The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-03-04

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over know just how far she reasoned.
One day in the late fall Berkly and
myself came TO supper late. The
street lamps were already Lighted.
just as we assembled the steps OF the
hotel little Mr. Kilfoyle came rushing
out
.'Oh. Doctor" he gasped. Il am so
glad to have met you My wife Is
violently ill-taken Immediately after
supper Como ut once"
We passed in and the doctor as.
cended the broad stairway as rapidly
as his bulk would permit followed
into the hallway above and waited for
him in the parlor Fortunately the
room was deserted and no one below
had noticed anything wrong.
Berkeley was only gone a moment
then he came into the parlor moving
more rapidly than have ever known
him TO move before or since.
Run over. quick. to the office and
get my tomach- pump he whispered
hurriedly. the woman has got some
thing down somehow that's got to
come up or she'll die in q few min
utes. Stop at the drugstore and get
some sweet oil-about pint Say
nothing to anybody. and hurry"
knew the run OF the Office and
was gone like shot In five min
utes l was back. Berkly met me at
the door. III
Come in and help" he said. 'we
don't want any outsiders" Y
For half an hour we worked with
the woman. and it seemed every mo-
ment as II she would die under our
hands. Nobody as yet knew OF her
illness; all had happened so quickly.
By.and. by she grew easier and we
suspended vigorous treatment while
! retired into the hall to await fur
Their orders
The rooms occupied by the Kill
foyles were about so feet from where
the back stairway made a narrow.
winding descent into the trunk room
below. AS l paced up and down the
hall waiting saw some one come
once to the head Of these stairs. 1t
was u woman. and in the dim light
looked like Nettie, Seeing me she
little hastily l thought
but forgot all about it moment
later, for just then the door near me
opened and DIR. Berkly came out.
Well" l whispered. ',how is
she?"
Easier out not entirely out OF
danger. / cant understand it.
Must have been some poison in the
canned fruit Such things happen.
I'm going for some restoratives.
Keep it quiet Well go down the
back way. /" he added 80 as not to
attract attention.
He started down tho steps and
followed. walking softly so as to not
make disturbance. AS the doctor
got to where the stairs made turn
he filed up almost the entire OPEN
ng. and in the very dim light I
could not see beyond him. but heard
him suddenly stop. then voice which
recognized as Nettie's.
lis she deadP" asked the voice in
. loud whisper.
The doctor was staggered at this
Unexpected question.
Dead" he repeated; who dead?
Who told you anybody was sick'"
l had stopped still and was listen
ng with breathless eagerness Evil
lenty she thought Berkly was alone.
'Becoz give it to her." she said. /
avagely. Il know becoz it was me |
het-thet done it; tibet killed her for
.eh."
You killed her-you killed her
or mep What do you mean%
The doctor spoke low but his voice
vas excited and hurried
'Becoz she went back on yeh onc't |
err a richer Teller thets why. I
leerd all about it. ! swore lay 'er |
,ut an did it"
The doctor was Supplied for a mo-
nent at this astonishing confession,
hen he found words.
You foolr' he burst out hoarsely;
you fool You have committed n |
murder on account OF lie It's all
! lie I tell you-a-- lie. never
1new her.until she was married. and
,ou have murdered her for it. You
will be hung. do you hear? You will
Do hung! You are murderer
Then he pushed past her. follow
ng. down into the deserted trunk
'oom below. saw her crouched
lown on the stops as passed. her
lace hidden. She did not seem to
notice that there were two of u.s. and
that / had overheard. We pushed on
through narrow passageway that
led TO the rear into the alley and fresh
air outside. The doctor was more
aroused than i would have supposed
was possible.
did you ever hear OF such deviltry
rs thatp" he groaned. Il think the
woman will get through all right but
I wanted to scare that she-devil so
she'll leave the country. For Gods
sake don't breathe word to any
body. Til see you by-and-by. I've
got to get some restoratives now and
hurry back. Stay down in the Office;
IL any thing should go wrong may
want to send you 70: help"
Two hours later as I sat trying to
read. Berkly came down. l arose.
and We went outside