The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-18

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What did She expect to find there?
Mother and son looked at EACH other,
but did not speak. q
"a young and beautiful woman" con-
tinued the surveyor. pleased at the
awful impression he was making. +,
young. and beautiful" repeated
Lady Carew, and again her eyes. with a
look of terror in them, sought those of
her son. =
Ssh must have been there eight or
ten days at least" Mr.. Gregson went
on. I'VE found her among the reeds.
They have laid her on the bank and
covered her face"
Poor creature!" Lady
Carew, her eyes filling with tears; and
she urned to the nearest path to tho
mere.
Sir Carlos clutched the surveyors
arm, and said in a husky voice: /
do not let her see; she is so deli
cate, the-the shock will kill her!"
Mr.. Gregson ran after Lady Carew,
and begged her to turn back.
"Do not go near, my lady" he said.
ait is not a fit sight for you" 5
Sir Carlos walked unsteadily toward
the fatal mere. The water was now so
INV llilt liiO hit da OOAC OF Lii0
bottom was visible. He could see tho
small crowd gathered round something
on the bank, and -involuntarily he drew
nearer and nearer. They were bending
over the silent, dripping figure, and a
new horror seized him.
He saw one Of the men-servants who
had just been speaking to his valet.
who formed one of the crowd He went
/ m tn tho man and n11tPhp6 his arm
II will give you a thousand pounds"
he said, in a hoarse voice, eff you Will
go to that cad woman and take from
her what she holds In her hand"
The man looked up at him, scared
and bewildered.
"A thousandd %pounds!" he repeated. 3
eyes. Immediately" gasped Sir Car
los, 'if you will go and get for me
what she holds In her hand!"
"I will try. What is it?"
"a cuff-a torn white men cuff with
a diamond solitaire" was the reply.
81 will give you a thousand pounds
for them"
"And I swear cried a harsh voice
on the other side of the servant, '1f
you touch that dead woman or take
from her the evidence which tells the
story of her death. you hall answer
first to the law, and then to me-"
Sir Carlos stood face to face with
Hiram West, his valet, the man who
had watched in silence so long and
now had captured his prey. They had
reached the crowd, n the people
made way for Sir Carlos. Hiram West
and Lady Carew.
What was it that was lying there
o. the grass. so stiff and stark, the
face covered. the black hair dripping,
one hand clutching something In a
death-grip. Sir Carlos reeled I'M fell
to the ground like one dead.
In a few moments the baronet was
on his feet again and staggering to-
ward the body. Hiram West stood be-
fore him with a shapeless bundle In
his hand.
"A woman drowned" said the valet
in a loud voice. 81 say. a woman mur
dered! And I, the only creature on
earth who loved that dead woman, ac-
cuse Sir Carlos Carew of the murder!
Let him deny it if he dare!"
"You are mad" cried one of the by
ISLANDERS contemptuously.
Lady Carew. with a look on her face
from which the men shrunk, tried to
get nearer and raise the handkerchief
from the dead woman's face; but they
would not let her.
The loud clear voice went on:
II loved the woman who lies MUIR
dered there, and 1 asked her to be my
wife. She laughed at me because he"
pointing to Sir Carlos--"had been
talking to her, and she had some hope
of being Lady Carew. l did not care
for her laughter, for I loved her with
Ill ... -N.,I. GIt 7 no-nal LAr &al1
her that / should watch over her, and
that, il harm came to her, his life
should pay for it; and, so help me
heaven, 1t shall! I accuse him of wilful
murder! See-the police are coming;
make way for them! l sent to Lynn
Mavis for them when I first heard
there was something wrong. I have
known for ten days past that Sir
Carlos Carew had had a struggle with
a woman. 1 have the evidence here.
Make way for the police. Let Super
intendent Chapman come here n look
at what | will show him."
Even then Sir Carlos remembered his
mother; he turned to look for her and
drew her nearer to him. His arm
thrown round her alone kept her from
falling to the ground.
"Listenl" cried Hiram West. 1T ac-
cuse Sir Carlos Carew of the wilful
murder Of Maggie Waldron! Here is
my proof. Ten days ago, when the old
house there was full of visitors. my
master dressed to receive his guests.
I helped him, and fastened diamond
s~olitaires in his linen cuffs. Later on
in the night he rams the bell in his
d~ressing-room. and l answered 1t. I
!, found him there. trembling in every
limb. He asked me for brandy, and I
gave 1t to him: then / saw that his
coat had a rent in it, n that the
white linen cuff had been torn from
one Of his shirt-sleeves-had been torn
right across. and was gone with the
solitaire. He told me that ne had been
for a stroll in the park. that he had
met a poacher and had had a struggle
with him. But he would not listen when
I offered to go and find the solitaire"
Hiram West unrolled the shapeless
bundle and held up. so that everyone
could see T., a black coat with a rent
in It. Then he held up a white sleeve
from which the cuff had been torn.
THAT g my evidence" he said.
Superintendent Chapman" he added,