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%?: ; Continued from First Page. The open envelope was-addressed^ vident] - a, feigned handwriting}; to ^Mrs. Ferrari -v . '.- thftp?s?fark.was^emx^ The contents < ?hft?*V$?*opV were a sheet of foreign no: { ? paper, and a foldedint?osure. ^ ^ I] On the ' note paper, oaty-oro linfe was wri ???f . ^tt. It was agamln a feigned handwriting .and it contained diese -words: ??Te console you for the loss?o$ your hu : fcandT' ^rCF Agnes opened tbe in closure next. Itwasa Bank ot "England uot^foratho : ; w?ad TX>unds. _ CHAPTER TL Th? next day th* friend and legal ad vis. jv cf Agnes Lockwood, Mr^Troy, called on h< by appomtmenthi the evening. Jira. Ferrari-?tiif persisting in the ccavi ^Cv ? ?m of . her husband^ death-had sufficient! ' ^TecovereH to'be -present at tbe consnltatio! - Assisted by Agnes, she told the lawyer ti ?^?3 little that" was known relating to Ferrari -disappearance, and then produced the corr -spoadence coBnect?i^ith that event M "Troy read_ (first) the tbj^.?etters addressed b ferrari to."lus wife; (secondfy) the Jett? .".written by Ferrari's courier friend, descril ring his visit to the palace and his interview .:' "with Lady Montbarry; and (thirdly) the ot line o? ajionymgps writing wiac?^daccou waaied 8? exju^rdiuaxy sift of a thotisaa ' Jo^^e^Vwif? W - J| .L ^?B?^w^ ^tfla^pe^^ tte li? ^er who neted for Lady, ?yc?iard. in the cas ;;h>- :- of theft, generally-described as the case c g?p ""My Lad\Js Money," Mr. Troy was not on!; ???1 awiau o< learning and experience in his prc ^teiriott^^^w^.^a^' a num . who had see ?aometuing?6f society at Choice -and abroad ;:- Ufo possessed a keen eye for character, ^.;r; quaint humor, and ?' kindly nature, whici had not been deteriorated even by a lawyer ?V-:. professional'experience of mankind. Wit a? these personal advantagesyit is^questico nevertheless, whether he was the fittest ad |? -viser wbotn Agnes*cou?d ihave chosen nude ?? tthectrornstances. Iit^.ji5&sl Ferrari, wit! iv . many domestic merits, was au essential!; 5? r- * -commonplace woman: Mr: TroyVas the las ipersou living who was likely to attract he sympathies-he was the exact opposite of J |* { commonplace man. *Sholooks-verv^^poor tbinjrr"^ lu tba? ~ swords the lawyeropenefT the" business of th? evening, referring to Mrs.. Ferrari ?S uncere 'y- xnoniously as if-she had been-out-of tiie room "She ba? suffered a terrible shock," Agne answered. ,r ; - - , . Mr. Troy turnecMoSrs. Ferrariv?ndlooiei ?at>her again, with the interest dne to the vic p-? "tim of a shock. He drummed absently wit! his fingers on the table. At last be spoke t ; .. - -ker;- ??- - - -~ r^lfy -good lady, you. don't really beiiev ^at^your husband is dead r igfp.Mrs. Ferrari put her handkerchief to he: f '?rea. The word "dead"7 was ineffectual t> express her feelings. Murdered P- she said -?tenily,-behindberhai>dkercbief. >*Wby3 And Uy-whomr-Mr. Troy asked . Mrs. Ferrari seemed "to -find- sonic ??UcuI?s ip ia answering. aYou hava read my bia |: band's letter, sir.f.she began. ~1 believe ht |? ?diacovered"- She got ?s ?far -as that, an* : there she stop: ?ed. ' *What didL^cbscover.?' ?| There are limits to human patience-evei - 4he patience of-a. bereaved wife. This coo j. -question -irritated Mrs. Ferrari inte express dug henel 'plainly at last. -*<He -disecwesed Lady Monibarry and tb< 'barotiP sbe answered, with a barst of hy? . ^teriad^ehenre^eu^ *?Tbe baron ts MO mon ?thatv?e womans brother than I am. Tbl wickedness of those two wretches came tonrj poor, dear husband's knowjedge. The lady-i niaid left her place on account of it. If Fer sari had gone away, too, he would have beet .alive at this moment. They have killed rem, il say they have killed him, to prevent ic iron -getting to Lord .Montbexry** <ears* So, it .-short, sharp sentences, and in louder and : louder accents, Mrs.Ferrari stated ?her opm ion of the case. Still "keeping bis own view in reserve, Mr. Troy listened with an expression of satirical approvaL **Very strongly stated, Mrs. Ferrari,^ he amid. **You build.'up your .sentences welt; you. clinch your cenclasio.-ts ?n a workman ^Jike manner. If yea, had been a man you . V^^^ould have made a^ood Jawyer-you would have taken juries by the scruff of their necks. Complete tb? .case, nay good lady-complete ? the case. Tefl us -next who sent you this letter, inclcsing the banknote. The two wretches' who jnm^deiTed,_Mxr Ferrari would ft hardly put their hands ia their pockets and seed you ?^,f00.. Whois it-eh? I see the postmark on the fetter is .Venice.' Have you say friend in that i nt'-resting city with a iargeheart, and a purse tbcerrespoud, who 'has been let into the secret and who wishes to .CODsolo y nu anony rnousiy ?" ' ?t was not easyto"rep>y''to^hfe. '"^^rsT Fer? rari began to feel the first inward a. caches - . . of something like hatred toward Mr. Troy. **I don't understand you. sir," she answered. **Idon't think this is a joking matter."' Agnes interfered for the first time. She drew her chair a little nearer to uer legal counselor and friend. -"What is ike most probable explanation, m ar.your ophiiony she asked. "? shall offend Mrs. Ferrari if I tell you," XT. Troy answered. "Sb, sir, yoe wontf cried Mrsi Fetrari, hating Mr. Troy uiidisguisedly Irv this time. The lawyer leaned hack in his chair. -Very welL," he said, in his most good humored man? ner. "Lei** have it