The sun., 1893-06-30

and was often at her b. bedside to sec sec II ,,ts she
tonebsa saisS by Sis esydsnse u dey was aN'
=" Beth." she said, I'm going to begin max.
Ing Ss dEes 1Sp
wear II to church and make oil the girls
eyes e ssGS and beth's II i face III IN with smile:
oh; thank you." she exclaimed you is
you should say are Beth, not 'is.'" her
This promise, 40 full Of kindness, was given
SesteIdsS Se Cham @ soriin Was pre- prepsrIns
nour had been beaten and the pan was heat
Qh, dear. she she suddenly ! exclaimed. Il for
day day bel before stood on the table Miss Cham ber::
jim took from the stove the teakettle full OF
bS saf bs and 'ss began to it hS
Of surprise she looked UP to ask Beth what was
the, matter with tho water. Her eyes met
T., YIN ,sI, 4 :; sfs matter Beth" she asked
NotSins. sH a m y. maam. asa only de waters green"
Miss Chnmbsrlin shuddered, and almos let
the kettle. fan upon the floor; Then with !, 2
"oh, forgot, Beth. want some kindling
Beth went out to tho barn. Miss Chamberlin
ran up stairs crying.
Papa, papa, como mere QUICK.
Her parents, frightened at the stranReness
other voice. ran down the stairs, A.
"Look;" she cried. ponting g the green
water. look. it's poison. somebodv wants to
Mrs. Chamberlin sank into chair, and al
Waking Vail rapidly through the room he glanced
omslet s s'Vni mixture. but saw nothins strange
come" he snid, "go to your rooms. I'll
take care OF this
going "e to his SOY own r"f room. he took somethine 2
from hook and placed 1t IN bis pocket. Then
Mr.. Chamberlin threw q hasty, glance at the
upon the mixture OF eggs and flour, which was
to hayo been made into an ON elette. Its color
had rhSnEed from yellow to green and Cham
Beth he said. in a voice which, quiet as It
Vas frightened her come with me. want
the trees. and into one Of the barns. He al
his ture 70 sh loeked the %n door Three
windows In the sides Of the barn admitted q
ddaa Sh 'hi said in ho.rso
voice. pointing to stool. Trembling in every
sne Beth 9MSeseS Cham berlin .ad in as calm
= voice as he could control. why do you want
The % young girl trembled violently. but made
,,,come now you must a. confess you tried Ito to
woul ID have goaded an OK. The girl fell upon
,,s, dIdn' md do IT, MS she Cried "nefo' God,
RS
across her limbs: She moaned with pain.
hoor.a 3b y8b rog con,ess no"' nor na''ef 'fieu
dldn. M'd % T. ffaiaD do f." she said
waist and with quick twist struck her tor
eoF a f. agSSHy Sa n0snjns sIdns ii Snly thes" words
The farmer lei I. stupeiiod With rage. stopped for
sm99p::!nt on 8! t and 81 stared Z d. at her.
into, a Sig can which stood there and drew
iGr,h r H. sI,S hSnliII Of asheA Approaching the
You gave us paris cresnr now you will take
She struggled 1ercely. but she was only little
girl; he forced her upon the floor. seized her he
90 that she must scream with pain and an at the he
ssSsS ss. Z e Iss ssa ses oas ne
NO: no: 10: no: neyer" she cried hercely.
Her face was distorted with rage and pain !:
shs esd p apS onsh ns5 Hss,
Mr: ,Chamberlin,, ,cIenohlne his teeth, advanced
"
ashes, He returned to the girl.
It's no '; use struggling" he said calmly.
hither % t you Sorless or you swallow all the
There was gleam Of hatred in her eyes eye. 80 80
turned turned ava away and drew from the barrel another
handful OF ashes again. He approached tho
s.W;ll Won confasa 2r ba aakad
Please don't touch me again. Oh. Lord. I'm
He raised her and placed her upon the stool
d?n tell ss es ss ah bad m s ssSen her
were fastened upon the ground. and she was
asiwpasssiye as statue, ,,,o, go,
:Idont Know" she answered sullenIy.
Where ,ps did yoq hgstt get the Paris green"
What did ySp @ 4, a. with, it' ryou don't tell
pnt It in the cofree. in the tea. in tho ono
When did you begin to use it?"
Fs1das Rsit tesq ts Kill Put + In the '0'
""TRian'ii "Tda you know it was poison"
""TSs = dSD!t diI tSsw. ssWH Hs'i'"
the family, had always treated her well, and
she liked them very much. but she would not
or could not tell why she had tried to poison
them Mr.. Chamberlin locked the girl in
stable.
DR.. Franklin examined tho teakettle and
Paris green beyond a doubt. Mr. Cham berlin
went into the smoke house and found Paris
green scattered over the floor. He has always
use In the potato patches to destroy the bugs.
The constable arrested Beth and took her to
tho village jail. This morning she was sent to
the county jail at Trenton to await the action
Of the Grand jury: M. Chamberlin wears a
very grim look. and although he does not pro-
no nevertheless has them.
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