The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-09

, I suppose had been in bed a couple
of hours when was awakened by the
electric bell sounding in my mans room,
and a few minutes later he entered, say
ing:
There's man who wants to see you
Immediately, sir. He says he's from Mr.
CourtenaY' s-down at Kew
Mr.. Courtenay's!'' echoed sitting up
in bed. Bring him in here.
A few moments later the caller was
shown in.
why. Short" I exclaimed Whats
the matter?"
Matter. doctor:" the man stammered. |
Its awful sir''
What's aWful?'
my poor master. sir. He's dead-he's
been murdered!'
CHAPTER v.-DlscLosEs A MYSTERY
The mans amazing announcement held
me speeches..
Murdered I cried when I found
| tongue. Impossible"
| ''Ah! sir. It's too true He's quite
/ dead.
But surely he has died from natural
| causes-eh? ts
mo. sir. My poor master has been
! foully murdered"
| How do you know that?" asked
| brea thlessly. Tell me all the facts.
| saw by the mans agitation, his white
face and the hurried manner1in which he
| had evidently dressed to come in search
| of me. that something tragic had really
| occurred
I'VE know nothing yet, SIR was hi3
quick response. Il entered his room a.
| o'clock as usual to see If he wanted
anything, and saw that he WasOQuite STILL
| apparently asleep. The lamp was turned
low. but as l looked over the bed saw
small dark patch upon the sheet. This
discovered to be blood, and a moment
| 1,+. EaI fn "a II
wound close to the heart, and from it the
! blood was slowly oozing.
'"rhen he's been stabbed, you think?
gasped. springing up and beginning to
dress myself hastily.
| I'VE think SO, sir. It's awful
'"rerrible!' 1 said, utterly dumfounded
by the mans amazing story after you
made the discovery how did you act?'
Il awoke the nurse, who slept in the
room adjoining. And then we awoke Miss
Mivart. The shock to her was terrible
poor young lady! When she saw the body
of the poor old gentleman she burst into
| tears; and at once sent me to you.
didn't find a cab till I'd walked almost
to Hammersmith, and then I came straight
on here +....- 49, .- r
"But is there undoubtedly foul play,
Short?" r.-. .-~.....
mo doubt whatever, sir. I'm nothing
: of a doctor, but 1 could see the wound
plainly-like small, clean cut just under
| the heart"
mo weapon about?'
2 Il didn't see anything SIR ~.
l Have you called the police?'' .'.
, mo- sir. Miss Mivart said she would
wait until you arrived. She wants your
: opinion" ....i.-. ~ <s.,-... =.
"And Mrs. Courtenay? How does she
L bear the, tragedy?' 80 49, 5~s-s5 81 =.
: The poor lady doesn't know YETI
!. Doesn't know! Haven't you told her p
NO, sir. She S not at home r .,N-
:. What? She hasn't returned? %
a mo, sir" responded the man.
That fact was. in itself, peculiar. Yet
: there was, I felt sure, some strong reason
+ II young Mrs: Courtenay remained the
: night with her friends the Hennikers
# Trains run to Kew after the theaters but
e she had possibly missed the last and had
# been induced by her friends to remain
r the night with them in town.
8 Yet the whole of the tragic affair was
certainly very extraordinary. IT was
It shorts duty to rise at 2 o'clock each
: morning and go to his masters room to
It ascertain If the invalid wanted anything
r Generally, however, the ; old gentleman
slept well; hence there had been no neces-
y sity for night nurse.
" When I entered the cab, and the mar
:, having taken a seat beside me we haC
IS set out on our long night drive out tc
d Kew, endeavered to obtain more de.
m tails regarding the Courtenay menage.
|
- was communicative. The shock he hac
20 sustained i'm discovering his master made
J. him so.
:. After ten years service he was devoted
At to his master, but from the remarks HI
- let, drop during our drive 1 detected tina
y, ne entertained a strong dislike of >the ole
~ gentleman's young wife. He was O
: course, we'll aware of my affection TO
: EthelWynn, and carefully concealed hi
~ thy towards her, an antipathy whc]
~, y. l somehow felt convinced existed. He re
y garded both sisters with equal mistrust
. Does your mistress often remain il
~ town with, her friends at night?''
w Sometin es When she goes to balls
=, "And is that often?"
~ mot very often.'
Il And didn't the. old gentleman know Q
o. his wife's absence?''
-, Sometimes. He used to ask IN
whether Mrs. Courtenay was at home, an
~ then was bound to tell the truth"
w BY his own admission, then, this ma
~ Short had informed the invalid Of hi
e wife's frequent absences. He was an in
We former, and as such most probably tn
enemy Of both Mary and Ethelwynn.
le' knew him to be the confidential servar
n OF the old gentleman but had not befor
ny suspected him of tale telling. Witho,
n doubt Mrs. Courtenay's recent neglect ha
sorely grieved the old gentleman. H
he dotted upon her. INDUCED her in ever
Ter whim and fancy, and like many an age
husband who has a smart young vii
dared not complain of any Of her action
he There is deal Of truth in the adag
There's no fool like an old fool
But the mystery was increasing, ar
DIS as we drove together down that lor
nd interminable high road through Hamme
hit smith to Chiswick. wet, dark and sie1
it'll at that hour, L reflected that the strans
presages Of insecurity which had so lo1
nd oppressed me was actually being futile
it. Amber Jevons had laughed at it. b
III would he laugh now? Tomorrow, witt
lot out doubt, he would be working at II
lat mystery in the interests of Justice Z
ble'E try to keep the affair out of the pre-
out would, knew too well, be impossible
m Those men, in Journalistic parlance call
Lirt liners are observation-disclosures f
copy. and always eager to seize up,
8 L anything tragic or mysterious.
as ITO be Continued Tomorrow
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the Another Use FOR Salt.
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