The Washington times., 1905-12-03
IV--The Anonymous Article

Va iOts lANthOiA IL VIII
have been Observed that For
tune had been cold to us. In
the incident which now
relate We were to some extent more
favored; for though our supreme OBJ
ject was not achieved, we were yet
enabled to save the life of her, who
is dearest to me in all the world.
have told you of the homicidal
mania which fell upon the professor,
and of the series of events which
caused my cousin, Sir Henry Grad
en-, the eminent scientist and ex-
plorer. TO be associated with Hell
delbers student, as | then was, in
an effort to contrive his capture.
How we failed to bring about the
murderer's arrest in Poland, through
the stupidity OF a forest guard.
have already explained. BY the time
] had obtained my release. Marnac
had again disappeared. A linguist
well provided with money. and ON all
points but one perfectly sane. had
no difficulty in finding refuge in the
cities OF Europe.
| have been in some doubt as to
the best means of briefly describing
the present incident Miss Mary
Weston, with whom discussed Athe
matter. at once offered 10 place her
diary at my disposal. Upon its perusal
| suggested that she should her
self extract she necessary items, add
ing such Introduction and eXplana-
tory notes as seemed necessary. To
this she has very kindly consented;
and the first portion of this remark
able story | therefore leave in her
hands.
MISS MARY WESTON'S MARIA
TIVE.
1t was in the winter of 1899 that
my fathers health began TO fail. In
the May of the following year ! re-
turned from my school near Paris,
and instead OF entering at Girton, as
my father had previously arranged,
| became his secretary. l was then
just eighteen. did the very best
l could, and in his dear, kind way,
he made me forget my miseries at
the endless blunders / committed.
You see, there were only we two;
for my mother died shortly after l
was born, and | was their only child.
We saw few people at our little
house, which was on the Trumping-
ton road, just outside Cambridge.
Ladies / met would often pity me
for the dull and lonely life | led,
and that used to make me very
angry. We were never dull or lone
ly, my dear father and l.
It may seem absurd that so distin-
guished man as DR.. Weston, NJ. A,
ID. &c., F. r. s., the Regius Professor
of Physic at Cambridge, should have
relied on the help of half-educated
school girl. But he was always
pleased TO say that my love and SYM
pathy were worth far more to him
in his work than if he had been serv-
ed by the cleverest woman that ever
headed an honor list
well remember the appearance of
Prof. Marnac's book, Science and
Religion" which was published 81
multaneously in German and English
at the beginning of the June of that
year. My father was violently OPP
posed to ii. but | was far more con-
cerned over the state into which il
threw him than | was about the
book, which, as a matter of fact
never read. He dictated 10 me a
most severe criticism, which at his
instructions ] sent to the editor OF
the University Review at 102A, Hen
rietta street, Covent Garden, London
The article was signed "Cantab, q
pseudonym that my father often
used, as he mad the greatest objec-
ton TO publicity.
About ten days after the August
University appeared-that being the
number which contained his article
my father received an anonymous
letter. IL was my duty TO open and
sort his correspondence, and | was
thus able 20 intercept it. 1t was
addressed to '-Cantab," and bad been
forwarded, unopened, by the editor
Of the Review. The envelope bore
a German stamp, but the post mark
had been smeared and was quite IN
distinguishable. The letter was neat
ly written in English. 1t consisted
almost entirely of the most violent
personal threats against my father
The writer declared that he wnuld
soon find out "Cantab's" real name
and would suitably repay him foi
his ISLANDERS against the greatest
scientific work of the century.
was very frightened about it, bat
several friends 10 whom ! showed
the letter laughed away my fears