our. Observe, madam-, I dou*t dispute yomr view of the position of affairs at the palace in Teuice. You have your bushaud's letters to justify you, and : you have also the significant fact that Lady Moatbarry's maid did really leave the house. "We will say, then, that Loni Montbarry has presumably been made the victim of a foul ii wrong; that Mr. Fen ari was the first to find sit oat, and that the guilty persons had rea ion? to fear, not only that he would acquaint ^ Lord Montbarry with his discovery, but that be would be a principal witness against them if the scandal was made pu bbc ia a court of |k law. Xow mark! admitting alf this, I draw KLj*^ a totally different conclusion from the con W erasion ax which you have arrived. Here is your husband left in this miserable household of three, ander very awkward circumstances for hyn. What does he do? But for the banknote and the written message sent to yoa with it, I should say that he had wisely withdrawn himself from association with dis > graceful discovery and exposure by taking i aecref'y JO flight. The money modifies this a -view-emfav orably so far as Mr. Ferrari is f concerned, I still believe he is keeping out of the way. But I now say he is paid for keeping oat of the way-and that banknote there on tbe table is the price of his absence, paid hy the guilty persons to his wife."' Mrs. Ferrarfs watery gray ejes brightened - toddeniy; Mrs. Ferraris dull, d ab colored complexion became enlivened by a glow of brilliant red. ?It's false!" she cried. "It's a burning tharne to speak of my husband in.thnt way !" *I told you I should offend you!* said Mr. Troy. Agnes interposed once more-in thc mffrest of peace. She took the offended wifes Laud; abe appealed to the lawyer to reconsider that aide of bis theory which reflected harshly on Ferrari. "While he was seid speaking rho serraut interrupted her by entering the room -with av???i:ig c=rd. It was tlie card of Henry Westwick; and there wak an ominous request written on it in penen. UI bring bad news. Let me see you fr>r a minute down stairs." Agnes immediately left the room. Alone with Mrs. Ferrari, Mr. Troy per? mitted his natural kindness of heart to show itself on the surface at last. He tried to make his peace with th? courier's wjfo. *You have every claim, my good soul, to resent a reflection cast upon your husband;? be began. .*! may even say that I respect ? yon for speaking so warmly in his defense. At the same time remember that I am bound, ia such a serious matter as this, to tell you what is really in my mind. 1 can have no intention o* offending you. seeing that 7 ?rn a total stranger to you ai-d to ?lr. Ferrari. A thousand-pounds is a large sum of money: and ' a-poor man may excusably be tempted by it to do nothing worse than to keep mr. <?:" the way for awhile. My only inrere>t. acting on your behalf, is to get ac tbe tunk ti you will give me time, I see no reason to despair cf finding your husband yet." Ferrari's wife listened, without- being con ?mced; her narrow little mind, filled toits extrente capacity by her unfavorable opinion of Mr. Troy, had no room left for the pro? cess of correcting its first impression. "I am mach obliged to you, sir," was all she said. Her eyes were more communicative-her % .eyesadded, in their language. "You may say What you please; I wili never forgive you to my dying day." Mr. Troy gave it up. He composedly wheeled his chair round, put his hands in his pockets, and looked out of the window. After an interval of silence, the drawing room door was opened. ggK; * Mr. Troy wheeled round again briskly to the table, expecting- to see Agnes. To bis j surprise, there appeared, in her place, a per- j feet stranger to him-a gentleman in the prime of life, with a marked expression, of pain and embarrassment tun bis handsome f?ce^ Es looked at Mr. -STrafr ?nd bowed gravely. illara so unfortunate as. to have^brougbt news to Hiss Agnes Lockwood which, has greatly 'distressed ber,'' he said. "She has re? tired to her room. I am requested to make her excuses, and to speak to you in her place.'" Having introduced himself in tn ose terms, he noticed Mrs. Ferrari, and held out hw baud to her kindly. "It is some veal's siuce we last ?et. Emily."be-said. "I am afraid you have atmest forgotten the 'Master H-Aary\of old times.* Emily, in some little confusion, made ber acknowledgments, and begged to Know ifshe-ceuldhe of any? use'to MU>^ L>ck wood. "The old manse is with her," Henry answered, "they -will be bester left to? gether.1' He turned once more to Mr. Troy. "I ought to tell yon," he said, "that ray name is Henry Westwiek. I am the younger brother'of the late Lord Montbarry.