MURDER OR SUICIDE?

' Be not afraid. ' Tis but a thrill, A t'ovur (it, and then a ohill; Ami then an ond of luinr.ni ill: For tliou art dead.' Scott.

It was about nine o'clock on the morn ing of the Derby day, 186-, when Captain Edward Barclay, late of the — Dragoon Guards, came into the breakfast-room of the Falcon Club in Regent Street. He was a slightly built man, with a black imperial moustache ; and it would have been rather dillicult to guess his age merely from his appear ance. The absence of beard and ■whiskers (for he was clean shaved, except for his moustache), and the rud diness, of his complexion, gave a youth ful look to his face. Re walked with a quick, springy step, and. there was a clash of impetuosity in his manners ■which seemed like the enthusiasm of youth. On the other hand, there was a hardness about the eyes and mouth, and a set cast in his features which told that if the tremor in his hand, and the crow's feet about his eyes had been produced by dissipation, it must have been a dissipation which hail extended over a considerable space of time. As a matter of fact, Captain Barclay was nearly iif'ty years of agc,^ though he often'passed as a man of thirty-four or thirty-five; He took his scut at a small table, where lie generally had his breakfast, and gave his orders: a salmon cutlet, cut thick, a mutton chop, two poached eggs on anchovy toast, and a pint of St. Julien. Not a bad breakfast for a man who had only left the smoking-room of a well known betting club at four o'clock that same morning.

Having ordered his breakfast he pro ceeded to look at the addresses on his letters before opening thorn. The first three he threw aside, as if he had already divined their contents from the handwriting on the envelopes, but when lie came to the fourth he showed visible signs of anxiety. He read and re-read the superscription, as if he were not sure in whose writing it was, or hoped to glean from it some clue to the con tents within. At last, as if by an effort-, he tore open the envelope, and having taken out, the letter, held it before him with both bauds. The whole of the first page, and nearly half of the second, was covered with writing which Captain Barclay seemed to read diagonally,'so to speak, or rather to envisage at a glance. In a moraeiit the letter drop ped from his hands, whilst he sat bolt upright in his chair, looking before lam with a hunted, terrified expression, his face deadly pale, and large drops of perspiration standing on his forehead. The letter which caused him so much trepidation was as follows : —

' 3 Furnival's L\ tn, May, 186-.-.

'Dear Sir,—l, —l am sorry to say that Mr. Gordon's acctyitoP is not in my possession. I have had to rediscount it some three weeks ago with Mr. William Jones, of 4 Adam-street Strand. I am also sorry that lam snabie to take it from Mr. Jones, as I have had some heavy payments to make lately-.i It will be due, you may re member, on June Bth.—f remain yours truly,

' James Osborne.

'Captain Barclay.'

Mr Osborne was a money-lending solicitor, and Mr. Gordon was a young man of considerable property, whose name Captain Barclay had forged to an acceptance for ,£2,00.0,' which ac ceptance ho had discounted with Mr. Osborne. Since he left the Army, in debt, "which was about ten years before the date at which this story commences, he had* lived by betting and gambling of all kinds. Of late, things had gone very badly with him, and it was to save himself 'from, being posted as a defaulter at Tattersall's that he had been led to raise £2,000 by forging Mr. Gordon's name. Mr. Gordon was; a young man of about twenty-eight; but I need not attempt to describe his character, as the reader will probably know as much about it as I do myself when this story is finished.

