The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-17

to cast about patiently to recover it,
AS he walked down the street with old
Higham, there appeared upon the
scene young Higham, stripping OF
eighteen, who assisted his father with
the delivery of the mails, To him the
old man unfolded the story of the for
tune which had been left in Australia,
and of the efforts which were being
made to recover the long-lost heir a
lucky individual named Albert VIII
l!ams.
The boys features worked in des-
perate effort to grasp the thread of
some associa tons, and then his eyes
took on new light glowing with the
joy of a great discovery.
"Feyther," he said, speaking in the
long, LIQUID Lancashire drawl, "doant
e moind thot theer Williams as coomd
to Rainhill last 'arvest tonne. May
hap e wur tina Teller. I'm S married
Emmie Mather an took 'er off to Cha
ney?"
cay, ay sewerly." the old man re-
| spondsd, Il moind i'm we'll, ma lad.
e rented Dinham Villa from Mrs.
Hayes, an Ben Young cemented tina
kitching floor fur i'm. Dear, dear, so
'es coom'd into fortin hallus thowt
theer wur suthin' quate wi him afoor
e went away. Ay, thot's i'm sewerly."
! Mr.. Lowe gave an involuntary excla-
nation Of surprised delight When
hounds are hunting live game and they
pick up the scent again after a check
they always give tongue. when did
you say he married her my lad?" he
said.
Last 'arvest tonne" replied the lad,
"oop at tina choorch yonder. They
wur married by passon ITSELF. an you
can see tina stiffkit if YOU loke, But
ere cooms Joe Pickering. e married
Emmie Mather's sister, an e can tell
you moor o. Willums than me-"
Joe Pickering, a stalwart young car
penter, remembered Williams perfectly,
and recollected doing the woodwork in
the scullery at Dinham Villa when the
cementing of the floors was being car
ried out by Ben Young. Moreover, he
had lately seen letter written to Mrs.
Mather by Williams from Melbourne,
in Australia, in which Williams said
that Dear Emily was quite happy, and
in the best of health" The letter was
dated some time in January.
There could no longer be any doubt in
Mr.. Loves mind that he was on the
right scent, and he almost whistled as
he remembered that the unfortunate
dear Emily" was murdered by the po-
lite letter-writer on Christmas Eve.
Higham, senior, in his capacity az
parish clerk, soon found the marriag
register in. the vestry of the old church.
and turned up an entry relating to the
marriage of Albert Oliver Williams
bachelor, and Emily Mather, spinster
copy of the entry would cost IS. ID
he remarked, meaningly. Mr.. Lowe
handed over the fee, as we'll as a couple
of half crowns for the old mans pri-
vate purse.
aYo woant wantth mummy back 4
It's not tina roight Willums. will 'a?'
said the careful clerk. and when reas,
sured on the point went off to call the
''pass
Mrs. Mather and her daughter, Mrs
Pickering, were both at home wher
Mr.. Lowe called and was shown into
the. neat little 3parlor, with it's horse
hair sofa and armchair, it's cheap Ger
man prints on the walls, and the square
table in the middle of the room, with 9
brass-bound family Bible lying mathe
matically in the center.
The visitor introduced himself by
handing the old lady his card II rep
resent the Melbourne Argus he Be
gan, land also (after a short pause
/ Cs ~ ,rlr
about Mr. Williams who married
your daughter last September"
1t was wonderful how readily Mrs
Mather talked. She had had the let
ting of Dinham Villa, which belonged
TO Mrs Hayes, and applicants to view
the property had to come to her for thu
! key. Mr. Williams wished to take the
house, and when he came for the key
he met Emily. He fell very much IL
! love with Emily, and almost at once
proposed marriage The marriag,
came off in very short time, and wa.
celebrated by dance in Dinham Villa
in the kitchen, which had been newl,
} cemented. Certainly some of thu
neighbors had blamed her for allowfn!
her daughter to, marry man whom nt
one knew anything about, but he was {
free-handed, well-spoken man, and III.
had promised her a good home. The,
were very happy together, and Emil!
had written several letters home sine,
: they had left. Her last letter wa
dated from Colombo, but her HUSBAND
had written from Melbourne.
Now Mrs. Mather." said Mr.. Lowe
~ want to ask you about your daugh
: ter"
! The old lady looked up at. him sharp
, ly. II want to know first" she said
what you are driving at, and I will
, not say another word until you tel
. me-"
; Mrs. Mather," said Mr.. Lowe, :"
: have something very painful to say t,
| you. 1 am going to tell you now abou
two people, a man and woman. TIL
| man, ] am positive is Albert Olive
Williams. The woman may be you
$ daughter, or 1T may be the woman
l who I have ascertained, came to Rain
: hill to visit Williams, as his sister, blu
l who, I have reason to believe, was hi
! wife. Williams murdered his wife Il
Melbourne, on last Christmas Eve"
S Almost before he had finished speak
: ing Mrs Mather had tainted, and
\ was not without some difficulty tina
g Mr. Lowe and Mrs. Pickering togethe
e managed to revive her. Then he toll
v her all that he knew, weaving the tan
e gled scraps of information togethe