Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-08-29
cuAprE. L.-rAyNY's NARRATIVE.


Fanny returned to London. Partly, the
slenderness of her resources gave her no
choice; partly, she had learned all there
was to learn, and would do no good by
staying longer at Passy.
She arrived with thirty shillings left
out-of MIR. Mountjoy's timely gift. She
sought cheap lodging, and found q room
among people who seemed respectable
which sine could have for four and six
pence a week, with board at shilling a
day. This settled, she FASTENED to Mr.
Mountjoy's hotel brimful OF her news for
Mrs. VimpanE.
Everyone knows the disappointment
when the one person i'll the world whom
you want at the moment to see and to talk
with proves 90 be out. Then the news has
got TO be suppressed; the conclusions, the
suspicious, The guesses have to be post
poned; the active brain falls back upon it,
sell;
that at Berne-was experienced by Fanny
Mere at the hotel.
Mr.. Mountioy was no longer there
The landlady of the hotel, who knew
Fanny, came out herself and told her what
had happened.
ale was better" she said, "but still
weak. They sent him down to Scotland
IN Mrs. Vimpsny's care. He was to travel
BY quick or slow stages, Just as he felt
able. And I've got the address for you.
Here it is. OH and Mrs. Vimpany left Il
message. Will YOU. she says, when you
write, send the letter to her and not to
him' She saws. Won know why"
Fanny returned 10 her lodging profound
~ discouraged. She was filled with this
terrible secret that she had discovered.
The only man who could advise at this
5uncture was Mr. Mountjov, and he was
gone. And she knew not what had become
of her mistress. What could she do. The
Yasponeibilitv UaS mora than she ron Ill
bear.
The conversation with the French nurse
firmly established one thing i'll her mind.
The man who was buried in the cemetery
of Auteuil with the name Of Lord Harry
Norland on headstone, the man who had
fingered SO long with pulmonary disease,
was the man whose death she had wit
messed. II was Oxbye. the Dane. OF that
there could be no doubt. Equally there
was no doubt in her own mind that he had
been poisoned by the doctor-Mrs. Vimp-
any's husband-in the presence, and. TO
all appearance. with the consent I'D full
knowledge of Lord Harry himself. Then
her mistress WAS In the power Of these
two men-villains who had now added
murder to their other crimes. As for her
self, she was alone. almost friendless: in a
week or two she would be penuiless. IL
she told her tale. what mischief might she
not do? III she was silent, what mischi'
might not follow?
She sat down to write TO the only friend
she had c'ut her trouble froze her brain.
She had not been able to put the case plain
ly. Words failed her.
She WAS not at any time fluent with her
pen. She now found herself really unable
to convey any intelli gible account of what
had happened. To state clearly all that
she knew SO that the conclusion should be
obvious and patent to the reader would
have been Mt all times diffic0lt, and was
herself to simple vague statement. al
can only say that from all 1 have seen and
heard have reasons for believing that
Lord Harry is not dead at ALL" She felt
that this was feeble way of summing up,
but she was not at the moment equal to
more. when ! write again, after have
heard from you, will tell you more. To-
day l cannot. l am too much weighted
down. I am afraid of saying too much.
Besides, have no money, and must look
Tor work am not anxious. however,
about my own future. because my lady
Il my anxiety about her and the dreadful
secrets have learned which give me no
rest"
Several days passed before the answer
came. And then it was an answer which
gave her little help.
81 have no good news for You" she said.
sNr. Mountjoy continues weak. What
ever YOUR secret. l cannot ask you to COM
mupicate it to him in his present condi-
tton, He has been grieved and angry be-
yond all belief by Lady Harry's decision
70 reioin her husband. IT is hard to I'M
derstand that man should be SO true Q
friend and SO constant a lover. Yet he
has brought himself to declare that he has
broken OF all friendly relations with her.
He could no longer endure London. 1t
was associated with thoughts and memo
RES of her. In spite Of his weak condition
he insisted on coming down hero to his
Scotch villa Ill as he was, he would
brook no delay. We came down by very
easy stages. stopping at Peterborough,
York. Durham, Newcastle and Berwick
at some places for one night, and others
for more. In spite Of all my precautions,
when We arrived at the villa he was dam
eeroualy exhausted. sent for the local
doctor, who seems to know something.
AZ All events. he is.wfse enough 70 under
ofnnd that this u not case Tor drugs.
Complete rest and absence from all agf
Eating thoughts must be aimed at. Above
al, be IL not to zee the newspaperp. That
Il fortunate, because. suppose. Lord
Harris death has been announced In
cher. and the thought that your former
nistxess Il . widow night excite hin very
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