** "The late Lord Moaibanyf ' Mr. Troy ex? claimed. "My brother died at Venice yesterday even? ing. There, is the telegram." With that startling answer he handed the paper to Mr. Trey. ^ " ? ' The message -was in these words: ? ?LadjP Montbarry, Venice. To Stephen B?oert Westw^k^ewb?Ty^??ote?, London. It is useless tfrtake the journey. Lord Mont barry'died of bronchitis at 8:40 this eveniug. AU needful details by post." "Was this expected, sir?" the lawyer asked. "1 cannot say tbat.it has taken ns entirely by surprise," Henry answered. uMy brother Ste? phen (who is now the head "Sf the family) re? ceived a telegram three days siuce. informing him that alarming symptoms had declared themselves, and that a second physician had been called in. He telegraphed back to say that he had left Ireland for London, on his way to Venice, and to direct that any further mes? sage might be sent to his liotfeL - The reply rame ia a second telegram.' It announced timt-L'?rd Montbany was inv?state of insen? sibility, and tbat, in his brief intervals of conciousness, he recognized nobody. My brother was advised to wait in London for tater information. The third telegram is nev i:i your hands. That is "all I know up to th-* present time." Haptieaiug to look at the courier's wife, M--. Troy was struck by the expression of ??auk fear whick showed itself- ia the wo ? tuaii's face. ! ~*Mrs. Ferrari,"* he said, "have you beard what Mr. Wes* wirk has just told mef ! "E.very word of-it. sir." "Have you auy questions to sski" - *^So, sir.~ *YoU s-^em to be alarmed,7' the lawyer per? sisted. "Is it still about your husband?" *'i shall never see my husband again, sir. ! I have thought so all along, as you know. I J feel sure of it now." .'Sure of it, after what you have just j hem-?:?" -Yes, sir.'1* '.'Can you tell mc why?** j "Xo, sir. lt's a feeling I have. I eau t tell why.** "bli. a feeling!*' Mr. Troy repeated, in a toi JO of compassionate contempt. "When it conies to feelings; my good soul"- He left the .sett tence unfinished, and rose to take his leave vf Mr. West wick. ?The truth is, ho bo? gan to feel puzzled himself, and he did not choose to let Mrs. Ferrari see it. "Accept tile "Xpressioa cf my sympathy, sir," he said to Mr. West wick poutely. "I wish you good I evening." j Henry turned to Mrs. Ferrari, as the law? yer closed the door. ""I have heard of your trouble, Emily, from Miss Lockwood. Is there anything I can do to help you?" "Nothiug, sir, thank yon. Perhaps I had better go home after what has happened? 3 will call to-morrow, and see if I can be of any use to Miss Agnes. Z am very sony for her." She stole away, with her formal courtesy, her noiseless step, and her obstinate resolution to take.the gloomiest view of her husband's eas.? Henry West wi ck looked round him in the solitude of the little drawing room. There was nothing to keep him in the house, and yet Le lingered in iL It was something io "bc even near Aimes-to see the tilings belonging to her scattered about the room. There, in one comer, was her chair, with her embroi? dery on the work table by its side. On the little easel near the window was ber last drawing, not quite finished yet. The book she had been reading lay od the sofa, with hxT tinv~penc?l case in it to mark the place at which she had left off. One after another he TO&ed at the objects that reminded him of the woman whom he loved-took them up tenderly, and" laid them down again with a ! sigh. Ah, how far, how unattainably far ! frein him she was stili! "She will never for ! get Mont barry," he thought to himself, as he I took up his hat to go. "Not one of us feels his death as she feels it. Miserable, miser? able wretch, ho w she loved him I" :.? In the street, as Henry closed the house door, he was stopped by a passing acquaint? ance-a wearisome, inquisitive man-doubly unwelcome to him at that moment. "Sad news, Weetwick, this about your brother. Rather an unexpected death, wasn't it? We never heard at the club that Montbarry's lungs were weak. What will the msuraree' offices do?" Henry started; he had never thought of his brother's life insurance. What could the of ' fice - do but pay? A death by bronchitis, cer i titled i>y two physicians, was surely the least ! di putable of all deaths. "I wish you hadn't j put that question into my head !" be brok?out, j irritably. **Ak r said his friend, "you think the widow will get the money? So do I' so do Ii" CHAPTER VIL Some days later the insurance offices (two j in number) received the formal annouuee j ment of Lord Mont barry's death, from her ! ladyship's London solicitors. The sum in ! sured in each office was ?5,000-on which one j year's premium only had been paid. In tho j face of such a pecuniary emergeucy as this. '. the directors thought it desirable to consider j their position: The medical advisers of the i two oliices, who had recommended the insur j ance of Lord Montbarry's life, were called ! into council over their own reports. The re? sult excited some interest among persons con? nected with tiie business of life insurance. | Without absolutely declining to pay the money. The two offices-acting in concert decided ou sending a commission of inquiry to Venice, "for the purpose of obtaining further information." . Mr. Troy received the earliest Intelligence of wuat was going on. He wrote at once tc . communicate his news to Agnes: adding what ? he considered to be a valuable hint, in the? word's: "You are. intimately acquainted, I know, with Lady Rarviile, the late Lord Mont jjfcarry's eldest sister. The solicitors employed loy her husband are also solicitors to one of j the two insurance offices. There may possi j bly be something in the report of the commis I sion of inquiry touching on Ferrari's disap j pearance. Ordinary persons would not be j permitted, of course, to see such a document j But a sister of the late lord is so near a rela? tive as to be an exception to general rule**, j If Sir Theodore Barville puts it on that foot : mg, the lawyers, even if they do not allow his wife t<> look at the report, will at least i answer any discreet question she may ask re { ferring to it." j The