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

II knew you from liie lIiSi, ann !
mi,trusled you from the first, and but
for the sweet woman who i lInl;e to
yon, and who still trusts you, y"u should
have met the doom You deserved, - lar
~ am cnncerncd Bat to rTnost yun
would kill her.
Il was certain, from DR. lIrathr"tr's s.
account how matters stood. knew
You would dscon!inuc yoar doses while
| was there. You thought that wa5 the
cause Of the recovery, and diI not thiik
Of Spiretti's aniintr
Il knew the attempt would ho"in
when wa absent rhr nurse brought
me the poisoned soup. have had it
anal yz.d IN my presence hy two careful
chemists, and the anaIysis-,lrop that, lie
tIundcrcd, ami dealt DoGray such q
blow on the ;um ~ nearly fractured it.
lie had attempted to sciIe the pokcr.
The pain OF the blow was intense for Il
moment, but lenoir gave him Il %ia~- "t
brandy, and proceeded
"Your wife is where none Of Spirclti :
receipts VIII reach her. She believes
you have sent her there, and - content.
! You will now write two letters before
you leave tiic room. One TO tell your
vile that you are obliged to 90 abroad
for two months, and requesting her 10
remain where she is until you return,
the other TO request Inc 10 attend her
during her absence at her new residence
II shall send the two children TO her.
At tie end of two months, unless the
last dose was too strong for her shattcT-
ed system, she viii be quite well, AID
you may rcioin her. ljntil that time
you had better bc-alsent.
"Oue word more. You kn"w that
the Insurance Company, in which You
had that policy on your wiic's lir, has
failed. Perhaps you do not know that
Mrs. DrGrey has succeeded t. IN amnul-
ty of f3O0O a year from IN oli friend
of her family.
'.lou stay here for Il week. th.n 90
quietly to Paris; but, mark, ii your
wife die in any circumstances of mystery,
whether am alive or dead, retribution
Will hunt you TO the ends of the Garth. "
But Nirginie-tlIe nurse - ~tammcr-
eel the self convicted wretch.
''Nir.inic knows nothing ,,.ccptin"
that she did what She was told. She
has done stranger things than that with
ont ever asking for reasons. She will
never open her lips on the subject. You
are perfectly secure, for the chemists had
no idea on what their experiments We're
made"
Next day the Magnificent was in hi
place IN th. Pnmp-room a usual
Men looked Shy at him, and women
looked sly. lie was cool and lofty n
ever.
lie waited until the room was full,
and then, taking an opportunity when
IIcathcotc and Ilenshaw were close 10
him, he called ont, MIR. Ilcn.haw."
lie took no notice. lie repeated hi,;
call with the same effect. ienoir took
two strides towards him, and, liitin" lin
10y his shoulders, placed him with hiS
back 10 the pillar>, and then sail
"I"u presumed yesterday (" male re
marks di<para9in% TO Il lady. lou will
he Kind enough nov to rclracl thrm, ol
propose to Kick yon from one end OF
this room to the other"
Pale and aiiri.htcd was the litlla law
yer; but Dr. lIcathcotc in:erposed,-
"nr. Lenuir, this must not be wa>
the accu cr Yesterday, and you must de-:
with me.
/. 'rrur, my dear IIcatLrotc, bat
. mean 10 deal with each after their kiud
Yuu are Gentleman and u man of hon
or. aui.l ~ such intend tn treat y"u
Read that"
DIR. IcatLcot, read TO hi; intense a..
,,pi~ ~Lmcnt fine followiuo uote:
n,ru. Au"uSt - 1Tp-.
U, n,u. L,y,5, As am obIio,L (,
-, tn fine Continent for two months.
, hone Won will allow me to leave Mrs
D,Crey under Your caarcc. should >h,
at her nr,.~.nt residence require your AL
y;.,. Yours very truly,
+. DEGErl
.Ecad it out. dnctor," SAID Irnoir
md ,h, hewiIJ,rr,I man ub,ycI
.\nw. Won sIau,lernuy little toad. "a
, up your caIumui,s on th, spot - sai
.nnir tn fine I,wvcr
Il am sure meant nolhino," SAID he
II will make Won rcnent these words
:, "E,at them M, | say. for the la,
, time :" And terribly he locked dowi
on IIcnshaw.
The latter uuailed. II almil," Il
| said, .sihcy have turned ont not to b
true"
! "And OUGHT not TO have been spoken
Go. then. and be warned"
, ..Yop will hear from me to morrow
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