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only not his father but cold-blooded villain,
who, according TO the testimony of Sergeant
Edwards, had embittered, perhaps shortened,
his mothers last hours, was immediate and en-
eessive { / should have taken Lucy's advice !
he bitterly exclaimed, as he strobe to and fro in
his cell; have told the truth at all hazards,
and have left the rest to Cod His explana-
ton OF the incidents that had so puzzled us all,
was as simple satisfactory, He had always
from his earliest days. stood much in awe of
his father, who in the, to young Mordaunt, sa-
cred character of parent, exercised an ,rresisti-
bic control over him and when the butler en-.
tered the library, he believed tor an instant it
was his father who had surprised him in he act
of reading his correspondence an act which
however unintcntional, would. he knew, excite
Captain Everctt's ficrcest wrath. Hence arose
the dsmay and confusion which the butler had
described, He rossaled the parcel, and replac-
ed it in his repued fathers dressng.room and
thought little more Of the matter, till on enter
ing his aunts bedroom on the first e-ening of
her illness, he beheld Everett pour small por-
ton Of white powder from the tin flask into the
bottle containing his aunt's medicine. The
terrible truth at once flashed upon him. A
fierce alteration Immediately ensuod in the
fathers dressing groom, whittier Frederick fol-
lowed him. Everett persisted that the powder
was celebrated Eastern mcdicament, which
would save, if anything could, his aunts life
The young man was not of course deceived BY
this shallow falsehood and from that moment
administered the medicine to the patcdt with
his own hands, and kept the bottles which con.
tanned IT locked up in his cabinet. Fool that
was y he exclaimed in conclusion, 'to trust to
such paltry precau!ion to defeat that accom-.
plshed master of vile and fraud On the
very morning of my aunt's death, surprised
him shutting and locking one of NV cabinet
dlawrrs. 81 dnmbfoundod was | with horror
and dSmay at the sight, that he left the room
by side door without observing me. You have
now the key Ia my conduct loathcd to look
upon the murderer; but would have died a
thousand deaths rather than attempt tn save nv
own lllr 10y ;uc sacrifice of a father's-how
gully soeyer he might be-
Furnished with this Xpanaton and the aff-
davt of EdNard,, waited upon the Judge. aud
o tanned not only respite for the prisoner, but
warrant for he arrest Of Captain Everett.
1t was a busy evening Edward was d,
patched TO London in the friendly custody Of
an intelligent officer. to secure the person of
the foreign looking yender of subtle poisons
and Mr. Sharpe with two consiablos, set off in
a postchaise for Woodlands Manor House
1t was late when they arrived there, and the
servants informed them that Captain Everett
had already retired. They Of course Insisted
upon seeing him, and he presently appeared,
wrapped in dressing gown, and haughtly de-
manded their bust 'ess ith him at such an hour.
The answer smo'e him as with a thunder-bot.
and he staggered backwards till arrested By the
wall Of the apartment and then sank fcel,v.
ucrvelcsslv into a chair. EAGERLY. after A
pause, lie questioned the ntruderG upon the na-
turc of the evidence against him. Mr. Sharpe
briefly replied that Edwards was in custody,
IN had revealed everything.
is it indeed so p rcic,nrd Everett. seeming
10 derive resolution ana f5riiDudc from the very
extremity OF despair Then the game is IN.
cnGSiiqnabIy, lost. i was, however, boldly and
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