Telegram-herald., 1888-02-26

% 1otAfai1x otleltlfs etlleafe 1f tas tfI4ta.
was cnsaas kaaiaiiatzd - tic countess
essth. Whss gooi puFposs could 5s seryed.
~las rsiisi coaLi 4a AAtsGip4Ls. u As read
seesf
ne wzlkai 8p and down me room After
ga ntsfyal. sz shs1Snus took ae~ airse-
usa ths q,ssstson % ths alanuscrips pre-
sslued itssif snder another pclus ot sisw
Iass far reading ead esly .afsrsus.i hi8s
that tas eoaspsrsc Stsd bean piann=L Hos
did be kso~ sasE a plaa had bssn yat " sr-
scGnoat
Tss manuscripts isy Just before hiIa on ths
fSor he 1szitsDed-then picked ll up, and
rsturnink - ths tasis, read 0a as follows
fro@a ths poias a. ~hicn ae bad ies or.
whLs LAs countess - si.A a5sor sed IN tns
bolf zee simpls combination q circumstance
1aicb she h4s discovered ths baron returns
Hs tazss serious ve~ u tbs ease of tas
courier. Is nay bs necessary bs shinks. %
ssnd 5or medical asiyics No servant . lefs
IN ne pala-s. aow ths Engilsn nsaid has taken
hsr departGr> The 0aToa alnas-if must fetch
"a. aoct0f. IL sbs doct0f . rreily needed
let us have nssticsl help by al nieans,'
his sister rsoiiss. baE ~AiL Aad bear some
tang snaE savs - s4y - you arst sAs
sAsn slecsra.s ne bassn by communicating
her idsss - hln What danger oS discovery
has heen a life sF absolute secluzion, nobody
bus hls banker knows him, even by personal
sspsaraaas. lie hAs presented MS lstter oe
ersiit as a perfsct stranger. and be and his
Banker ave nsysr sssn each other since that
hfss visit Hs las given 10 parties, and gone
q 40 parties. On tas few occasions when hs
has ho>i gon.sois OF taken a walk be has
aiwags been acne Thanks % tire atrocious
suspicion which makes nila ashamed os being
ssea wish his wife. b has led ehe very life
~Aich makes ths proposed saterprise easy ot
e. omplishmsnt-
The cautious baron lstsns-knt gives no
positive opinion as ysS See what you can
40 with ths courier he says, aud l will de-
eide when 1 as2r the result One valuabls
hat may give you bsfors you go. Your
man = easily tempted by money! you only
odsr him enough The other day l asked
klm ia isst what hs would do tOr Al 900. He
saswer-i anything. Bear that IN mind. and
offer your highest bid without bargaining
+Tho scene changes 70 the eouriers room
and shows the poor wretch with photo
graphic portrals Of ais wife IN bis hand, cry
Ing The countess enters
she wisely begins by sympathixing with
her contemplated accompics. he is duly
gratsful TO confdes as sorrows 10 bis gra-
ciopss naztrsss Now that ho believes himself
70 be ON ais deathoed ne feels remorss for MS
n-~Isctful treatment OF his wifs lie could
resign ainaself 70 die, but despair ovsrposers
sn whsn ne rsrnsmosrs that De has saved no
noDsv. and that be viii leave bis widow
witbout resources, 70 the mercy OF the
World
~Ca this hins the countess speaks Sup
pose you were asked 70 30 . perfectly easy
thinr. ,ss says. aud suppo. you were re-
wsrdsd for dong u ey present. of NJ 900 as
legacy for your widowr
The courier raises hlrs-If on bis pillow
and looks az ,hs countess with expression
OF iacr-slnlous surprise she can hardly be
cruel enough fie thinks 70 joke with a rran
n his miserable pl shs VIII she say plainly
What this perfectly easy thiag Is. the doing
of which viii meet with sneh a magnificent
