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

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ut is all arranged for tomorrow" said
young Mrs. LatimerWynne, as she and
table.
What is arranged?" asked her husband,
little srumpily, for he had had a long
and fatiguing day in the city.
"Oh, the football match. of course"
And you going to waste your af-
ternoon in looking on?"
"Queile idee! Oh, no; I 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 | 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, 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 a drawing rOom?"
AT any rate, you don't kick about and
tumble in the mud when you go to draw
ing ROOM
No because the rules of the games are
different, but one is as much an exhibition
the other
Mrs. I.atymer-Wynne was decidedly clev-
erer than her husband, and kept him. on
the whole in a 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 were much apprecia 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 rcpartee amused her.
rC.11 NnC 1i1nI To ia
chance she went on. Lady Flyte-that's
our captain, you knOw-said that, on pres
ent form, l hadn't much claim to 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 herr
"Confound her." said Harry. But,
say. Kate. this is beyond joke. l 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 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'
fo otball match the other day. Ladies, in
deed. It's positively disgustng.'
'Oh, | think my legs are all right. Harry.
And if they like to call me Tommy, |
don't mind You know it's meant as adj
miratiOn -
<AHu woman Will 90 anything Tor that.
Well l say again. it's monstrous thing.
and YOU viii never play football in public
with my sanction"
Mrs. Latymer-Wynne smiled contentedly
She was probably conscious that there
We're good many things which she d:d
without the sanction of her husband
Harry noticed the smile and for once
II angered HIN. He knew that the old
Gays when wives were supposed to sub
NIT themselves to their husbands We're
over, and that direct prohibition from
him would only make his Wife the more
determined to carry out her PLAN SO he
merely said:
~ on will regret it yourself one day
KATE am sure YOU will"
But Mrs. 1atymer-W ynne only smiled
'Saln She would not give way. Sail II
she could have forseen the terrible calam-
ity that was about to befall her. She
would. no doubt, have relented. But who
can foresee the future?
Those who We're living at Clapham-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 Mrs Latymer-
WynneS house.
1t appeared that, as the various rooms in
the upper story were in the hands of the
painters and paperers. Mr. Latymer-
"Shhe occupied temporarily the library on
the ground ioor bedroom, while his
Wlfe slept with the children on another
moor Nothing occurred during the night
TO disturb those who Slept upstairs Bur
when the servants came down in the morn
ing ana proceeded to call their master thew
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 ;ssis-
lance. The door was forced open
Inc scene which then presented itself
was one calculated to excite the moss SER
lous approximations. There was no sign of
Mr.. LatymerWynne. but there were va
r1ous indications of a 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 as if this had been used by the
unfortunate man as 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 but
the pajama suit in which Mr.. Iatymer-
Wynne generally slept was 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 nethodical manner. But his val
ia Die watch and chain, together with a
of he