Annabel Horton, Lost Witch of Salem by Olivia Hardy Ray

Author:Olivia Hardy Ray
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chatter Creek Publishing
Published: 2011-12-23T00:00:00+00:00

My granddaughter and Louis Boussidan eloped the following evening. My despair was overwhelming, but I had not the power to prevent the events from happening as they occurred. However, I made a plan to follow them to France when a distraught Catherine revealed their destination.

“Where else do you think they would go?” She scowled at me.

Several days following this news I was returning home from a visit with Silas when I found the authorities at my home. They had been waiting for my return and looked rather somber and austere as I approached. One man, in particular, put an arm around me and brought me aside.

“We must speak with you, Mr. Northrup,” he said softly.

I opened the door and stepped inside. I motioned for them to enter.

“What is it, gentlemen?” I asked as they gathered in my parlor.

The man who had placed his arm around me stood back and looked into my eyes before glancing at the floor.

“Your daughter, sir…Catherine Northrup.”

I somehow knew what he was going to say, though it still gave me a shock to hear it.

“She has taken the very gun that killed William Davenport and placed it to her temple. I’m sorry,” he said.

I fell into a chair and wiped my brow. She was obviously so distraught from Louis’s elopement that she saw no reason to go on with life.

“She’s left a note, sir,” I heard him say.

“May I see it?” I asked as the officer reached in his breast pocket and held it over to me.

I read the note quickly. Of course, Catherine took her revenge. She indicated that it was Louis Boussidan that had masterminded the plot to kill William Davenport. She went on to say that it was she who pulled the trigger and she only wished she had aimed it at Louis, as well. I handed the note back to the officer and smiled sadly.

A few weeks later, Silas was released from prison and vindicated for the crime. I was overjoyed to see him regain his freedom and resume his practice, but I shed few tears for Catherine Northrup.

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