'Good God! Ishall have to fall back on Ellen after all,' ho said to him self when, with the assistance of-a glass of brandy, lie had a little recovered, not perhaps his :composure, but his power of thinking. Isis may win, but those cursed fillies are as uncertain as women. Besides, if she did, I should only clear £3,200-, and I could liardly spare the whole ,-£2,000. Let me see. If Isis wins, and I had ;£SOO from EJJen, I should be all right; ;£f>oo would be easier to get than ,£2,000, and it would not hurt the poor girl so much. But what is the use of specu lating in this way1? The luck is all against me at present. If Isis does not win, I shall want ,£2,000 for Qsborne —or Jones, or whoever the damned fellow is who ..has the bill, and ,£4OO. more to, settle on , Monday. Yes, I should want .£3,000 to put me straight. It would be ruin to the poor girl if she lost it. She had "barely ;£4,000 altogether. But then, I may win it all back on the Leger. And* if I did not Osborne would takcGardon's bill., for ,£3,000 if this one were paid, and I could raise , another ;p£2,oop from Irwin on 'Gordon's' name, pay Ellen, and ' bolt' to South America with a thou sand or more in my pocket. Lmust save the poor girl if I qan.. It's hardly fair to eat .your own flesh and blood. But suppose there's any hitch—well, 1 have that ■ bottle of prussic acid ready—l ought to carry it about' with me—.a bill like that on the market—dauin the ly ing scoundrel! Gordon may hear of it at any moment"; "but the prussic acid is quick iantl* painless. It "is though?' He turned paid;1-dud-paused for a min ute in his meditations, aud then con tinued, '.Oh hang it I- TheroV "no use funking; tho thingi now; ='Bitfc stay—: if.^Uoy «ticfe aboiifc. ths or I must mftks ite- (Jouldn't Ii

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let the fellow have the poison instead of myself ? If he were dead the signature would pass muster with his executors. Suspicion might point to me 1 Well, what if it did ? I'd have a run for my life, at all events, and I could put an end to myself afterwards just as hefore.' But here Mr. Gordon himself came into the room.

'Hallo, Barclay!' he exclaimed. ' Nothing amiss with lsis, 1 hope 1' ' No,' replied Captain Barclay, putting the letter from Mr. Osborue in his pocket hastily as he spoke. ' But why do you ask 1 You haven't heard anything V ' No; I thought you looked a little out of sorts, that's all, and 1 was afraid that those letters you might have had some bad news.'

'Oh dear no. I was up very late last night : only left the ' Victoria' at four o'clock this morning.'

' Well, for all our sak'cs I hope she'll win. I'm regularly lip a gum-tree if she does. not. : J shall want a thousand, at least, to settle with on Monday, and I'm afraid of getting an infernal wig ging if 1 go to my banker or my solici tor. Do you know where I could raise it on my note of hand V 'Yes, I know of a private source where you can get. it done at eight per cent., or perhaps less,' replied Barclay in ns linn a voice as lie could command. He did not, of course, know of any such person, and his object was only to

gam tune

' That's all right,' said Gordon. ( Are you going down by road V ' No, I'm sick oi" the beastly journey.' ' Why, I always think it's half the fun of the thing.'

' No doubt at your age'you do,' said Barclay, ' but wait till you are a few years older. With whom arc you going, though V

1 Nobody, as far as I know at present I thought wo might have taken a han som together, though it is rather late to get one row.'

' I can get you a seat in a drag where you'll have some very good company, if that will suit you,' said Barclay. '••Thanks, I'm very much obliged. Where does it go from?' ' Mai da Vale, l.f you'll meet me here at half-past ten, we'll drive up there, and I'll introduce you.'

1 But will there be room for me?'

' Yes, plenty. But if there is not you could come with me from Waterloo.'

' Very well, then, I shall be in the smoking-room at half-past ten. Good bye for the present,' said Gordon. 'So he has got hard up and wants to go to the money-lenders,' thought Cap tain Barclay when he had gone. 'Imust stop that at all hazards. Any one of thorn that he'd go to would tell him about the bill that I have out. They are all in league, Let me sec. To-day is Wednesday. If I get Ellen's autho rity this evening to transfer lierConsols to me, they could be sold for cash to morrow, i could* have the money on Friday by twelve or one o'clock, get the bill out of Jones's hands, and then teli Gordon that the private party who lends money on note of hand at eight per cent, won't take his acceptance Confound the fool! I did not think ho betted much, and what is he about to be hard up for a thousand V'

The Ellen to whom he referred was his only child. She was a line looking girl of about three-and-twenty, an orphan, and had uncontrolled possession of about £4000 which she had inherited from an aunt, on her late mother's side, who had died intestate. For the last five years she had been living with a Mrs. Evans, who was a relative and wife of a solicitor.

