Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-12

each pill l put in . box with similar pill made without poison. determined at tho time that when had my chance my gentlemen should each have a draw out of one of these boxes. while I ate the pill that remained. t would be quito as deadly and good deal less noisy than firing across a handkerchief. From that day 1 had always my pill boxes about with me, and tho time had now come when was to use them. Ut was nearer than l2, and wild, bleak night, blowing hard and raining in torrents. Dismal as it was CutSide, was glad within-sO glad that I could | have shouted out from pure eXultation. | If any of you gentleman have over pincd for thing and longcd for it during 20 long years and then suddenly found it within your reach, you would under ktand my feelings. lit cigar and puffud at i; to steady my nerves, but my l hands wero trembling and my temples l throbbing with excitement. As l drove, 1 could see old John Terrier and sweet | Lucy looking at me out of the darkness | and smiling at me just as plain as l sec you all in this room. All the way they were ahead of mo. ono on each side of tho horse, until pulled up at the house l ill the BriXtOn road.
 "ThyVC Was not a soul to bo seen, nor a sound to be heard, except tho dripping of the rain When I looked in at the window, l found DIchtyr all huddlcd l! together in drunken sleep l shook him by the arm. It's tino to go out, said.
 "'All right, cahly,' said he.
 II suppose Inc thought we had come to the hotel ti.ut Eo had mentioned. for he got out. without another word and fol- lowed luc down the garden. had to walk beside him t3 keep him steady, for he Was still a little top heavy. When We can.o to the door, opened it and led him into the front on. givo you my word that, all the way, tho father and daughter were walking ill front of Us.
 Its internally dark, said he stamp ing ai, ut.
 "'Wo'll suun have a light, said, striking q match and putting it to a wax candle which l had brought with me. Now. Enoch Dr. bhtr continued, turning t1 him und I."i,iing tho light to my own face, who nm r.
 He CaIt d at nc with hlCarcd, drunk ell eyes for l,.uIncnt, and then l SAW a horror spring up in them and convulSo his whole features. which showed mo that he kntw me. He staggered hack with a hvid face, and saw the pCrspi- ration break cut upon his brow, while his teeth cll%ttcrcd. At the sight lean. ed my back -,iinst the door and laugh, ed loud and lung. had always known l W., l3 I,r,f bod never hoped fer the contCntmcnt of soul which HOW pOSs,SSrd me,
 "'Nou doE! 1 said. Il have hunted you from Salt Lake City to St. Peters burg, and yuu have alway~ escaped me Now &t last your waHdt IT -S Lave come to an end. fur either you ur shall ncv- CT see tun.crruw ', sru rise. He shrauk still farther away a> spoke, and could see on his face t!!:,t he thought l was mad. SN l Twas fer the time The pulses ill u!y temples h,at like >',lg, hammers, and lClitNr l would lave had a it If some sort Ii tiv blood had not EuShrd from Ty l1'sp and rvlirVtd Ec.
 'WE:t Gu Nou tini.k ut Lucy F>l- rirr now 1 cried, locking the door %ud shaking t., E,E in h.S fHcr. Punish mtnt has i:y, n slow ln coming, but it has overt"G,I luu at last saw his coward liv. J.,Itho aS l spoke. lie would h;Nv h ~g,d for his life but hn knew well t..a; II wa~ useless,
 "' Would A"u muIdor me- ho stanr mer,d.
 ." 'Thpre l., uc laal,.cr, l 4Msv cltd. Who talks Of muIdeI!ng mad dog What m,Tcy !..,,i >ou U!o3 my poor dar ling when HoH dr2cGld her from hlr sl2USh!irt ! t..'. .s,v :,l.t re htr away tN you accmsri end shameless harcm:
 II; Ns..> r,t I who killed her fa. thcrH he cr!vA
 "'But t Was yru who brokr her in. noccnt h. art >hri, hcd thruSting the box before kim. Let the high God judge ltlwvtn IL. Choose and tat. There Is death ill uuc and life in the other, shall take what you leave, It us see if there iS justice upon the earth or if We are ruled by chance.
 "IIo covered away with wild cries and prayers for mercy, hut l drew my knife and held il to his throa' until he had OhCycd me Then l swallowed the other, and we stood facing one another in silence for minute or more. waiting to see which WIS Io live and which was to die. Shall l ever forget the look which came over his face when the first warning panIS told him that the poison was in his system: l laughed aS l saw it and held Lucy marriage ring in front of his eyes. IL wIS but for a mo ment, for tAr action of the alkaloid i~ rapid. 4 >la>m ut pain CCmtort,d his features. He thr,w his hands out in front of him, sta.:E,'r,d, and then. with a hoarso cry, fell hravi ly upon tho floor I turned him over with my foot and placed my hand upon his heart There was no movement. He was dead, "Tku blood had been streaming from my nose, but had taken no notice of it. don know what it was that put il i'll to my head to write upon the wall with 1t Perhaps it was some mischievous idea of setting the police upon wrong track. for felt light hearted and cheer. ful. remembered a Gcrman heinz found in New York with 'Racho written up above him. 2n'l It was argued at the time in the newspapers that the secret societies must have done it. I guessed that what puzzled the New Workers 1 would puzzle the Londoners, so dipped I my finger in my own blood and printed it on Convcnirnt place on tho wall. Then l walked down 10 my cab ard I found that there was nobody about, and that the night Was still very wild. I had driven some distance when 1 put ny , hand into the pocket in which 1 usually kept Lucy's ring and found that it was 1 not there l was thunderstruck at this, for it was the only momcnto that I had .. ] of her. Thinking that l might have dropped it. whel. l stopped over Dreb ber's body, l drove back, and leaving ; my cab in side street went boldly