed /, be 10 good health; aud Then thong
:. " myself. Weie 1t lot that We are ~ns
~ We are, and she different sort OF perso
nigh, suspect that she had abscond
!, with your money.
y As nigh, approached. ber noD'aPpe'
snce excited general mueb', aud Y
, advised to break open tbs door. wni
was locked. / did 30. sud We found
: room empty. Her uunk was s'ili the
but she was gone
Nv son looked a, me - pale rs death
- Ny Gvdl sLAi eau have become Oh u
:. be groaned.
'o r. -, 1, c.rfsiulv wss very klDe pl