The Evanses went every year with a party to the Derby. Captain Barclay had boeuinvited on the present occasion, but he had written the night before to excuse himself for not going in their drag, and it was on the chance of the vacancy which would thus be occasioned not being filled up that he was taking Mr. Gordon to Maida \ rale. The rea son why he did not go to the Derby with the Evanses himself was simply that he was bored by tho society of ladies, as such men usually are. On their way to Maida Vale he was surprised, when he told Mr. Gordon where they were going, to learn that Mr. Gordon was acquainted with Mrs. Evans and Miss Barclay, to whom he had been introduced at a party, and that lie had already paid them some visits. It was nearly two months since Captain Barclay had seen his daughter. For, to put it mildly, he was not par ticularly attentive to her. Otherwise I dare say that ho would not have re quired to be infermed of the matter by Mr. Gordon.

The drag was standing at the door of Mr. Evans's house when they arrived. There was room for one, and, having secured the seat for Mr. Gordon, and promised to meet them at luncheon, Captain Barclay returned to his cham bers, intending to go with some friends of his by an express train to Epsom.

The reader will of course have an ticipated that Isis did not win the Derby of 18G—. If she ' had, there would probably be no story to tell.

After two false starts the horses got off, Isis taking the lead almost im mediately. When they reached Tatton ■ham" Corner she was a good length ahead of the rest, but as they were rounding.the corner, a rakish-looking bay, which had kept close to the rails, shot out from the crowd and came neck-and-neck with Isis into the open before tho. Grand Stand. ! On they came, the bay horse increasing his dis tance, and Isis evidently falling off at every stride. As the post was passed, a rank outsider was r first, and Isis ri.^t even ' placed,' . , ; ...

A. crushing defeat has different effects on .different temperaments. Captain Barclay was very pale, 'but he: put "his field-glass-m its case, and in quest of Mr. Evans's drag as calmly to all outward appearances, as if ho had not had a farthing's interest hi :the race, Perhaps the danger which he had now to confront served to steady his nerves.

At length he found the drag, where luncheon was in progress.

' Oh, papa,' said Ellen when he came up to them, 'Mr. Gordon tells me that you have both of you lost a dreadful lot of money.' ' I luckily hedged off at the last minute,' said Captain Barclay, laughing; ' I wish now that Mr. Gordon had come down with me by train. I should have been able to save him a good deal if he had.'

' I don't though. I would not have missed the pleasure the drive has given me for double what I have lost,' Mr Gordon replied, smiling and looking at Miss Barclay, who blushed as he spoke. Thoy were sitting opposite to each other, having their lunch together. 'Damn you ! I wish you'd take Ellen and the bill to the devil together,' muttered Captain Barclay to himself, but he continued, in a pleasant tone, ' Ellen, my dear, I want you to come up to town with me, if you will. "We shall be at Maida Vale before they re turn, but I should like you to come with me to my chambers first. I want to write a letter to-night, and it is im portant that I should consult you about it.'

' Oh, certainly, papa,' said Ellen, who looked rather disappointed, never theless.

After lunch Mr Gordon took Captain Barclay aside, and said, in a half whisper— ■'I must get money to-morrow. If you have hedged, I have plunged. I took six to one in thousands on lsis just before the race. Who is the friend you spoke of this morning 1 I must get the money if I have to pay a hundred per cent, for it.' 'I shall write to him to-night,' said Barclay, ' and make an appointment for two o'clock to-morrow.'

' But will he do it at once 1 I don't want to be kept humbugging about for two or three days.'

(Certainly. He'll give you a cheque before you leave.' 'Well, that's all right. Shall I see you at the club to night V ' Yes. What time will you be there V ' Say twelve for certain.' ' All right, that's an appointment, then V < Yes.'

A few minutes afterwards Captain Barclay left the course with his daughter in order to get to the station before the trains became overcrowded. When they reached his chambers in Fall Mall Place, he told her a long stoiy, which seemed plausible enough as she told it. The gist of it was that he was tired of the life lie had been leading, and wanted to get some regular and permanent occupation. The secretaryshirj of a large and old-established club, was, he said, vacant, and the appointment might be made the next day. He had only that morning received a letter from General Seaton, who was one of the committee who had the giving of the appointment. Here was the letter, and she could see for herself how matters stood. The letter was as fol lows :—

' Private and Confidential.

