The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1894-04-27

stroy any paper!
''No, miss"
"Have you destroyed or removed
any since?"
''Nota scrap, miss. You see there
amt no fires this time O. the year, and
the little cooking l does is all done on
the gas stove"
Everything was being turned upside
down and inside out, when Edith sud
denly stopped
"Doyou remember whether the win
dows were open on that day." she
asked.
eyes, miss; Mr.. Stanton always use
to ave s winders open.
'rWell. just open them as they would
| be if he were here"
Thewoman did as she was bid. Edith
then placedapiece of paper on the table
where Gilbert said he had laid the
confession, the door leading into the
bed room aud the entrance door hay
ing first been opened. There was
considerable draught, and the paper
trembled on the table.
"Perhaps there wasm air on that
day." said Edith. 81 will substitute
lighter piece OF paper"
This she did, and almost immediate
ly it was caught by current, and it
futtered across the room. AS it fell
on the floor they were startled to see
q little kitten spring from the open
doorway and pounce upon the paper,
rolling over and over with it in her
teeth. "4s,'
"Lor', miss" suddenly broke in
Mrs. Morton, "now [ remember !
When the gent shot ITSELF l was work.
ing in the 'ouse opposite, and came
back to see what was the matter.
That little kitten belongs to the party
in the next set, and when [ came up
to the landing she was playing just
like that with bit O. paper, which
she runs away with and leaves on the
stairs"
eyes," said Edith, in breathlesa
eagerness,
''Well, paper about the stairs looks
so untidy, miss, SO l picked it up
and"
''What did you do with it?"
81 threw it in thepail with the other
rubbish. "
For the second time the contents OF
the pail was emptied by the laundress
and carefully examined. 1t was abso.
lutely certain that the paper was not
there.
} Edith sent the laundress home shut
herself in the solitary chambers and
2 began the hunt afresh.
5 Next morning she returned to her
: hopeless task. Mrs. Morton she haC
| relieved from further attendance, an(
Q was walking up and down the cham
? bers in thought when there came
knock ct the door. 1t was the laun
e. dress herself.
4 81 know where that bit O. paper is
miss l stays Il bit in the kitchen
/ Just to see if might be of any use
r YOU understand--and while [ wa
waiting Iputs new candle in tn
candlestick. Them mines is rathe
9 small for the candlestick, so | takes
1 bit O. paper out o the pail to make
, fit. Come into the bed room, miss
q Why, it's gone"
7 81 was here late last night and
t burnt the candle very low and tn
d paper took tire"
d "And you burntit, miss !"
"Only slightly, L remember.
n blew it out, threw the paper away an
e put in a new candle that l remove
from the piano. L threw it under tn
:, CRATE. Thank heaven, we have foun
If it at last !"
II "There is nothing here, MISS" sal
n the woman on her knees. 'Ihe graf
n is quite empty! You can take m
word for it, that papelSs bewitched.
r 81 don't care whether tits bewitche
ID or not, " said Edith. 81 mean to fin
rs it. Fetch me that magnifying gla
from the table in the next room"
n Edith removed the Ienuer anu Cur
IN fully examined the dust that Mrs Mo
ID toms not over scrupulous cleanllne
IN had allowed to accumulate.
81 thought as much," she sal
I'd "NIice They have been attracted !
at the candle grease, and have dragg,
of the paper to their hole"
d, They searched around about ever
Oh where, but no mouse hole could
10 found.
he Edith then directed the woman
On mix a quantity OF whiting, which S
To- placed in large fat Jlsh in the flo
in the middle Of the room. In t
IS dish was laid small saucer, and
mt that a piece Of toasted cheese.
ell When they returned there was