Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-07
CHAPTER XLvI.-wHAT NEXT.

What should she do with the terrible
secret?
She ought to inform the police. But
there were two objections. FIRST, the
nurse may have been mistaken in suppoS-
ing her patient 10 be dead. She herself
had no choice but 10 escape AS she did.
Next, the dreadful thought occurred to hel
that she herself until the previous day had
been the mans nurse-his only nurse,
da aud night. What was to prevent the
doctor from fixing the guilt OF poisoning
upon ~lerseifs Nay: it would he his most
obvions line OF action. Tne man was left
alone all the morning; the day before he
had SHOWN every sign OF returning
strength; she would have 10 confess that
she was in hiding. How long had she
been therel Why was she in hiding! Was
il not after she had poisoned the man and
when she heard the doctors footstep!
Naturally ignorant OF poisons aud their
symptoms, IL seemed 10 her rs IL these
facts SO put together would be conclusive
against her. Therefore, she determined
10 keep quiet in Paris that day, and TO
cross over by the night boat from Dleppe
In the evening. She would at first disclose
everything to Mrs. Vimpany and to
Mountjoy. As 10 what she would tell her
mistress she would be guided By the ad-
vice of the others.
Size got TO London in safety and drove
straight to Mr.. Mountjoy's hotel, .propos-
ing first to communicate the whole BUSH
ness TO him. But she found ia his sitting
room Mrs. Vimpany herself.
1--WE must not awake him." she said,
"whatever news you bring. His perfect
recovery depends entirely on rest aud
quiet. There"-she pointed to the CHM
neyplece-''is a letter in nv lady's hand
writing. l am afraid know only too well
wus 1t tells him.
sstNtat .l,sr IL falteft
This very morning." Mrs. vimpany
went on, III called at her lodging. She
has gone away"
Gone away Ny lady gone awayi
Where Is she gomez
"Where do YOU think she is most likely
to have gone"
"Notf-ohl-not to her husbandi Not to
himp-oh! this is more terrlble-far more
terriblc-tbat You can imaginev
"You will tell me why it Is now SO much
more terrible. Meantime | mud that the
cabmaa was told TO drive To Victoria.
That is all | know. have no doubt, how
ever, but that she has gone back to her
husband. She has been In a disturbed,
Respondent condition ever since she ar
rived In London. Mr.. Mountjoy has been
as kind AS usual: but he has not been able
to chase away her sadness. Whether she
was fretting after her husband or whether
but this | hardly thlnk-she was com
pairing the man she HAD lost with the man
she had takeu-but | do not know. All I
do know Is that she has been uneasy ever
since she came from France, and what |
believe Is that shs has been representing
herself with leaving her husband without
COOL cause"
Good causer, echoed Fanny. "Ohi
good gracious! If she only knew, there's
cause enough to leave u hundred hus-
bands!"
Nothing seemed To rouse her." Mrs.
Vimpany continued, without regarding
the interruption. II went with her to the
farm to see her former maid. Rhoda. The
girls health is re-esta blished: she il Gu
gagged TO marry the farmers brother.
Lady Harry was kind. aud said the most
pleasant things; she even pulled of one OF
her prettiest rings and gave IL TO the girl
] could see that IL was an effort for
her to appear in~terested-her thoughts
were with her husband all the time.
was sure il would end in this way, and
| am not in the least surprised. but what
will Mr., Mountjoy say when he opens the
letter."
Back 10 her husbands" Fanny repeated.
"Oh, what shall we dor"
"Teil me what you mean. What has
.Imnst tell you. thought I would tell
Mr Monutjoy first; but must tell you.
although"