Telegram-herald., 1888-02-26

I1fnlnE - TIE third act t-hrF boxed
YEARLY At shs pages As hs ist tnsm sisp
throaza ks hagsrs Bolh ia miad aud body
De began - fsel the need Of repose.
IA ons important respect the alter portion
q ths aaanascripg di1sfsi from tie pages
~aleh BE- bad jsIst been reading Signs Of .n
ovsrwr0ugLE bgain saosed themselves here
and there ss ths ousitss u tie play ap-
proached ~ ead TIE and~rirgg grew
worse and worse. Some OF tie longer sen-
teaess ~ers left unfinished In the exchange
q dialogue questions and answers we're not
always attributed respectively 20 the right
speaker A. certain intervals the writer's
failing intsiiig gence seemed 70 recover itself
foF awhile. only u relapse again aud 70 los@
ths thread 0f the aaETaIlve more hoPelsssly
than ever.
After reading one or two Of the more co
bersnt paSszgss Hsnry recoiied from the ever
dsrkenIng horror OF the story. He closed
tie manuscript. heart sick aad exhausted.
and thre~ himself oB his bed 20 rest. The
dor opsnsd Alnlcss at the same moment.
LOrd MOntbarry entered the room.
We have Jsss returned from the opera
be said, and we have heard the news OF that
miserable wonlaa's dsata They say you
spoke 70 her Ia her last moments, and | want
to hear how It Aappensd7
You shall hear nOs 10 happened" Henry
answered; ~and more than that You are
now the head Of the Cansfiy, Stephen. and
feel bound, in the po.itr,A, which oppresses
me, 10 leave you 70 decide what ought TO DO
done"
With those Introductory words, he told bis
brother how the countess play had come
into bis hands Read the fist few pages"
he said, Il am anxious 10 know whether tho
same impression is produced on both OF US.
Before Lord Mcntbarry had cot half way
through the first act. he stopped, and looked
a. his brother. "What does she mean by
boasting OF this as her own inventionl" he
asked ~Was shs too crazy 70 remember that
these things really happenedr
This was enough for Henry; the same i'm
preston had been produced on both Of them
| -You will do as you please, he said "But il
| you viii bs guided by me, spare yourself the
reading OF those pages 70 come, which de-
/ scribe our brothers terrible expiation Of his
h-artless marriage"
"Have you read it al, HenryT
| ~Not all l shrunk from reading some Of
| the latter part OF It. Neither YOU nor l saw
/ riuch OF our elder brother after We left
! schsol; ard for my part, / felt. and never
scrupled 10 express my feeling, that he be
haved infsmously TO Agnes. When ! read
that unconscious confession of the murderous
| conspiracy 10 which he fell victim, | re-
membsrsd. with something ike renorss, that
the sano mother bore Us have felt for him
tonight. what sm ashamed to think never
/ felt for him before
/ Lord Montbarry took his brothers hand.
"You are a good fellow, Henry" he said !:
I 'sbut are you quite sure that you have not
been needlessly Sistr sssinS yourselfs Because
some OF this crazy creatures writings acsi-
dsntally tells what We know TO be the truth
does ID follow that all the rest is to be relied
on 70 the endI"
Their. is no possible doubt Of it," Henry
replied.
'sNo possible doub.F his brother repeated.
"f shall 20 on with my reading, Henry-and
see what justification there may be for that
confident conclusion OF yours"
he read on steadily until be had reached
he conclusion OF the second oct. Then he
looked up.
''De you really believe that the mutilated
remains which you discovered this mornin &
are the remains OF our brothers" he asked
"And do you believe it on such evidence As
thRP
Henry answered silently by sign in the
Affirmative
Lord Moutbarry checked himself-evi-
dcntiy on the point OK entering an indignant
protest
~You acknowledge that you have not read
toe later scenes OF the piece" he said. ~Doa't
be childish. Henry. II you persist in pinning
your faith or such stuff "a this the least you
can do is 70 make yourself thoroughly ac-
auainted with it VIII you read the tAiTd
4 D a a.
lie turasd 70 tho tAird act. ard ran over
those fraSnentsry passages which were
clearly enough expressed to be ineligible 70
the mind oi a stranger.
Here u n scere IN the vaults of The palace -
he began. ~Tne victim Of the conspiracy is
slsepinx on his uliserable bed: and the baron
and The countess are considering the position
IN which they stand The countess ias well
ss can make Is out has raised the money
that Is wanted by borrowing on the security
O. Eer jewels &C Frankfort: and the courIe'
up ssairs is still declared by the doctor q
have chancs OF recovery. What are tn
conspirstcrs 20 do n th. niaa does recover
The cautious baron suggests setting the pris
cuer frsa. IL be Ventures 70 appeal 20 To-
Ia~ Il is easv % declare that he il subject 4
insane dsigsion and - call bis own wife as
wifnes. On tia otner hasi. II the courisi
dies. how - ths seQusstrated and ulknowT
noblenan 10 - pus out OK the vayt ses
lively. bV letting rim stsrvs ia his prison
No. ths baron Is nan ~ refined tastes. b
diShks> needless cruelty. The sctivs policJ
remains SAY. assassination By ths knit. o
aired sravol The baroh objects q trusting
an sccomplice. also % spending money Or
say one ouf himself Shan they drop tsei
prisoner into tie canals Th- baron decline
e. rust wster-wster viii show hirn t6'
surfscs. Shall thsy set MS bed on Grei Al
excellent hisa. bus to- Snaoxs might be seen
10. poisoning IS no doubt easier dsssl
thar Re deserves. but here : really No oth-'
safe -sy cut of it than 70 poison him Is i
PISS ole Henry. that you believe this consul
ssfion really took riscef'
Henry rsS@ ns rac'aY Ths succession =
7 saestionS that aad INST ben resd 20 him o
sctlv followed ths succession of the dream
shas bad t.friSed Mr. Norbarv on 80 t~'
nights winch sac sad paSssd ss tse hatsA 7
Eas aseisss g eoias OF this caIuciSssce :
his brstbsr. Hs suly So. go on
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