This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ...charge. She was young, beautiful, and, to all appearances, refined. As for the man, he had apparently vanished from the face of the earth. The police were looking for him; but thus far without success. The case was presumably one of murder; with desertion, followed by suicide, for an alternative theory. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ...charge. She was young, beautiful, and, to all appearances, refined. As for the man, he had apparently vanished from the face of the earth. The police were looking for him; but thus far without success. The case was presumably one of murder; with desertion, followed by suicide, for an alternative theory. Farrington folded up the paper, and dropped it on the car-seat when he left, as if he could thus rid himself, of the distasteful impression it had given him of a world where, as Jim said, "There al'ays was a murder." But he was not to escape so easily from the tragedy of Madame Massoneau. Scarcely had he reached his quarters at the hospital before Hendricks, the house-surgeon, rapped on his door. " Look here, Farrington, that woman who was murdered down-town has been brought here, and I want you to come with me and see her." " Any chance of her pulling through?" asked Farrington, as he stepped out into the corridor. " Not the faintest. But, do you know, I have a notion that she could speak a little if she would. Of course, I may be mistaken. The coroner has been sent for to take her ante-mortem statement, but she has n't said a word. Just lies there and smiles at us ever so faintly. I want you to see what you think." Farrington followed, as the other man led the way. Mme. Massoneau had been placed in a small room at the end of one of the long wards. The nurse and the coroner were with her. The walls of the bare, white little room were touched and gilded with the late afternoon sunshine, so that it looked less cheerless than usual. As the doctors entered, the impassive figure on the cot lifted its eyelids heavily, and the next instant Farrington found himself looking into the most wonderful eyes in the world. He fairly caught his breath, so...
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