The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-03-03

A couple oi months later. ~ be vAs sit'
ting at home, turning over 10 bis mind
different case. that be had been engaged
upon, Mr.. Ferreis mind reverted 10 the
Msnshsli case and be eave start. - .
sudden ides occurred TO him.
have It be exclaimed aloud - I'll sager
have isthomed the mystery OF Mrs Mans
fields dissppesrsncsi Why didn't think
OF Il before, l wopderf Lets see. and be
looked st bis watch. l have just tims
enough 10 catch the train. believe Ill
run down and put the matter TO the ties,
81 once.
Two hours later Mr.. Ferret stood 10 the
presence OF Mr.. Mansfield. The detective
was shocked 1t the change 10 bis late en-
ployer. He vas aged . score OF years and
bis hair. lately . beautiful brown, vas ell.
yered With gray. He had hopeless ex
PRECISION of countensnce that was piiiful
10 see, bat frightened up little at the
sight Of the detective.
Have you do you bring me any news'
he asked eagerly.
Mr. Mansfield. 1 wish 70 ask you ques.
tion or two. said the detective. Do you
know sny,hin regarding your wife's snces'
torsp
Only that they were excellent people.
quickly. never heard sueht said against
any relative Of hers.
Well answer me this: Did you ever bear
Of, or know Of any relative Of hers being
afflicted with insanity?
This shot struck home Mr.. Msnsfelds
face paled, and be reeled against the wall.
Her uncle. he gssped. is an occupant OF
an insane asylum now. My Godl Do you
think do you suspect
That your wife WAS insane when she dis
appeared so mysteriously9 Yes, that is
what think, and now l would advise that
the different establishments for the care OF
the insane thst are distributed throughout
the country. be looked thro' for your wife:
she might be found. Mind you. say
might be found; my own opinion is that
she is dead,
Well begin the search tomorrow de
clared Mr.. Mansfield. Name your price
to help me and consider yourself engaged.
The search through the different insane
sylums began the next day, and In 8 pri'
vate institution OF this kind, nearly q hum
dred miles from home, Mrs Mansfield was
found.
She was sane. too, as any body. but pre-.
maturely old from confinement 10 such q
horrible place; but how happy the two
we're over their reunion, after being
separated so long.
Mrs. Msnsfeld's story was soon told
She had been taken with sudden insane
notion that her husband hated her and
wished to make way with her. She thought
that. instead Of going to the opera. her
husband Was going to take her away some'
where and murder her.
With this fear to urge her on that even
ing. two years before, she locked the door
climbed out Of the window. descended by
the lightning rod and made her escape.
She had wandered away, through the TIM
Der and across the country, to the railroad !;
boarding train, she rode to town near
" hundred miles distant. Here sho left
the train. and wandered again, until pick
ed up by kind people and sent to the asy,
lum for the insane.
She came back to her right senses few
weeks after entering the asylum. but when
she told them she was sane, and gave her
name and address, they laughed st her,
and pever even thought Of writing TO the
address she gave them. So despairing'
and almost hesrtbroken, the poor woman
was forced to remain On inmate OF q mad
house, 9 companion Of mad men and
women. 1t was terrible and her Joy OF
reesining her freedom and being restored
to her loving husband, can be better ina
gined then described.
She never had 9 second touch OF the
dread mslsdy. and among all their many
friends, there was never one who Was
more welcome visitor than the man who
sitting at his home thinking, had figured
ont the cause OF Mrs Mansfield's mysteri'
ous disappearance.