The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-30
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to the original happenings as they can
he without pointing to the actual oc
currencc.
Matthew Tuttle was Il good man. n
good father and n good husband Uo
was comfortably off I'm this WORLDS
goods, happy and contented This
statcmcI is made with the reseryn-
tion 'lat so Mr.. Tuttle appeared. That
he had rleans is certain. That lie was
contented aud happy is assumed be.
cause no showed no sign to the con.
trary.
One afternoon after business hours
Mr.. Tuttle did not come home as usual
His wife waited dinner an hour; o. 10
O'Clock came, and still he did not come.
Mrs. Tuttle supposed he had been un-
avoidably detained, but why had he
not telephoned as usual? At ii oclocl,
she called up the police Headquarters.
requesting that they send to certain
places where her husband might Dossi
bly, be found. These places were Wis.
tied, but Mr.. Tuttle was not at any of
them.
Ihe next morning the city was ran
sacked Tor the missing man-that is
atter the usual hour for bis appear.
anee at his Office. That hour came
and the next and there were no signs
of Mr.. Tuttle. The day passed with.
out ,hc slightest trace OF him. His
Wlie soon fell into condition border
ii% on nervous proStIation.
Weeks, months, years passed and Mr.
Tuttlc Was not heard from The police
gave him up, considering his case one
OF the many in which the subject is
murdered ana the body successfully
got away with. This they at last toll
Mrs. Iutilc, and as soon as she became
convinced of ii herself, accepting the
incvitobl!, she became resigned ana
regainci her health. Her husbands
estate Was administered, and widow
and children were found to have In
hcrited such an income as they nee led
Five years after Mr.. TuttlcS dsap
pearance Il man of forlorn micn went
up to the Tuttles' front door AMI rang
the bell. OF the servant who answered
the summons he asked if Mrs. futile
lived there. He was Informed that she
owned the house. but had rented ii
and gone to Europe with her children.
The man turned away.
II was n Sunday morning. and he
| strolled almleSsly for awhile till. pass.
| ing Il church. he entered 1t and took
/ n back seat.
| whats that handsome marble be
| side the chanccl?" he asked in whis.
per Of olc next him.
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