The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-12-14

inquiries without hesitation.
As for myself, laid aside all ias
dclicacy, and questioned her plainly
a. to her symptom, Mr,. Hard. ne
nurse. remained in ths room, and al
ded many littlc importau; items u ip.
formation.
When she spoke Of her husband II
was with kind OF hopeless saiass,,
which distressed ne greatly.
Not a breath Of suspicion agiiu.'
him in her answers to my question.
aud felt slrn that ut prs>eu, >h
knew nothing of what Mrs Huri had
such serious apprehcnNons. va,
glad tha, i; was 50, for, with her fine
ly strung organization. it might hay,
produced serious results
| made my examination of my PIT
tent as closely us could, AMI drew
my own conclusions could have
sworn that Mrs Spcnser daily swil-
lowed arsenic 10 small quantities. aud
the deadly drug wa, to,lng fsartuly
On constitution never very robust.
She said, answering my questions,
that she'd no physician exccp,n. her
/ husband. lie had thou IN, hm,.I
better acqrlintoi with hor case, anJ
therefore better pr pared to 'rc,t it -
lie never left medicine with her to
take bat always brought it fresh from
the ,nice anl administered it prompt
'Iy.
There was little enough | could do
10 such a case Anxious to do every
thijs, the very circumstances of the
affair lcft mo nearly pcwsrc"
a ch,rse of su,h nature. Of
course, | could not make against Dr.
Spencer without the amp'c.t prot,
/ III hlntcd suspicion every on.
won'l at once ,el it down to my pro-
icssional prejudice, and il cou.I not
Nubstanliatc my statement the doctor
could max" me pay dearly for such II
SANDER uttered against hun.
The only dependence sccm.i to be
in Mrs. Hurd. To her | unhoslmed
myself freely. told her W ithou, re.
serve that believed Dr. Spencer was
killing his wife by SLOW p,son, aul be
sought her to be con.'autly On the
watch to save the victim. and to dis
cover some proof 10y which We could
iaStcn the guilt upon him.
She smiled grm'y snl promised
obedience. gave her powerful 40
iidotc for the poison | suspected, aud
went home porturbed and anxious in
mind. did not sleep that night, AMI
all the next dny wa, in hish fever
OF excitement. A rns at the bel
made mo trtm5Ie-l step on the ga
vel outside my Office stopped my breath
aud ] hardly knew what | colll rea-
sonably have expected to hear, aud |
felt sure that before | slept ! shout
hear something,
And now | must tell til, story a, it
was told to me. DR.. Spencer return
ed home in the morning after my VISIT
to the Clifton House, lie looked
wrctchel, the old nurse said he ap-
pcarod gloomy aui depressed Miss
Melros, came with hin. aud was doc.
orously sad over tho sad, sil death of
her sister Women OF hr stamp al.
ways do mourn to perfection. They
neither overdo nor nnlcrlo the thing.
rs women Of fesling are likely 10 ID.
Dr. Spencer cam a once TO his
wiie's climber, lie thought she look
ed Ill, and prescribe a coriilI at one"
saying that he w,aId =, ani telcn u
you are always ordering corlils
for hsr," sali Ms. lIlrl. muHn.iy -
"Why not take something yourself /?
You look like ghost.
lilo eyed her very keealy, but re.
piled composcdly
IL think | will take spms Of the
cordial myself, for ! do not feel quite
well, Alice, my dear, shall bring il
here and drink to your bealth p
Mrs. Spencer smiled sally 10 a,Sen,
she never disputed her husband
and he went out, Presently ho re
turned with two glasses. Both con-
tained liquid, colorlcss aud inod,roas
Mrs llurd was watching him si,h
her hoalt in her throat, io?, rs she
told mo, she iell that the decisive mp.
ment had come. There was som,-
thing in tho gray palor 10 tbs Doe,
tors rigid face that told her Of a d,s
perase purpose in the maus soal.
lie lifted the glass on tho right OF
the tray aud gave it to his wife.
"DriDk il, dear" he said, 1T is n