The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-06-25

so rr4 tta. 4-A e7g 1t'
to point her finger at the lady in
the black domino; while the mat
ter was discussedl in low Whispers
by the passengers. Meantime Lot
ties condition was growing worse
rapidly, and the doctor declared
that there was no ground for hope.
Despair and horror was visible on
every face, while tears began to
stream from the eyes Of many
strong ll men, N, q! who 1lc'. did not often
weep. .ai.s bas ,afaam4sg io al ID
( "Who was thead abandoned
wretch!" inqAired George, as he
elbowed his way through the
crowd near the dool; 81 handled
that bouquet, l buried my face
among the flowers, and for at least ]
twenty seconds : enjoyed the fraflI
GRANGE, yetiti did not poison me,
.WhEchsproyes. beyQpl I. dlo,ibt' | Vi mn
the fatal drug was placed There az (
I ter Ithandledit.0 "a i'cSa ir'd sqTa'
I "Who was the last one to hane1e..
it before 1t was returned to, Lot
.ltie@ exclaimed Captain Burk.
"The lady in the black domino"
replied Scottie. auo.,s,sr ~ p,
r "You are mistakenoSlfere,sl think,
Miss Darlington,n said George, ''for
it is my recollection that Napoleon
was the one who returnd the bOu'
rquet to Lottie. l remember dis
Itinctly that he held'it in his hand a
long. time and that he kept pulling
the flowers apart as If fdesirous to-
see how it was held together"
at is a settled FACT" said Captain
! Quitman, shat the one who re-
turned that bouquet to Mrs. De.
mar is the one who deposited The
poison on it, and if that person can
: he pointed out, we may be able to
] detect the poisoner." ,r at
a, When the fact, that Mrs. Demar
:, was poisoned was first announced
Thy Doctor Plaxico, the lady in The
1black domino (who had been ex'
pelled from Lottie's room a short
time belore) uttered a load, pierc-
Jing scream, and ran rapidly toward
thor own stqterOOm. W "-
I "What on earth does that mean"
exclaimed Captain Burk as the Mo.
u man came dashing past him. A"tl J.
? II would risk my life on her being
the poisoner," said Scottie. "She
5 has Just now heard Doctor Plaxicc
say that. Lottie would be dead il
j. less than two hours. | was presen!
\ when the announcement was made
: and as soon.as that womanheafd it
, she uttered the scream and dashec
away. 1t was not a scream .of dis
tress, but it was a shout Of joy. =
! She is the very wretch who deposit
ed the poison in that Bouquet, anC
it is my opinion that she is in low
with Demar, and that she has muir
y dered Lottief tolget her out OF M
y 9tway.' ln tr ~.fy VI
vi t'That is the most plausible theo
$ ry l have heard mentioned in con
a ,nection with this horrible affair,
said Captain Burk, E4of | cannot be
" Tieye that sGcha charming woman
las Mrs. Demar could have an eDe
/ my except SUCH as are made by tn
Il green-eyed monster"
!, Doctor Plaxico now came out Q
q Lottie's room looking Unusually Sc
a rious, and when,6a adozen anxlou
q friends inquired all, at once aOoq
4 the condition OF the patient, D
p Shook his head and in voice choE
II ed with deep emotion SAID:
y "Dying," ana passed ON.
l'' Ab,the doctor passed out the lad
l4l'in the black domino was seen run
" nihgasJ fast as she could from ne
y, o win to Loltle's room, holding :
% large, ,phial Of liquid in each shalic
N 'Siop;lraGame; exclaimed Doc
IL tor Plaxieo as he placed his bacI
'd against the d6ofoti Lbttie's room
n .'youIaust nbbgeem,tlierefhi =" I
~ 4 "i5s what hdghorilydoy you fOrbl
! l,it9patld ,iyh(i 7k ~ gtis"1A.ai =
r, aniithe' al tending iphysieial
n which confers tie authority on m
y to protect lmypatient'ttom 4ntr'
Qs'Fders." ".7si o72f8 ,jl
re ii 4I,heard yOp 5. y just now tina
is YOU had abandoned all hopes OF sa'
ie i.e ing your patients LIFE, tes,,fs I.
81 do not deny it." -.
y P @Then Twill save'het. = ''.'
~ 'sYoul'' slliag Y ifsi''li'
iVfa SIP 1f,3aN aaiisp4 Gusllloe .
e gMadsme, did, ,ypH know. that sn
n Y. plcion was pointing at yfo91s yf9s. as J.. Y
II murderess9
n.I 0No;nor do 4 care where sisp
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