Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-29
wrong was in trying to place the guilt on

wrong was IN uSins W PiASe the SUM- o'
me-"
but how could he have been poisoned?
who is there that would murder an In
offending old man?
That's IL; who is there except the
young woman who was currently reported
TO entertain all sorts Of intrigues for her
own advancement? But I've had an op-
portunity to ponder for the last few hours,
and / feel there must be an eNplana ton.
simple and without criminality. Why. just
remember that every one OF the long line
Of Conways has died IN this same friGhtful
way. now | couldn't have poisoned the
others. could (? So II seems to me that
their deaths must have been caused by
something which they themselves have
done. They were all peculiar. you know;
rigid In adherence to certain customs and
privileges For instance
Bur here the key turned in the lock, the
door opened. and Fabian and Charlie
rushed into the arms OF their distressed
lady loves. After explanations had been
exchanged II became apparent that Con-
stance could be readily released. but she
stfenuously opposed the suggestion.
Not for my life" she protested. II
want TO have trouble. so that | may be-
come a beautiful character ike Nellie"
| And so the two men hurried away To take
those steps for the joint vindication which
had occurred so Miss Lane during her
hours Of solitude.
There was a crushing crowd In the coro-
ner'e little courtroom at North Aberdeen
on the day SGT for the hearing All the
villagers. tenants. and servants, TO whom
, bride IN the Conways was a m'tter or
inheritance. as well as OF education now
/ rushed TO witness the humiliation of the
I race DR.. Ouiuby was Omnipresent IN bus
! fling importance, not saying much 10 any
I one person. but comforting generally,
I glances OF impendn. revelation. At the
I right o. the desk sat the two prisoners,
| Constance and Nellie. side by side, and
/ hand i'm hand. After some necessary pre-
I limlnary testimony as TO the finding OF the
/ body &c, Dr. Quinby took the stand ana
| showed By infalible tests that death had
/ been produced through mineral poisoning.
| Then it was that the coroner, afer a
| whispered consultation with charlie,
/ swore Fabian Conway as a witness, and
| examined HIM on divergent line. Yes
/ FABIAN deposed, Il am The nephew and
heir of the deceased. He was a man
/ who's highest ambition was To follow
irnplicitly IN the footsteps Of his ances-
/ tors Their customs were law TO him.
! Whatever they were wont to do, he did.
/ For instance, he always rode stallion
| of the Norfolk strain, ana suff red no
/ one else 10 ever mount him. lie inva-
riably drank. each morning. a draught
| from an ancient well, known as the
Masters Sprng." and sun red 10 one
/ else to taste its waters. Yes, ! have
/ some Of the water Of this spring here in
/ this vial / drew it this morning and
/ sealed IL, and it mas not been out of my
! possession since
Tben il was that Charlie Parks step
! ,,e3 foruard and subjected the water 10
| the same tests that Dr. Quinby had en-
ployed. and 10, the presence of that
/ same mineral poison therein was infal-
/ libby shown.
! And then IL was that a learned biologist
from the city college demonstrated how,
after years Of habitual use OF this water,
/ there would be an accumulation OF the
poison I'm the system sufficient TO cause
/ death. even though, while so slowly ac-
cumulating. IT had been conducive 10 good
health. And 80 the mystery OF the CON
WAYS was at last elucidat.d, and the IA
dice were discharged with the apologies
of the Court for the indignity 10 winch
they had been subjected.
.oTry course Of that water doctor.
! suggested Constance to the discounted
/ Ouinby But the physician lett me heigi
| borhood long before daily draught couio
/ have accomplished its perfect WORK. Ahc
| the spring was filed up. and thus the
/ Conways in common win mahhlhu' pe
| came subject to the vlcissitudes Of moral
. ity.
Fabian. however, was never heard t(
/ complain because he had lost the assur
ance Of reaching three score and ten
perhaps he felt that In true domestic fe
cnity he possessed the real prophylacti'
I of LONGEVITY