' Cavendish Square: May—, ISG-.

'Dear Barclay,—The secretaryship of the Club will probably be filled up on Thursday (if not, within the next few days). I can get it for you if you can only find the property qualifications. It would be your making. Salary ,£SOO per annum. 'The run of youv teeth ' and perquisites worth, at least, another .£SOO. I wish to Heaven I could find you the for the few hours you will want it. Surely you know somebody who would do so. You have only to show on the day the election is made (probably on Thursday) that you have ,£3,000 stand ing to your name, and the thing is done. Hoping that I shall be able to congratulate my old comi'ade-in-arms on his success, I remain, dear Barclay, yours faithfulljr,

• James Seaton,

'Captain Barclay.'

'Now, ray dear child,' said Captain Barclay when she had read the letfcer, ■ you see why I want, for a few hcairs, the appearance of being worth ;£3DOO. It is an important post, and they want a man who is apparently responsible. I ask you, as father to child, will you transfer ;£3OOO Consols to me to morrow morning, and I shall rytransfer it to you when the appointment is made—to-morrow evening,,;! suppose, it will be V '

For a moment Ellen, seemed in doubt. She took up the letter again, and read it carefully. Tlven she laid it down and said, after another moment's

pause:-—

'My dear father, you know that I would do anything for you. Of course I will, But it is ntw rly all that I have. You will give it ba^lc to me when you have satisfied the committee 1 If you wanted money tor yourself, you know that I would -'

(Tt> be ■continued.)

