The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-03

..No,v ore Won conyincedr' asked Carris-
ton, turning to me.
sJ,ony,rcad of what. That his tale is I'M
true. or that he has been nislead, lam quite
| certain
.Tushi That is not worth consideration.
Don't you see that Ralph has done all this!
| I set that man to watch him; he found out
the espionage; subornel my agent-or your
agent, should say; sent him here with
tru,npei up tale. Oh, yes; was to believe
that Maleline had deserted me-that was to
drive me out of my senses My cousin IS
fool. after all!'
| without further proof cannot believe
| that your suspicious are correct" said, but
/ must own spoke with some hesitation.
.Prcof! A clever man like you ought to
sec ample proof in the fact Of that wretch
| having twice called me q lnadman l have
seen him but once before-you know if then
gave him any grounds for making such an
assertion. Tell me- from whom could he
have learned the word except from Ralph
CarristonF'
was bound. if only to save my own repu-
tation for sagacity, to confess that the point
noted by Carriston had raised certain doubts
| in my mind But il Ralph Carriston really
was trying by some finely wrought scheme
to bring about what he desired, there was
all the more reason for great caution to 30
exercised.
II am sorry you beat the fellow" said.
HE will now swear right and left that you
are not in your senses.
''Of course he will. What do careT'
'Only remember this. It is easier to get
put in an asylum than to get out Of it,"
1T is not so very easy for a sane man like
myself to be put in, especially when he is on
his guard. have looked up the law. There
must be a certificate signed by two doctors,
surgeons, or, believe, apothecaries will do,
who have seen the supposed lunatic alone
and together. I'll take very good care I
speak to no doctor save yourself, and keep
out Of the way Of surgeons and apothe-
carries"
1t quite cheered me to hear him speaking
so sensibly and collectedly about himself,
but again impressed upon him the need Of
great caution. Although I could not be.
lieve that his cousin had taken Madeline
away, I was, after the affair with the spy,
inclined to think that, as Carriston averred,
he aimed at getting him, sane Or insane, into
madhouse
But after all these days we were not a
step nearer to the discovery of Madeline's
whereabouts. Carriston made no sign of
doing anything to facilitate that discovery.
Again urged him to intrust the whole az
fair to tho police. Again he refused to do
90, adding that he was not quite ready.
Ready for what, wondered!
CHAPTER Z
must confess, in spite Of my affection for
Carriston, felt inclined to rebel against
the course which matters were taking.
was prosaic mattsr-of-fact medical man;
doing my work to the best Of my ability,
>~Sr c..I>..> - n
my hours Of leisure should be as free from
worry and care a. pcs ible. With Carris
tons advent several disturbing elements
entered into my quiet l;fc
Let Ralph Carriston be guilty or innocent
OF the extraordinary crime which his cousin
laid ut his door, felt certain that he was
anxious to obtain possession of the sup
posed lunatic's person. It would suit his
purposes for his cousin to be proved mad. I
did not believe that even II the capture was
legally Effected Carr iston's liberation would
be matter OF great difficulty, so long q
he remained IN his present state of mind; 10
long as !, a doctor Of some standing, could
go into the witness box and swear to his
sanity But my old dread was always with
me-the dread that any further shock would
overturn the balance Of his sensitive mind.
SO 1t was that every hour that Carristou
iety. If Ralph Carriston was really as un-
scrupalous as my friend supposed; il he had
really, as seemed almost probable, suborped
our agent; he might by some crafty trick
obtain the needful certificate, AMI some day
should come home aud find Carriston had
Deen removed. In such q case l foresaw
great trouble and distress.
Besides, after all that had occurred Il
was as much as I could do to believe that
Carr1ston was not mad. Any doctor who
knew what l knew would have given tho
verdict against him.
After dismissing his visions and hallucin. |
atlons with the contempt which they de-
served, the fact OF man who was madly.
Passlonato'y in love with q woman, and who |
oeleved taat she had been entrapped and |
was sun Kept IN restraint, sitting down
quietly, and letting day after day mass with.
out making an effort towards fiadino har
was in itself prima facie evidence of insan.
n.y. sane man would at once have set all |
! tue engines of detection at work.
!eIs that If once Ralph Carriston nh.
tanned possession OF him he could make ont |
strohg case III his own favor. First of ali
tue proposed marriage out of the defendants
own sphere OF Life; the passing under q falso
'a'"e' tue ridiculous, or apparently ridden.
lous' accusation made against his kinsman.
the murderous threats; the chastisemept Of
us own raid agent who brought him a re-.
port which might not seem at all untrue to |
amy ono who knew not Madeline Rowan
leaving Out o. tho question what might bs |
C cauns IRON me in closs-examination, Ralph
tta ,r's'on mad strong case, and / knew |
,'o a.; inee IL MS power, my friend might
p rhS'io " doomed to pass years. it not his
whole life. under restraint. So was 49, ,..'
lous, very anxious, vas aux
And felt an anxiety, scarcely second r.
| tnal which prevailed OF, Carristc.,. ~ w