When she found that Trafton was not sufficiently drugged to enable her to rob him in safety, she probably let him alone, and the drug again took effect to the extent of putting him to sleep. She then resorted to a subcutaneous injection of morphine, knowing that the soporific influence of the drug would thus be made more rapid and powerful. This operation was performed on the side, and then near the large veins of the leg, and thus were caused the apparent bruises filled with extravasated blood. Now, the effect of morphine varies largely, according to the constitution, temperament, and habits of the persons to whom it is given; but the combined result of internal and external doses almost invariably is death. It seems altogether probable to me, therefore, that Trafton came to his death in that manner, and that the traces of morphine in the wounds, as in the stomach, had wholly evaporated before the Cleveland surgeons made their examination, twelve days after death. Whatever may have been the means, however, there can be no doubt that murder most foul was committed, and that Mrs. Sanford richly deserved a greater punishment than was awarded to her. Whether she had any accomplice will never be known, but it is probable that she had some one in the house who was aware of the murder after it had been committed, if not before. This would account for the absence of the fifth bond, which was never recovered, but which was afterward traced back from the Treasury Department, when it was presented there, to some unknown woman, who had sold it in Milwaukee. This woman was evidently not Mrs. Sanford, but her identity could not be discovered, and, therefore, all trace was lost. THE END. Transcriber's Notes: Missing hyphenation at line breaks has been assumed, e.g. "necessary" not "neces sary" on page 81. Hyphenation has been standardized, e.g., "bookkeeper", "cornfield", and "housewarming". Nonstandard spellings have been maintained, e.g. "intrusted", "dryest", "smouldering", "patroled", "tragical", "unnegotiable", "quartette", "gayety", "indorsed", "reëntered". Missing periods have been added at ends of sentences. Other printers errors have been corrected as follows: Page v - "unvail" replaced with "unveil" for internal consistency Page 80 - "cousins" replaced with "Cousins" Page 92 - "Harrington" replaced with "Farrington" Page 104 - "insant" replaced with "instant" Page 156 - "pleasantly" replaced with "pleasantry" Page 160 - "to k" replaced with "took" Page 202 - "out door" replaced with "outdoor" Figure caption after page 166 - "Judges'" replaced with "Judge's" Figure caption after page 203 - "Fete Champetre" replaced with "Fête Champêtre" for consistency Page 212 - "Don Pedo" replaced with "Don Pedro" Page 321 - "bfore" replaced with "before" Page 361 - "hairbreath" replaced with "hairbreadth"