The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26

field, and, unable TO produce pr)Of thAt |
his theory was the correct one. the de- !
tective said no more, but badc the sor-
rowing man good-by and returned to |
the city
A couple of months later. as he was
sitting at home, turning over in his
mind different cases that he had been
engaged upon, Mr.. Ferret's mind re
vcrtcd to the Mansfield case and he gave
start, rs u sudden idea occurred to
him.
II have it!' he exclaimed. aloud
"1'll wager | have fathcmed the mys-
terry of Mrs. Mausiields disappearance!
| Why didn't | think OF it before, |
wonder? Let's see" and he looked at
his watch, 81 have just time enough to
catch the train. l believe I'll run down
and put the matter to the test at once" "
Two hours later Mr.. Ferret stood in
the presence of Mr.. Mansfield. The
detective was shocked at the change in
his late employer. He was aged
score of years, and his hair, lately a
beautiful brown, was silvered with
gray. lie had hopeless expression of
countenance that was pitiful to see,
but frightened up Il little, at sight of
the detective.
Have you-do you bring me any
ncws?' he asked, eagerly.
"Nlr. Mansfield, l wish to ask you a
question or two" said the detective.
"Do you know anything regarding your
wife's ancestors?"
"Only that they were excellent peo-
ple," quickly. 81 never heard aught
said against any relative of hers"
"Well, answer me this; Did you ever
hear of, or know of any relative of
hers being afflicted with insanity
This shot struck home. Mr.. Mans
fields face paled, and he reeled back
against the wall.
"Eler uncle" he gasped, lis an 0ccu-
pant of an insane asylum now. My
God! Do you think-do you suspect"
''That your wife was insane when
she disappeared so mysteriously? Yes,
that is what | think, and now | would
advise that the different establishments
for the care of the insane, that are dis"
tributed throughout the country, be
looked through for your wife; she
might be found. Mimi you, say mtgMt
be found; my own opinion is that she is
dead"
Wen begin the search tomorrow"
: declared Mr. Mansfield. Name your
price to help me and consider yourself
engaged"
The search through the different in
sane asylums began next day, and in a
private" institution of this kind, near
ly hundred miles from her home Mrs.
Mansfield was found
| Sl,n ,,-aS copa too 1t1t
prematurely old, from confinement in
such horrible place; but how happy
5 the two were over their reunion, after
being separated for so long
Mrs. Mansfeld's story was soon told
: She had been taken with sudden in
Z sane notion that her husband hated
J. her and wished to make away will
, her She thought that, instead of go
ing to the opera, her husband was go
II ing to take her off somewhere anC
y murder her. With this fear to urge
z her on, she had returned to her room
on that evening, two years before
o locked the door, climbed out of the
u window, descended by the lightning
I rod and made her escape. She haC
/ wandered away, through the tinbel
VI and across the country, to the rail
5, road; boarding a train. she rode to
II town nearly hundred miles distant
Here she left the train, and wandered
IT again, until picked up by kind people
:, and sent to the asylum for the insane
u She came back to her right senses
u few weeks after entering the asylum
IL but when she told them she was sane
: and gave her name and address, the,
laughed at her, and never even though
) of writing to the address she CAV
&c them. SO despairing, and almos
IL heartbroken, the poor woman wa
IL forced to remain an inmate of mad
% house, companion of mad men an
women. 1t was terrible, and her io
e at regaining her freedom and being re
y stored to her home and the arms of he
loving husband, can be better imag
N ined than described.
u She never had second touch OF tn
!. dread malady, and among all thei
many friends, there was never one VIII
l. was more welcome visitor than tn
man who, sitting at his home thinking
5 had figured out the cause of Mrs
II Mansfeld's mysterious disappearance
a. Mr.. Ferret, the detectives. A.
Cox, in Yankee Blade.