The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-01

far as Leicester. The police are engaged,
Despite their efforts the culprit was
never found out and ten years have pass
ed away without the knowledge being re-
vealed.
The cause of Denmans departure from
A. was two-fold. He had received a
letter from Col. Mainwaring in the first
place, and he had fixed his determination
TO sell out and return home. The colonels
letter accelerated his movements He
wrote:
Dear Denman: Traces of your wife
been lured away by that smooth-faced
friend of yours, Sherman. For Gods sake
go after her. She has been seen at a hotel
AT C by friend of mine. who writes
to regret my daughters ill-health and eX-
pressing sorrow she is compelled to leave
for England. He is. glad she has so eff
clent an escort as Lieut.. Sherman, who Is.
he says, a really fine fellow. You see
how ii is. He has been false to you and
taken the child with him. AS he is on
special duty. you will be able to overtake
him. Heaven grant, before he accom-
plishes her ruin. Your devoted,
&C. Mainwaring."
Denman's agony and utter amazement
We're pitiful. Waking out of his stupor he
dedicated his life to the purpose of ven
geance. He FASTENED to c. but the
boat had been gone some days. The sus-
pense of waiting for the next burrowed
into his soul. The voyage en- route was
equally painful His only thought was re-
venge deep and final
When he arrived in England he sought
out Sherman's quarters. Having found
them he Swallowed him for weeks Yet
could he get no trace of the whereabouts
of his wife. Unable to bear the suspense
longer he entered the same carriage at
Manchester, and whilst the train was
speeding to Leicester the deed was done.
Catching Sherman by the throat he woke
him.
What have you done with Archie Dem
mans Wife?' he yelled
a xrOlI hn nd frfrr rh,
are your
What have you done with her?"
Mailman, take your hand awayn'
Where is Denman's wife,"
Sherman tried TO wrest himself loose
At that momnt Denman poured the con-
tents of a pistol into his breast. He died
without knowing who killed him. Den
mans voice was so changed, and his APP
pearance completely disguised with a
natural beard.
AS the train ratified along desire for
life possessed Denman. He longed to
know what had become of the woman.
He lifted the body and placed it in a sit
ting posture in the further corner, and
tying a cravat round the throat and
muffiing it with rugs he left the carriage
at Leicester and saw it roll out on the
way to London
The details of the escape are too lengthy
for description here. He arrived in Lon
don week afterwards, and no one would
have suspected Denman as the man who
was in the train with Sherman, so com.
pletely was he altered.
A sensation was caused in Paris a few
weeks afterward by the suicide of a lady
at hotel. She was registered under the
name of Maitland. Hon Mrs. Maitland"
but from the papers found in her boxes,
she could be no other than Mrs. Archibald
Denman, daughter of Col. Mainwaring.
rat present with the forces in India
That was all the details, except that the
1 lady had died of poisoning. At the in
quest a letter in deceased's handwriting
was read as follows:
ITO My Dear Husband, Archibald Den
man: a Borrowing wife claims your for
giveness for the terrible suffering caused
to one who loved her dearly. | loved
you also, my husband, but some infatua-
ton for q previous attachment, and your
absence for a long period, caused me in
a moment of weakness to go away with
one whom had met before a my fathers
house He played on my weakness, and l
was encouraged to fly with him. Why
did this heaven alone can Judge He
basely deceived me and l loathe his very
name. OH that l could bring back those
happy days of our early married life [
can endure no longer l could not bear
to live with you again after being false
to you. So l decide to die Believe me
l regret my wickedness. Oh, you cannot
tell how deeply. Good-by for everi Your
lost. but loving, Mabel ;.
"P. .S.-Apologise kindly to Mr. Sher-
man for my neglect of him aboard the
'Cerdic. The scoundrel. Capt. Fleming
who cajoled me from my home, insisted
or my cutting him., and 1 was complete