St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-14

ton was drawn to the presence of his
ola family servant. Barbara, who stood
trembling before him.
Monsieur will pardon me-" she said.
but cannot stand ii any longer"
"Ot what do You speakT asked Mon
| sieur.
Il speak, monsieur, of Nine. de Var
ney. my dear, dead mistress. Ii was
horrible. and had ! not known and
| loved monsieur from childhood should
have spoken long ago."
Nj. dc Varney, now thoroughly eX-
| cited and aroused, arose and, advancing
| toward the old woman with threaten
ing gesture, demanded her to speak.
| The old servant, looking her master
straight in the eyes, asked:
Did not monsieur give madame, my
mistress, TO drink her last potiOnT'
Yes. What of it?''
"Then monsieur must know that ma
dame was poisoned"
'Poisoned!" echoed Monsieur do Var
ney. What do you mean?"
docs monsieur know nothing of it?
| Then she must have done it alone, and
have allowed monsieur to suffer"
she! Who" demanded the now
frenzied man.
Your wife, the present Madame de
Narney."
With cry of despair, Monsieur de
Varney sank upon the lounge, his whole
frame cODvulsed with grief and indig-
| nation.
Calming her master, and being as
Sured that Mons. De Varney was com
| pletely innocent of all knowledge and
| completely in the murder of her mis-
! treSS, Barbara told what she had wit
messed of the whole affair."
| Nine. de Narney seemed to suspect
that she was being poisoned, but sup
posing that her husband knew all,
through her great love for him she
would not give utterance to her SuSpic-
ions. Barbara, suspecting the same
thing, had kept close watch upon Mile
Alice. When madame asked for her
MEDICINE FOR THE LAST TINE
mademoiselle took up the glass, turned
her back for moment, then handed it
to monsieur. Madame drank and died
suspicious were now fully aroused.
Madame had been poisoned, but who
had done it?
When the doctor came Barbara de-
termined to ascertain. She could learn
nothing from him. When he departed
Barbara determined on a bold move.
She would follow him and take up such
position on his balcony that she could
see and hear anything that might throw
light on the sad and mysterious affair.
IhlS determination she followed out.
After the physician had entered his
house Barbara took up her station. The
evening being cool, the window was
open, so, tipping the bling, the servant
awaited developments.
Presently the physician descended
Stn6V-at a vii
of which stood Barbara-and, entering,
placed small lamp OH the table. Then
he hesitated, and, with perpleXed air,
repeatedly passing his hand over his
eyes, as If to wipe away some film or
web that seemed to obStruct his
thoughts, he advanced toward small
| cabinet in which he had kept his small
Walls of drugs, each in its distinct apart
ment.
With trembling hand he opened the
door and peered III. Starting back in
tones of horror he muttered:
''AcOnite."
Staggering back, he grasped the chair
for support.
Then, recovering himself, he blew
out the lamp and withdrew behind the
portiere, where he remained in silence
Presently fOotstep was heard upon
the gravel walk, and the form of mad
emoiselle advanced and entered the
house.
Arrived at the study door, she peered
cautiously in. Then carefully groping
her way in the room, half illumined by
the faint moonlight, she advanced to-
ward the cabinet. At the first click of
the door,
FIRM HAND GRASPED HER WRIST.
From the hand so graSped dropped a
small vial, breaking on the floor, while
in her ear was Kissed:
80 it was you who deceived science.
You poisoned Nine. de Varney. Tn
grateful child, was it for this / raised
you"
Overcome with grief, the doctor sank
into his chair and buried his head in his
hands. Neither he nor the young wo-
man spoke for some time. Then the girl
spoke:
Uncle, did this because was tired
of the dull and weary life L led amid
your books and nasty drugs. L love
Mons. de Verney and will marry him,
although l know you hoped to win my
love for yourself. 1t was good of you
to call me niece, for you know | am not
Once for all, care nothing for your
love or your books. You can expose me
if you will"
While the young woman thus spoke
DIR. Didier did not raise his head or
move, Waiting for all answer which
came not, Mile. Alice advanced and
shook the form of her alleged uncle. He
was dead. The shock had proved too
much: he Succumbed to it.
Alice, with firm step, left the study.
! retired to her own room, and the next
morning the servant of the physician
found his body cold in death, seated at
his desk. The country doctor pro-
nounced death the result of apOplexy.
Barbara then withdrew. intending to
tell what she had seen, but, fearing the
completely of the master, whom she
| dearly loved and revered, she held her
| peace. She even saw monsieur marry
the woman who she knew had murdered
! his wife, but, believing them equally
| guilty-even then she spoke not.
Monsieur de Varney, Oh learning the
tale of the fearful crime, determined to
Wreak vengeance upon the woman who
! had murdered his wife and ruined his
| life.
| With that intention he set out at once
| for Paris, but by some intuition innate
| in bold and reckless women, Madame de
| Varney had converted her diamonds and
| Jewels into money, and with reckless
! adventurer with whom she had become
/ infatuated had fed in time to save her
neck. What has been her fate is not at
| the present time known. Monsieur de
! Varney is still living in SeclusiOn at
Auteuil, surrounded by the sacred men,
| cries of his girlwife, who was so fOully
! murdered.