The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-08

y1M 1esf h0 utOANS HAty NV0 AAAN heart but have no love to give
 He raised her hand to his lips, and passed on without another word, l heard her mutter
 "' He shall love me; if she were dead he would
 Her words filled me with alarm and after tha, l watched her and Una closely all could discover was that every day my darling grew weaker and paler. until Alex begged her la see a doctor, but she always said she did not feel sick
 Il called Doctor Grey one day when madam was out he asked Miss Una great many questions, and then begged to speak with me alone When shc left the room. he turned to me and said
 "' Mrs Willis. has Miss Una enemirS2'
 Well, marm the question took mo by surprise, So told him all about Mrs Ainsley and Alex l.inwood
 "' Well, said he, slowly, don want to arouse suspicion against Mrs. Ainsley but l think Miss Una k being slowly poisoned
 Nou cannot imagine my terror, he gave me some dircctionS. told mo to cook everything myself fnr Una, and to watch Mrs Ainsley You may be sure l kept sharp lookout. but never dis covered anything My darling was no better. so l told Alex he had hotter marry her at once and take her away Alex was nearly crazy al seeing Una so siCkly and was only too glad Ia marry her >o the wedding day was set The day before the wedding Una was taken ! l.. |. I ] hurry for nr. Grey. when he came Mrs AinSley was in the room Doctor Grev felt tna's pulse, and then fixing his eyes on madam face said
 2 Madame. this girl k poisoned shall call my friend, Professor llaurc. and We will hold consultation
 Mrs AtnSley turned pale, but com posing herself, answered
 Certainly. doctor. II vou think II necessary Mrs Willis always attends lna, and if she k poisoned, dare say shc knows it
 "Uf course was very angry at that >o l said
 - 'fo bc sure, attend Una but as for poison, guess if Una Were gone somebody might get Alex Linwood
 She turned white ns d sheet the doctor thought there would be a scene, so h" begged Mrs Ainslcy to lcavr the room and not mind me. When she was gone. he left some directions, and went away promising to Eo for Alex Alex came m half an hour, and the way he went on was awful. hc took her in his arms, and cried over her like Il baby he would not go away but stayed up all night watching her with me
 About one e clock Alex insisted upon my lying down, so | went into the ad joining room and sat down behind the curtain There is another room open ing into this one where the medicine ls kept sat facing this room, ard could see 1t through slit in the curtain All at once heard noise; looking up saw panel in thr medicine room slide away and Mrs Ainsley came out with lantern in her hand She went to the closet and began ruInnaRinR among the bottles. slipped out of the window and went into fna's room; the windows open on the balcony. you know Alex was standing near the bed pulled him away whispering Wait minute and you will seq something. l pushed him behind the bed-curtain, and got un- der the bed myself. and not bit too soon, for just then Mrs Ainslcy came in with phial in her hand pouring some thing on cloth, she was about to put 1t on Una face, when Alex caught her hand; she screamed and faintcd Alex took both phial and cloth, and laid them away
 Well, there iS not much more to tell You know how Mrs Ainslcy got crazy, jumped out of the window and was killed but, before that, she confessed that she tried to kill Una, thinking if Una were dead Alex would marry her She used to make ma inhalc the poison, always going into the room when uh slept Una was Il long time getting well but, six months after Mrz Ainsiey's death they were married, and happier couple never lived So that k the story oithe hall just as it happened '- Tthas