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I" fi3.L j] "Green Lane .. .• •• „„_ „, Q >. no aba t> ian - . TTiinpaiin 622 6.18 /.ao 0./3 B 4.40 5.25 ■ ffiSSjunction :: :: 6.2s 7.0 ij.o sn 12.25 v. a —^ Otahuhu .. _. I flep! •• 7.10 .. 8.11 12.40 4.59 fa-° Papatoitoi * •• l\® •?«, I". Manurewa .. •■ •• sn •• " ~'„ tit Papakura 8-.° " " l?> 6-; 3' " "Hunua ai . •• „••,- , .„ ... .. ■ , •Runciman ~ •• •• t t 'Paerata Q ~ •• „".„ „ 1q „„ Pukekohe Bf' •■ 9- oJ % 19 °-r' 'Buckland Q0 •■ •• 0,„ .. Tuaknu 9-21 - •• 2-, 13 *}* *Whangarata . •• •• _.. 7n Pnkpnn 8.46 .. •• 3.J (.0 Fokeno .. - - • 100 - 1035 3 , 5 7#w Mercer .. .. \ dep. .. •• •• I°-55 3-j° •• " ''Whangamarino •■ «• * * •• 7. , ■ *Wairangi •• •• •■ •• » ■• • •• •• •• » - .. 1 * 'Ohinewai •• •• 1O ".. ~,, - Taupiri \:;™ 5.40 Ngaruawahia r"i ß °i° •Hukete .... • • " 'Teßapa -• •• •• •• , 9f) _ , - ~ i r arr •• •• x.-v 0.90 ~ cFrankton Junction | dep ' c s' o " ~ 1.30 Dfi.ss .. )| "Rukuhia * •■ ■>• * * •• " Ohaupo 8.35 .. .. 2.0 /.30 *Lakeßoad .. •• •• 9 •• Xgaroto ».oa .. .. £■*> v.su _, 1 art. 9.0 .. .. 2.30 7.a0 TeAwamutit .. /dep. .. •• •• •• •ll) •• _ ♦TePuM •• •• •• •■■'■" •- ' *Kawa •• •• •• * •• .. ' "Kiokio •• •• •• qn "Oiorohan^a .. ■■ •• •• 1. . •,• — ' •• -•" „•• ~ ._-___ Noeth—Week Days. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. p_, , •Otorohanga .. .. - dep. .. ~ .. .. EB.IO •Kiokio „ _. ... • - •■ •• , *Kawa •• •• —;.-•-• ■ • f arr. .. .. .. .. 9.0 ~ TeAwamutu .. - Idep. _ .. ■ .. .. 9.15 Xfjaroto ■- -• -• •• •• 9-r 3 •• •• '''' Ohaupo 9^5 »• « i Mlukuhia .. - - •• •• Frankton Junction .. { d a e r^ ~ _ ;; " \l£ " r j ♦Teßapa.. .. .. •• « • - ■• •• * •• .;- v *Pnkete •- •• -■ ' •• Neaniawahia ... ......... - •* — •■ •• 11-30 Taupiri .. .. .... .. - ~ -• - H.*7 •• Huntly .. .» ~ -. •• 12-|5 •• - • 40hincwat ...._. 'Ittingiriri ~, .. .. ... •• •• ■• •• " u_ U *Wairangi --.'.,• •.• . •.:;'. ?••■ *VVhangamarino .. .. - •• •:•', •• ••• . ■• ,» . Mercer .. .. _ {|££ 6.20 n.30 2.5° !! I!1 I Pokeno - •• 6-31 11.13 2.16 .. .. - "Whangarata, - •- * * * .. ... ■'■;■. Tuakau - •• 6.50 12.8 2.42 .. . 'j[ ;t *Buckland .. ..«..»• ■■ * * *. ... .•> '; Pukekohe.. -. •• 7.10 12.31 3.3 .. *Paerata ~ - * ■ * * ••• » }$ *Runciman — .- * * Drury .... v •• 7.47 1.10 3.37 .. -..I 'Hunua ~ _.-.--.. *• * * *...«, Papakura - 8.1 1.26 147 .. .. ' Manurcwa .. .. .. .. - .. B.IC 1.42 4.2 Papatoitoi .. •• .. 8.30 2.0 4.15 _ '--.;! Otahuhu .. 6.50 8.18 8.41 2.10 4.23 G. 20 7.b ' Penrose Junction '. 87.15 t88.30 t8.54 t2.30 ti.36 Hi.:si M > Elierslie 7.20 8.3p 8,58 2.33 li.v i?-' *GrcenLane * * * * • !s. Remuera.. .. 7.30 8.44 9.7 2.45 1i.15 T.lj Newmarket June 7.35 8.49 9.19 2.55 J5.4 _.:'■! •■< \ Alcki.aM) arr. 7.43 S.^3 'J.-23 Xr> 5.13 TO I &»__ t Change for Onehunga. !1 Chansre for Auckland and Intermediate SUs'lorii. 1 Change for Kaipara Branch Stations. § Change for Ouhuliu. , A. Passengers are not booked by this train to Stations between Auckland ana Ob-^ b. Only stops to pick up Passengers for South of Penrose Junction. c. Ruus on Mondays, Wednesdays. Fridays, and Saturdays only. ' D. Runs on Mondays and Wednesdays only. E. Runs frojn Otorohanga on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. The 9.15 a.m. train from Te AwaimiHi runs daily. r. Frankton Junction for Cambridge, Te Aroha and Rotorua Lines. - Cambridge—Te Aroha and Rotorua Linus. ■ South.