Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-03-04

AAcA .. uelu sOalflStOn
a arm while Mr. sharpe struggled to his
leet ana after collect ng his hat and
potket-book, stood glaring yengeflIIv
at mis- as ailant, and rubbing the wb;ie,
such of tho weals on his back as he
could reach. Annoyed as l felt at the
unpro 'eSsional fracas. could scarcely
help laue. hing at the mans appearance.
doubt the possibility of any one look
IN heroic after such thra hing.
"Ill have the law for this" he
growled. II amt paid to be beaten
by n madman."
cure paid to do my work. not
another's,' suid Carr.ston go to
The man who has over br.bcd you and
sent you to tell me your lies. Go to
him; tell him that once more he has
failed. Out of my sight,
AS Carriston Show, signs of recon-
memo ng hostile operat ons, the man
fed as far as the doorway. There, be-
ing In comparative safety, Lie turned
with a mali gnant look
" on il smart for this,' he I'd
whcn they lock you up as raw M
iunatic, Ill try and get post as
keeper
was glad to that Car~iston paid
no attent on this pairing shaft. he
turned his lack scornfulls, and the fell
low left the room and the house.
Now, are you ccnvinccdP" asked
GARRISON. turning to me.
Com inced of what? That his tale
is untrue, or that he has been misled, l
am gu te certain"
flush! That is not worth con-
flderat on. Don't You see that Ralph
has done all this? 1 set that man to
wa ch him; he found out the espionage:
suborned my agent--or your agent, /
should say; sent him here with a
trumped up tale. Oh YES; l was to
to ieve that Madeline had deserted me
that was to drive me out of nv
senses. My cousin is fool. after all!H
without further proof l can not be-
lieve that your suspicious are correct"
l said; but l must own ! spoke with
some hesitation.
"froof! A clever man like you ought
to see ample proof in the fact of that
wretch having twice called me u mad
man. have seen him but once before
YOU know if then ! gave him any
gouuds for making such an assertion.
Tell me, from whom could he have
learnt the word except from Ralph Car
rston?'
was bound, if only to save my own
reputation for sagac ty, to con oss that
the paint noted by GARRISON had raised
certain doubts in my mind But If
Ralph Carris, on really was trying bv
some nelly wrought scheme TO bring
about v hat he des red, there was all the
more reason for great caution to be ex-
erc:sed.
II am sorry you beat the fellow"
said. He Will now swear right and
left that you are not in your senses"
''Of course he will. What do | care?'
Only remember this. 1t is easier
to get put in an as lum than to get out
OF t."
1t is not so very easy for a sane
maa Ike myself to be put in. especially
when he is on his guard, have looked
u. t e law, There must be a certificate
. .err:eA by two doctors, surgeons, Or |
believe, apothecare, will do, who have
seen the supposed lunatc alone and to-
gcthc" I'll take very good care speak
to no d ctor save yourself. and keep It
o the way of surgeons and apothe-
cares"
1t quite cheered me to hear him
speak ng SO sensiblv and coll ctedly
about II mself. but l again impressed
u on him the need of great caution.
Although | could not believe that hi,
cousin had taken Madeline away,
was, after the affair with the spy, in
cl n'd to think that. as Carr:ston
a. RED. he al ed at e ting him, s;,ne
or insane, into a mad-house
But after all these DAYS we wee not
a step nearer to the discovery of Made
line 5 whereabouts. GARRISON made no
sign of DING anything to facilitate that
discovery. Again [ urged him to IN
trust tie whole affair to the police.
Again lie refused to do so, adding that
he was not quite ready. Ready for
what. ] wondered?
l must confess. in spite of my afrec-
ton fer Carriston, l felt inclined to
rebel against the course which matters
were taxing. l was prosaic, matter
of-faet medical man. doing my wo k to
the best of my ability, and anxious
when that work was done that my
hours of leisure should be as free from
worry and care as possible. With
Carriston' advent several disturbing
elements entered into my quiet life,
Let Ralph Carriston be guilty or in
nocent of the extraordinary crime
which his cousin laid at his door, | felt
CeI bdlH llitt ne was ANXIOUS 10 OBTAIN
possession Of the supposed lunat:cs
person. 1t would suit his purposes for
his cous;R to lie proved mad. did not
bel eve that even If the cspturc was
legally effected, Carriston's liberation
would be a matter of great difficulty so
long as he remained n his present
state Of mind; so long as l. doctor of
some standing. could go into the wit
ness-box and swear to his sanity. But
my old dread was slways W tn me-the
dread that any further shock would
overturn the Lalance of his sensitive
mind.
So it was that every hour that Car
riston was out of my sight was fraught
with anxiety. If ph Carriston was
really as INSCRIPTIONS as my friend
supposed; if he had really. as seemed
almost probable, suborned our agent.
he might by some crafty trick Obtain
the needful certificate, and some day
should come home and find Carr.ston
had been removed, In such Il case l
foreSaw great trouble and distress.
Bcsiie>, after all that had occurred,