Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-12-11


else. She has been exalted above me
cited as an example for mo to inn
long enough. Now / hope mother
enjoy this new evidence Of her favoi
smartness, but I'll not take the first
Of her rage, / assure you. She'll find
/, too, can keep my own counsel as
as Stella
"'Oh, Maudl This il shameful
at least seek your parents and try TO
them
"'Well, go, Don Quixote, and sd
the distressed. Success attend yoI
hope you will enjoy it,
II threw open the door, and again
dismal soundsl i paused n mon
when a wild, unearthly shrek
through the house. l caught M
hand.
"'Go with me-
al will not
"'Unnatural childl You shalt 4
is some strange mystery here, and
shall accompany us while we unraI
Come, Austin Our determined
ner and probably fear OF being led
hind compelled her TO go, but n
family, and we passed through the Il
didparlors into the gloomy family 81
room"
He paused a moment and covered
face with his hands, while his audi
sat with pale faces, dreading tho sc
"a fearful sight met our eyes
continued, Would 1 could forgI
Mrs. lie Barron sat in n large easy I
in the most fearful paroxysms. III
butler and gardener and two womer,
Of whom, / think, was her dressing
ind the other perhaps the cook,
standing over her. All looked cl
and exhausted. The window shu
remained unopened, and the gas wa
burning. When we came near, we
that she was tied TO the chair.
Indeed, sir, we could not he
1he was furious and has been md
the night. And that was the only
we could manage her and be safe
selves
"'Have you called n physician
Ono; we can't leave her. and we
pake any of the other servants lad
we called ever so loud
"'Stupidl Why not have rum
bell till some one would hearg
"'We think, sir said the gard
with some hesitation, that there's n
TO hear in the house. Rats leave "A
Ing ship" and this ones going
mighty fast, Judge, and then, bed
your honor's pardon, we feel fear
bout going TO the bell. There's
thing etrangelil1e bout master, nm
close to the bell Austin and /
to the recessed corner so dimly H.
/ Oh, Mr.. Newton. / have, cowar
left the worst TO the lastl In his
his head resting on the marble pillai
LIE Barron
"Not deadv' exclaimed Mr.. Ne
his face blanching with horror
oh, do not say by his own handw
"No-I hope-I think not-Austi
the first to rise above the terrible
and left at once for the nearest m
aid. 1 could learn nothing fron
poor frightened and exhausted ser
but as near as / could gather fro
/ time the miserable man entere
house yesterday it had been the SC
the most disgraceful and sickenif
multi. Till late in the evening M
the servants had been in Stella
ploy, and / imagine, from hints dr
from the gardener, what was pass
the family room was "A matter o
mise.
after Estella's departure MS the
ants were closing the house the
that had alarmed me aroused Ga
tention. When they entered, tho
tress was raving through the roo
one possessed, the women said.
were frightened and ran 20 call
two men. When they returned, lad
band, without rising from the chat
feebly trying TO calm her as she
raging over him. They secured lad
great difficulty and some danger
prehend, for many articles once
of pride TO her lay broken and sea
all around sif she had furiously {
them. 1t took them some time
troll her, and for safety they were
PEELED to bind her.
"When they next thought Of IN
Barron, he was just as found hin
the meantime had opened the 81
and extinguished the gas, but q
light made tho horrors more apr
Leaving the frantic woman 20 th
ants, examined her husband, bu
find no trace of violence save a br
his brow by some article thrown
L fear, by his wife when the 80
seized her. But DIR. Shelby, whoi
tin soon brought, says IL was pr
not severe enough 20 have cau
death. DIR. Shelby has been his II
adviser for some months past,
thinks his anxiety. exaggerated
fearful storm that burst upon hin
he told his pecuniary troubles, ha
his death from disease OF tho hear
Austin remained TO make all \
arrangements for tho inquest,
soon as l could be spared / haste
you, for think you and Mrs. n
are greatly needed there now"
eve will 90 with you immcdia