The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-10-03

Il faint knock at the door, and his
come in" was answered by the APP
pearance OF Dawson's white face.
Can l speak to you, Mr.. Aber-
shaw" said the old man.
Come in. Mr.. Dawson" said the sec
rotary. what you have to say speak
| out, there must be no secrets
Dawson had been holding n hand
behind him, he now brought ii for
ward.
I'VE have searched Miss Rosamond's
ROOM" he said, his voice so trembling
that he could scarcely %articulate. "ac-
cording to your orders. We found no
bottles. except toilet bottles. There
were no boxes or drawers locked eX-
cept this little one.'
And with shaking hands he placed
upon the table Il small wooden box
about Il foot square.
You found this in my rocm!' cried
Rosamond. II have never seen it In
my life before"
Mr.. Abershaw, you are taking the
law too much into your W hands,"
said the doctor sternly. You have no
right to search this lady's with
out Il warrant
II don't care what | do, so that |
can bring the murderer Of my poor
master TO justice. With his own lips
he told me that he suspected that girl
of poisoning him: he ordered me TO
send her out Of the house, but |. be-
lieving it was not possible for such
fiendish guilt to exist under so inno-
cen a guise. neglected to obey him.
Oh. If | had done SO, he might have
been alive now"
This speech was uttered in wild.
hystericai accents, and at the end of
OF it he buried his face in his hands
and sobbed violently.
AS for poor ROsamond, fairly COM
pretending for the first time the
dreadful crime of which she was sus-
pected. with a faint cry of "Oh, Cod"
she fell back fainting.
The doctor rang for a servant and
ordered her TO be carried back TO her
room.
Before we proceed any further. l
think that Mr.. Grey had better be
a legal adviser he will know best
what - do. Has Mr.. Godfrey Medli-
colt zen telegraphed for?"
~ ny iut. SNettu l-uht, L
have thought of nothing.
Except to fix the guilt upon hat
poor girl" thought the doctor but he
kept the observation 10 himself.
kilograms Were at once dispatched
to Mr.. Grey and to Godfrey. to advise
them of the sad went and request
their immediate presence in Church
row.
Mr.. Grey arrived first, and having
gone through the legal forms usual
upon such occasions. he had an inter-
view with the doctor, who related to
him all that had passed.
THAT Mr.. Medlicott has been pois-
oned by a certain drug, (This drug is
no invention of the n~Ovice's; it actu.
ally exists. Its symptoms and the diff
ficulty of detecting it by analysis are
facts, but the author does not think
1t right to give the name in a work
Of this kind l do not think admits
Of a doubt; that his illness has, from
the first been caused by small doses
OF this drug l have half suspected
from he first. Had the murderer,
whOe' cr, it may be, been Il little more
patient. he might have succeeded I'm
leaving the crime improved; for it is
doubtful whether this poison after
passing through the stomach, can be
detected by analysis. That a girl like
Rosamond should have any knowledge
OF such a drug seems to me absurd on
the face of it,"
But Mr.. MedlicOtt. by the dispo-
sitiOn Of his will. and by his manner
which observed when drawing it up
had evidently some feeling against
her" remarked Mr.. Grey. What
about that box" he added, pointing
TO the n upon the table. HAS she
been asked for the key of it,"
she protests she never saw it in
her life before"
Where was it found?"
well. hidden. away somewhere. I
don't exactly know where" answer
ed the doct II reluctantly.
Hadn't the key better be found
g search made for itE'
Il suppose So"
Mr.. Grey gave orders that Miss
Rosamond's should be infinitely
searched for keys likely to tit the pc
culiar lock Of the box.
W are proceeding very Irregular
" he remarked to the doctor. 1--WE
should have at once applied for a
warrant, am afraid we are only put
ting of the evil moment"
But to bring Il charge Of deliber-
ate murder against that mere girl
seems to me so terrible" said the doc
tor, pacing up and down the room.
crimes quite as diabolical have
Deem committed by girls quite as limo
cent looking as She" answered the
lawyer with a shrug.
While the unfortunate girl lay hoy
ering as 1t were between life and
death. unconscious of all that was
passing around. a rigorous search was
instituted in her room.
In II of the corners of a small
! lra Wer In which she knnt laces and