The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-20
MONEY AND A GIRL.

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my friend Tom Devcrill, when John Can
/ who suggested that they should ask Dr.
Macpherson to come down and give an
opinion on the case.
Cantyll was q cousin of Daverill's. In
fact, all the guests at Ivydene, while /
was there, with the exception of myself,
were cousins to one another and to Tom
Dear old Mrs. Deverill, his mother, had
insisted on gathering her sisters children
together under her hospitable roof, al
though one at least of them Tom cordially
hated. His cousin Lillith Andrews. to
whom he became engaged during my visit
was rs sweet woman MS you could meet
and | had not noticed anything objection
able about Cantyll when his mysterious
malady attacked him and took him out Of
my sight but Gabriel Dyne was decided
ly unpleasant person.
Cantyll began by being found uncon-
scious one morning when Tom entered his
room to SEQ why he had not appeared at
breakfast, and from consciousness to un-
consciousness and back he had been chang
ing ever since. The Deyerill's family doc
tor owned himself perfectly nonplused by
the symptoms. One day he spoke of sun
stroke and tho next forms of hysterla. He
seemed very relieved when / suggested
that Macpherson might like to take such
puzzling case in hand thought that
its inexplicable nature would tempt the
physician into the country, and was not
disappointed Five hours after the tele-
gram which Mrs. Deverill begged me to
send him reached Harley street the great
mind doctor was standing by John Can
tyll's Bedside bonding over the young
mans unconscious figure, with his fingers
on his pulse.
Tom Deyeril and both attacked him
eagerly as lie left tho sickroom.
We'll, can you tell what 1t isp" we
both inquired in ono breath, and Macpher-
son answered In his sharp, decided, pro
fessional manner:
1T il clear cnse of opium poisoning
the dose being repeated, ! should say,
from your account of the patients symp-
toms, in quantities just too small to cause
immediate death, -
Tom and | stared at him.
But who on earth can be doing itP"
asked my friend, ashast.
THAT IL what we have to find out to
begin with, said tho physician briskly.
Is there anybody In the house who would
profit in any way by the poor fellows
doath2n
Yes, / should for one answered Dew
GRILL. ''As lar as money is concerned, we
all shoud-Mis5 Andrews, Dyne and my
self. You see. we arc all grandchildren of
Sir Charles Nilmott, my mothers father,
and by his will tho money no left was to
be divided equally among us. In case one
of us dies unmarried it is provided in the
VIII that the share belonging to him is to
be divided up again among the rest. So,
you SEQ, Cantyll's death would leave each
OF us richer by E5, 000''
And apart from money" asked Mac
pherson, has anybody in the house an
object In injuring tho manP Is there any
rivalry IN love or anything of that sort2"
II it wero "A question Of love, l put
in, cit would lie my friend Tom here who
would bo poisoned He has won the prize
for which Mrs. Devsrill tells mo both tho
other Cousins have been striving--the
hand of Miss Andrews"
The doctor made IA few more inquiries,
and have no doubt came to tho conclu-
sion at which both Tom and had already
arriScd-tlat II anybody in the house was
poisoning CHntyli 1t must he Gabriel Dyne
Hu was IN fact, the only person il was
possible to suspect, and although Nao
phHrsan refused to give I'm opinion ON the
subject 10th Tom and l were peri city
satisfied i'll our own minds that it was up
OH Dyne alone that we need keep watch.
Imagine our surprise, therefore, which
almost eqnalcd our CONSERVATION, whom,
on tho morning following the physician S
arrival, Gabriel Dyne was found almost
dead in his bed, jusbns Caiftyll had failed
To como down to breakfast and had been
found b. Tom unconscious in his room,
SO Dyne was found hy him, IIe had been
stabbed nepr the heart as 1t was found
directly Macpherson made an exanlina-
ticll, but thore was no sign or trace of the
instrument with Which the erimo had been
committed.
] am not a nervous man by any means,
but | will admit that this unexpected
tragedy, added to the fact that another
man was heing slowly poisoned to death
IN the house, terrified me, more especially
whom close examination OF the promises
proved almost GonelusiNely that nobody
could have left the huuse during the
night unless they lad an accompiice in
side 10 cloae the doors after them. Tho
entire failure on our ptrt to think of any
body among Us whom II vas possibla for
moment TO Suspect gave the two crimes
supernatural appearance, which added
UNNECESSARILY TO tine terror of our posi-
tton Tine servants left in body, prefer
ring the loss of an excellent situation to
the danger Of remaining III pluee VIII re
such iRoNrlieable things could occur /
should have liked to follow their example,
hat felt, of course, thnt ! must stand by
Tom. His sweetheart proved her heroisnl
and devotion by forming "A similar resolve,
and Macpherson took 1t as matter OF
course that he should rcnlnin 10 witch
john Gantyli's illness and do what he
could for Byne, who had recovered CON
seriousness, hut could tell US nothing. He
had evidently been stabbed in his sleep.
Macpherson seemed pleased ly the exudu.
81 the servants. II my patient does not
recover now, We shall find the circle OF
those whom We may suspect considerably
narrowed down. he said ehcertuily "a
tile cook and housolHatd, who were tbs
last 10 90, drove away In ono cab
IL Lillitii Andrews Ind not remained
we should have had to do our own cook
ing, tar DaSarill had very properly Insist
ed on his mother accepting tho invitation
OF haspitallid nelghhQr until the mystery
OF Dyne5 attempted murder and Cahtyll',
Illness WIS cleared up.
Tho day of the discovery and the next
night passed without incident I dc not
expect that auy Of us slept much. l know
that did lot close my eyes, although
shnrrri Toms room and had the dooi
1oeked and bolted and tho window.
screwed up,
But, when in the morning Dr. Macphor
! son aunnnHced that Cantyil did not an
pear TO have been dasad since tho depar
tHrc of the servants I, FOR one, began II
itei little Of my courage returning TM
hoiaine of an informal police inquiry II
tho dining room In the morning helped Il
make us feel more matter of fact and WI
grew quito cheerful i'll the evening nyf
lfllifb'S fret ,t II