Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-06

tho less touched by her words The
more We studied the mystery the deeper
and less cyplainablc did Il become
And indeed l doubt " wc slsoald
have ever got TO The bottom ste n
thore had not presently occurred ~ my
patient repetition Of the samc DIR.
scrous symptoms. followed by tho<s6ic
discovery of poison In the glass and
the same failure ON the part Of herself
and nurse 10 ncconnt for u. | was
aroused from my bed at midnight TO
attend her. and MS I onterd her room
and met her bcseeching eyes looking
upon mo from the very shadow Of
death made vow TINT ! would never
cease my efforts till | had penetrated
thc secret Of what certainly looked like
persistent attempt upon this poor
girls life,
went nbout the matter deliberately.
As soon ~ | could leave her side l
drew the nurse into corner and again
questioned her. The answers were the
sa,pe as before. Addie had shown dis.
trrss as soon rs she had swallowed her
usual quantity Of medicine, and In a
few minutes more was In n pcrilous
condition.
'Did you hand tho glass yourself to
| Adder
III did"
'Whoro did you take II FRONT"
From the place where you left tt
| the little stand on the farther sidc OF the
bed"
"And do you mean 10 say that yon
had not touched Il since prepared III"
II do. mn'am."
"And that no one else Inns been In
the roomf'
mo one, ma'am."
1 looked at her intcntly. ! trusted
her. but the best Of ~ are but mortal.
"Can you assure mo that you have
not been asleep during this timer
look at this letter have been
writing" shc returned. at Is eight
pages long, and Il was not begun when
you left Us at TO-"
shook my head and fell into deep
nyory. How was that matter TO DO
clucidaici, and how was my patient to
be savedi Another draught OF this
deadly poison, and no power ON earth
could rcsnscitaio her What should |
do, and with what weapons should l
combat danger at once ~ subtle and
10 dcadlyi Reflection brought no do
cision. and | left the room Mt last do
tcrnincd upon one point, and that was
the immediate removal Of my patient.
But before | had left the house /
changed my mind even OH this point.
Removal Of the patient meant safety to
her, perhaps, but not the explanation
of her mysterious poisoning. would
change the position of her bod, and l
would even set u watch over her and
the nurse, but would not take her
out OF the housc-not yet.
And what had produced this change
In my plansi The look Of a woman
whom met on the stairs. did not
know her, but when encountered her
glance felt that there was some con.
nociion between Us, and was not at
all surprised to hear her ask
"And how Is Miss Wilcox todayf'
"Mlss Wilcox Is very low, returned.
''Thc least neglect, tho least shock to
her nerves. would be sufficient to mako
all my efforts useless. Otherwise
'Shc will got wellr
! nodded. l had exaggerated tho
condition OF tho sufferer, but some
secret instinct compelled me to do so.
The look which passed over the wom-
ans face satisfied mo that had done
well; aud, though left tho house, Il
was with tho intention of speedily re-
turning and making inquiries into the
woman's character and position In tho
household.
learned little or nothing. That sho
occupied good room and paid for II
regularly seemed to DO sufficient TO sat.
isfy Mrs Dayton. Her name. which
proved TO be Iorour, showed her TO DO
French. and her promptly paid ten
dollars week showed her to DO re-
spoctable-what moro could any hard
working landlady requlrei But | was
dlstristful. Her face, though hand
some, possessed an eager, fcroclous
look which I could not forget, and tho
slight gesture with which she had passed
mo at the close Of the short converse
ton have given above had suggcs.
ton Of triumph In II which seemed to
contain whole volumes OF secret and
mysterious hate. went into Miss VIII
cox's room very thoughtful.
~ am golng'----
But hero the nurse held up her hand.
"liark, " she whispered; shc Ind Just
set tho clock, and was listening to Its
striking.
did hark, but not 10 tho clock.
Whose step Is thatf' / asked, after
she had left tho clock and sat down.
"Oh, some one In tho next room.
The walls here are very thin.-only
boards In paccs.n
l did not complete what / had be-
gun To say. II l could hear steps
through the partition. then could our
neighbors hear us talk, and what / had
determined upon must be- kept secret
nom all outsiders. drew sheet Of
paper toward mo and wrote: