Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-30

"buI you must tel Just hS SUN as lUu
can possibly do So" urged the girl, throw
ing herself into a chair, and remoting her
iaunty hat
With good -humored smile the doctor lit
a lamp and retired into small apartment
that he was pleased 10 term his labora-
tory. The time passed slowly to Lura after
the departure of the doctor. She was
consumed with eagerness ana impotence
and was soon up pacing the floor.
Slowly the minutes waned.
l4ura thought of Grace and Lucy, and
wondered if Captain Starbright would en-
deavor to effect an entrance during her
absence. She was in ferment until DIR.
Cotton returned after an abseace Of half an
hour.
"Wellp' questioned the girl, as she
gazedinto the grave face of the doctor He
folded the paper and pinched it tightly be-
tween his fingers and regarded the girl be-
fore him dixedly
where did you get this, Lura Joycea"
CAT Lone Hollow"
''Do you suspect what it is"
Medicine
"No--p0is0al"
81 thought sor' exclaimed Lura. Then
she stood for some minutes regarding the
doctor with ciasped hands, paling cheeks and
labored breathing.
Where did you get it," again demanded
DR. Cotton.
arthur, took that powder from stand
In the room occupied by Grace Penroy at
Lone Hollow; it is one OF many similar that
she has been swallowing during the past
three weeks"
GOOD heavensi This can not be true"
ut is true, and Grace still lives, al
though she has been sinking day by day
under this drug that you say is poison"
but no physician would be guilty of
such indiscretion, such criminalfy," cried
the.doctor.
"No, perhaps not; but Captain Star
bright's hand:is in this, and Grace would
have been dead in forty-eight hours had
not made this discovery"
Then Lura proceeded to give all the par
ticulars in the case 10 one who proved to be
most interested listener.
sit is tune to check that villain in his
career Of crime, . said the doctor, when he
had heard and digested the story of Lura
Joyce.
''Yes. You will assist me TO that end,
DR.. Colton.n
'You know will"
For fully an hour the girl and the doctor
talked, at the end Of which time Miss Joyce
left the Office, mounted Romeo, who re-
manned waiting patiently for the return of
his mistress, and galioped swiftly on her re-
turn to Lone Hollow.
The girl had made horrible discovery,
and she realized that it had come none too
soon-it might be even now too late to save
poor Grace Penroy.
No one was about the premises when Lura
Joyce rode into the yard. She hastily dis
mounted, led Romeo into his stall and then
sped to the house.
She found the outer door locked. She at
once passed to the kitchen to find this So
cured against her Then back to the great
front door she sped and rang the bell.
Twice she sounded the bell ere the door was
opened.
$50 you are back again, Miss Joycea'
IL was Captain Starbright. His voice was
pieasant enough, however, and he seemed
TO have been reused from sound sleep,
since he yawned and rubbed his eyes.
sits pretty note for you 70 be galloping
over the country at such uncanny hours,
Miss Joyce think l shah forbid it in the
future. Mrs. Penroy has been terribly
worried about you.n
How cool he was after what had happened
earlier in the evening.
s.Indeed,n retorted Lura. ''And you have
worried, too, no doubt, betwixt hope and
fear Ifrd broken my neck you would be
profoundly happy"
"You continue to think harshly of me, my
dear girl"
.'You are deserving Of it,"
1T protest that you wrong me-"
show is Gracea'
~ can not tell you. l haven't been per-
mitted to visit the sick-room. 1t 10 con-
trary to your orders, l am told. How humble
we poor male bipeds have to be when there's
a woman running affairs"
There was tinge of sarcasm in his deep
ly-modulated voice that did not escape
the notice of Lura. She realized that the
man she had to deal with was not an
ordinary one; that he was cunning and
slippery as an eel, and tonight she had
learned that he was constituencies.
~ will go up at once" returned Lura.
He detained her with touch.
Lura, how long is this TO continues"
His question sounded like demand.
"How long is what to continues"
"This impudent interference on your
part. Certainly you must be aware hoRsdls-
tasteful tits TO me. lam virtually master
here and may not choose 10 tolerate your
insolent interference"
IL was darkin the hall and she could not
see his face, but she guessed readily the
ugly look that rested there. Although his
voice did not tremble, she realized that
he was terribly angry.
She was angry as well and her face
showed 10, but the darkness was as kind TO
her as to him.
"This is my house, sir, she retorted with
all the calmness she could assume, with the
hot blood OF indignation beating fiercely
against cheek and brow. Morgan Vandible
inyiscdne here, and until his granddaughter
orders me hence, propose to make it my
home. No one has better right to care for
Grace than !, and you will oblige me much
by keeping your fingers entirely out of the
pie"
She eluded his hand then, and swept up
the stairs tostAe door of the sick room. She
4niuksy titted the key aud unlocked thedoor
Lucy was sncriag in.her chair, and Grace
wisRT pidecpen, restless eyes, hay quietly il
her-fllzpe.
'sOh, Lura, cousin, l am so glad you have
come. Somebody his twice tried the dooI
during the night, snd-and / haven't beer
able tosleep. You won't leave me again,
dear, will you."
"No, Oracle. You can count on me from
this time on. went to town to consult q
doctor with regard to your case
"You arevery kind, and am so selfish, =
murmured the sick girl, and then she began
TO cry.
Nonsense, Oracle, l am the one that Is
selfish" soothed Lura, kissing her cousin
tenderly.
Anfthen came light rap on the door.
1t proved to be Captain Starbright to in
quire after the sick girl.
"The miserable hypocrite, thought Lura
after he had gone. She remembered the
discovery she had made that night, and she
could only regard the Captain with feelin gs
of the utmost loathing.
DIR. Cotton had sent medicine by Lura u
be given at stated intervals, for the purpose
Of counteracting the poison that Grace
had been swallowing during the past three
weeks, and had promised to come over him.
self within short time and personally take
charge of the case.
OF course It was impossible for Lurs
Joyce to be always with her patient, but
usually she contrived 10 leave the black
maid in the room when she was absent, i
only for few minutes.
Grace felt decidedly better in twenty -fouI
hours after beginning the new treatment
prescribed by DIR. Cotton. OF course Cap
tain StarhriOht realized that LAURA had as