No one knows why, one morning, on the second floor of the house, he climbed into the bathtub, put a gun to his head, and pulled the trigger.
Some say he was depressed because he was heavy in debt, but no one knows for sure.
Mrs. Wallace, a beautiful girl from a much admired family, now became a recluse.
She depended totally on Bess for support. Some say Madge Wallace became a prisoner of shame.
