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ION account of the murder of Miss
| Anna Sherwood Everliegn?" L in
| quirrd.
Yes, indeed" said Mr. Graham. And
| the affair was hideously tragic one.
! About three years ago the young lady
l ~
Miss Anna Sherwood Everliegh?" l
| again interpO!ated.
| Exactly" said MIR. Graham. Miss
| Everieigh, who was then nearly seven
teen, but who was very childish and
very much disposed to conduct herself
as child while romping in the woods,
| did something to veX her aunt, Mrs.
Malcolm; tore a beautiful new dress, if
remember rightly."
"Ahw | said.
| "She was not disposed to be penl-
! tent" said Mr.. Graham. land her aunt
felt that it behooved her to talk seri-
ouSly on the subject"
"Seriously?" l asked.
Kindly put firmly" said Mr.. Graham,
''slie administered a mild reproof.'
"A mild reproof," | repeated. like
! parrot. Mr.. Graham, who was evidently
becoming irritated, looked at me
sharply.
II have only hearsay evidence, of
| course" he said. 1.-The lady told mo
this amid floods OF tears and choking
sobs that excited my sympathies. The
cousins wept loudlv,and two old colored
servants were apparently heartbroken
over their poor Miss Mamie"
| They will live" said | under my
| breath.
But to proceed" said Mr.. Graham.
ITO quote the cononel's words. the re-
proof was given for Miss Evereigh's
own good, but she had the proud blood
! or the MalcolinS in her veins and re-
| sented II. The next morning she was
gone. and for all this while they have
| been unable to discover her where
abouts. She had no money. She did
not go 10 any of their friends.
The colouel has spent all the money
he could command, and worn himself
10 shadow in vain search for the
only child of his lost sister, as he
pathetlcally puts it, and it was only a
few days ago that the truth was made
manifest"
The truth concerning Miss Anna
Sherwood Everiieg h?' l asked. By this
time think Mr.. Graham had decided
that | was idiotic. for he proceeded
rapidly:
Yes" he said. IAN old negress.
who was unknown to any one, appeared
iii Richmond and tried TO sell some
lewelry, aTn1ng other things a necklace
OF gold chains with a diamond in the
clasp, very valuable ornament There
was all inscription on the clasp TOO small
to be read by any one without maghi-
tying glass. The jeweler used his. and
found the name Of the missing girls
mother upon it. 1t had been made In
that very establishment and presented
to Miss Everliegh by the colonel.
Inc old woman was arrested. She
was an old creature named Flora. and
lives in substantial little house that Is
her own property. She is avowedly an
herb doctor, but the negroes call her a
witch and consider a little monkey she
possesses veritable limb of the old
boy. The house was searched. a myS-
terious cellar discovered. and bones of
some sort discovered in the garden.
Ihey have declared these bones 10 be
those of-"Miss Anna Sherwood Ever
liege" l cried again.
And obi Flora has been convicted of
numbering her." said Mr.. Graham. "In
order to prevent the lynching operation
they fastened matters. as they can In
the Southern states, and the old bag is
TO be hanged tomorrow at 10 o'clock in
the Jail yard"
For numbering Miss Anna Sherwood
EVetllegl," gasped for the last time.
MADAM" said Mr.. Graham with an
air of serious offense, Il am glad to have
amused you"
"Mr. Graham" replied, II am aware
that my manner and my EXPLANATIONS
must surprise you, but there are some
situations for which there is no prece
dent. No book OF etiquette for young
ladies could inform me how to act and
what to say at the present moment. Ii
is. perhaps, not once in a century thai
any one is informed of her own muir
der" Now it was Mr.. Graham's turf
to Initiate a parrot and cry out:
"Iler own murder !"
You noticed tnat my name is Ever.
llegh," said. when l tell you that
am Anna Sherwood Everliegh, daughter
of Oliver Everleigh. of Massachusetts
ana his wife Henrietta, born Malcolm
and niece of Col. William Malcolm, ui
= Virginia. and that l ran away from
home because of--of the mild reproof OF
my aunt Elizabeth, you will not be sur
prlsed at anything L say or DO JUS
now"
Great heavens!" cried Mr.. Graham
of whom l am in search?"
II have documents which prove the
fact" said l. But that is of minor
Importance. Not only has old Flora
not murdered me, but she did not ever
steal the necklace, | gave 1t to hel
freely. And she, you say. is to hanged
al the court house at 10 O'Clock tomor
row?'
Unless she is lynched before that
SAID lie. I'VE must telegraph"
~ could not bear the suspense
SAID. II must go 20 her at once. l mus
see that she is proven innocent. l coull
not bear MY remorse If aid not do so. ,
MI. Graham arose and looked at me.
miss Everiegh," ne said, ''do YOU
see the train they have just made VI
there? The passengers are entering The
cars now. Only by taking that trail
could you reach The Jail in time. Yol
see it is Impossible"
"lmpossible? Oh, no; not at ALL"
cried, "for L will take this train. will
tell Mrs. March," Mr.. Graham offere c
me his arm. I hurried toward my
friends. 'All aboard" shouted th1
guard; the train began TO move: one o.
the gates closed. / saw that could no
lose second. Dragging Mr.. Graham
with me, l dashed through the Other
gate.
You cannot get on" roared some
body in cap.
ut is life or death. Do not dare pre-
vent me-" | cried. l sprang to the step
AT the risk of his life. MIR. Graham fol
lowed me-. The guards clutched US anC
hauled us in. "rel Arthur" screamed
from the window. to the three astonisheC
people. whose faces were now pressed
against the bars of the platform gate
Tell Arthur it is life or death" ''Busi
ness OF Importance. roared Mr. Graham
FROM the window, but my poor friend.
did not hear us, as | have told you.
CHAPTER XVI
"Mr. Graham" | said. as | took my
seat, II did not think you would have
come with me. L wish you had re-
manned to explain. What will the,
: think? What will they suffer-" Tear.
arose to my eyes as l thought Of M
soldier.
las your lawyer, my dear Miss Ever.
! leigh, it is my duty TO accompany you,