Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-02-17
CHAPTER XIV.
pofaos

CHAPTER XIV.
POISON
The insurance people were not surprised
that Jack Graham shou want To insure
his wifos life They did not reqt ir. proof
that he had what they called an sinsutable
interest" but no insisted on giving them
much verbal evidence that he had consid.
eimbie insurable interest in the life of his
wife.
Without this they would. provided Ada's
lie proved on examination 10 be- good"
one, have venturoi as much as ten thou
sand dollars. But this sum was not sum.
ciently large starting point for Jack: aud SC
with the assistanoo of Buckley and some
trivial forgeries Of his own, proof OF an -in-
stumble interest" which did not exist was
procured and produced.
A few words from Jack had made Ada
quite passive in the matter. SO without de-
lay form OF proposal was carefully and
cum nRly filed up.
The majority of tho questions asked In
the form OF proposal. were qncstione which
Jack answered as II the person whose life
was proposed. were the real Marion.
Let us take three of them With their re-
spectivc answers. as they appeared in the
document which Jack handed over TO his
insumnce company.
]. sum proposed? Fifty thousand dol.
lars.
Z. Whether has been or ~ afflicted with
rheumatic fever. paralysis. habitual couch.
hts of any descript on. insanity. os with
any other disease or disorder tending 20 the
shortening OF lifel No.
10. Whether has beon attended bv any
medical manif 80. name aud addressG
Df; BTinsley, Hspworth Terrace, Gambler
we'll
Shortly after the form Of proposal had
been handed in, Ada was examined 10y Jack
Gmhams insurance doctors.
Not expecting insanity, they discovered
none.
They reported Mrs. Marion Gnhlm 10 be
an extremely sound life.
DR.. Brinsly was applied 10. but, nj Mr.
Gu,ham = request, was not told tho cause
Of the inquiry.
Family matters" said Jack. "Brinsiey
gossips. III we don't keep nv vifo's mar.
i riage secret for time, her fortune will
never come 10 her"
DIR. Brnsley test fed TO the excellence OF
The constitution of the real Marion Bern
stein, whom he had previously attended
After few more pfelifni aries the mat
ter was c.osed. aud. in rather more than
month from the day Of her marriage at tho
registers. Jack received policy In due
form from his insurance company.
Fifty thousand dollars depended on Ada's
life.
Realize her positloni
She lived in n secluded villa with two
weak women and two mercenary and un-
ycrnpulous men. under whose control the
women were.
Her death meant fifty thousand doIlars
shared between Graham and Buckley
While a second insurance with another
company was pending. Ada happened to
catch a slight cold.
his master that the best day 20 inyiio any Of
bis insurance friends was The day on which
his wife was III.
lndispnsiton, however slight, he bioted
decreased the surprise caused by death. 80
Graham resolved 10 follow his advice. aud
10 render bis wife . indispostion a. apgar-
ent as possible TO those be iugiied
IL Is very unfortunate that you should be
III, Marion.F said Jack
He always called her Marion when there
were oilers present. a. necessity; when
They we're alone for practiee.
She preferred ham calling her So
Those words Of his IN the closed carringe
shortly after the performs zee Of she core-
mony in the registrars Office. You are two
persons Ifyfoiis Ada, and my Marion
had made strong impression upon her
Sometimes she felt they were positively
true.
II am sliil Ada Wentworth. she had
often thOnght. IN the solitude Of her room:
-but, to make Will and my dear auut hap.
~. ! have been Obliged 10 become Marion
Graham as we'll.
In all respects Ada behaved b Jack GIN.
ha;n as a wife who was anxious 10 please
him. and 10 retain bis love. but actually,
within herself, she never regarded him ~
her husband.
VIII aud her aunt formed the very -.
senee % ber life. and. 10 her disofdered con-
cepiion, Jack 6rahsm snd wife were simpIy
important portions of n means whereby their
happiness was 10 b. obtained
~ % very unfodunaie you shonid be IN.
Marion. Jack said. though Il cer.a MS h
not reasonabls ia one 20 expec, yOu ~ bo
always we'll ] wish you 60 III put IL OF. i"
DO added smi ing Tor I've Invited some
fellows 60 dine here tomorrow eveninp.
and should have liked you to be looAing
your best
sly cold Is nothing sheana4srsd IA
viii have disappoared Tomorrow
Then am not TO postpone The dinner.
party on your accouniff
Ccrtalniy not
II ! don't postpone u nov ho went on.
j can postpone ii at AL You uoaI lei
me postpone tff VIII fou do awav eifh All
ehsncs Of my dinner proving miserable
~ifs how
by iaNu tyilf u 7dirine
Again she declared there aa. ~-.hs
whatever ih1 matter with her.
Pfcveni'on o. better than cure be re-
piifd, leslingiy. Nav q 10 tha chem
iste and insure be slcccss oi my duuer-
faitg ~ insnfing youf presence nt h.
or coufe yol may. though thora is not
ihe .li2hiefst necessity for it. J sssuro
son.
fnughlusly he kissed her Iaaghiaaiy
ho aaia
am Oh. tben' and left tho room
We had gained a great point
On ne following morning Ads vas really
very if
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