The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-07-22

II my old lovo for her came hack
hen we met. and she was no longer
isdainful. | was beside myself al
Inst with delight at the prospect of
| Al: ~''-tai, after all. OF cotIrse |
man d of such thing after
cor M Ippened. and least of all
\ No ne of the horrible trap that
"' ested lid for me. When, few
angro,I1 Jour n ,onciliation, / asked
an ''". Iny wife. in the quiet way
| Vir. seemed natural to her she
co by offer, and we were mar
rom Jas not the fond and cheerful
! u h.. kpected to find her. but no
y IDuld have been moro patient
cen Hent OF more devoted to my
| syn1II. A long time before | had
tmy life foI 800 pound sterling.
g would satisfy my vvife but
oc insure her life as wr,ll, and for
as much as my policy stood for,
of male no objection This was
lln we had been married not more
four months. A month after the
wtanco had been made her health
lsA not as good as il had been prev
NY. She would be i'll for n day or
| IND be well again for perhaps Il
hS and then she would rc'apSe. We
81 i'm apartments and had no SER
! n and when she was i'll | waited
SPlrSand never made trouble of it,
er man loved a woman loved
| Ch;uae gradually grew to be moro
unwell, and the doctor we
Scuus Seemed puzzled to make out
lnlss the matter with her. a girl,
was employed by our landlady,
i<SS in at odd times and gave her
lNcSine and prepared anything she
we'd in the way of food. The land
was paid extra for this, but she
H. tho servant no more than her
mary wages, so that what the latter
was not done willingly, and one
| my wife asked me if | thought it
Sil.le that the girl could be wicked
lbugh to tamper with her food out of
te. She had had some broth that
y. she said. and she thought it tasted
l-angely. ] ridiculed the idea as n
elk wOman'S fancy. but the same
noon was fetched in n hurry from
20 office, the messenger bringing the
artling news that my wife was very
l-near diving, in fact-and that tho
laid servant had been given into Gus
Ddy on suspicion of having poisoned
er When | reached home / found
uch to he the case. II appeared that
uring the morning the girl had pre-
aed my wife some arrowrOot from
acket / myself had bought the day
and she was Immediately
she had emptied the
uD, indeed-taken with such violent
aims that the doctor was sent for, and
y him my wife mentioned her suS-
icions Of the servant. The doctor eX-
mined the remains of the arFowroot in
he cup and thereby discovered such
mple proof of guilt that the girl was
t once arrested. / felt so furious
gairst her that / could have killed
er. AS | have already told you
owed my wife sincerely and would
ave suffered death myself almost to
ave saved her from harm. Happily
he promDt remedy that was adopted
.verteo the threatening Ganger, anu
he same evening she was ahle to see
nd reply to the questioning of the
'olice Inspector who visited us. I
vas 1t the bedside the whole time and
card all that was said as to the strange
astes my wife had for some time past
detected in the food the girl had given
er. The Inspector wished to see the
upboard in which the food was kept
nd moved several articles from the
helves himself and took possession of
hem.
4, % AS I have told you, we occupied
nlv two rooms, and the cupboard was
4 the sitting-roOm. We were alone
here. examining the things in the cup
,oayd, when he suddenly turned on to
I e with the question do you your
IF ever keep any poison in the
spuse ?'' | replied that ] never did.
f ] kept any, said /, you may de-
end that | should keep it safely
Ocked away TO be sure You would.
md You would keep the keys safe in
our pocket. Are they there now?
1t once produced my little bunch of
Ieys, and told him that they we're
lever out of my own possession. lie
COX them in his hand. Don't be
Harmed said he, but / have a par
ocular wish to have peep inside any
irawer or box they will unlock. Have
'ou any objection. :? / advanced to
snatch my keys from him and demand
lis authority for taking such liberty.
3ut he had come all prepared. Taking
,ut of his pocket-boOk he showed me
! search-wairant. i had raised my
'oice angrily, and so, as / supposed,
She hastily slipped ON a dressing gown
md came in to where we were. She
vas white as paper but calm enough.
was not. / was trembling with rage
md Indignation. ] explained TO my
wife what it was the Police Inspector
wished to do. We'll, where is the
larmg said she innOcently. There
an be nothing. my dear, that you wish
o conceal, or that you need be afraid
If. / could say no more. There were
,nly three things that were locked in
he roOm-two drawers of writing
able and a desk that stood on side
,card. The desk contained only few
private papers, including the two in
urance policies. and it was weeks since
had opened 1t, That was the first
hing the Inspector unlocked, my wife
md myself looking on In one corner
here was a small linen bag, half full,
which | had never seen before. and in