The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-06-03

men said Mr.. Needham; ~ did not go to
bed until very late"
II should judge so, for all the years
have known you have never seen you in
dressing gown BEFORE" said Nolan.
"And you shall never see me again in cne
if my appearance so offends you. 1suppo5e
YOU are thinking at this moment what could
have induced my constituents to call me
fopF
oNo, my friend, 1 was not thinking OF
ANYTHING so,frivol GUS I have received by
this mornings post a very strange letter
impugnins Che reality of the Broadwood
trust and mortgage deeds have accepted
service of writs for fifty thousand pounds,
and the city this morning talks Of nothing
but YOUR financial ruin. They say thatyou
cannot last twenty-four hours. What Is TO
be dones Can + do anything' I am only
here to ask these two questions"
.sThanL YOU, Nolan; your sympathy
touches me-" said Needham. 'T feel as il !
had lost my hold on things and on life; that
is fact"
ssYou look it." said Nolan.
II am i'll; but shall pull through"
''You never lacked courage. Look at the
difficulty straight in the face; your honor
is intact; you have only been unfortunate"
II hope you may always think so. Per
haps that strange letter you speak OF may
undeceive you, who knows2 But, my dear
Nolan, wait. Monday morning may do
wonders for U.s. think it will. You will
take breakfastf'
mo, thank you, cannot stay"
'Yes, you can. you must, dear friend
have business OF the last Importance to
speak about" ..
Mr.. Nolan did stay to breakfast, and re.
manned until late in the afternoon he did
not return to the oity, but was driven home
in Needhanls carriage. On its return Need
ham said to the driver:
John, want you to catch the next train
to Leighton Buzzard. Idon't mean to drive
to the sta ton. Put your horses up and go
yourself. I have o message for you to
Dick and some medicine for the horses
And James"
''Yes, SIR" said the footman.
II wish you to 60 with John"
"Yes, sir"
81 shall not want you hare am going
out tomorrow"
"Yes, sir"
"You will stay all night at Leighton
Buzzard and meet me, both Of you, with tho
dog cart at the Leighton station, at the first
train On Monday"
"Yes, sir"
Mr. Needham looked at his watch
'You have two hours to put up your
horses and 70 to the station. When you
are ready have bottle for YOU
Eyes, sir" said the two servants to-
. They took bottle down to Leighton,
with note from the master; but it was not
the bottle which had besn delivered at PORT
land place with 50 much ceremony the day
before John, however, was instructed not
to open the parcel until Monday morning,
when Mr.. Needham would instruct him in
the usa OF it.
Wien the two men servants had gone,
Mr.. Needham (having asked John to leave
the stable key on the study table, went into
the yard and smoked cigar there-a very
unusual thing for him to do. He went into
the stables, and patted the cob which he
used for city work in his single brougham.
Then he examined the harness and the
brougham, strolling in and out of tn,
stables, the harneSs-room and the coach
house. After a while he carried the cob's
harness into thu stable and put it on. He
peeped out into the yard to see if he was
noticed. No, all was quiet. He then ex-
amineS the brougham, came back and
looked at tho traces; went back to the
coach house. returned to the stable. un-
harnessed the cob, patteG its neck, replaced
the harness; then picked up the cigar he
had laid on q window ledge, and went back
to his room.
II might do it some other way" he said
to himself, "did not fate and circumstance
point to the one way-my way-the way !
was going myself. My own plans are laid
they are simple and natural, aud see them
in detail from first to last. On the eve Of
their fulfilment there comes to me this sub
stitute, this second self, to take my place.
If accept him, should put him into my
place, detail for detail, and the only way is
to drive him to the spot where the body Of
John Needham is to be discovered. There
is no other way; but the doing Of it, the
successful carrying out Of such substitu.
ton of me for another-what an undertake
ingl 1t must be done quickly and with
firm hand. What if bungle as have done
so often of late? What if buugls and am
detected in the midst Of my work9 Well,
there will be poison enough for both Of US
l feel as If had already taken some noxious
SCuu lQtO my VEINS. ~heu WIZ COIuIlut
murder must first be mad. 1t is insanity
Ny will is moved by some other power than
nv own. It is as if I were creeping and
crouching for my prey and grow hot and
cold"
He paced the room in that catlke, tiger
ish way which had previously character
ICED his movements, and he paused to catch
sight Of his pale face in mirror-pale faca
and bloodless lips. Presently he sat down
again-sat at his desk snd sorted papers.
Then he made some memoranda in his diary,
took bundle of bank notes from the safe,
and placed them in a pocketbook. Pres
emily he rung the bell.
Send the cook to me-" he said to the
parlor maid who answered thu bell.
"Yes, sir"
"And, Mary"
"Yes, sir"
"Were you ever at the operaT
Yes, sir; thank you, sir"
ut is a great night at the opera tonight
Would you like to go to-night7'
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