Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-09

hours work to do in the surgery, but know
that you Will not have got yourself up by
that time"
Mrs. Bywater now was on her good be-
havior, and when her husband emerged
from his dressing room, WHITTIER he had gone
after completing his work, he found his vile
waiting for him.
'Why, YOU have made yourself look quite
smart, john" said she. "I am quite proud
of my escort. wonder how long my newly
found happiness will last"
Gas long as your life, l hope" answered
! Mr. Bywater, gallantly; and then his wife.
| calling him "an old DEAR" began to examine
him to discern whether his toilet required
any finishing touches.
"Whv, what have you got that ugly black
pin in vour coat for?" said she.
Mr.. Bywater made little gesture of an
noyance. "Do not touch it, my dear" an
swered he. 81 have set my heart on having
one of those beautiful Polynesian flowers,
and the young ladies who sell them never
have anything but tie usual pin. which
looks so bad on black cloth, and so have
supplied myself with one of the same hue
as the coat ITSELF"
YOU vain thingr' exclaimed Mrs. By
water. "Shall we start now, for l am begin
ming to feel quite hungry?'
Nj. Bywater assented, and, leaving the
house, they made their way to the nearest
district station.
Upon her return home, Miss Potion began
to look through the paper to discover what
sort OF position in the market the shares of
now hated her brother-in-law with all the
energy of a sighted woman, yet she was not
above taking hint from him. To her
treme surprise she could find no such name,
and thinking that she must have missed it
by some accident, she searched through all
the columns again with the utmost care. She
did not lind what she wanted, but she dis
covered something else, which made her
utter an exclamation of the utmost surprise.
1t was simply an announcement. in the
deaths which had attracted Miss Polton's
attention.
"On the 18th instant, t'Villa st. Elmo,
Cannes, Josiah Bigg, in the 6Sth year of his
age"
"No wonder he turned pale when he read
this, Z" murmured Miss Potion. 1.-THE l7th in
slant, more than a week ago; there is mis-
chief brewing, or my name is not Mary
Potion"
There was quite a sensation on the plat
form at South kensington as the train drew
up, and hateSs and excited gentleman
leaped out OF a 1irst-class carriage, and called
loudly for help. My vile lis dead. or dy-
ingr' cried he. ''Will no one help me to get
her out of the tTain?"
The porter and station master were at
once on the spot, and the unhappy lady was
at once conveyed upstairs in perfectly in
sensible condition.
short slight man. whose face would have
not been remarkable for tie intelligence of
its expression had it not been for pair of
keen flashing eyes, had been a passenger in
the train, and had formed one OF the little
age door when the announcement of the sad
occurrence was made He appeared to be
well known to the railway officers, for one
of them remarked, ''Now, Wen ock, are you
going on? the train will be off i'll another
minutes
Il may as well go on, remarked the man.
addressed as Wenlock, land this compart-
ment will suit me as well as any other"
and, suiting the action to the word, he
jumped into the carriage from which the
insensible form OF Mrs. Bywater had just
been removed.
what nerves these private tees have"
OBJ wed the official, addressing one of his
subordinates. Now, confess, shouldn't
have cared to travel IN that carriage, for the
poor lady is evidently dead herring"
Wenlock, as soon as the train started, had
commenced to carefully examine the CAR
riage, but found little to reward his efforts.
''Of course muttered he, sit may be all on
tine square; but l have got into a habit of
looking with suspicion on all mankind a
hasty, uncharitable habit, Matthew Wen
lock, but precious safe one for all that"
"Hullo. what is this?" he added, as he
pounced on O small object lying in the cush-
ion.
eff you see pin, and let it lie
Youth want another before you die'
as my poor, old mother used say. Now,
there may be nothing In this, but it may
mean a good DEAL though l can't see how it
can. AT any rate I'll just put this little me-
mento OF the tragedy with piece of paper
and stow it away in my pocketbook. Then
iii just get back 10 South henslnSton and
find out what can"
Mrs. Bywater was dead beyond all doubt
and the body had been removed to her home
to await the inquest, which would have to
decide the cause of her death.
At the inquest her husband deposed that
on the day OF her death, his wife had ap-
Deared to be in her usual health and spirits,
and had herself proposed the visit to the
Polynesian Exhibition. just before arriv
ing at Sloane Square, she had complained of
sudden faintness, but this he attributed to
the ciosenesS OF the carriage, and opened
the window. While he was doing the
train moved on again, and lie saw that his
wife had fallen forward. 1t was impossible
to stop the train; besides there would be no
means. OF getting any assistance before
reaching South Kenslngton.
Dir. Killane, OF Hathoway Terrace, South
kensington, deposed that he saw the de-