—Week Days. ' North.- Wjeeu !---<-__ i ' A. M. A. M. * '* ,' Auckland, dep. .. 8 011 JO Lichfield, dep. !. —___--. —-r—.- *Putaruru Junction ..pm. p. M. *Taumangi • Frankton Jun., dep. .. «. .. .. 130c7 0 Oxford, dep. .. .. ■ •■ "1 Hamilton West.. .. .. _ .. 138 710 'Okoroire ..- » . '•• ■•-, 1 'Hamilton East.. .. : .. .. * * *Mangawhara .; •• ••■"■•: 1 Ituakura Jun., arr. .. .. .. .. 152 7,22 Matamata .. •.. ■ 1" . : *Waharoa .. •• > •'. < Cambridge Br.— ...... ■ *Walton .. .. •• •■ " 1 Ruakura Jun., dop. _, .. .. .. 2 0rt730 *Kiwitahi •• "I* *Mongaonui .. .. .... * * Moninsville, arr. .. ■ • -'" ''Tamahere .. ... ~ * * : ■ —~~ *Fencourt .. ~ .. .. .! • • Te Aroha Br.— , • ,'J *Hautapu .. ♦ ♦ Te Aroha, dep. ff \ Cambridße, arr. .. .. .. .. 240 810 HVaihou , —^ __ *Waitoa " • ! Ruakura Jun., dep. 2 067 30 *Tatua o Haua .. ••. -• . I^trcka * ♦ •Murray's- ■■ .-•.•■ ■ *Motumapho .. ........ « * MorrinsviUe, nrr. '.. • "l_l Movrinsville, arr. 2 40 S 10 —— r'*M\t — ; MorrinsviUe, dep. ••' ■ t ' TkArooaßr.— .. .. .. *Motumaoho ',» J> Morrinsville, dep. _, a 255 8.15 *Kurcka -,«^ ♦Murray's - * Ruakura Jun., arr. .. '-rX. *TatuaoHaua .. ' ♦ . * -— -""^ •Waitoa _ .. ♦ « Cambridge Br.- • r Mi *Wtuhou .. .; * * Cambridge, dep. .. •■; ■ To Aroha, arr ..3 10 855 *Hautapu.. ' T* —• •„ A ■ '■ ' *Fencourt ' Morrinsville, dep 62 50 _ *Tamahere .. .. ■. ' *I_iwitahi _. .. .. ■ ♦ ■ *Mongaonui .. •• Vassjl ♦Walton .. .. ~ _ .. ;. ♦ Ruakura Jun, air. .. »**L 'Waharoa * . __-_-■—— ? .,j Matamata .. !!3 55 " Ruakura Jun., dep. .. ■• 9, ' .. .. .. _ ... * _ -Hamilton East.. - •■ .„ gS* *Okoroire.. .. .. .. .. .. * Hamilton West.. •■ ,- Sjil Oxford v .. .... .;, .. .. 35 . Frankton Jun., arr. .. ■• 'J. *Taumangi , ♦ -— r. —~ j|J T? Uv!fi r i Ui ruJnn<~ " " •'• '•'■ * " Auckland, arr. ~ - ■• ' ' Ijichlif.ld. arr. . . n 20 * Flag Station. , Jjd a Runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays only. 6 Runs on Mondays, yg"*3l» Fridays only c Hima on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays qni?. d K™"> nesdays and Sattirdays only. The others run daily - * ' A Huns on first Sundays in each month only. ''~'■ : ' ' : J KA.PA.RA BRANCH. —AucKLAra-HENDEESOK-H^svi^^^ Auckland to Helknsville.-Week Days. He-ensviixe to Avckjas^^J} ._, _ . am- am- P.m, p.m. a-1"' f/fd 1?" Auckland dep. 7.0 10.55 4.40 _15 HelensvUle .. dep. 6.20 »f \ . Newmarket Junet m 7.12 11.12 4.57 2.25 *Helensville South.. * * • ♦ Mount Eden_ ~ 7.19 11.19 5.4 2.32 *Ohirangi .. •• I' I ♦' < "Kingsland .. .. » « « < ♦Puprna .. . * * '___»__.• : : : : i Sl"' :: I ' ] -i: «S, ::■ :: '? 5 »■? » : ;£.«»:: ■■ ~;5 ,| <; \ JSSSSS :: :: B .j „.; f. '%x£U :. :: .f ff- \ &». :i :: 4.« _. :: -IaSES. :: :: n 4 <*i 'Taupaki » " * *\Vnilrnmiti ■ .■■ ' . :^a_. :•: :: •? '• °f I •{£&* I \« «? '•': Sra so-L:.« „.;„ •; g;satwJ°°. cai_ji^ •Flag Stations.-Trains do not stop unless required. Notice should be given to tl» previous stopping stations by any passenger desiring to alight at Flag Stations. tST Ail lime Tables Issued prior to this date are now cancelled. _ nenerß lM«3ip J, P. MAXWELm »*u