The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-04-07

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conductor. have telegraphed to Paris
to her friends, who will meet her at the
station. She is as quiet as dove.
Should you find her agitated, give her
drop of this essence on sugar; here is the
bottle. Monsieur Lambert, Mademoi.
selle"
He then helped along the invalid lady,
and put her in the corner OF the coupe.
He then, after arranging her with great
kindliness, stepped out, held Mr.. LAM
bert by the hands and talked with
French effusion, as the officials hurried
passengers out and in.
II trust you will have no trouble,
adieu," said he, giving a final word OF
kindness to his fair patient, and arrang-
ing her foot-stool.
"Oh, no! 1 dare say not" said Mr..
Lambert, bowling to the lady, and taking
his seat by her side. "But what pow
erful odor there is in the coupe,-will it
not disturb the Lady,"
"Oh, no! 1 think not" said DR.. de La
Belle; II broke bottle of cologne, as I
was helping her in. It will all disap-
pear in few moments"
The train departed; and Mr.. Lambert,
who felt exceedingly wide awake, and
who found DR.. de La Bellies cologne
very strong, tried to draw his fair friend
into q conversation. She was separated
the doctors last attention.
The poor insane woman would not an
swer q word, and from her immovable
calm the doctor concluded that she was
asleep.
When they arrived at Paris, he deter
mined that she should speak.
"Mademoiselle, said he, in loud
voice, "do awake and listen to ma;
must leave you for moment to 60 and
find your friends"
He sought O long time but could not
find any body who wanted lady from
Rouen.
He came back to the carriage very dis
contentedly, when, to his intense aston
ishment, he found q crowd around the
compartment where the lady still sat.
He went forward to see what was the
cause of the excitement.
"Are you the man who travelled
from Rouen in this coupe?" said apolice-
man.
eyes"
"Do you know that this lady is dead?
You have poisoned her with prussic
acid! She has been dead four hoursw
And the populace groaned.
The clergyman was speechless with
horror. He tried to clear himself with
all the earnestness of an innocent man,
but his story was most improbable one.
The police found on him the purse of the
poor woman, and a bottle containing
prussic acid!
It was the same little bottle which
DIR. de La Belle haa forced upon him in
the train.
Mr.. Lambert, stunned, half-dead, al
lowed himself to be carried to prison
without resistance-he was past that. A
day later, he said:
"Take meto Rouen; I will unmask the
villain; he never can face me-"
Two sergeants de vile, with other EN-.
ployees of the police in plain clothes,
attended this dangerous criminal to
Rouen in the railway. and drove to the
house of DR.. de La Belle. Mr.. Lambert
was sure that at the sight of his face the
doctor would confess all.
DIR. de La Belle was engaged at the
and kept them some time wait
ing. When at last the police began to
be troubled, the head sergeant babe them
be calm. 1.-THE house is guarded" said
be, che cannot escape"
Presently there entered calm, elderly
gentleman, with spectacles, which he
removed as he looked at them.
81 beg pardon for keeping you wait
ing," said he, "but did you want me?
am DR.. de La Belle
Mr.. Lambert trembled from head to
foot. An abyss opened before him, of
which he could not see the bottom. This
was not at all the man whom he had met
on Mont St. Catherine.
"You are not DIR. de La Belle at all!'
said the unhappy man.
IT think that I can prove that I am,
said the suave old doctor, smiling.
Alas everything was against him. The
English clergyman had fallen into the
most terrible snare, laid by most ac-
villain.
They returned to.Paris.
''l wish 1 could meet him again with
his white dog, said Mr.. Lambert, throw
ing his hands in air.
"White dog, did you say?" asked the
sergeant de vile.
Some weeks passed, and the police be-
came convinced that Mr.. Lambert was
but they were yet waiting for
the real villain.
Mr.. Lambert was taken blindfolded,
and in the night, to house, he knew not
IN what atroat wlaro he however WAS