Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-15
DR.. SPENCES'S CRIME.
! STORY BY \ PHYSICIAN.

on the stroke Of eleven. | was just
about to turn of the gas and retire.
for. being z bachelor, slept in IA
room conacctcd with my office, when
there was Il pull at the bell.
took up my night lamp and went
/ to tie door. \ strong gust Of damp,
-lrciy wind nearly cXtinIuishcd the
ligI', but shadin" it with my hand,
/ dnlly disccrncd the form OF Il
/ ,vOIiA al.
| "Comc in," said. holding open the
door: butsshederlincI with q gesture
OF ill.paiiapcc.
~ ou Hnst come out" she said i'll
a sI,i is.h aneisiyc tone, .'and be quick
about it"
I put on my oycrcoat without
d"nnr, ln.ll",: the surgery door, and
stepped oar into The storm. ~
did 50 the woman laid Il Gran
hand on my arm and putting her face
close to injlir >1id
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( Clifton House wa, the old nan>;o,
! Recently taken hv Dr. Spencer.
/ stranger to every one in Middlrbury
/ spencer was tall. dark. rather di>
tin"ui>h"d looking man. W h" hn'
hung ont hi ~i@n i'll the village "ml,
ii few d""r, above mine, but is yr
/ ne hah ""' II" practice.
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Ill" family. presided over thc9>!at'
lis!.uicHt and sat at lie head of III
table. Mis- M"ir"ac was Yet hcauti
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by her grace OF lnanncr and iacila'
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." that. ir WAS her money that
. wanted. |, paid his debts and bnu.
him li.>r horses: it 50; Iii table W
~ nice. costly di-hr.: 3nl pu. i, in
power to keep Mis- M,.lrnsc rob
.nr like Il queen. And all this time
mistress hu, been slowly but sur,
- sinking. And look YOU, DR.. Lock WOE
Il: | h.linve that S!,t is not diving
'I- disease. but of" here she lower
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