Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1897-04-16 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

QUEER CUSTOMER.  &rosins must retrograde sometimes, and we will ask our readers to go back with us to the terrible night when Herb it Temple lay dead under the very windows of his house,andto the sad group who stood around the dead body of their friend and relative in the snow. _ _  No trace of any Intruder could be seen? the snow in the avenue bad been a good deal trodden, and the unbroken white flakes which covered the ground were unmarked by any footstep. 'lwo deep stabs in the bank were the cause of death, and in one of these the weapon of the assassin was still stickiog when they lifted the body. It was Lord Addeleigh who drew it out, and a rush of blood followed it, adding more stains to the hideous tokens of murder with which the snow at their feet was splashed. "Quite gone !" said his lordship, laying his hand upon the heart, and trying in vain to find the slightest pulsation. "Whoever struck that blow aimed truly." A cold shiver passed ower the hearts of all as they listened. .  "Rouse yourself, Lionel, my boy," he said, laying his hand on the shoulder of the stricken younger brother. "Someone must go and prepare the widow for what we have to take home."  Widow I" Lionel looked like a man in a dream u he uttered the word. _ _ _  .• Ay, widow, my boy—that's it now. God help her, poor soul? God help her, for man cannot !" The widow! They all stared as they heard the word. Not ten minutes since they had left Emily in the drawing-room. a happy wife and loving mother, with words of proud love for her husband on her lips; and now what must they go back and tell her ? They looked at one another in dismay; but the moments were fleeing fast, and already they could see the ladies peeping earnestly from the drawing-room windows. _ . .  "Some one must go," Lord Addeleigh repeated, looking at Lionel. who vainly strove to speak. "I cannot, I cannot," he said at length. " Don't ask me."  It must be done lads," his lordship said quietly. It's a bard thing to do, but I'll do it. Maybe WI/ come better from me, who knew him when he was & little lad, than from you young ones. 111 do it. God rest his soul !" _ _ . _  MB voice broke into a sob as he turned away and walked rapidly across the smooth snow to the open windows of the drawing-room, where the friuhtened women were clustering, afraid to ask what had happened. Nothing that their worse fears could picture came up to the terrible realty. How he told his tale he never knew; but be signed to Helena, and broke it to her her in a hoarsewhisper, of which Emily caught the import as she leaned against the window eagerly listen. ing. No need to tell the loving. terrified wife what had happened ; her quick perceptions read calamity in his face, and almost before his white lips could form the words he came to speak, she guessed their import. "I knew it! I knew it !" she waded. "He is dead !" and sank into merciful insensibility a their feet.  They lifted her with reverent sympathy for the grief there was no assuaging. " Foor soul, 'tis better so!" Lnrl Addeleigh said sadly. "0. t your mother out of the way, Miss Temple. Come, my dear . go with this poor stricken soul. She'll want all the comfort we can give her." It it true, pip& ?" "Yes, my dear." .  She itere'd at him in vague bewilderment. fler young, unclouded spirit could not realise yet the fact of death in such a sudden and appalling form. _ _ . .  " ls Herbert really dead rshe asked again. as the door closed on Miss Temple, who led her mother away with her white face, whose calmness was painful to see. _ _ .  " Yes, my darling, murdered—here, on his own land, in sight of his own home! Can heaven look down on such sights unmoved?" He covered his face a moment, to hide his working features from her. Then he kissed her tenderly. . .  Don't you break down, or get hysterical, Clue."  "I won't, papa." "You can be of use, now, dear." gnu. 9" (To be ernstin,ted,,  The Scotch coal shipments for last week amounted to 111,186 tons, while for the name week of last year ainonut was 118,565 too*.