Year: 1872

- see he is advertised Tor. Listen.
"One Hundred Pounds Reward-Th,
above reward will be given to any person
or persons who can give such information
as will lead to the discovery of George
Marr. son of the late Colonel Thomas
Marr. of Marr Court. in the county q
Gloucester. The said George Marr was
last seen in London. in November. three
years ago. and has not been heard ol
since. 1t is supposed that he emigrated
either to America or Australia. The
same reward will be given on satisfactory
proof of the death of the said George
Marr. All communications to he ad.
dressed to Messrs. Bingley and Bell. so
licitOrs. Gray's Inn


II know that firm said. Il should
like to ask some questions about this.


managed to find time. in the course
of that afternoon. TO call i'm at Gray's Inn,
and | saw Mr.. Bell. From him learned
that George Marr's elder brother was
dead. and as he left no issue. the estate
deyolyed on GeOrge-failin% him, to Il
cousin: and this cousin was naturally
rather anxious to know whether George
was alive or not. Private inquiries had
been made fruitlessly in all directions
but it was hoped that some information
might he obtained by means of the adj
yertisement which had appeared that
morning in the Tunes.


Well, we went abroad to spend our hol-
idays: and SO pleasantly did the time
pass, that the long vacation seemed un-
commonly short: but. as what we did
and where we went have nothing to do
with the main point of this story. must
come ut once 10 the day of oilr return to
England.


1t was the last day of October. The
autumn of that particular year broke up
hurriedly. and winter seemed to be al
ready upon us: and when we arrived at
Calais. the weather was so stormy that
some doubt was expressed As TO the pos
sibility of the mail boat crossing the
Channel. However, we hurried on board
those of the passengers. that is. who
had no time to spare, and were bound TO
be in London that evening many stayed
behind. intending to wait for calmer
weather. | think we were nearly four
hours crossing-the wind and sea increaS-
ing in their fury: and when We were safe
ly i'm harbOr at Dover, the storm rose TO a
hurricane. Many persons had gathered
together on the piers and quays. waiting
to see the boat come in. As was walk
ing toward the railway station. | particll-
larly noticed one figure in the crowd Ii
was man closely muffied up. who. OBJ
served. was continually glancing first
over one shoulder and then over the
other. as if to see if anybody was follow
ing him. His face was a peculiar one.
and it seemed not unfamiliar to me. l
heard him ask Custom House officer
what he thought about the weather. and
would it prevent the night mail from
crossing. The Custom House officer
merely, replied that the weather was
about as bad as it could be. and that the
boat would cross if the captain thought
it could be done in safety. Ii was not till
| was comfortably seated i'm corner OF
the railway carriage, and half to town.
that | remembered to whom that strange
face belonged. 1t was Denis Hilton that
| had seen at Dover. evidently intending
TO cross over that night if possible.


On that night the storm ragged on. The
papers. the next morning. were full of ac-'
counts of great damage that had been
lone by the violence of the wind and its
fury had not moderated when ! walked
down to my chambers.


was busily engaged in the perusal OF
a case that had been sent for my opinion.
when fancied heard the sound OF d cOn-
fused murmuring. and of many footsteps
upon the staircase. n minute or two az
forwards there was lurchlng at my
door. 1t was opened by my clerk. i
heard whispering outside. and then my
clerk came hurriedly into my room, with
a mortified expression on his face. and
said


1T is the Thames Police. sir-they
have brought something for you to see"


Let them bring it in" answered.
rather astonished.


beg your pardon. sir" said one of
the men. I'VE found this here in the
river this morning"


He partially removes the covering.


NV God. 1t is the same woman who
called on me nearly ten months ago. and
left packet in my charge.


..Why have they brought her here: l
ask.


"On searching her. this bit of paper
turned up"


The man handed me crumpled piece
of paper. OH which / could read these
words: IF ever my body should be
found drowned. let it be taken to the
chambers of Mr.. Grantly, in the temple.
He will know what to do


policeman" | began..'' have only
seen this unhappy creature once in my
life: and ] cannot imagine


beg your pardon, sir" interrupted
the man; but you are lawyer. and you
know as there must be an inquest.
Wouldn't it be as well to reserve ANY,
thing you have to say for that OccasiOn"


saw at once what the man limited. I
might be implicated in her death. So |
merely observed:


IAN say is, that | have not notion
who she is, nor who her friends are. You
had better take the body to the usual
place; and shall be quite ready to at
tend TO the inquest, and give all the in
formati n in my power"


Silently the men bore away their ghast-
ly burden. and was left alone. Now.
then, to open that packet ] was to read
The next time she who had given it TO me
should be in my room. She had come to
me again; and began to suspect that
understood the motives ofmy dead client.
l took the packet from its place of safety,
broke the seal, and readas follows:


.'If you keep the promise which l shall
ask you to make when ! place this paper
in your hands. you will not read this let
ter till am dead. FL do not die in the
manner in which firmly believe that |
shall die, it is possible that you may never
read it at all; but know what must hap
pen sooner or later, and leave you to the
task of first avenging me.


Six years ago I was happy and light
hearted girl. All my future life seemed
to smile upon me, and | had happy
home. But love came to me: and, in
sensibley at first, all my happiness faded
away. 1t was at small party in the
country that first met George Mari and
Dennis Hilton. Both of them paid me
pieat attention; but ] liked the former.
and disliked the latter. Time passed on
and George and grew to love each other;
but suddenly my father took violent
prejudice against him: declared that
George had been making to me against
his-my fathers desires, aud forbade him
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