reply was received by return of post. ! Agnes declined to avail herself of Mr. Troy's ? projiosaL j "My interference, innocent as it was," she ; wrote, "has already been productive of such ; deplorable results that I cannot and dare not j stir any further in the case of Ferrari. If I j had not consented to let that unfortunate ! man refer to me by name, the late Lord I Montbarry would never have engaged him, 1 and his wife would have been spared the mis? ery and suspense from which she is suffering now. I would not even look at the report to - which you allude if it was put in my hands I have heard more than enough already of that hideous life in the palace at Venice. If Mrs. Ferrari chooses to address herself to Laxly Barville-with your assistance-^-that is, of course, another thing. But, even in this case. I must make it a positive condition that my name shall not be mentioned. Forgive me, my dear Mr. Troy! I am very unhappy, and very unreasonable-but I am only a woman, and you must not expect too much from me." Foiled in this direction, the lawyer next advised making the attempt to discover the present address of Lady Montbarry's English maid. This excellent suggestion had ons drawback: it could only be carried out by spending money-and there was no money to spend. Mrs. Ferrari shrunk from the bare idea of making any use-of the ?1,000 note. ' It had been deposited in the safe keeping of ? bank. If it was even mentioned in her hear ing, she shuddered and referred to it, wjth melodramatic fervor,* as "ury liusb? blood money I" So, under stress of circumstances, th( tempt to solve.the mystery of Ferrari's appearance was suspended for awhile. It was the last month of the year 1SS0. commission of inquiry was already at w having begun its investigations on De On the 10th the term for which the late I Montbarry had hired the Venetian palace pired. News by telegram reached the i rance offices that Lady Montbany had 1 advised by -her lawyers to leave for Lor with as little -delay as possible. Baron Ri it was believed, .would accompany hei England, but would not remain in tbatc< try unless his services were absolutely quired by her ladysliip. The baron, " known as? au enthusiastic-student-of che try," had heard ?of" certain recent disco v< in connection with that science in the Un States, and was anxious to investigate ti personally. These items of news, collected by Troy, were duly communicated to Mrs. '. rari, whose anxiety about her husband rr her a frequent-a too frequent itor at the lawyer's office. She tempted to relate what sh? bad he to her good friend and protectress. A? steadily refused to listen, and positively bade any further conversation relating Lord Montbarry's wife, now that Lord M< barry j*as no more. "You have Mr. Tro; advise yon ** she said; "and you are welc< to what little money I can spare, if mone wanted. All I ask in return is that you not distress me. I am trying to sepal myself from remembrances"-her voice tered; she paused to control herself-"fi remembrances," she resumed, "which sadder than ever siaoe I have heard of L Montbarry's death. Help me by your lenee to recover my spirits, if I can. Let hear nothing more until I <ao rejoice ** you that your husband is found."" Time advanced to the 13th of the mon and more information of the interesting s reached Mr. Troy. The labors of the ir rance commission had come to an end report had been received from Venice t day, _._ CHAPTER VIII On the 14th the directors and their le advisers met for the reading of' the rep with closed doors. These were the terms which the commissioners related the result! their inquiry*: "Private and Confidential. "We have the honor to inform our direct that we arrived in Venice on Dec. 6,1? On the same day we proceeded to the pal inhabited by Lord Montbarry at the time his last illness and death. "We were received with all possible cb tesy by Lady Montbarry's brother, Rai j. Ri var. 'My sister was her husband's only tendant throughout his illness,* the baron formed us. 'She is overwhelmed by gr and fatigue-or she would have been here -receive yon personally. "What are yo wishes, gentlemen, and what can I do 1 you, iu her ladyship's place?' "In accordance with our instructions, answered that the d*ath and burial of Lc Montbarry abroad made it desirable to < tain more complete information relating his illness and to the circumstances whi had attended it than could be conveyed writing. We explained that the law prov ed for the lapse of a certain interval of tn before the payment of the sum assured, a we expressed our wish to couduct theiinqui with the mest respectful consideration f her ladyship's fpelings, and for the couve euee of any other members of the family : habiting the house. "To this the baron replied. 