Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-09-13

you nave accepted mo 08 O patient.
III you wish it ! will act as you desire !"
"You will fiud five thousand dollars 10 o
wallet 10 the inncr pocket of my coat; you
will find other money in my smaller pocket
book. Please take cpre Of them, and also
my watch and diamonds"
The doctor did as directed, when his
patient said: iSl
"Will you be kind enough to step down
to the office of the hotel and pay my bill in
advance, and please give them to understand
that you will settle oil claims as they be-
come due2" m
The conversation was interrupted Just at
this moment by the entrance Of young
man from the chief detootive's office.
Hc was about thirty, of strong and
muscular frame
The doctor took advantage of the detec-
tivc's entrance to leave for awhile, promising
to return in duo time
Aftor the detective had announced his
business, the wounded man said:
"You have beeu detailed specially on this
case, supposed"
eyes"
"Wcll, do not think you will meet with
much success, rs far as ain concerned,"
continued tho youth, II cannot furnish you
with the least shadow of clow to work
upon"
"Thcre is ono thing" said the officer, in
decided tones. "you have been struck down,
and for purpose, whether you know of tho
purpose or not; two things | intend to uc-
compllsll-l am going to win your friend
ship, and run down tho assassin."
"You appear TO have como here with more
knowledge of the affair than | possess"
said the youth, in surprise.
at is possible that do. and you will
find about the timo that this mystery is
solved, lhat my information is good and my
conclusions correct"
"l will tell you Of nv ..aiaory," said tho
victim of the :rugedy.
"W hat is your thcory?"
"The party who struck me down mistook
me for another person."
"Your theory is not sound"
"Why pot?"
"Because every little circumstance points
to the facts that you had been closely shad-
owed, probably hours before tho attack was
made; aud, besides, mistakes may be made
in the dark, but uot during the daylight" +"
81 have not an enemy in the world -
"Never mind; l will prove that you were
attacked designedly; it is one of those
mysterious affuirs which do not show up
well on tho surface, but will prove my
theory"
The wounded man and the detective con.
tinued their conversation until tho doctors
return, when the officer took his leave
promising to call again in the morning
The doctor brought nurse, and also an
nounced his intention of remaining with
the patient fol the night himself
We will state that the young man and
his companion, earlier on the day of the
tragedy, after walking up and down tho
Fifth avenue, finally separated at the corner
of Thirty-fftb street; he making his way
to the hotel, whore he was wounded, while
tho young lady entered an elegant brown
stone house on the adjoining square.
AS she turned to glance around before
passing through the open doorway her eyes
fell upon the figure of man on the opposite
side of tho street.
Instantly upon beholding the glance of
tho stranger fixed upon her, she exclaimed
in terrified manner:
"IIeavens! there's that fellow with the
horrd eyes agaiu!'
The stranger was Of medium height,
possessing slender, yet graceful person,
a dark, tuwny complexion, regular features,
and eyes of extraordinary blackness and
brillancy
His strange, penetrating gaze, would have
| frightened stronger person than a deli
| cately reared girl.
Lucy PaImcdo vas the only daughter Of
a millionaire widower.
The latter was an eccentric man who
had spent uolimited sums on his child rs
education.
All the advantages of tho richest princess
we're hers, save the one most coveted gift to
. gill of her years; and that was the privi-
lego TO rcciprocatc the love of noble youth
with whom she had been accidentally as
sociuted for few brief weeks.
| An eccentric notion Of her fathers had
driven her to candcstine meetings.
An honest love can find excuses for line
of conduct which no other motive could
supply.
On the evening Of tho Same day when
the occurrence we have described transpired
Lucy was sitting in her own room, her eyes
beaming with happiness, and every feature
expressive of merry joyousncss, when u
letter was handed to her.
AS she read the missive. her countcDance
changed, and the merry, glndsone look upon
her lovely face was succeeded by an anxious
expression
The note was the same which tho wounded
youth had given the doctor to mail.
The latter, acting on his own authority,
had dispatched the note by servant to the
proper address at once.
The missive contained but few brief
lines, which ran as follows:
| ttl will start To nipht for Raltimnrn