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"In a mad-housc" said the doc

"In a mad-housc" said the doc
tor, composedly.
Sand on what prctence have you
decoyed me here, You scoundrel,
and where is my wife?
"Don't you Think rejoined the
Magnificent, in the same tone,
"that shonld your wife die, you
had better be mad for a littlc?"
What on Garth do you mean :"
said the Colonel. But his face
blarched, and he sank into a seat.
"Col. DeGrey, I knew you long
time ago. Do you remember Dr.
Geronimo Spiretti at Padua?"
Gracious God?" said the Colo
mel. :.
II was his assistant. when. you
studied poison under biur. was
a lad of sixteen, bit you have not
changed. Now you know ALL"
Tie wrcehed man for a moment
nearly tainted. lie tried to speak,
but could make no articulateI
sound. ...
"Don't glance at the poker.
Killing me would be your own
death. Listen. s...-
| knew FROM the first, and mis-
trusted you from the first, and hut
for the sweet woman who is linked
to you, and who still trusts you,
You should have met the doom you
deserve, as far as I am concerned.
But to expose you would kill her.
II was certain, from DR.. Heath
cote's account, how the matter
stood. 1 knew you would discon-
tinue your doses while I was there.
You thought that was the cause of
Spiretti's antidote.
II knew the attempt would be-
gin when was absent. The nurse
brought me the POISONED soup. l
have had it apal,yzed in my pres
ence by two careful chemists, and
the analysis and the subject of it
are SO. bcstowcd-Drop that!' he
thundered, and dealt DeGrey such
a blow on the arm as to nearly frac-
ture it. lie had attempted to seize
tue poker. The pain of the blow
was intense for Il moment, but Le-
noir gave him a glass Of brandy,
and Proceeded: ....y---. ,...-.
"Your Wife is where none of
Spirctti's recipes will reach her.
She believes, you have sent her
there, ard is content. You will
now write two letters before you
leave the rcom.. One to tell your
wife that you are obliged to 60
abroad for two months, and request
ING her to remain where she is until
you return: : the other to request ME
to attend her during her absence at
Der new re,il~nce.
Il shall send tie two children to
!cr. 1t thc cid .: two :lonths,
rnless the last Gosc was. too strong
for her shattered system, she will
be quite well, and you may rejoin
her. Until that time you had bet
ter bc-absent. - - FL.
Zone word more. You now
know that the Insurance Company,
in which you had that policy on
your witc's life, has failed. Per-
.haps you do not krfow that Mrs. DE
Grey has succeeded to an 'annnity
Of G300 a dear foom an old friend
of her family.
. "You stay here for week. then,
90 quietly to Paris but, mark it
your wife die in any circumstances
of mystery, whether I am alive or
dead, retribuiion will bunt you to
the end of the carth.' -.
But .Virginic-G.c nursc?" stam-
mcrcd the seli-convicted wretch.
"Virginie knows nothing excepting
that she did what she was told. She
will never open her lips on the sub
jcet. You are perfectly secure, for the
chemists had no idea on what their
experiments were made"
Next day the Magnificent was in
his place in the Pump-roorl g
usual. "'. .. .- ...
Men looked shy at him, and wo-
men locked shy. lie was rs ccol and
lofty as ever. .~
lie waited until the room was i;,'
and then, taking an opportunity
when Ue:i,hcotc ard Henshuw were
close to him, he called out, Mr.. Hen
shaw" -.... .
He took no notice. He repeated
his call with the same effect. Lenoi,
took two strides toward him, and lift
ing him by his shoulders, placed him
with his back to The pillar, and then
said.
"You presumed yesterday to make
remarks disparaying to lady. You
will be kind enough now to retract
them, or l propose TO kick you, rom
one end of this room to the other"
Pale and affrighted was the little
lawyer; but Dr.. Heathcote intcrpos.
ed:
"Dr. Lenoir, this must not be; l
was the first accuser yesterday, and
you must first deal with me-"
'"True, my dear Heathcote, but ]
mean to deal with each after their
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