Ballycastle, who deposed to having had a
passenger who corresponded to the description of the dead woman. She
had no luggage, and walked away when the car stopped. A woman was also
found who had given deceased a night's lodging. She said she had
seemed excited and somewhat flighty--was restless at night, and started
off early, having paid a shilling for her lodging and breakfast. This
last witness added to the confusion by saying she saw no chain, and did
not believe her lodger had a watch, since she had several times asked
her the hour, and had annoyed her into saying she ought to have a watch
of her own. This witness's "impression" was that deceased had replied,
"I wish I had, and I wouldn't trouble you." This was absolutely all
that could be ascertained. And accordingly the dead woman was buried
by the Rev. Cooper Smith, in Rossleigh graveyard, which she had told
Hendrick she had known well in her childhood. All the neighbourhood
flocked to the funeral, and even Michael McAravey was for the first
time in his life seen inside the doors of a Protestant church. The old
man seemed much cut up, probably owing to the doubts cast on his
honesty. So sad was the fate of the unknown wanderer, and so great the
interest excited, that it was determined to record the mysterious event
in a simple headstone, erected by subscription. To the surprise of
everybody, McAravey, who had never been known to trouble himself about
any one else's affairs, or to give away a shilling, took the matter up
warmly, and himself subscribed fifteen shillings, which he paid in
three instalments. The stone was erected, bearing this inscription:--

"In Memory"

OF MRS. E. D. (NAME UNKNOWN),

FOUND DROWNED NEAR TOR POINT

_On the 13th of March, 186--_.

This Stone is Erected by Subscription.

CHAPTER V.

The events narrated in the last chapter were not without lasting
effects on most of the persons immediately concerned in them. Michael
McAravey was an altered man. His proud reserve seemed changing into
petulant self-vindication. He began to look fully his age, and, like
many other men of so-called iron constitution, when his strength began
to give way it collapsed at once. He also conceived a violent
antipathy to George Hendrick. The children were forbidden to attend
the class, which had now been resumed; and although they came twice
surreptitiously, Mr. Hendrick was no sooner aware of this than he felt
obliged to tell the