Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-25

p~ed In lines In this manner;
"Dcaoon Mscgilliuay.
Borthwick's Clos, Edinburgh.
Killed on the 10Th"
The paper was much crumplcd. ~ u
u had met with rough usage. and. what
added Ia the effect u the dircful woris
Il Was b.-mcarci with blood TO such nm
extent that some of the letters were
scarccly legible would willingly have
kept 10 from the eyes Of the deaconcsS
but she held out her hand trcmblingly
10 get possession of u, and u was too
late TO attempt ooncealmcnt She read
IL at q glAnc,, and. ~ II IL had b-cn ON
firc thrvw 10 from her. unable 10 utter
= word "stay q little" said Giryan -
he ru-e and took his hat II will b.
back In 10 minutes" He hurriedly left
the room And !. taking up the paper.
bsgan 20 question the officer NJ 10 the
person who left II at the bailie-' Office
asc,rtainod that his name was Hugh
McPher-on, q cobblcr who resided In
the Cowgate. and that his account OF the
manner of obtaining 10 was that he
found u among straw ON the street night
opposite the coach Office In the High
street, from which the coach to Gala
shiels started twice week IL was fur.
ther stated by Mcpherson that his opin.
Ion was that the paper had fallen nom
the coach. along with the straw among
which Il was found Before had time
20 form any opinion ~ 10 the real pur'
port and meaning Of this sibylline scrap
Girvan came again hurriedly into the
room. brcathing hard. A. II he had bccn
running-an effect no doubt due more
% his excitement than to his bodily ex.
ertion. Laying down his hat. he resumed
his sat. and putting his hand into his
pocket he drew out another paper some
thing like an account
"Iook ut that" Aaid he ~ he handed
10 to me
GiAncing over Il. found u 10 bs an
account for skins. due by Girvan to An.
gus Macgillivray. duly dischargel
"what Of this," said ]. utterly at q
lo~s 10 know the meaning of 10 all.
Examine the handwriting Of the two
papers" said he
I did 20 and Immediately calculated.
"why. that blood stained scrap IL writ
ten by Angus Macgillivrsy."
'No doubt Of it," said Girvan. IL
knew Il the moment I saw u. but ]
wanted 10 make sure work"
"And sure enough IL is" replied ],
"but what conclusion do you draw from
ity"
II am afraid to mention II, I" was tho
reply.
Wild way. ''It IL inst ~ thought" "
abe continued ~ she moved her arms -
II 70 enable her TO utter the words,
"Angus Mscgillivray has murdered my
husband"
"But why should he publish the act
I'm his own handwritingy' ! retoined
because the awful man glories In
his rvvenga she cried again hysteric-
ally.
THAT hardly squares with human
sature." said Girvan. To this assent-
Cd. adding that Angus was not % mad
- not only 10 write his own oondemns.
tion, but give the officers Of the law .
direction to 70 In pursuit Of him"
With all these qualifications 10 was
impossible 20 get rid Of the direct ef.
feet Of the words Of the paper clearly
enough indicating that the deacon had
been killed by some one. whether Angus
or not The ofiicer himself seemed 10 have
no doubt, and, ~ for MrA Macgillivray.
her former conclusion Wa only rendered
more certain. and the calmness into
which she quickly relapsed appeared 10
,. ,,1 the e, ISn;faasn'' Of resignation to the
Meanwhile the oficer had intimatsd
that the paper was 10 bs preserved and
taken mp 10 the once In the morning.
with any explanation that could b Civ.
en- Of it He then went away. and late
- the hour was we resolved upon seek.
ing out McPhersn 10 asocrtain from
his own mouth the true circumstances
connected with the nnding Of the ex'
traordinary paper. We acoordinaiy
went 10 the Cowgste and having found
tbs man, who IVES on the eve Of going
TO bod, proceeded with our examins-
tiorl he sdhsryd strictly TO what he
had stated In the bailiss' ofnos. nor had
no any more 20 communicates. but We
derived thus much frum our visit that
We became satisded the man Wa honest
md IVES not sccess0y 70 any trick %
deception whereby some one might have
ben supposed 70 have taken advantage
a he pablo fermentation 70 tnfuss
ssv iptsssss Into whas was alssady ~.