Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-23
A TERRIBLE PLOT.

man must be murdered
II that wasn't a horribly cool dec
laration to hear. waking up with a
start from dOze in the night mail.
don't know what was The old
gentleman, thus startled from peace
full siumber. felt his blood curdle,
ana his very powers Of movement
paralyzed
Good heaven, What fearfaI sort
Of fellow-trayeleFs had he now got in
that next compartment. with the
half-partitiOn betwecn-that. as well
as his own. had been empty when
the train starteds Speaker ana
listener both women toO-Helen.
and deep, refined feminine voice
spoke.
For Helen rejoinei. with a laugh
that was callousness itself:
.-Yes, you're right enough. Mar
garet. but the bother is to arrange
how. so that nobody will suspect the
real criminals.
A light but awful pause ensued,
broken b. a whisper and a brutal
chuckle-cleariy the fends were CON
yulsed with hideous laughter over
their intended crime.
Then Margaret said. slowly, as if
meditating ways and means:
That il certainly a difficulty; il
always is in these murder questions
at least. that is my experience in ar
ranging my crimes-a long expert
ence, too, you must allow
Yes; oh, certa My Well. what
do You suggest them an ounce Of
cold lead, in that lovely, lonely deli,
near Cliveden-tbe duke Of West
minister's place. If ever there was a
perfect spot for a murder, cried
Helen, enthusiastically. there it is,
isn't it2' reIoined Margaret. Il
marked it at once. Shoot y0ur vic
tim, chuck the body into that deli
in winter--a heavy fan OF sn0w-aad
there you are-it's buried safe till
its a skeleton
Why, these women were a pair Of
coid-blooded. slangy fiendsl q sort Of
British thug in pettieoats
'.Stiil, Nell, don't take to the
nook ana revolver business. you
know-makes such a row, and might
be overheard.
oh. bosh. my dear. We could ar
range it 80 that nobody was near
enough to hear the report. little
barker doesn't bark loud 7
NO; but still incline to poison
its much better and can look like
natural death if we select the right
drug.
..0h' could It thought Doctors are
suspicious nowadays as to in
quests, they ought to be abolished Z
..De-cidedly, dear; but still ours
won't be the first nor last undiscov-
cred poisoning case. if we manage it
we'll Look, here is the letter Of our
invaluable accompliee, Dick. giving
US full information as to the poison.
Arsenic, he says, will do best for our
purpose.
Good heavens, I shall die Of
horrorF muttered the old gentleman,
mis- thin hair almost on end II
never heard of the like before
never; but the young miscreants
little dream there is a witness TO
their hideous plot Of murder-at il
again."
But why should Jack Clifford be
murdered outright, Margaret
Firstly, if he is spared, how in
the world is the man he has wronged
to get the property and his sweet
hearth" returned Margaret Sec
ondly, Jack deserves his fate if ever
man did--he has deserted his wife
for the Requirements OF an adventure
ess, who, after all, he has secretly
stabbed, remember: and he has de-
frauded his cousin Of his rights.
My dear, he dies by arsenic poison
ing-that's fatr'
T"Oh, dear, oh. dear! this is awful!
Ill stop the train--caIl the guard N
Him, yes; and we shall put up
tonight at the veey hotel--the Black
Eagle--we settled to use for the muir
der, we can arrange the details when
we see the actual room Thank
goodness! here we are at our desti-
nation, and whew-w! what a.
A distinct ..whew-wr' it was OF
startled alarm, as both evidently
suddenly perceived the old gentle
man rousing up as the train stopped
ht IdILulu5LGI, IOOhluR as scared and
hurrying out as if the old gentleman
par excellence was behind him. He
got into cab, and, though it vas /
o'clock, ordered the driver to take
him to the police station.
Eyes, sir. I"
1t was not far of either, being in
the High street-all provincial towns
have "High'' street and the in
spector looked up with almost as
stolid professional air and face
as a London policeman.
We'll, sir, what is your business,
please?"
MY business, inspector. is to lodge
an information, returned the old
gentleman. II have just arrived
from London by the train; | went to
sleep in my corner
YES, sir; anyone else in the COM
partment?n