This will, though very short, was in proper form and was written by nobody knew whom.

The servants stated that the testator before signing it was perfectly acquainted with its contents, for the niece had made him repeat them in their presence.

They also declared, however, that he seemed in a terrible fright, and said twice, "It's behind me; it's behind me!" Within an hour of the signing of the will the testator was found dead, apparently from the effects of fear, but the niece was not in the room at the time of death.

The only other remarkable circumstance in the case was that the disreputable lover of the niece had been seen hanging about the house at dusk, the testator having died at ten o'clock at night.
There was also a further fact.

The son, on receiving a message from the niece that his father was seriously worse, had hurried with extraordinary speed to the house, passing some one or something--he could not tell what--that seemed to be running, apparently from the window of the sick man's room, which was on the ground floor, and beneath which footmarks were afterwards found.