'I am the oi member of the family living here, and I a the palace are entirely at your aispos: From first"to last we found this gentleman pi fectly straightforward and most amiat willing to assist us. " With the one exception of her ladyshi; room, we weut over the whole of the pala the same day. It is au immense place, on partially furnished. The first floor and pa of the second floor were the portions of that had been inhabited by Lord Montbar and the members of the household. We ss the bed chamber at one extremity of the ps acc. in whick his lordship died, and thesmi room communicating with it, which he us as a study> Next to this was a large apai nient or hall, the doors of which be bab nally kept locked, his object being-as . were informed-to pursue his studies uuinK rup'.edly in perfect solitude. On the otb side of the large, hall were the bed ch a mb occupied by her ladyship and the dress? room in which the maid slept previous to h departure for England. Beyond these we the dining and -reception ro?nas. opening in an ante chamber, which gave access to ti grand staircase of the palace. "The only inhabited rooms on the secor floor were tue sitting room and bed room c enpied by Baron Rivar, mid another room ; some distance from it. which had been ti bed room of the conner, Ferrari. "Tho rooms on the third floor and on tl basement were completely uniuruished, ai in a condition of great neglect. We inquir? if there was anything to be seen below tl basement-and we were at once inform< that there were vauitst beneath which we we: at perfect liberty to visit. "We went down, so as to leavo no part i the palace unexplored. The vaults were, was believed, used as dungeons in the o; times-say some centuries since. Air ar light were only partially admitted to the; dismal places by two long shafts of windin construction, which communicated with tl back yard of the place, and the openings c which, high above the ground, were protect*? by iron gratings. 1 he stone stairs leadin down into the vault* could b* closed at wi by a heavy trap dooi* in the back hall, whic we found open. The baron himself led tb way down the stairs. We remarked that might be awkward if that trap door fell dow and closed the opening beliind us. The baro smiled at the idea. 'Don't be alarmed, ger tlemen,'he said: 'the door is safe. Iliad a interest in seeing to it myself, when wo fir.* inhabited the place. My favorite study i the study of experimental chemistry-an my workshop, since we have been in Veuicc is down here.' "These last words explained a curious smei in the vaults, which we noticed the momen wo entered them. We can only describe th smell by saying that it was of a twofold sor -faintly aromatic, as it were, in its first ci . feet, but with some after odor very sicken ing in our nostrils. The baron's furnaces an< j retorts, and other things, were all there t speak for themselves, together with som packages of chemicaLs, having the name an< address of the person who had supplied then plainly visible on their labels. 'Not a pleas ant place to* study,' Baron Rivar observed 'but my sister is timid. She has a horror o chemical smells and explosions-and she lia banished me to. these lower regions, so tba my experiments may neither be smelled no; beard.' He held out his bauds, on which w< had noticed that ho wore gloves in the house 'Accidents will happen sometimes,' he said 'no matter how careful a man may bc . burned my hands severely in trying a nev combination the other day, and they are onlj recovering now.' " We mention these otherwise unimportant incidents in order to show that our explora I tion of the palace was not impeded by am attempt at concealment We were even ad mitted to her ladyship's own room-on a sub? sequent occasion, when she went out to tak< the air. Our instructions recommended us to examine his lordship's resident, beeausi the extreme privacy of his life at Venire, ami the remarkable departure of tho only twe servants in the house, might have some sus picious connection with the nature of hi? death. We found nothing to justify sus? picion. "As to his lordship's retired way of life, we have conversed on the subject with the con? sul and banker-the only two strangers who held any communication with him. He called once at the bank to obtain money on his letter of credit, and excused himself from accepting an invitation of visiting tho banker at his private residence on the ground of delicate j health. His lordship wrote to the sam?- effect j on sending his card to the consul, to excuse j himself from personally returning that J gentlemans visit to the palace. We have I seen the letter, and we beg to offer the fo?low . ing copy of it 'Many years passed in India ; have injured my constitution. 1 have ceased to go into soc iety ; the one occupation of my life now is the study of Oriental literature. The air of Italy is befter^for ine than tho air of England, or I never should have left home. Pray accept the apologies of a student and an invalid. The active part of my life is at an end.' Th*3 self seclusion of his lordship seems fr us to be explained in these brief lines. We have not, however, on that account spared our inquiries in other dire?: ?. >.-* Nothing to excite a suspicion of anything wrong has cobie to our knowledge. "As to the departure of the lady's maid, we have seen the worn in's receipt for her wages, in which it is expressly stated that she 1< Lady Montbarry's service because she dislik the continent and wished to get back to h own country. This is not an uncommon 1 suit of taking English servants to forei; parts. Lady Montbarry lias informed us th she abstained from engaging another maid consequence of the extreme dislike which 1 lordship expressed to having strangers in t house iu the stn te of his health at that time. "The disappearance of the courier Ferr: is, in itself, unquestionably a suspicious c cumstance. Neither her ladyship nor t baron can explain it, and no investigatt< that wc could niake has thrown the small? light on this event? or has justified