Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-02-24
CHAPTER XVII.

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II would seem that some evil spirit O
trahams had possessed those two person
Ia whose steps Will was following. for ~
he arrived In ono town they arrived In In.
other. so leading on 10 the end OF Ada
destruction.
From Milan to Trieste: from Trioslo
after several delays. iosscsof tho trace. ans
frditiesr dovia,ions to tho end of his miser
ably in-timed. useless journey. he arrived
ut Consta ntinople.
Al ConstintiL oplo he found tho tall. alim
gcnilomonly young man, and tho very fair
pretty, dclicato- o-looking young lady. VIII,
had slept nj Meiun found 10 his bite
modification that tho man aud woman. O.,
whom he h al wasted 20 much valuable time
and so much trouble. wesc not the object,
of his quest
Tho man aud woman whom 10 hat
tracked with such unnaggngo orgy moved
to be clerk. who had absconded with nj,
employers money, and girl Who hid clopee
with the cork from q boarding. house u
Havre
Almcrt dishcartened. win Tryfoil re.
turned TO London. Without stopping 4,
call at his lodgings. no proceeded TO Perth,
ard.
so many weeks had been irrevocnbly los
by his unlucky journey 10 Constantinoplo
that the day on which ho arriv cd at Per. IA.
ard was the day on which the last inaufarc,
on Adas lifo had been cfiected-ths day
from which nothing was wanting for TIA,
completion Of Guhams scheme. but a SO.
lection OF one OF the two CHASTITY nltcrna.
uves, the deatb-like sleep. or strychuino.
Three clear months had bcen wasted, and
all exertions To rescue poor Ada had been
80 far perfectly fruitle r.
when VIII and Miss Bentley mot that
day In Hazelwood House, they were In nc
better position thnn when they had at first
discovered Buckleys fcotmark on the
hower-bcd.
Sergeant Ell jrlon IL confdont, you say.
that there IL not "A little Of evidence against
Buckley he said.
Yes, Mr. Tyfoii."
And hc told you positively nothing aboul
the nature OF the circumstances OF the crime
OF which the man !, suspected7"
"Nothing--bnt iha it isa scrious crime.
Docs Sergeant Ellcrton believe Buckley
guilty.
Yes"
"Then Buckley - guilty."
Wei, what are your inten,ions7"
To make myself acqu,iniod with the
circumsiances OF Buckley's crime Will
answered.
II cant SEQ what follows. have grown
dull am afraid. am so sad 80 intonse-
Is miserable aud broken. What ~ your
next step after that?
One thing only remains 10 be done. and
viii do it will lind Buckley
"But even then -"
II willanawer you, ho interrupted, shak-
ing ker hnnd cordially and speaking gayly,
by another question; How ~ Buckley 10
knox that there Is not q particle Of evidence
against him.
Sho saw TIA, point returned the pressure
OF his hand. aud Homo OF her old bright
expression reformed 10 her besutifui face.
AS Eec u now. thote is only one diff.
Guilty, she said. tho difficulty OF finding
Buckley"
Yes. he returned. but ! will surmounI
IT, viii keep my promise 10 you. Miss
Bentley. ] said / would restore her 10 you,
and, With Gods help only. / VIM
Ihiry-fivc minnleB after speaking these
solemn words VIII Tryfoil was on his WY
10 WolyerhamptOn
Jack Graham had intended 10 defriud
the insurance companies. but he Ia ID moi
intended to do 50 by IN all OF murder
There was no help for Il now. Debt
Buckley. his own idolatry Of money, urged
him TO the act but over and above all these
inlHornbio incentives there was another ire.
sistib,c force pushing him toward taking
the deadly step. That force vas flIe mad.
1tAltif NfnfAn " kff ~ NFff 10 Iftr Himself
Z. ON Ada. whose every look ard word was
Calling reDfOaeh 10 him "a 20 bFo iths o hor
air than that Of Beresford G-Ogo. which
seemed impregnated with bis evil DOING
Ia the past, present aud future to change
his nane-to procure entirely new associ.
ntiOns a.. in fact. unlcarn himself
4 shall be all right when its over. ani
nothing 20 remind me of it but a cheek
book. Gmham mutlered.
And 80 the nli-important qu stion had
been ca efuIly weighed aud argued from
every point. and the decision had been ar.
rived at at last.
TwoDy -four hours only stood between
Ada and death.
The medic nal draughf which had been
admin stored 10 her or the day Of the din
ner-purty. lad been given 10 her with
double s'r ngih Dp,n tbs day whsn her
death had b8oH decidsI npOu.
w en-. on the morning Of The doy Of
which We arc COW wriii =. The evil effects
Of The fsc0nd medicigai driughl dis
covered themselves. Dr Juysrs. Who
pmcticed in the peigbb1rho0d. vas IN
siau'ls summoned 10 Bofesford Grove.
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