Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-18

She took the hint and said no more inst
then. But she never lost an opportunity
tostir her daughter up; and Mrs. Polwhele
| soon began TO think that it was downright
wrong Of her husband to lock up a room
| and secret
She tried wheedling, Mr.. Polwhele en-.
| Joyed it immensely but declined to be
! made Samson.
she tried entreaties and tears Mr. Pol
whele kissed the latter away and kept his
| secret. Then she tried anger
james, she said 1--WE shall never be
happy until have been in that room. You
are unkind and unjust. 1t is wrong of
| yon. couldn't have believed you would
have acted so. Take me into the place at
! once"
/ am very sorry, my dear" he said
TO disappOint you, but can't take You.
ASK me in six months time and you shall
see everything"
Mrs. Polwhele bounced out Of the room.
Here was a woman burning 10 know a
secret, and her husband asked her to wait
SIX months She told her mother what
had TRANSFERRED.
Mr.. Polwhele attended a scientific meet
ing that day. He came home rather unex-
pectedly. Hurrying up stairs with that
quiet step Of his he caught his mother-in-
law trying keys on the lock Of his room
door.
Madam" he said, 81 shall be very an
CRY if see or hear Of this kind of thing
again. shall be so angry that shall ask
you to leave my house and never more to
enter it,"
Mrs. Arnold fairly gasped with astonish-
ment. This from Mr.. Polwhelel This
from the meek little man who had mar
ried her daughter.
She tried TO express her indignation, but
failing to find words, ran down stairs in a
towering passion and burst into the room
where sat the offenders wife.
Your husband is Bluebeardp' she
gasped. 81 am sure he is He is a Blue
beard-a murderer lie has been married
before and killed his wives. Their bodies
are in that room"
A fit Of Mysteries terminated her rawlings
Mrs. Polwhele almost tainted. The pic
ture her mother conjured up was quite too
dreadful. When her mother came round
she told her story, with the accompani-
ment of signs, tears and much shifting at
bottle Of smelling salts
She was passing along the corridor near
the locked up room, she said, when Mr..
Polwhele came up with an oath and told
her that If ever he caught her there again
he would turn her neck and crop into the
road
Mrs. Polwhele naturally was very indig-
nant Her Indignation took turn favor
able to her curiosity.
IN know what's in that room today II
he turns me into the road" she said. "He
is going out again this afternoon. III call
in locksmith and have the door opened"
Mr.. Polwhele went out and Mrs. Pol
whele sent for the lOcksmith. The man
came and brought bunch Of skeleton
keys.
The door was opened in iiffy, and the
three entered the room.
No carpet. Two large tables covered
with pieces of pottery, baked clay and in.
scTibed stone. Cases Of curios everywhere.
On the floor two oblong boxes, Iidless and
covered with heaps Of dirty, yellowish
cloth.
Mrs. Arnold removed one Of the heaps
and peered In the box.
She staggered back shrieking. In the
box was the corpse Of woman.
The locksmith lifted up the other heap
Of cloth. Another corpse,
Mrs. Polwhele fell to the floor in a dead
faint. Mrs. Arnold continued TO shrek.
Mrs. Polwhele was too dazed to speak |
a word. She suffered her mother to haul !
her down stairs and into the road, where |
she stood terrified and trembling
Where is the nearest police stationi" |
cried the mistress of the ceremonies. Run |
and bring back three or four policemen. |
They have a desperate criminal to deal |
with"
The girl ran off and speedily returned |
with three officers Of the law. Mrs. Ar |
mold had taken her daughter back into the |
hall.
What's all thisY" inquired quiet voice |
which issued from beneath a pair OF gold /
trimmed spectacles. What does this
meant"
That's himr screamed Mrs. Arnold. |
That's the murderer. Arrest him."
What, Mr. Polwhelep Nonsenser re-
turned the sergeant.
so l should think" said the gentleman
spoken Of "Be good enough to inform me
what this meansY"
Two bodies have been found upstairs,
sir, /" said the locksmith.
well, there are two bodies upstairs.
They have been bodies something like 1000
Fears, so | don't quite see how could have
made them bodies They are mummies
iound by me near the great pyramid in
Egypt"
Complete collapse Of Bluebeard's mother
n-law. Exit police.
"The cloth in which the mummies were
exclaimed Mr.. Polwhele to his
wife shortly afterward, sis covered with
Inscriptions which am transcribinR. |
thought you would be shocked IL you saw
he mummies without the bandages, so
Kept the room locked up "-Boston Globe
Quote 1t Correctly.
"a mistake that Is very generally made"
aid General Rnsecrnna ,tia Ii, Tho r,nr,,,Inr |