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Another inquest was held: another _post mortem_ examination failed to reveal a probable cause of death. Another verdict of "the visitation of God" left all at liberty to form their own conclusions. Mr. Maren contended that the young man died of excitement. ANOTHER INQUEST WAS HELD ANOTHER POST MORTEM EXAMINATION FAILED TO REVEAL A PROBABLE CAUSE OF DEATH ANOTHER VERDICT OF THE VISITATION OF GOD LEFT ALL AT LIBERTY TO FORM THEIR OWN CONCLUSIONS MISTER MERRIN CONTENDED THAT THE YOUNG MAN DIED OF EXCITEMENT
thought was that the authors of the awful revelry might have escaped. The door was opened, and the light of the candle shone through upon the ground. The expiring effort of the previous night’s storm had been a light fall of snow; there were no footprints; the white surface was unbroken. They closed the door and entered the last room of the four that the house contained—that farthest from the road, in an angle of the building. Here the candle in Mr. Maren’s hand was suddenly extinguished as by a draught of air. Almost immediately followed the sound of a heavy fall. When the candle had been hastily relighted young Mr. Galbraith was seen prostrate on the floor at a little distance from the others. He was dead. In one hand the body grasped a heavy sack of coins, which later examination showed to be all of old Spanish mintage. Directly over the body as it lay, a board had been torn from its fastenings in the wall, and from the cavity so disclosed it was evident that the bag had been taken. R FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT THE AUTHORS OF THE AWFUL REVELRY MIGHT HAVE ESCAPED THE DOOR WAS OPENED AND THE LIGHT OF THE CANDLE SHONE THROUGH UPON THE GROUND THE EXPIRING EFFORT OF THE PREVIOUS NIGHT STORM HAD BEEN A LIGHT FALL OF SNOW THERE WERE NO FOOTPRINTS THE WHITE SURFACE WAS UNBROKEN THEY CLOSED THE DOOR AND ENTERED THE LAST ROOM OF THE FOUR THAT THE HOUSE CONTAINED THAT FARTHEST FROM THE ROAD AND AN ANGLE OF THE BUILDING HERE THE CANDLE IN MISTER MERRIN'S HAND WAS SUDDENLY EXTINGUISHED AS IF BY A DRAUGHT OF AIR ALMOST IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED THE SOUND OF A HEAVY FALL WHEN THE CANDLE HAD BEEN HASTILY RELIGHTED YOUNG MISTER GOLBRAITH WAS SEEN PROSTRATE ON THE FLOOR AT A LITTLE DISTANCE FROM THE OTHERS HE WAS DEAD IN ONE HAND THE BODY GRASPED A HEAVY SACK OF COINS WHICH LATER EXAMINATION SHOWED TO BE ALL OF OLD SPANISH MINTAGE DIRECTLY OVER THE BODY AS IT LAY A BOARD HAD BEEN TORN FROM ITS FASTENINGS IN THE WALL AND FROM THE CAVITY SO DISCLOSED IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE BAG HAD BEEN TAKEN
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