The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-10-18

"IOu need only drink 1t in bv the ears"
trusted me and was prepared-though
I know it was Il terrible struggle for her
to marry me today, and to fly with
me-"
Poor child! You say you left the
house at a quarter past II. You did not
re-enter the house that night"
How a You ask me such a horrible
question:.
You are such a wild fellow you
compel me to ask you horrible questions.
I only want to know the exact truth.
You might have returned to make some
final arrangements with your sweet
heart"
my sweetheart! Thank you for the
word. My sweetheart! Your kindness
and your thoughtfulness about her 1 can
new forget. Never"
"You are wandering from the point.
You did not re-enter the house until the
next morning.
"No; you had been there then. The
whole terrible news was all over Clay
fields"
Had You ever attended Mrs. Davorn
professionally"
only once. Her regular attendant
was Carson
IT know, but you say you did attend
her once"
"Oh, yes! On Monday night, when I
called, she had a sudden attack, and I
was summoned to her room. She COM
planned Of a violent headache and sick
ness She was quite sensible, and I did
not attach very, much Importance to the
symptoms. She was, I know, subject to
sick headaches and Carson was in the
habit of prescribing for them"
"Would it have been possible that on
Monday night her symptoms indicated
the beginnings of al apoplectic %seizure?'
"It would have been quite possible,
but as l understood she was subject to
these attacks of headache and vomiting
] did not regard them as indicating any
thing so deadly"
II am afraid your mind was too much
occupied with Ayour own affairs to pay
proper attention to your work. That
will e do, Leclerc."
Il admit it won't, but I am terribly
upset and quite unfit for my work. But
why ask me about the possibility Of apo
pleXy? 4here is the evidence of that
chloroform which will be SO dead against
me-
"Why against yOu?'
Naturally because, with everything
else pointing to me, il will seem only
reasonable that being a medical man |
would be the most likely person to ad-
minister chloroform-at all events, morr
likely than an ordinary thief"
II do not agree with you there. An
innocent man should not be so much dis
turbed."
"Perhapsn not. But that deadly detect
i've has got his stony eyes fixed upon me.
! can feel them following me wherever
I go. The mere ~arresting of me on a
charge Of murder in the present shatter-
ed condition Of my nerves will probably
land me at the wrong side of the narrow
chasm which separates the sane from in
sane"
The young man rose from his chair
and waved his hands up and down in All
agitated manner.
Don't be an ass, Leclerc. Go home
like a good fellow. I'll prescribe a nice
quiet sleeping draft for you. Keep your
head cool tomorrow, and try and be like
a man on Saturday at the Vestry hall. "
Il shudder to think of Saturday and
what may happen then"
Don't go brooding over the affair"
II can't help myself. But" folding
his arms, II will do my best. What
about the promised sleeping draft?
want it badly, and I am afraid to pre-
scribe for myself"
"You need only drink it in by the
ears" said DR.. P~ercival, rising and plac.
ing his hands on the young man g shoul.
ders. "You know I am not in the habit
Of speaking lightly, Leclerc. My sleep.
ing draft ia a promise. You will not be
arrested on Saturday-or ON any othe,
day-for the murder Of Mrs Davorn -