MRS. DE PEYSTER FOUND
DEAD IN THE SEINE
Face Disfigured by Water, but
Friends in Paris Identify Social
Leader by Clothes upon
the Body
Mrs. De Peyster sank without a word into a chair, and her face duplicated the ashen hue of Matilda's.
Matilda likewise collapsed into a chair. "Oh, isn't it awful, ma'am," she moaned.
"So—so it's I—that's—that's dead!" mumbled Mrs. De Peyster.
"Yes, ma'am. But that isn't all. I—I thought I'd break it to you gently. That was over a week ago. Since then—"