Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-03-11
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ing consent. An. what folly Will
not man commit when in .p,el
Next day 1t was reported that
Brandon was seriously indispOsed.
| loOk out the medicine chest as
IN dlty bOund, and orde ed the
cabin steward TO attend him.
Three lays later NJ. Brandon was
reported dead.
When | was informed Of this |
entered his cabin. He was lying in
the under berth, pale aud motion
less a. death. | lift the body; It
was cold and rigid. If this were
not death, he simulated 1t to per.
fecliOn. sent tor the sallmaker,
who sewad the body up IN NY
presence. w ben the talk vas COM
pletod 1 dismissed hin, and, So
curing the cabin door inside win
a sharp knife tipped opeu the
sti ches. My hand shook painfully.
W hat If he were really drad9
cOnfrss to experiencing sin'
gular feeling of relief when the
man op ned his eyes, aud the re
suscitared BrindOn sat up. | ad
mlnlstered some brandy, which
helped to revive him. He quick ly
ana noisees>Iy dressed himself.
Then lie produced from a trunk a
dumals figure which he had pre-.
vlously prepared and weighted,
aud inclOsed in the shrOId. TnI-
he sewed up With his OAn hands.
Not word VAS spoken b, eith~r
of us Nhrn all WAS Completed |
stepped OUT 10 rrCOnnOiter. Seeing
The coast cleaT, | Sigualled him,
aud be crept swiftly across the
pass 4ge into his daughters 'bln,
y here he cOnced ed himself
In the first dog watch Of the
same afternoon, the bell common
ced to toll It's solemn knell for the
funeral Of Anthony Brandon.
Officers aud men and passengers
Stood round me with beads IN.
co, cred AS Iea from the Book
OF C0mmou Prayer the beautiful
aud impressive burial servicr.
God forgive ne. 1t was an awful
mockery. I don't know how | got
through with 1t. Af'erward !
heard it commented that | was
much affected during the service.
Heavens knows I was, but twas
with guilt and fear.
After the funeral Brandon It.
turned to his own cabin, which
oas kept constantly locked, aud
The key of which instantly locked
aud the key of which retained 10
ny own POSSESSION. With my con
nlyauce Alice smuggled food tc
him from day to day.
AbouC two weeks atterward.
while proc' edng up The ch n :
lnder all sal'; We we're hailed hy
tug. Anticipating danger,
,iipDrd down he cOmpdnlon"ay,
and conveyed Brandon 10 my own
cabin for conceaimrnt. When !
gor on deck asaIn, "as Just -
time to see stout, well srOom' d
vsrt, clambeling O>'r the vesst T.
-Ide. Without any prellHinaIieN
he bruSd 'el, demanded;
'Got a passenger by The name ut
Brandon on board
/ had. stranger, had
He gazed 1T me inqIiringly.
'Uome bs,Ow, sir | said.
Aswe descended, he explained
hat he was detective IN pursuit
of Brandon, WIN had ab'cOndr
from Austria in with considerable
sun of money and valuable neg
Iiates. When he had produced biz
warrant, I ordered The mate II
fetch the log book. Under d.
he lgtL of January, he read TIN
.ntr
Buried at sea III lat. 80 dr-rrr'
40 minutes n, Longitude 33 de
srres 16 minutes W., Anthony
Brandon, cabin passenger. Cads
IF death unknown
He muttered srmetning undei
his bre.tb which WAS qlite uni"
t.lligible to me. Tnen he de uand
ed TO see BrandOn's eft cts. led
the way luto his cabin. He ran
sacked every trunk and port Z an.
teau, but not a vestige OF paper ol
an, thing of value dld ne discover
The expression on bis face when
| nc left the ship some hours Later
was not particularly pleasant
When he arrived in tue dock
at London / smuggled Mr.. Bran
don ashore in one of his daugh
ters trunks, after they had beer
searched by the customs officer
No one 10 the ship ever suspected
| the truth. Their secret remained
alone with me.