The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-14

the Richmond and Twickenham Times,
the Independent over at Brentford, the
.Middlesex Chronicle at Hounslow, and
even the Middlesex Mercury of Isleworth,
all Wed with each other in obtaining the
most accurate information.
''Say nothing" Jevons urged. "Be civil
but keep your mouth closed tight. There
are one or two friends of mine among the
crowd. I'll see them and give them some
thing that will carry the story further.
j Remember, you mustn't make any state
ment whatsoever"
obeyed him, and although the reporters
followed me about all the morning, and
outside the house the police had difficulty
in preventing a crowd assembling. I re-
fused to express any opinion or describe
anything had witnessed.
| At II o'clock I received a wire from
Sir Bernard at Hove as follows:
! Much shocked at news. Unfortunately
very unwell, but shall endeavor to be with
you later in the day.
| At midday I called at the neighbor' S
house close to Kew Gardens station, where
| the widow and her sister had taken ref
Iuge Mrs. Courtenay was utterly broken
down, for Ethelwynn had told her the
terrible truth that her husband had been
murdered, and both women bounced upon
me eagerly to ascertain what theory the
police now held.
/ I looked at the woman who had held me
SO long beneath her spell. Was it posi-
bic that one SO open-faced and pure could
I be the author Of so dastardly and cow
ardly crime? Her face was white and
I anxious, but the countenance had now re-
assumed it's nomal innocence of express
sion, and in her eyes I saw the genuine
love-look of old. She had arranged her
hair and ~ress and no longer wore the
shawl.
1 TITS terrible-terrible Ralph!' she cried.
Poor Mary! The blow has utterly
crushed her.
4 II am to blame-it is my own fault"
exclaimed the young widow, hoarsely.
But had no idea that his end was so
; near. ! tried to be a dutiful wife, but
u O-only Ethelwynn knows hoR hard it
: was, and how I suffered. His maiady made
) him unbearable, and instead of uuarreling
o|I thought the better plan was to go out
and leave him with the nurse, What
, people have always said was alas, toe
true. Owing to the difference of our age
! our marriage was a CHASTITY failure And
; now it has ended in a tragedy
: responded in words as sympathetic as
v could find tongue to utter Her ewes
: were red with crying and her pretty face
7 was swollen and ugly. knew that she
: now felt a genuine regret at the loss OF
her husband, even though her life had
f been so dull and unhappy.
r While she sat in big arm-chair bowed
n in silence, 4 turned to Ethelwynn and dis.
t cussed the situation with her Thei,
e friends were most kind, she said The
e husband was churchwarden at Kew church
o and his wife was an ardent church work.
e er, hence they had long ago become ex.
cellent friends.
You have your friend Mr. Jeyons will
: you, hear. Nurse has just returned ant
, told me So 49,
n Yes. T 7 responded 7 He is making al
g independent inquiry. .,
S lbreathlessly.
e Nothing. =
e Then, as watched her closely. I saw
= that she brea thed again more freely p
s the manner In which she uttered A1h,ar,.
= name detected that she was not ~ al
n we'll disposed towards him Indeed sht
: spoke as though she feared that he r,;eh,
: discover the truth. -. tl -
: After half an hour left and ,,ore
n puzzled than ever, returned to the lo,Jse
), in Richmond Road. Sometimes fol,