Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-09-10

doctor. $50 you viii not lie incom-
NODDED by other travellers. Here is
mademoiSelle's purse, ticket add lit
tie travelling satehel; perhaps She
will need something. Have the
k inGness to show her ticket to the
onductor. / have telegrapl.ea to
Paris TO her friends who Will meet
her at the station. She is as quiet
as a dove. Should you find her agi-
tated give her drop Of this essence
of sugar; here is the bottle Mon
sieur Lambert, Mademoiselle.
He then helped along the invalid
lady, and pat her in the corner of
the coupe lie then, after arrang-
ing her with great kindness, step
ped cut, held Mr.. Lambert by the
hands, and talking with French ef-
fusion, as the officials hurried pas
sengers out and in. 81 trust you
will have no trouble, adieu."
''Oh, no +! l dare say not said
Mr.. Lambert, bowling to the lady,
and taking his seat by her side.
"But what a powerful odor there is
in the coupe will it not disturb the
lady ,"
"Oh, no; | think not said DIR.
De La Belle; II broke a bottle of CO.
logne asl was helping her in. 1t
will all disappear in several mo
ments.n
The train departed, and Mr.. Lam
| bert, who felt exceedingly wide
awake, and who found DR.. DE La
Bellies cologne very strong, tried to
Ia, l, -, Fnf, fcip IN
ton. She was separated from him
! by a high basket of flowers, the doc
| tors last attention.
The poor insane woman would
not answer a word, and from her
immovable calm, Mr.. Lambert con-
Guided she was asleep.
When they reached Paris, he de-
termined that she should speak.
"Madamoiselle,' said he, in a
loud voice, "do awake and listen TO
me; must leave you moment, to
go and find your friends
He sought long time, but could
not find anybody who wanted a lady
| from Rouen.
lie went back to the carriage very
discontentedly, when,to his intense
astonishment he found a crowd
around the compartment, where the
lady still sat. He went forward to
see what was the cause of the excite
) ment.
care you the man who travelled
from Rouen in this coupe Z" said a
| policeman.
Eyes"
"Do you know the lady is dead ?
you have poisoned her with prussic
acid She has been dead four
hours" And the populace groaned.
The clergyman was speeches.
with horror. He tried to clear
| himself with all the earnestness Of an
| innocent man, but his story was a
most improbable one. The police
found on him the purse Of the poor
woman and a bottle containing pruS-
sic acid.
Mr.. Lambert, stunned, half dead,
| allowed himself'to be carried away
to prison. A day later he said:
Take me to Rouen, | will un-
mask the william; he can never face
| me-"
Two sergeants de Vile, with 9TH
er employees of the police in plain
clothes, attended this dangerous
criminal to Rouen, and drove to the
house Of Dir. De La Belle. Mr..
Lambert was sure that at the sight
of his face the assassin doctor would
confess all.
DR.. De La Belle was engaged at
that moment, and kept him some
time waiting. When at last the po-
lice began to be troubled, the head
sergeant babe them be calm, "the
house is guarded" said he she can
not escape"
| Presently there appeared a calm,
elderly gentleman, with spectacles
which he removed as he look at
them.
81 beg pardon for keeping you
waiting" said he, "but did you not
ask for me ?"
"You are not DR.. De La Belle !"
said the unhappy Lambert.
81 think that | can prove that |
am" said the suave old doctor smil-
| ing.
The Englishman had fallen into
the most terrible snare laid by the
most accomplished villain.
They returned to Paris.
Some weeks passed and the police
were convinced that Mr.. Lambert
was innocent, but they were yet
waiting for the real william.
Mr.. Lambert was taken blindfold-
ed and in the night, to a house, he
knew not in what street, where he,
however, was well lodged, and where
he was allowed to read and write,
| but was strictly watched.
Shortly after his new incarcera-
tion, u valet arrived with his clothes,
and asked him respectfully to make
his toilette. A servant escorted him
to closed carriage and drove to-
| Ea I'd tho Ghnrn No Elucnnc