The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-22

Whatever this was, you were giving
it contrary to the doctors directions.
I wish to know what it was"
A CLEAN of intelligence crossed her
face She moved, as if to possess her
self of the phial, but / was nearer the
stand and laid my hand on it firmly.
Why-why- Miss DENLY" she
said, beginning to shiver Historically
-" what Do you mean?"
mean that you are to tell me
what you were attempting to give
Jenny Brewster, and why?" | know
and began to sob.
" 1t was the new medicine" she
said, agitatedly. " 1t should have
been given precisely at three. I re-
pr0ach myself bitterly for being be-
hind hand. I was so distracted-so
unhappy
There was a shudder in her voice.
1.-The new medicinel | repeated.
Has the doctor been here through
the night?
He gas here at twelve. He was
called somewhere out Of town, and
stopped OF the way. He found some
change in Jenny, and altered the med
icine."
He made it up himself?' l asked,
glancing at the little ornamental phial
and its contents.
" Yes - she seemed to read my
suspicion" | got my ammonia bottle,
as there was nothing in the room to
contain the mix ture."
1t was horrible to have it'so but her
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believe her. My position was painful.
In face of such an explanation, it
would have been inhuman to have
IA s ID an alarm. | wished to send for
the doctor on some pretext, to have
the story verified, but / was afraid to
leave her alone with Jenny while
I went to call Nancy, or to
send her to do so, lest, if my sus-
piciOn was correct, she should avail
herself of the opportunity to escape
While, at the same time, if her story
was true, | was taking the response
bility of emitting the medicine, which
| dare not give upon her word. L
felt the injustice Of manifesting my
suspicious upon such grounds as |
had. I was utterly at loss what to
do. / said, at last:
Miss Mason, you were unnaturally
agitated by my sudden entrance. |
confess that | am nervous. For both
our sakes, tell me why you did not
give this medicine at the appointed
hour?'
The blood flushed over her face,
and left it white as marble.
" | have been doing mean, wicked
it. When fancied myself detected,
/ lost my control.
Z" What was this deed?"
Opening and reading Jenny's let
ter from Mr.. Claesl She spoke
calmly, but with evident effort, as
though constrained in spite of her
self.
Why did you open the letter." I
asked.
The blood flushed again over her
white face, like a stain
Il had to kno1o!" she said, with an
imperiOus sort of gesture.
WHAT" Afterward [ could hard
ly believe I had asked these questions
of Camilla Mason.
Whether he loved herl in
hOarse, kissing way
As she said these words the clock
struck four The flying time recalled
me to the necessity of the action. At
that moment, to my inexpressible
relief. shere was a rumble of wheels,
which stopped at the door, and an in
slant after, DR. Brown was stepping
softly up the stairs. Quick as thought
I threw Miss Mason's shawl over the
red stain on the bedspread DR..
Brown stepped up to his patient.
felt anxiOns about her, he said, and
thought I'd stop on my way home"
He turned to Miss Mason. Have |
you noticed any effect from the medi-
cine? You have given it twice, l sup |
pose? "
I came forward and blundered |
with some sort of story about |
our not having liked to rouse Jenny. |
What said the Doctor, brist- |
ling; she has not had it at all? !
Where IS the phial?"
My last state was certainly worse /
than my irstl To have accused an Z
other wr0ngfully is certainly pitiable; 4
TO have trihed with the dangerous. /
of the sick girl. perhaps, I
more pitiable still; and to have be- \
come a target for the good doctors 4
wrath, something to be trembled at
I handed him the phial He measured I
and administered the medicine, and F.
took himself off in a huff. muttering F..
about it being bad enough I
TO ride night and day at every ones /
beck and call, without being suubbed I
to boot by couple o. ignorant wo-
men
I was alone again with Miss Mason. I
To admit my suspicion by apologizing (
for it was imDOssible. [ was thankful /