Telegram-herald., 1886-09-26

Eas1znesd agaia liaterpoea1
-Fa.s gentleman. t'r BranksoEns. scts an-
DIR . poaef oi attorney irola Ms stancl fis
Yea NLl hardly dlsp1te bis ris1z = repee-
ssut ler . hen SEQ kne~ that"
"A rover ~ attorney Aoustroasl lu-
r-9ssltist SIS voal never have signed soch
: document sil-laat caIlssl ltLls u.e.
~D- hrauksl1ae. s4la ~Ne VII not
hanay sorls. Z 500 lle@se beIa thls
fo~1T 81 attorney al ; lh.ank t4od lhal &
d. 30. and avs / 2m ge-ag .nto tbs 1ouss O.
iook tx. -na bslisYe lo dnl. s1- proo-s OF
fhs lnuocsnce IL lhe gil vhsla yug ITo-
ras-e8 o. slls.d ana is e. a.aa
~My dear fe.ow fe-ortei Branksome,
0lIh jlsl lre suspicion ~ 3 sneeT ln his
tones. ..ahv uil Yoa ue alaays 81 Ma sara-
maa1f II you hal iala me at hrsl shaI
soaF object eas Faa ala nel nave neeiel
any power u attorney O. gel aantlanoe u
this heina By a. me4As entaF aud ~el-
come.
liz threw open The door in front of which
- had leen standing. aud 0o~ing poiltsiy
waite tili ve h41 I.reesdei h.ln-
IL tls hall ] lar-sd SD s4.a, u have come
here Dr. Branks0ne 70 make a general
search through the house and although as
Miss stancilftes legally appointed represen-
tative. ] can take any o0Hrse please. ! have
no obJection 10 your accompanying me in
that search
"My good sir, he rstortei. Il think you
must really excuse me. You have not come
here Ia very friendly fashion this after
noon, and you can hardly be surprised H.
under the circumstances. I conceive that il
may be more satisfactory 10 yourself, as II
certainly viii he l. NE, that you should 20
about your work IN your own way Al the
same time. whenever You wish for luncheon
you vii find II on the table, and shall be
happy % join you OF course. as NJ IS STAN
cAftes representative. YOU need have 10 feel
ing of dellcacy sbout making your wishes IL
that matter known
HIS perfect GOODNESS and composure had
their elect upon me, and that lightning
flash in which I had seen him for an instant
as villain OF colossal iniquty, faded more
and more completely from my memory
But lost no time IN beginning my search
Mary Taylor, Daisy's maid, was summoned
and came quickly, as did Mrs Cawthorne
Nho had returned troken-hearted 70 the
hail at the sclose Of the trial I soon ex-
planned 20 the girl that what we wanted %
see was the door leading 10 the private
staircase. She looked somewhat confused
when ! told her this probably she recon- -cted
the last occasion on which she had herself
made Use of that door
We found that tho door was in one of the
paneled recesses OF the drawing room corri-
dor. II had no handle, and any one might
have passed il a hundred times thout per-
ceiving its existence Taylor pressed the
door IN the middle. and it slowly opened. re-
vealing..a staircase narrow, dirty and dusty,
beyond
"Nr Eastmead," ] said. "you represent
the law, AMI / leave it 20 you 10 make the
Fl 81 attempt 10 verify the statement which
Miss Sianclife has made T. me
"Bring a h-ht hare,' said the officer; and
one Of the many servants. who We're watch
ing Us in wonder. darted into the adjoining
room, and quickly reappeared with a lighted
wax candle. Taking this in his hand. East
mead passed through the door. ] could see
him moving the candle to and fro and then
he uttered a slight exclamation and closed
the door upon Us. Immediately afterward
be opened it and came out into the corridor,
begrimed with dust and cobwebs, but wear
ing an air of triumph on his face
Il have found this on the narrow ledge or
shelf above the door inside, he said.
He held out TO me, as be spoke, small
parcel wrapped in paper that had once been
VIII te. / seized it with feverish eagerness.
Pasted upon it was a label. bearing in writ
ing the address: "Miss Stanclife Great Lor-
ton Hail." and in print the word poison" in
large letters, and the name and address of
| Smirke, the Little Lorton chemist The
parcel was sealed. and We saw that the seal
bore Smirkes name