us in as? elating tt, either directly or indirectly, wi the object of our inquiry. We have evt gone the length'of examining the p?rtela teau which Ferrari left behind him. It co tains nothing but clothes and linen-i moue}-, and not evema scrap of paper in t pockets of the clothes. The portmanteau 1 mains in charge of the police. "Wc have also fe-ui.l opportunities speaking privately with the old woman wi attends to the rooms occupied by her lad ship and the baron. She was. recommend? to fill this position hythe keeper of the n taurant who has" supplied the meals to tl family throughout the period ot their ie) dence at the palace. Her character is mc favorably spoken of. Unfortunately, h limited intelligence makes her of no value a witness. We were patient and careful questioning her, and we found ber perfect willing to answer us; but we could elk nothing which is worth including in the pre entreport. "On the second day of our inquiries we h: the honor of an interview with Lady Mon barry. Her ladyship looked miserably wei and ill, and seemed to be quite at a loss ; understand what we wanted with her. Bart ^iVar, who introduced us, explained the n ture of our errand in X'enice, and took pail i to assure her that it was a purely formal dui on which we were engaged. Having salish* her ladyship on this point,-he discreetly le the room. "The questions which we addressed to Lao Montbarry related mainly, of course, to b lordship's illness. The answers, given wii great nervousness of manner, but withoi the slightest appearance of reserve, inform* us of the facts that follow: i ?Lord Montbarry had been out of order f < some time past-nervous and irritable. ? li first complained of having taken cold on No 13, last; he passed a wakeful and feverii j night, and remained in bed the next day. Hi lad}-ship proposed sending for medical ad vic He refused to allow her to do this, sayh: that he could quite easily be his own doct< in such a trifling matter as a cold. Some hi lemonade was made at his request, with view to producing persuiration. Lady Mon barry's maid having left her at that time, tl courier, Ferrari (then the only servant in tl house) went out to buy the lemons. Her ladj ship made the drink with her own hands, was successful in producing the perspiratic -''and Lord Montbarry had some hours < sleep afterward. Later in tho day, Lavin need of Ferrari's services. Lady Montbarr rang for him. The bell was not answerei Baron Fd var searched for the man, in tl palace and out of it, in vain. From that tin forth, not a trace of Ferrari could be disco ered. This happened on Nov. H. "On the night of the 14th, the feveris symptoms accompanying his Iordshi&'s co) returned. They were in part, perhaps, attr?t utable to the annoyance and alarm caused b Ferrari's mysterious disappearance. It ha been impossible to conceal the circumstance as his lordship rang repeatedly for th courier; insisting that the man should relicv Lady Montbarry and the baron by ta kin their places during the night at his bedside "On the loth (tue day on which the old wc man first came to do the housework), hi lordship complained of a sore throat, and o a feeling of oppression on the chest. Or. *hi day, and again on the 10th, her ladyship AU tiie baron entreated him to seo a doctor. II still refused. 'I don't want strange faw about me; my cold will run its course, k spite of the doctor-that was his answer. _Oi the 17th he was so much worse, that it was de cided to send for medical help wliethcr h liked it or not. Baron Rivar, after iuquir at the consul's, secured the services of Dr Bruno, well known as an eminent pbysiciai in Venice, with the additional recommcuda tion of having resided in England, and hav ing made himself acquainted with Englisl forms of medical practice: -'Thus far, our account of his lordship's ill ness has been derived from statements mad? by Lady Montbarry. The narrative, will nov be most fitly continued:iii the language o the doctors own rc-)>oru, herewith subjoined " 'My medical diary informs me that I first saw theXnglish lord. Montbarry, on Nov. 17 He was suffering from a sharp attack ol bronchitis. Some precious time had beei lost, through his obstinate objection to thc presence of a medical man at his bedside Generally speaking, ho appeared to be in ? delicate state of health. His nervous systeir was out of order-he was at once timid and contradictory. When I spoke to him in Eng? lish he answered in Italian, and when I tried him in Italian he went back to English. It mattere?! little-the malady had already mad? such progress that he could only speak a few words at a time, and those iu a whisper. " 'I at once applied tho necessary remedies. Copies of my prescriptions (with translation into English) accompany tbe present state? ments and are left to s?