The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-02-23
THE Chaplain MYSTERY

at is all arranged for tomorrow" said
young Mrs. LatimerWynne, as she and
her husband took their seats at the dinner
table.
What is arranged?" asked her husband,
little grumpily, for he had had long
and fatiguing day in the city.
"Oh, the football match. of course
And are you going to waste your af-
ternoon in looking on?''
"Quelle idee! Oh, TO; 1 am going to
play
YOU" said Harry, and he almost drop
ped his spoon in disgust.
why not? 1t is all the rage now, and
you know l like to be in the fashion,
You cannot be serious Kate. You, a
married woman with two children, going
to exhibit yourself in that way before a
crowd of loafers And in that dress. too"
well, the dress is a little unbecoming-
that's the worst of it. But, as to ex-
hibitng ones self, that's all nonsense. Isn't
it a woman's business to exhibit herself
Don't We all exhibit ourselves when we go
to drawing room?"
AT any rate, you don't kick about and
tumble in the mud when you go to q draw
ing ROOM
No because the rules of the games are
different. but one is as much an exhibition
the other
Mrs. Latymer-Wynne was decidedly clev-
erer than her husband. and kept him. on
the whole in state of subsection. He was
a good, honest fellow, who did very well
OF the stock exchange, where his high
animal spirits and propensity for practical
joking We're much apprccia ted but he was
no match for his pretty wife in the little
verbal conflicts which sometimes take place
between the most affectionate couples. And
his wife, though very fond of him, took a
delight in teasing him; his awkward at
tempt at repartee amused her.
I'm really very lucky to have the
chance she went on. Lady Flyte-that s
our captain, you knOw-said that, on pres
ent form, l hadn't much claim to a place
in the team, but that as two of her cracks
were down with the thu. she'd give me a
trial. Oh, wasn't it good OF her?'
''Confound her. said Harry. But, l
say, Kate, this is beyond a joke. I really
must beg that YOU will drop it,.
Yes; into the goal mouth said his wife,
demurely. Now Harry, don't be an old
goose. A hundred years ago, no doubt, it
wouldn't have been done at all. Today it
is just the newest thing out.
And you're going to allow lot of cads
to criticise your legs, and perhaps call out,
Go it, Tommy as they did at a ladies'
fc otball match the other day. Ladies' in
deed. It's positively disgusting
Oh, think my legs are all right, Harry.
And if they like to call me Tommy l
don't mind. You know it's meant adj
miration y
And woman will do anything for that
and you viii never play football in public
with my sanction.
Mrs Latymer-Wynne smiled content edly
| She was probably conscious that there
were a good many things which she DID
without the sanction of her husband.
Harry noticed the smile and for once
| II angered nm. He knew that the old
| days when wives were supposed to sub
nit themselves to their husbands were
over and that direct prohibition from
| him would only make his wife the more
! determined to carry out her plan, so he
merely said:
You will regret it Yourself one day
kate-I am sure you will"
But Mrs. Latymer- Wynne only smiled
| again She would not give way. SILL #
she could have forseen the terrible calaln-
ity that was about to befalI her she
would. no doubt have relentell. But who
| can foresee the future?
Those who We're living at C1apham-or.
indeed. anywhere in London-at that time
cannot have forgotten the extraordinary
sensation that was excited by what was
called the Chaplain mystery And the
scene Of the mystery was Mrs. Latymer-
Wynne's house.
1t appeared that, as the various rooms in
the upper story We're in the hands of the
painters and paperers Mr. Iaiymer-
NNnnc occupied temporarily the library on
the ground floor as 4 bedroom, while his
WIFE slept with the children on another
| floor. Nothing occurred during the night
TO disturb those who slept upstairs. But
when the servants came down in the morn
ing and proceeded to call their master they
were unable TO rouse him. After knocking
repeatedly without receiving any reply
they informed Mrs. Latymer- Wynne of the
state Of affairs. That lady was naturally
much alarmed, and at once sent for issis-
lance. The door was forced open.
The scene which then presented itself
was one calculated to excite the mos SER
ious apprehensions. There was no sign of
MIR. Observation-Disclosures but there were va
r1ous indications of desperate struggle.
one of the windows was open below. and
between this window and the bed the floor
was strewn with fragments of the heavy
china ever belonging to the washstand.
1t appeared if this had been used by the
unfortunate man the only thing in the
nature Of a weapon within reach. More
ominous STILL closer inspection revealed
blood stains on the carpet.
The bed had evidently been occupied. hut
the pajama suit in which Mr.. Latymer-
Wynne generally slept missing. He
happened not to have dressed for dinner
the night before. and the ordinary morning
clothes which he had been wearing were
found folded up on a chair in his usual
neat and n2ethodical manner. But his val
ia ole watch and chain, together with
large sum of money when he was known
to be in possession. had been carried off by
the prepetrator or perpetrators of the out
rage.
Mrs. LatymerWynne was in despair. OF
course the police We're sent for imme-
diately. They came in the persons of a
| district Inspector and a sergeant. They
| looked at everything with eyes full of ter
| r;ble meaning, and nodded to each other
| significantly and occasionally grunted
| ejaculation. At last, in response to an
! impassioned appeal from the lady, Che in
| SDeCtOr succeeded in delivering himself Of
| one or Two consecutive sentences.
Very sorry. mum; it looks like bad
business Anyway, it's a detective job.
| Won wire fer one at once
A little later Inspector Bickerdyke. the
celebrated detective, made his appear
| ance or the scene. He made a careful
| examination of everything in the room,
and then went outside followed by Mrs.
| Eatymer-Wynne and her servants. Here
he pointed TO a number of fOOtmarkS and
said:
| why. there seems to have been a whole
| gang at work. 1t isn't in reason that
| one man could do the job all by himself
but this looks like army-hulloo. what's
| this?'
He pointed to two holes in the soft
gravel. which were conspicuous among the
| crowd of footmarks
! Il expect they were made by the lad
| DER said Mrs. Latymer-Wynne; there
was ladder against the house yester-
| day for the workmen to do some paint
| ing.
"Oh, then. most of these are their foot
marks said the INSPECTOR greatly die