"'Never; and I never heard her utter a word to indicate that she was tired of life.' "'Was her general health good?' "'Yes, fairly good; she suffered a little from headaches, but she has had no serious illness in my experience of her.' "'Describe your movements on the morning of her death.' "'I rose at about eight o'clock, and employed an hour in packing my bags. We were to leave the house for the station at half-past ten. At nine o'clock I listened, and did not hear her move. I was not surprised at this, because she was a late riser and frequently overslept herself. During our travels we have lost trains from this cause. I went to her room, and knocked and called, and, receiving no answer, opened the door, and was immediately driven back by the fumes of gas. Dreading a calamity, I rushed in and threw the window open; then I saw my dear daughter lying motionless upon her bed. I was educated in the medical profession, though I do not follow it. I made a hasty examination of her condition and, fearing the worst, I ran for Dr. Cooper. He accompanied me back to the house, and confirmed my fears.' "'Her bedroom door was unlocked?' "'It was; she would never lock it, being, I think, afraid of fire. It was hard to reason her out of any of her fancies. I frequently expostulated with her upon her dislike to fresh air. I tried to induce her to keep her bedroom window open a little from the top, but I could not persuade her that it was unhealthy to sleep in a close room.' "'That is all the information you can give us?' "'I know nothing further.' "Dr. Cooper's evidence tallied with that already given. He had been called to the deceased by Mr. Nisbet, who had come to him in a state of great agitation, and whom he had accompanied immediately to Lamb's Terrace, arriving at the house too late to be of any service. The unfortunate young lady had been dead for hours, and the cause of death was indisputable. "There were no other witness and after a brief summing up a verdict was returned of death by misadventure." I gathered from the account that the case had excited very little interest and attention, and was soon over and forgotten. This is all I learned from the report of Mr. Dickson and the account of the inquest.