The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-06-25

j; III I could discover was, that ever,
, day my darling grew weaker and paler
until Alex begged her to see 4 doctor
but she always said she did not feel sick
/ called Doctor Grey one day wher
madam was out; he asked Miss Una ,
great many questions, and then begged
to speak with me alone. When she LEFT
the room he turned to me and said:
".Mrs. Willis, has Miss Una enc
miesa'
"Well, marin, the question took me
by surprise. SO told him all about Mrs.
Ainsley and Alex Linwood.
"!Well. said he, slowly, Il don't want
to arouse suspicion against Mrs. Aims
ley, but think Miss Una is being slow
" poisoned
"You can not imagine my terror; he
gave me some directions. told me to
cook every thing myself for Una, and to
watch Mrs. Ainsley. You may be sure
kept sharp lookout, but 1 never dis
covered any thing. My darling was no
better. SO I told Alex he had better
marry her at once and take her away.
Alex was nearly crazed at seeing Una so
sickly, and was only too glad to marry
her. So the wedding day was set. The
day before the wedding, Una was taken
suddenly very bad, so I sent in great
hurry for Doctor Grey; when he came
Mrs. Ainsley was in the room. Doctor
Grey felt Una's pulse, and then fixing
his eyes on madam's face, said:
Madame, this girl is poisoned.
shall call my friend, Prof Hauge, and
we will hold q consultation
MRS. Ainsley turned pale, but, COM
posing herself, answered:
Certainly, doctor, if you think it
necessary. Mrs Willis always attends
Una, and if she is poisoned, dare say
she knows it
.'Of course, I was very angry at that.
50 I said:
To be sure attend Una; but as for
poison, / guess if Una were gone some
body might get Alex Linwood.'
s'She turned white as q sheet; the doc
tor thought there would be scene, 80
he begged Mrs. Ainsley to leave the
room and not mind me. When she was
gone he left some directions, and went
away promising to go for Alex. Alex
came III half an hour, and the way he
went on was awful; he took her in his
arms, and cried over her like a baby;
he would not 60 away, but stayed up ali |
night watching her with me.
"Ab0ut one o'clock Alex insisted |
upon my lying down. so I went into
he adjoining room and sat down be-
hind the curtain. There is another
'oom opening into this one where the |
Medicine is kept. l sat facing this
DOM. and could see 1t through slit in
he curtain. All ut once heard q
loise; looking up, l saw q panel in the
nedicine-room slide away, and Mrs.
Ainsley came out with q lantern in her
land. She went to the closet and be-
an rummaging among the bottles.
slipped out Of the win.
low. and went into Una's
DOM; the windows open ON the balcony,
on know. Alex was standing near the
ed. ! pulled him away, whispering:
Wait minute and you will see some
hing: pushed him behind the bed
urtain and got under the bed myself.
nd not bit too soon, for inst then
lrs. Ansley came in with phial in her
and; pouring something on . cloth.
be was about to put it on Una's faca.
hen Alex caught her hand: she
.reamed and tainted. Alex took both
HAL and cloth and laid them away. /,
well. there Is not much more to tell.
on knew how Mrs. Ainsley got crazy,
lmped out of the window and was ,
He'd; but, before that. she confessed !
nat she tried to kill Una, thinking il
IA were dead Alex would marry her.
be used to make Una inhale the poison,
ways going into the room when Una !
ept Una was long time getting
ell; but six months after Mrs. Aims !
Us death they were married, and . /
Appier couple never lived So that Is !
e story OF the Hall just As it happened. :
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