St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-06-09

|
better than their doctors. Good Ly
| shall sec you to Morrow
The next day, in the l'uml, room. -
''::;hc i oft, | assure ynu," SAID Mr.. Hem
shaw, Il dyspcplic barri~lcr, with the
tongue Oi 4 viper she was cone this
morning. anl 30 was her nur:r, anal no
one knows where, excepting 'I'at the
Magnificent is cone Also
| "Whn told you ! lIow du vou know -
asked halt dozen ton4ucs at once.
IL shall not give up ms authority, |
can assure you bat il y"u step ont to
Prospect Villa, You will find it to h.
true"
81 don't believe Il word OF it," SAID
Sir BERNARD Brand, Il stout supporter OF
L-noir, who had cured him 10y making
him drink lemonade instead "l port Il
dniI't believe a wor,l oi' it. IL some "i
that Lumbu@ IIeathcnlc':, nonsense"
Eut whrn tie whist tallr+ were set
for the cvcmin", behold tI,, tale Ms irrIr
and th" universal crmmnnity Of Bath
were ringin% with it, But Ia the sill
greater aslomI>hmcmt Of every one, here
was the Magnificent, locking MOI" MAJ
niliccnt than ever, seated IN hi acru.-
toned place. ami 4iancin" icni"uiy from
under his sw:rtIiy eyebrows.
"Masniicrnt," said lIcn-haw, "htvc
you heard what people are saying -
Yes, lIcnny, have heard il.
"WcIl, what is the story ,"
They say you are not to have that
place i'll the Customs, becausr you can't
keep Il secret"
IIcnshaw's face grew liyiI, ior tie
place in the Customs was lille or death
to him, although he Thought no one
knew of it. He pluctrl up courage,
however, and rrturtcd ''lhry want to
know what You have done with MrS.
DcGrcy."
Il believe Mrs. D,Grcy has cone +"
the country for her health. OF course,
Colonel DcGrcy i the best authority ON
that subject"
'L"nuir,l doubt not y"u arc Il villain,
said II voice behind him anl turning
round, hr saw DR.. ll,athco;c. Il have
Just sen the colonel, and hr Is raYing at
the di-appcarAuce ol his wii.. llr says
-hr went away last night, and no one
knows where. lie wa on hi- way to
your house when | met linn
"Dr. llclthrntr, you ju9-trut praction-
cr> jude hy the most superficial ~ymp-
tons" said l. NOR, in tin, loilir>t tone.
81 shall sc the colonel il hc Ia- rcinrn-
eel, and TOMORROW shall take occasion
to request an rNplInuii"m al the rrithct~
you have used, and the imprrliucnt SUI
@cstions of that litil, lawyer. Mean
whilr, with your leave, | shall tini-l my
rubber"
Bat the party hroi.r ur, AMI declined
to finish the ruhl,rr; and tho Manniti-
cent took his hat. and walked ,lowly
from the room. LIS faction retired home
IN "rcat ,i-comlilurc
Meanwhile Colonel D,Grry, in the
greatest perturbation, ha, ing found his
wife zone en- his return, and nn trace of
her. went To the hou~r OF DIR. Lrnoir
1t was i Iarge Gloomy mansion, with
hi.h walls. and surrounded 10y trees; a
dim "limm,rin" H.ht slunc over the
lnor-way. The rnlunel'a knock waS not
answered at once AMI he thought lac
heard a window open and >hnt. At last
the door WIS o?eneI 10y thirh-sH pow
rrlul man with one eye.
is DIR. lrn"!r at home :nla the
colonel.
"lcs, sIr. saId the man "i'' KIND
enough t" walk in.
Colonel DrGrry entered, and followed
the man up stairs. lie thought he heard
iha outer door locke! aS lie went up.
lie wa- u~hcr"i mt" >tran%r l"okIn2
room, with very little iurnltnr", and "
window at the roof, ;" hi2h rs ia i'' be-
yond reach. he moment hr was IN Ill,
room the door WAS Violently shut am
locked, and lac WAS left IN ab~"lui" dark
mess.
He rushed to the door, ragrl am
>tormrd, beloved at the top "i his .olr"
but no answer was returned. Half N
hour had elapsed, and at last trap II
the crllin1 opened, anI light appeared
through it.
"Ihc master hc COON, sand a v"ic"
"l"u sc"undrcl, You and y"nr ma-t'l
shall pay Tor thu
''Ihc master he COON. Wilt %
quoitly ,"
Another vnllcv OF wrath WIS al"ut {,
escape from hi, lips, wien hc brthouah
him that his better plan would hr Il
least to feign submis>ion.