Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-06-21

to rumor his wife had been compelled to-
marry him for his money. The voice of
the few people who knew him littleI
more intimately, and had some insight
into his affairs, like Braunfeld, counted
for nothing in the great multitude of
the condemnidg votes.
Hardly was there lull in the noise OF
so many wagging tongues, when tho
curiosity of the hotel guests was again
excited by Warringham's return. Most
people had thought that he had fed I'M
mcdately after the combat, in order 10
save himself from arrest. Now here ne
walked through the garden, as II nothing
in the world had happened that con-
cerned him in the least Here was ma
terial for a thousand conjectures. Woulu
he give himself up? Or would he be ar
rested? What would be his possible
punishment? Tho courts had been very
severe of late in such cases. Only Iast
year Young lawyer had been sentenced
to fully three years Imprisonment IN q
fortress for killing an officer In duel,
and he had not yet been pardoned. Bu'
then. as Warringham was a foreigner,
he would, perhaps, not be punished az
all
So the gossips, male and female, chat
tered, when suddenly there was
strange commotion in the house. Ihere
was u running of walters and porterS,
sbriexing of chambcrmaids. Many OF
the guests hurried anXiously mto the
office and up the staircase with eager III
ouiries as to the cause of al, the ulroar.
Was there fire? And where?
No. A shot had been heard in the
second story, apparently in the room OF
Dr. Warringham.
The proprietor hurried up the stair
way as fast as his poor short legs wou'd
carry the a,estic, well-deyolOped aOdo
men. His fat, round face was purple ana
great drops of pcrspiration stood on his
forehead, which he wiped with red aHo
blue cotton handkerchief.
That all this must happen in his mouse!
II would destroy his business! lie was
& ruined man!
The proprietor was followed by ha'l d
dozen walters and a score OF curious
puest'. He knocked energctically at
the door, but received no answer. Loud
and repeated calls had no better result
Somebody in the crowd remarked:
"He is dead"
The PROPRIETOR WINGED at the word,
and used his bright hued handkerchle!
more literally than before. At last he
ordered the walters to force an entrance.
Three sturdy shoulders pressed against
the door, which easily gave way.
For a moment the intruders could not
SEQ anything in the darkened room
Then they beheld what they had feared:
On the bed lay the Outstretched form OF
DIR. Warringham, pallid, motion!ess, ap.
parentlv lifeess BY his side revolver!
Suicide!
But upon closer examination some
curious circumstances were found
There was 10 blood on the pillows OF
bed. sheets. No wound could be found Oh
the body, although one of the chambers
of the pis oil was empty.
Very pulling!
At This moment DR.. Braunfeld enter
ed tho house. He had come to call OF
his friend and see if he could be of an!
further service. lie was Mortified wheI
he heard what had happened. Will
three bounds he had gained the stair
way and stood by the bedside.
A very brief examination sutficed Il
mako make him breathe much easier
Warringham evidently was not dead
but only lay in deep, deathlike swoon
Dr. Braunfed looked about the room
and found in a teaspoon few traces o
some liquid He smolled and tasted it
and knew at once what he had to dea
with. 1t was very strong and danger
ous stimulant not the narcotic for whc
Warringham had mistaken it.
The bullet was afterward found I
have entered the bedpost above Ralph
head