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 any one to find in her the faintest blame for this strong spirit whose words she, and she alone, read to their last meaning.

The hush that followed the reading was that strong suspension of every function which betokens deep emotion. Before the mass had recovered, the coroner's voice broke harshly upon them:

"When did you first know of the existence of this paper?"

"The paper itself on the eleventh. I saw the envelope and its address by accident a week or ten days before."

"Can you fix the exact date?"

"I cannot. I saw it by accident, as I have said, and I assumed it related to something Judge Parlin had desired done in the event named on the envelope. I asked no questions regarding it."

"Will you state on oath that you knew nothing of the contents of this paper until after the death of Mr. Theodore Wing?"

The white head went up, and there was a sting of rebuke in the tone in which the answer came:

"I was under oath when I gave my testimony. I