Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-27
THE SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY April y. 1884,

yirtuous world, and husband and wife
continue to love despite the calumny that
may be whispered or insnuated. Even
love is sometimes not an antidOte, but MIR.
Clacy dld not love his niece, and there
fore there was no difficulty whatever in
poisoning his mind against her.
Conrad began to talk about his cases,
and told his dear uncle several interesting
stories.
''What lotof clients you are having,
Conrad. You must be pretty often IN the
papers,"
mo, uncle. Mine is chamber prac-
tice, which is not so snowy as court
practice, but it pays better. l am get
ting quite big reputation for advising
on delicate matters. To the profession
al eye this is a world of horrible skele-
tons"
He recited the case of a rich man
who was, so his friends suspected, being
killed.
'BO you mean murdered@'
"Well, that is hardly the case from q
professional point of view. You see our
client is elderly and ailing, and without
resorting to improper drugs, sor any def
mite act, it is possible for some one about
him to shorten his life. That is a very COM
mon occurrence
Murder a common occurrence"
"WelL morally, murder no doubt.
Have you noticed the number Of widows
that there are? MOST of them pretty warm
in the region Of the pocket"
"What of that, Conrad, eh?"
This is lBy conclusion: Husband gets
i'll, as we all do. Fond wife viii attend
on him. Thinks it would be nice to come
into the property. There are plenty of
ways of finishing off an invalid without
getting into collision with the criminal
law. That accounts for the many weli-to-
DO widows, though men are stronger than
women
land your client is being murdered by
his wife, eh?"
mo, uncle, he is a widower, and
came into fine fortune on the death OF
his wife. But his supposed heiress is
nursing him. Now, after what happened
with BIS wife, he ought to be on the alert,
but it is human nature not to expect
to be done unto as one does unto Others"
"What are they doing to him?"
I'VE have not yet found out, and per-
haps we never shall. All we know is that
there are symptoms that cannot be medi-
cally accounted TO r on the fair-play the
Ory."
1T is enough to make a man feel afraid
of everybody"
well, uncle, for a rich man to have the
inlAritor of his property about him is
foolish"
You are right, Conrad. What shall I
do?"
You cannot do better than you are
doing Dear Eliza is a good, trusty girl.
and has nothing to gam by your de-
cease"
That shot made Mr.. Clacy groan, and
Conrad left him. On the next occasion
when uncle and nephew met the latter
said:
II have seven hundred pounds to in
vest, and ! don't know what to put it
in"
"You seven hundred poundsl Non
senser'
"Yes, have. l received the money an
hour before l came here. 1t has been for
two years out on mortgage"
Conrad took some bank notes out of his
pocket. and Mr.. Clacy took them and
eagerly looked at them.
"lf | am not non c0DlpOS you are. Why
should man with seven hundred pounds
on mortgage do a post ObtN'
"PoSt OJt' Oh, l know what YOU
mean, uncle. Professionally | am
obliged to advise on such matters. |
have one foolish client who has floated
a lot Of them, but he did it to save him
self from penal. You wonder why did
not try the post Obi2 Well, in that case
it was too risky. But, in confidence. 1
nave two five hundred pound bonds on an
other life that bought at nine-pence in
the pound"
For five minutes Mr.. Clacy did not
speak. then he took out his pOcketbOC k
selected letter, and read it.
lit may be only professional. | think
have been fool. Conrad. do you know
this letter."
Conrad took the letter and read it.
eyes, it is note from Duckem about a
post Obit for the clients l told you OF. But
how did you get it,"
About two months ago when you were
here you dropped it,
Conrad thought for minute and then
shook his head.
"No, uncle. l never put professional
letters in my pocket. 1t must have been
taken from my chambers; but l can't tell
you why or by whom"
81 can. | not only smell the rat, but l
see the animal, head, body and tail. Con-
rad, was led to think you had been doing
a post obU on my property"
Conrad laughed.
Excuse the laughter, uncle, but it is
so funny. How could you suppose that a
lawyer would be such a fool? But | am
also rather veXed. l would rather be
thought rogue than an IDIOT
ION, dear! oh, dear. when put this and
that together | feel as if was being finish
ed off. and the verdict serves me right,
What shall do, Conrad ~
do! Forget the incident"
E.But have done it. It's not too late.
Come tomorrow, Conrad. I'll give her
journey. Andmind, not word about this
10 Eliza"
VERY well, uncle, But what has dear
Eliza to with lty'
dear Elizal III dear herr
Whathappened the neXtday can be told
in a few words. When Conrad arrived Mr.
Clacy was having an after-dinner nap, and
the nephew waited in the drawing-rOOm,
which adj0ined the uncle's bedroom. The
conversation opened with Conrad stating
that they thought they had discovered
how the client he had spoken of was being
killed. He was being put into damp night-
shirts.
s'That is quite a common dodge. 1t
is a sure killer, and it can't be found
out"
THAT might account for my awful rheu-
matte pains. One minute, Conrad, one
minute"
Mir. Clacy left the dinning-room and
presently returned, looking pale ana
scared.
You have saved me, my dear boy. l
have put my night-shirt to the fire, and it
smoked-yes, Conrad, it smoked"
In the morning Mr.. Skinner arrived and
informed Miss Rspin that she must at
once leave the house, that her uncle de-
clined to see her, that her salary would
be paid up, and that she would have a
present OF ten pounds.
Miss Rispin went forth enraged and de-
spairing.
''Some trick has been played and 1 am
ruined Conrad, the wretch! What has
he done"
Three days later Conrad puta sealed en-
velOpe in his iron safe.
''lhat is his last will, and in nv favor.
AS Eliza is out Of the way, l am secure.
1t was difficult game to play, but l have
won. All. you fawnlng cat, you alligating
old screw. as the excellent Bella calls you,
it's tit for tat"
CHAPTER ".
WINNING THE RUB.
Here is set a scene which Will perhaps
make the result of the fight for fortune
less mysterious to the reader.
Conrad's chambers. The hour is mid
night. Enter Conrad. On the table of
the inner room, which serves him for
eli 10 nOta vub Iab no