rswardl
Tbs countess answers that question by
ronadinz Der project TO the courier, without
tas slightest reserve
~som. minutes o. silence follow when she
las dons The courisr Is not weak enough
YES 70 spenk without stopping to think first
still keeping ms eyes On the countess, ko
uakss a qaale,ly inuocens remark on what
IA has ;uSt heard n havs not hitherto been
srsli=i5us ran: bus feel myself on tho way
toit since your ladYslip has spoken 20 me,
bsiisvs ia she dsyl' It Is ths countess IN
t-r-et 81 $50 the Humorous side oi this con
f>s.son % faith. She takss no Cfense. $40
eaiy avs. 4 viii give you baH an hour By
ysugs.sf. so thiak over my proposal You
ar "A danger % death Decide, IN your
-ssfe's interests whether you vii die worth
nstainx. or die worth a thousand pounds
..refs alone. The courier seriously considers
kis positloa-aad decides He rises with df-
sculfy. writes a few lines on a leaf taken
FROM his pockss book and with SLOW and fal-
tsrinx steps issvss ths room
tbs ceunss-s. rstarninS az the expiration
sf ths hsif hsur's interval. fuds The room
empty Willis sks is wondering the oourier
sp~ns The door. What has ne bsen dang out
of his bedl He answers: 4 have been pro
sscting ny own ne. ny LADY. on the bars
chance thar I may recover from the bronchitis
for The third time. IL you or the baron a.
ts,npt - hurry me- out of this world or % de
privs ue q usy 4 .Go0 reward shall tea ths
aoctor whsr. bs VIII tind = few lines of writ
inx waseh sescribes your i.dysnips plOe
raav nos have strength enough. In tie csse
Supposed 70 0etrsy you BY making com
pl-ts confession With ny eva hps. sut 7 csn
ssupioy naY lsst hreatn - speax ths ssIi
a1E-n -or,ss xaich viii ts3 ths doctor wscrs
Re = = lcak. Tncss words. it = needless -
ssd, vii - sdsreSs'd - your ladyshp II
aad yeur saxagsmspts toward ms faithfully ,
k-rt
VITA ,his aaf.c,eus preface ne proceed,
- Sfaes the conditions cn which be vii par
IS part IA ths conspiracy. and dis az he does
di-s wsr<h 4 .ooo
.Either ths ccsss-<s or ths haron ar, q
tast. th> tcod and irtux brought - ais bed
sis n as prrssnoe. and evsn The medicines
~bseh ne aeetor rssT prescribe Ter him Az
o. 80 snoney it - be produced in ous
hank aofs faiGsd n sheet u paper, or
Witch Hae - - ~ written. Dictated by tbs
esurisv TIE svs inelcsurss So then % b
s~.isd 40 in Az esvstsue addressed % bis
~ffs. sna stamped r-ssss Gar the post Thi'
a---. ths lsttsr = ~ - risc.S undsr his
rsii1v. ts. bsraa or the esaat-~ s-isx =
Es~rsv G, sasisfy themselves. day NJ aay a.
ta~ir c~u t.us. that - lettsr rssss.ns ID
ins plsce. ~ith tse ssss snbrsssn. ~ lc7g -
the lv-tor "a snv bere - - PATIENTS -
rcwsfv The s~sr stip1isfien foiievs Ihs
courier aa- ccrs,isnce and vith view q
f.sriax is -asv. insiirs sNat be shail - ieft =
ssasrancs q shar part es rse plcs wsica "a
49, - the s.fusstraticn ~ nv lari Ne'
shss ss ozrss nsrtirn.srfv vhas heceusss u
ksS -s,-erfv --sstsr-sas - does siiks askins
-fse~ s--rnies rc-pons.bilsss ca sis c*u
sreu 3rrs
-rass. -ordltieas tsiuz sxTs@d q. -
s-.pat-ss -sils ia - tarsn. VIZ has Seer
Waiting sv.ats is 81 asxt roeu.
He = inf,rsgss that he suUri-r hss 7'elc-r
- 5e-rtsuou. sas be = sal 10 czstsnOs 2
-,ak- sry compromising remarks Ae-s'-s
hn aark aasuei -n thr t~i. - se5ws : eor