The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-06-13
UNDER THE SHADOW OF CRIME.
Or THE MYSTERY OF CLEMENT DUNRAyEN.
6y 1ed m'dd'cnna''' Author Of "A Girl In a Thousand "Scaled by a Riss,"
"By Fair Mcans," &c.


break down before, abe had Away
appeared to be rigidly, almos
stonily, capable,
There was not much use in COMING
to her for help if she had caught the
epidemic too, he thought.
"Tut, tut, tut, what is all this
Lisbeth?" he asked, "for goodnes.
sake do not say anything else hat
gone wrong"
She started up at the sound of biz
voice.
"No," che said, "nothing fresh
has happened. l am sorry you have
caught me like this, but | feel terri
bly, depressed. A good cry will sci
me right"
"a nice young woman you are,''
said the doctor, affecting a cheeriness
he did not altogether feel, 'just to
select. for a good cry, the very
moment that 1 want you { 90
bright"
81 am all right, DOCTOR" she an
swered, trying to smile and wip.na
away the tears with the corner of
her handkerchief. "What ia it l can
do? You know l am always ready
to do anything for you. You have
been very good to me-"
"Gcol girl, good girl, 1 knew you
would help. 1t is Lady Gertrude |
am worrying about"
"Ah! and SO am l." said Lisbeth,
looking very grave. "Poor dear
Lady Gertrude; it is dreadful 10 soo
how she is fretting after that boy,
and yet she tries TO keep up for
Clements sake.n
'"She must be amused. There ia
nothing the matter with her, no
disease, nothing / can do, but she
must BIO amused. You must use
your influence to make her take an
interest in something, no matter
what. Bring her here, and let her
nurse the babies. Take Lisa up
there for a day or two. She is an
intelligent, fetching little child. I
should not wonder if Lady Gertrude
took to her; perhaps she will adopt
her. The child has no parents, l
think you said, at all events no one
knows who they are"
While he spoke Lisbeth stood
gasping as if for breath, then the
words came out in a rush.
"Good God, man, you do not
know what you are talking about.
This can never be-"
1t was DR.. Watson's turn to be
astounded, and in a flash some of the
truth was revealed to him. This
child, this Lisa, about whom he had
been puzzled more than once, was
Lisbeth's child. Who the father
was DR.. Watson did not dare think,
and he at once determined to put
the contemplation of it away for the
present, as too perplexing to
INDUCED in while he was worried on
other matters.
He could not help thinking, though,
that the p~arentage of Lisa might
have a good deal to do with present
troubles, which showed he was not
very far wrong i'll the conclusion at
which he had arrived.
The moment she had uttered this
wild exclamation she regretted it,
for she could not help seeing that it
had been a revelation to the sharp
little doctor, and give whatever OK
PLANTATION of her words she might,
she would never wholly cancel the
impression he had received.
She muttered something about
"poor peoples children having no
place in a house like Aboyne Court"
and that it was absurd to think that
any other child would be to Lady
Gertrude what the dead baby has
been.
Still she felt that DR.. Watson knew
that lay behind her excuse
than it was convenient to explain,
and though no man in the neighbor-
hood could be better trusted or was
less of a mischief maker than DR..
Watson, yet it was another self
%reproach added to the mfny from
which she had been suffering of
late, that she had not better guarded
her tongue that day.
"Then you a not help me with
Lady Gertrude?" he asked, after a
short pause, thus waving the subject
OF Lisa.
81 will help you all I can," she
answered, 81 told you so before. My
advice is get her away from the
Court and Sir Clement too. 1t is
full of sad memories for them both.
What have they to do there but
wonder about graves which they
both had better forget. Il Lady
Gertrude could be induced to go and
join Miss Delane and Lady Marcia it
Would dn bar a world NJ mood %
The doctor laughed. He never
could be grave for long.
81 seem to be sending all my
patients out of England. shall have
to shut up shop and colonise myself.
You are right, though. 1t will be
the best thing. Will you put in
your word of persuasion2"
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