>cak for themselves. " 'For tho next three days 1 was in constant attendance on my patient. He answered to tho remedies employed-improving slow]}', but decidedly. I could consci ntiously assura Lady Montbarry that no danger was to be apprehended thus far. She was indeed a most devoted wife. I vainly endeavored to induce her to accept the services of a compe? tent nurse; she would allow nobody to attend on her husband but herself. Night and day ' this estimable woman was at his bedside. In her brief intervals of repose her brother watched the sick man in her place. This brother was. I must say, very good company in the intervals when we had time fora little talk. He dabbled in chemistry down in the horrid under water vaults Of the palace, and he wanted to show ino some of his experi? ments. I have enough of chemistry in writ? ing prescriptions, and I declined. He took it quite good humored ly. ""I am straying away from my subject. Let me return to the sick lord. "'Up to tho 30th, then, things went well enough. I was quite unprepared for the dis? astrous change that showed itself when I paid Lord Montbarry my morning visit on the 21st. He had relapsed, and seriously re? lapsed. Examining him to discover the cause, I found symptoms of pneumonia-that is to say, in unmodieal language, inflamma? tion of the substance of the lungs. He breathed with difficulty, and was only par? tially able to relieve himself by coughing. I made the strh-test inquiries, and was assured that his medicine had been administered as carefully as usual, and that he had not been exposed to any changes of temperature. It was with great reluctance that I added to Lady Montbarry\s distress; but I felt bound, when she suggested a consultation with an? other physician, to own that I too thought there was really need for it. " 'Her ladyship instructed me to spare no expense, and to get thc best medical opinion iu Italy. The l<est opinion was happily within our reach. The fir>t and foremost of Italian physicians is Torello bf Padua. 1 sent a special messenger for the great man. ile arrived on the evening of the 21st, and confirmed ni}* opinion that pneumonia had4 set in, and that our patient's lifo was iii ?hin? ger. 1 told him what roy treatment of tho case had been, and ho approved of it in every particular. He made some valuable sug? gestions, and (at Lady Montbarry's express request) ?io consented to defer bis return to Padua until the following morning. "' Wo both saw thc patient at intervals in tho course of the night. The disease, steadily advancing, set our utmost resistanco at de? fiance. In the morning Doctor Torello took his leave. "1 can be of no further use," he j said tome. "Themanis past all help-and j he ought to know it.."' j " 'Later in the day I warned my lord, as j gently as I could, that Ids time ha-1 como. I j am informed thar there are serious reasons j for my stating what passed between us on i this occasion, in derail, and without any re j s:rve. I comply with t!i^ request, j " 'Lord Montbarry received I he intelligence j of his approaching death with becoming cbm j posure, but with a certain doubt. He signed j to me to put my ear to his mouth. He whis : pe red. faintly, "Are you sure?'' lt was no j time to deceive him; I said, "Positively sure." j He waited a little, gasping for breath, and then he whispered again, "Feel under my pillow.*; I found under his pillow a letter, . sealed and stamped, ready for the post. His ; next words were just audible and nb more j '-Post it yourself." I answered, of course, ! that I would do so-and I did post the letter with my own band. I looked at the address. It wes directed to a lady in London. Toe street I cannot remember. The name I can perfectly recall; it was aa Italian name-- j "Mrs. Ferrari." '.'That night my lord nearly died of as? phyxia. I got him through it for tho time: | and his eyes showed that he understood me .' when I told him, the next morning, that 1 . | had posted the letter. This was his last effort j , of co;: : ness. When 1 saw him again he ! . was S? i apathy. He lingered in a state J 1 of iusvu.-.iLtih'tj*, supported by stimulants, m> ! < til the 25th, ami died (unconscious to the last) j on the evening of that day. ' " 'As to the cause of his deatn, it seems, it i ? may be excused for saying so, simply ab- j < turd tb ask the question. Bronchitis, termi- < "sating in pneumonia-there is ne more doubt j | tkat this, -and this only, was the malady ot . which he expired, than that two and two make four. Doctor Torero's own note ot ?the case is added here to a duplicate of my j < certificate, in order, as I am informed, to i | satisfy some English offices in which his lord? ship's life was insured. The English offices- j must have been founded by that celebrate?* ? ' saint and doubter, mentioned in the Kew < Testament, whose name was Thomas!" ( **Doctor Bnsno's narrative ends here. "Reverting for a moment to our inquiries : addressed te Lady Montbarry, we have te I ' report that she can give us no information j I on the subject of the letter which the doctor posted at Lord Montbarry's request. When his lordship wrote it? what it con: ai ned? nhy he kept it a secret from Lady Montbarry <and from the baron also)? and why he should 1 write at all to the wife of his courier? these I are questions to which we find it simply tm- , possible ta obtain any replies, lt seems ever ' useless to say that the matter is open to sus picion. Suspicion implies conjecture of soma ' kind-and the letter under my lord's pillow I bafi3.es all conjecture. Application to Mrs. Ferrari may perhaps clear up the mystery, i Her residence in London will be easily dis? covered at the Italian couriers' office, Golden , square. "Having arrived at the close of the present 1 report, we have now to draw your attention ! to the conclusion which is justified by the re? sults of our investigation. "The plain question before our directors and ourselves appears to be this: Has the in? quiry revealed any extraordinary circum- ; stances