Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-09-01

r real state of affairs. So, he stepped
: up, and touching his hat politely to
/ Mrs. Steinheardt, said, after beg
; ging pardon for the intrusion:
81 must see You moment, Mr..
Steinheardt, on business-that
Lawrence and Crawford case, you
know; have been waiting this half
hour for you, to catch you the first
minute after you arrived-just walk
up by my office, and I'll give you
the papers,"
The ruse was successful, and the
lady went home with a little pout on
her lips, that even the no doubt ten
der words of young Vaux failed to
dissipate.
When out of hearing, Charlie
Emerson laid his hand imperious-
ly upon the merchants shoulder
informed him that he had something
of greater Importance than the Craw-
ford suit of which to tell him.
We have not described this Carl
Steinheardt-you have seen such
Germans many rather portly
and fine looking, pair ofkeen steel
blue eyes, lighting up frank, hon
est face, perhaps rather severe at
times; then there was a way about
him that made the young lawyers
task hard one.
In the first place, then" he be
gan, his face flushing very red be
meath the close, keen scrutiny of the
merchants piercing eyes, "a report
has reached my ears to-day, that
think you should know before you
return home"
"Ahw t".-'' '+.
I'm regard to your wife, Mr.. Stein
heardt." E "s.. .--.
aAhr' --'..es.ra .- "H'.--
"The story is out that she and an,
accomplice, who is known here in
the town as Lue Myers, have been
preparing certain articles of food of
which you are very fond, in which is
introduced the most subtle and dead
ly poison"
The Germans face was white as
ashes, but his voice was calm and
steady, as he inquired:
"For what purpose?'' ..
THAT after death she might
marry that old beau of hers, Vaux,
l believe his name is.'' .-
The husbands face was crimson
now.
"Who tell you SO much-'report'
II tink you call him?"
"The story was told by Mrs.
Brown, who declares that it come
straight, and that there is no mis-
take about it, replied Charlie, begin
ming to wish he was well out of the
business.
81 tink it is Won big lier said the
German, "but we will see dis Mrs.
Brown"
Charlie saw that he was in for it;
he made slight resistance, suggest
ing to the irritated foreigner that it
would be as well for him to go home
and eat only what he saw his wife
and Vanx partake of, telling him of
what he had heard from the two at
the depot; but the outraged hus-
bands strong hand was on his arm
and he had no choice but to accom-
pany him into the Widow Browns
cottage, the door of which stood in
vitingly open. Mrs. Brown was at
work in the garden, but came in
when she saw her visitors.
"Vat is dat leetle tam lie you've
been telling about mine vife?' cried
the Dutchman, forgetting alike his
politeness and English, in his anger.
"I-I-ah, Mr.. Steinheardt, what
do you mean? what does he mean,
Mr.. Emerson? are we gwine to
have fuss?" cried the terrified Mrs.
Brown. ...i' ... .i'.'H..''f
"Don't know vat you calls himr'
began Steinheardt, savagely, but the
young lawyer interrupted him.
"It's that story about his wife;
you know you was telling Mrs. Lud-
low and Jennie, this morning" ex-
claimed he. sG. e.. .Uaar-. ..l
"Oh, that-do sit down gentle
men-Pll tell you all l know-but
dear me, l didn't reckon as how Mrs.
Ludlow would be for tellin' of it, |
kase l telled her as how I didn't
want nary fuss about it. Only this
mornin' as l was riddenin' up the
front room, Miss Tallall-you know
the old maid that takes in talerin' |
here, as lives by the tayern-well she
comes in, and sez she to me, sez she,
'Widdy,'-now 1 never did like be-
in called Wildly but 1 wouldn't
hev no fuss with the likes of her
about it-sez she, WILDLY, hev We
heard that awful thing about Miss
SteinheardtT and sez no, and sez
she, "It's the awfulest thing We ever
did hear of in all your born days."
and sez 1, what is it-and she sed as |
how she didn't want notin' sed about
it, but girl told her that Lue Ny
ers told her that Mrs. Steinheardt had
got her to help her about her cookin'
and they put pizen into the things
so as to kill you, sir, when you got
home-she said as how she'd no
doubt as your wife was intendin' to
marry that Vaux that's been