Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-25
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he declared were little better than the raw
ings of insanity The solicitous anxiety
DISPLAYED by Mrs Macdonald for her hus-
bands recovery, and her refusal to quit his
side even to obtain for herself the repose that
her long vigil made necessary in the inter
ests of her own health, so completely won
upon DR.. Esmead that he testify declared
that the Colonel was an old fool, who, be-
cause his wife nursed prejudice toward a
beautiful young woman, must needs make
matters worse by indulging in the foulest
suspicious.
But the Colonel was not disposed to be set
down in this matter
Il know her to be an unprineipled ad-
ventures to begin WITH" he said, 'who
came to us under false pretenses. Her sis
ter was engaged by Lady Kingsbury as Mrs.
Vests companion, and when she happened
to fall i'll on the eve OF the day appointed
tor her sailing by the Mysore, what does
this artiul jade do but steal away from
home and take her sisters place, leaving
behind her note to say that she had done
SO? Could anything be more unprincipled
for young woman respectfully brought up
to do?"
But there is long step between obtain
ing situation on false pretenses and mur-
der" DR.. Esmead replied.
Granted for the sake Of argument" re-
turned the Colonel, ''but unfortunately she
does not stop at that. She holsters up her
fraud with all kinds of specious lying, and
artfully ensnares Macdonald with the CLAM
our of her wonderful beauty, thinking be.
cause he is the Laird of Glansyde he is q
man of wealth and position, little dreaming
that Clansyde brings the most meager return
imaginable. When she finds that she is
deceived, or rather that she has deceived
bnr oil Our fr,a \
sition, what does she do next? She creates
a scene with her husband. and at her insti-
CATION poor Mac draws upon his savings to
insure his life for large sum, out OF all
character with his means. Mark my words,
as soon as Mack returns to Aurungwallah,
having effected that insurance in Calcutta
with the Universal, his health begins to de-
cline. He has the first days illness he has
ever known In his life."
"Well, man must begin to be i'll some
time" remarked DR.. Esmead, in an ag-
grieved tone.
you call it liver, continued the Colonel,
passing by the interruption. sit is singu-
lar that his liver begins to mend as soon as
Mrs. Macdonald accompanies my wife to
these internal hills, leaving him behind in
Aurungwallah, and it is more singular still
that as soon as Mac comes here and joins his
wife he starts with his liver again. l
thought you sent him here to get better of
that"
80 did, answered the doctor.
well, he didn't" returned the Colonel
hotly. He got worse instead, till thought
he would have died. Then 1 told his wife
that if anything happened to him questions
would be asked which would have to be an
swered. Ny God! you should have seen
how that shot went home. There was guilt
in her every attitude. But If anything had
been wanted to show that my suspicious
were justified it was supplied when he began
to mend. There was no more sickness after
that had been said in the ears of his wife
for which an innocent woman would have
torn me in pieces. She knew that the game
was too dangerous to play, and she gave 1t
up for no better reason.
you are prejudiced, Colonel" said DR..
Esmead, when the Colonel had concluded
his statement.
"And you? You are under the spell
of her beauty and cannot see how damning
is the case against her."