which render the death of Lord Mont? barry open to suspicion? The inquiry has revealed extraordinary circumstances be? yond ail doubt-such as the disappearance of Ferrari, the remarkable absence of the cus? tomary establishment of servants in the house, and the mysterious letter which his lordship asked the doctor to post. But where is tho proof that any one of these circum? stances is associated-suspiciously and direct? ly associated-with the only event which concerns us, the event of Lord Montbarry's j death,* In the aiisence of any such proof, and j in the faccof the evidence of two eminent ! physicians, it is impossible to dispute the J statement ou thc certificate that his lordship j died a natural death. Wo are bound, there? fore, to report that there areno valid grounds for refusing thc payment of thy sum for which the late Liorcl Montbarry's life was as? sured. "We shah send these lines to you by the post to-morrow, Dec. 10, leaving time to re- ! ceive your further instmctfoiis (if any) in reply to our telegram of this evening an? nouncing the conclusion of the inquiry rt [TO BE COXTTXtTED,! O'Connor has Santa Claus in a glass case. Go and see him. -m - -- Brace Up. 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Prire ! 25 cen ts per box. For unie by J. F. \V. De- j ?,"rmo. n ; The Nat ional Assembly of iirauc< n session ar Verseille.?, elected Sa?i: Carnot President of the Republic t ?ucceed M Grevy ; tlie res-sit was ai; jounced by Pr?sident ??? Kuyer, an jas received with an outburst of cheei ng after which the sesi?n was declare :1c ^d. The Charleston Oot'ou Factory is i rouble and a mee?rRg of the stoekho-ld ?rs has been calta? fer Dec. 14. It i Cairned that th-e management has bee oad, aud the losses up to fins time ar jtated in round numbers at $100.000^ he result it is claimed of using ioc-iB ;ienr labor, and failing to buy colton a ow prices. Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, i )ne of those who favor the uominatiot if a Southern man for Vice-Presidcn 3n the National Democratic ticket nex year. Wa^liinrzfon dispatches repot ?lim as uttering his sen ii ui en ts in vigo roas language Be says that, for tel jrears, he has "been in faror of this step 'There is no good reason,' he said 'why sectional lines should ionger b< jrawc in this cc>*dntry. The bugbeai bas too Jong srcod in the way that th< people i*a the North would not suppor i ticket having the name of a S'?uthert man on it. This statement blanden that people. It was started by thost who bad designs on the office, and bj their friends. No. indeed ; thc tuasseg sf the Northern . Democrats are not sc hide-bounci. They wou?d-cordially vote for a Southern, m in. I for one, am heartily in favor of the proposition/ Flou. S. Pope has prepared a bill and will introduce it ia the Legislature a! this session' fixing the sa'ary of the School Commissioner of Newberry at $300, and ?50 for traveling expenses. As the law now stands he is allowed pay for 200 days at $3 per day and $100 for traveling expenses, ma.king his sal? ary at present ?$700. This law, accord? ing to the bill to be introduced, is not to take effect until the first of January, 1889, so that it will not affect the pres? ent incumbent. The OharJestou >S?? says: The First Baptist Church, which has not had the services of a pastor for some time, has recently called to irs pulpit the Rev. K. W. Lide, of Darlington County. Mr. Lide expects tn take charge of his new pastorate on the third Sunday in De? cember. He has preached in the city several times and is highly esteemed as an orator and as a preacher. ^M?- mm COLUMBIA, S. C., Sept. 23, 1887. On the evening and night of the 17tb we witnessed at the Tozer & Dial Machine Shops, of this city a test of the Hoke Cyclone Spark Extinguisher, and do unhesitatingly say that it is superior to any spark arrester or extin? guisher that has ever come before us. We fully endorse the same, and cheerfully recom? mend its use to ali owners of steam boilers where exhaust enters srocse stack. It im? proves the draught, whf?e ali other arresters we haveeverseen injure the draught seriously. Signed GEO. A. SHIELDS. V Proprietors Palmetto ROB'T KIXG. J Iron Works. W. P. LESTER, Foreman Tozer ? Dial Shops. Jonj* ALEXANDER, Proprietor Congaree Iron Works. HOWIE & SONS. Founders and Machinists. Prices $25.00 to $30.00. Terms cash. Suc? cessful op?ration guaranteed or rooney re? funded. Barbour Cotton S*-ed Crusher, Deering Mowers, Engines, Boilers. &c, 4c. All kinds of machinery at boitom cash figures. W. H. GIBBS. JR., {Successor t.o McMaster & Gibbs,) Columbia, S. C. J.E.Shaw, Bishopville, SVC., and W E. Brunson, Sumter, S. C., agents for Sumter County.' Sept, 28. I!, C. ?Iii & St!| CAS?I DEALERS IN General Merchandise, LIBERTY STREET, SUMTER, S. C. ?3? Let t timmi Sail) -ALSO Full Line Penitentiary ?>hoes. ! Oct-. 51-v "TL. SPENCER, i Surveyor. 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We ask every sensible man or woman what does this wonderful increase mean if it does not evidence the practical truth that best serve the interest of their patrons, not only as regards the Quality of Goods but in the Quotation of Lowest Prices. It is total!} unnecessary to enumerate prices, for it has already become the household talk of the entire community or we would do so. Neither are we going to write a vcrv lensfhv advertisement this week. .SUMTER, S. C.