Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-08-25

cannot live half an hour longer
The horror of that sepulchral silenc,
that fell upon US as nv accents diet
away-shxA ever forget it? And fiv,
minutes afterwards The breathing. spas.
mod'c aud painful to hear, died into eter
nal stiffness.
The woman lifted the corner of tn,
handkerchief, an. gazed into the ghas,.,
faoe.
"Oh. my God he is dead!'
her clear agonized voice was ringing
in my ears, as they led me back into the
darkness of the night felt bank note
pressed into my hand as l entered The
carriage once more.
doctor, you have done your best; j,
is not your. fault that your efforts have
not been more successful. Rememb, =
you are pledged TO secresy!'
The next moment | was whirling rap
idly through the November midnight with
the strange, unquiet feeling of ore wa
kened suddenly from = startling dream
Yet It was no dream alas it was start
ling reality.
The carriage stopped at q cross road
! uSo' suC SAaaoSC.
Please to alight here, sir" said the
driver. lon are not far from home'
obeyed, and stood listening 10 the
middle OF the road, while tue noise of the
carriage wheels d ed away, losing its dis.
tinctness in the shrek of the restless 3
winds And the clock in the village
church toliei out the hour of" One"
" Ii you please, Boctcr, you are wanted
Immediately y at the Hall The Judge
said you We're to ride my horse, if yours
We're not already saddled, and I!can walk,
so there will be no time lost"
| mechan cally mounted the noble ami.
NAL that stood waiting for me, and rode
of. rather G lad of Ell opportunity to re ;
voive IN my MUD the singular adventure
that had that evening bcta!ieu me.
Haddenleigh stood little back from
the road, on magnificent knoll, crown :
ed with century old chestnu's aud beech.
es, and | reached the broad some steps
In about halt an hour, by dint ut bard
riding.
AZ | entered the vestibule, Judge Had
den, who had been pacing up aud down
the hal 10 apertect agony OF impat,ence,
| came to meet me.
lis that you, DR.. Me,ler? Thought
| you never would come We're in 4 pret.
ty state of confusion here. Burglars in
the house-my wite's set of diamonds
| gone-nobody knows what else-but old
Hopkins left his sign manual on ne Of
The fellows; they cant escape far. For
| you Sc
Yes, but Judge Hadden-'
30, aye-l underst.nd-you want 70
see your patient. 1t. Hopkins, the but
ler be got an ugly blow on the left arm,
and observation-disclosures, | really wish
you would give ME something to quiet
my nerves a little, Ny wife went herself
tor DR.. Maynard no otfeace, Mrller, but
he had more experience than yuu - but
be was out. She has only just returned
| couldn't very we'll leave Hopkins. |
tell you, sir, the very mischief has been to
pay.
Hopkins. the butler, was as voluble as
his master, and ten times as circum>tan-
| tia!, and by the time | nud set his broken
forearm, | was pretty well ia posses sion
ct all the particulars of the attem pied
burglary at Haddcnlegh.
Aud, thinking OF my midnight patien:
when life bad ebbed out upon the pile of
straw, | felt strange gui!tiness as | lis
tened to Judge Hadden's eager coniec-
lures as to the whereabouts of the despe.
radoes who had fled.
And now, Doctor, you'll take a glass
OF wine p said the hospitatle old Judge,
usher'ng me into his library
1t was brilliantly lighted, and warm
with the crimson glow Of gentle fire,
before which, in slngularly graceful at
ttude, sat woman wrapped in the gor-
geous folds of an Indian shawl.
MY wife, Doctor. Isabel, my love,
this is DR.. MelIer.
| could not speak, for | knew that | was
looking into the startled, agonized eyes
OF the women who had knelt scarcely an
hour ago by the dying couch in the desc.
late cotage-Hadden's new wife, of whose
beauty had heard 90 much
The Judge talked on, but | heard not
. word that he said could not but
marvel at the wonderful self-possession
OF the woman, who smiled and said
"Yes, and No. jos. in the rish, pla-
| ces.
ITO be sure the judge was saying,
| A. | woke into a sort OF consciousness Of
bis voice, " the loss OF lsabel's diamonds
10 something serious, but of course we
shall recover them again. Only, my love.
It was rather careless Of 70" to leave
them on the drawing room table
II, was careless replied Mrs Hadden,
calmly. doctor, you are goin ? Judge.
you have forgotten that curious old Eng
!'sh book you were wanting to show Dr..
MeIler"
II had entirely forgotten it," ejaoula-
ted the Judge. "Ill get it in half min.
ute, and you can take i. home with you,
Meller'
A the door closed behind the honest
old gentleman. Mrs. Hadden glided up to
me and placed her cold hand on zine it
was like the touch Of an icicle.
doctor, you have my secret-you sure.
" will not betrav me7'
IL am pledged to silence. Madam" |
retsrned coldly; but this dsceit--'
III. is not my fault, Doctor" vailed