Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18

composed. her fair hair aisheveiled about
| her. shoulders and her thin, white hands
/ crossed upon her breast. The expression
! upon her coIntenance-that face that
| looked so charming beneath its veil Of
| widpwhocd as she had sat in my room
| at Harley Piace--was calm and restfu,
/; for indeed in the graceful curl of the lips
| there was a kind OF haIf-snile, as though
! poor thing, she had at last found per-
| feet peace.
/ Govitt drew up the blind, allowing the
i golden sunset 10 slream into The room,
thereby giving me sufficient light to
! make my examination. The latter occu-
! pied some little time, my object being 10
| discover any marks of violence In per-
| sons drowned by force, and especially
| in women, the doctor expects to ind red
F, or liyid marks upen the wrists. arms. or
| neck. where the assailant had seized
the victim. OF course, these are not al
ways discernihie, for 1t is easier to entice
| the unfortunate one to the waters edge
and give a gentle push than grappie in
/ violence and l,url q person into the
! stream by main force. The push leaves
no trace; therefore, the verdict in hun
dreds OF cases Of wilful murder has
been suicide or an open one, because
! The necessary evidence OF foul play has
+; been wanting.
Here was another case III point. The
! scratch on the face that Govitt had de-
scribed was undoubtedly q post>mortem
| injury, and with the exception of another
!! slight scratch on the ball of the left
4 thumb / could iiEd no trace whatever OF
4 violence. And vet. to me, the most like
! ~ theory vas that she had again met her
4 husband ia secret, and had lost her life
at his hands, TO attribute a motive was
utterly Impossible. merely argued logi-
4 caily within snyssif that it could not pos
| sibly be case OF suicide, for without &
! doubt she had met clandestinely the &c
| centric old man whom the world believed
/ to be dead.
/ The facts within my knowledge were
| important and startling. yet Il related
them to any second person I felt that
my words would be secuted as improha-
Bile. and my allegations would certainly
I not be accepted. Therefore, still kept
my own counsel longing to meetsJevons
1 ana hear the result OF his further incui-
RES.
Mrs. Nivart found seated in s,er ow,,
1 room. fearful and utterly crushed. ropr
Mhry's tragic end had come upoa her as
i an Overwhelming burden of grief. asla /
stood beside her full OF heartfelt SYM
pa,hy. A strong bcEd OF affection had
| always existed between us but as took
| her inert hand and uttered words of
comfort, She only shook her head SCR
/. rowiullv and burst into q torrent OF
4 tears. Truly the Manon was disna.
house OF mourning.
To Ethelwynn sent q telegram aa.
/ dressed to the Heani..ers. In order that
She should receive it the Instant she
| arrived in town. Briefly explained the
tragedy and asked her to come down to
tho Manor at once. feeling assured that
! Mrs. Mira.t in the hour OF her distress
/ desired her daughter ut her side. Then
! accompanied the local constable, and
the three police officers who had como
over from oundle. down to the river
side.
Tho brilliant aftcrglow. t1nged the
broad brtmming river with crimson
ught. and the trees beside the water
already tire. heavy shadows. for the
day was dying and the glamor os the
fading sunset and the dead stilness OF
departing day had fallen upon svery-
thing. Followed BIZ y small crowd OF
curious villagers. We walked along the
foctpath over the familiar ground that
+ had traversed when following the
strange pair. Eagerly we searched