Telegram-herald., 1888-02-12

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- tas Gas.9s nszrs " e-swick siispea away
slt~x tts hfss L-E AAa Jolss4 Asass - tls
sTawiag rvoaa-
@H2vs yea ssossbt Il What sid - yeu
sarller n shs aas y ae asked. taking ee@lf
At Ser slas. De YEA agree ~iE2 ne that o.
dreadf % doabs sicA oppressed "a ooih Is q.
lsasl 81 a. rsssf
Arnss saooz s~r ksAa seely. i ~iso
eoasd agrs= vita yog Henry ~ish l conle
noaezkly say Kat Fay nilnd = a. e->a.
I6s answer wossld have csceal-ssd nacss
nsn. Hsarys psssnos where Agnss Ws<
S4zoere sdl ~&s sQazl Z any cenaAnes On Il
ssIf yoc VIII oaly look tack 81 tne eVen2
of ths saw be sail, Yea must surely aan-A
thar ne ksFs rot b@su conpeteir bzfls1
Remember Row DR. Brnno disposed e oa
doubts. After thirty years Il medical prsc
tee, 40 you think an llke.y - mistake t..f
symptoms of death BY oronchitisf II efcs
tAere Was an uranswsT&ble question, tae4e y
Is Was the consals testimony doubtful ~
sny part ~ ifi Hs called AZ The pciaes .c
sfsr bis services after bearing az lord doie
bxrry' death: be arrived ~ TIE time wEen
tb. rcian was la tie house, be himself ssn
the ecrrSa rlaced ia n. and the la screwfc
dosn Tne evidence OF the priest was equal
t..e end DISPUTE. lie remained IN the roc
wits the co1ia, recitins TIE prayers for t.t
dead, until the funeral left th~ palace. Beai
all thsse statements ia mind, agnes, and Sos
can you deny thss tie question OF Nonibaf
rvs death and harial is q question set al resi-
Ne have really but one doubt left, ne has-
st.ll 70 ask oGrs.lves whether ths remain
which / discovered arc TIE remains Of ttc
Iost courier or not There il the c2se as ".
derstG1d = Have stated Il falriyP
Agnes could not deny that ne had stated li
fairly
'Ihrn what prevents you from experienc-
ing tho sanle sense OF relief that | feoll
Henry asked
AW sat saw last night prevents me-" Agnes
answered when you spoke Of this subject,
after our inquiries were over, You reproaehed
me with taking. what you called, tie super
st.tious view. ! don1 quite admit that-out
| do acknowledge that ] should iinu the super
stitious view inteligible il l heard it e2-
pressed by some other person. Remembering
what your brother and | once were TO esch
other IN the bygone time, ] can understand
the anrarition making itself visible 20 me, &
| claim the mercy OF Christian burial and the
vengeanes due 10 4 crime | can even pel-
csive some faint possibility or truth in tho ox
planation which you described as the mes-
Iaeric theory-thSt what I saw might be the
| result OF magnetic influence communicated 70
| me as I lay ostween the remains OF the
| murdered husband above me and the guilty
| wife suffering the tortures OF remorse at my
| bodside But what l do not understand is.
| that should havo passed through thzs &read-
| sul orNieal. having DO previous snosssage Of
\ the murdered man in mis- lifetime, or only
| knowing him III yen suppose that | saw the
! apparition Of FerrarD through the interest
| which l took in his wife. / can't dispute
your reasoning. Henry. But | feel in my
| heart Of hearts shat you are deceived. Moth
| ing viii shake my belief that we are still as
| far from having discovered the dreadful truth
| es ever"
! Henry made no further ettompt TO dispute
| with her She had impressed him with ccr-
! tain reluctant respect for her own opinion in
| spite Of himself
| "Have you thought Of any better way Of
| arriving at tho t.utbi7 be asked. who is 70
| help usi No doubt there IS the countess, who
has the clcw to the mystery IN her own
! hands But, in the present state of her mind,
is her testimony 70 be trusted-even IL she
were will ng to spsaki Judging by my own
experience, should say decidedly not"
1 - don Z gneSf 6taJ you nave seen utf
egainr' Agnes eagerly interposed.
"Yes, bad bslf an hour TO spare before
dinner, and disturbed her once more over
her endless writing"
"Akd You told her what you found wher
you opened the hiding placei"
"Of course l did" Henry replied 81 said
in so many words. that held her responsible
| for the discovery, and that expected her to
4 H. xx-s4l
Der writing as IL / had spoken in an unknown
tongue l was equally obstinate on my side
told her plainly that tho head had bee.
placed under the care OF the police, and tina
the manager and had signed our declafa
tions and given our evidence. She paid 10.
ths slightest heed TO me Dy way of tempt
ing her t. speak, added that the whole in
vestis cation was to DO kept a secret, and thai
she might depend on my discretion. For tn
moment thought had succeeded. Shs
locked up from her writing with passine
fash OF curie.ity, and said what are thes
going to do with itr--meaning, suppose, th'
head answered that it was I,
be privately buried, after Photograph
OF Il had been first taken. even went tA'
length OF communicating to opinion Of th'
surgeon consulted, that some chemical mean
Of arresting decomposition had been usel anf
had only partially succeeded--and / aske'
,er point blank il the surgeon was right
mo trap was not bad one, but Il completely
.af'ed. She said ia the coolest manner
Now you are hero should like TO consul
you about my play; ! nm a. n loss for som
new incident Mind there was nothinl
xatirical IN this. she was really eager &
read her wonderful work TO me-evidentl'
snpposing taat I TOOK special interest u
such things because my brother IS the man
aEer .. a tIeatrci I lefs bsr. making ia
first e-ci~s that occurred to ne. So FAR os
am concerned / can do nothing with her
Brt Il Is possible that yoBr influence may sue
| ceed with her sSs 3. as 1t hns succeeded al
ready. VIII you make tao attempt % ST.
| isfy your own rniudl She Il still upatairs
and an quite ready % accompany your
AFrss shnddered st 10 bare suggestion c
another interview With tho countess.
Il oan'sl darsu'tl~ she sxciaim>1. sAfts
that hss harneuel in thst boTribie room. sh
u more rcpeiisnt to rne than ever Dent as
ne 70 do y, Henry Feel ny hnad-yo0 hav
turned me as cod as death oaly With tslkin
n ST.
5he vas not ezr -rs-ating the terror tha
ras-es-ei her. hcry hastsred 70 chang
tao s1bs ssct
LET a. talk - something more irte-es
ing - sail Il lave quest.SH u esk vo
stout y577ss,s An rSzSs in h>iisTinz tisi
ths socnf yoa ct a~sy lron Neuics ~
happier wa WI beT
ARssIt~ sse r---stad. sxcite6ly. sYos
- mere than ri~klf No words caa sav hov
7 long to - away from this bo-ribis piacs
Ba. yen knew Lev ar1 sisuatsi--Tou hear
~szt Lora Ma0 b-rrv ss.3 - dinnsr tiusf
eor-cre he hss s'tsrsi - rlans sin-
Sianer taer Perry a1-rr Fts4
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