The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-25

leaf there is much hope for me; only
help me with father this time. anu nese,
will ask him again! The letter chosen
with many more protestsuons oI ura'
lance and promises to do better ioo''
That night when father came home
was waiting in the library for him, He
complained OF feeling i'll. NO, l whi no.
disgrace. There pointing to a sealed
document on the table. is my VIII.
When | am gone he can make ducks anu
brakes of my money as fast. as ne
"As father spoke he laid great pack
arc ~ hills upon the table. and quick as
a flash / laid my hand upon 1t. Please,
please. papa l pleaded, please let me
send him just a little o,,..a
''He put his hand out for the package
and I drew it away. DO please give II
TO me for Charles. / begged again.
"Perhaps / stepped upon his foot, per-
haps sudden pain seized MIN. but nc
sprang TO his feet as though TO strike
me. / lifted up my hand quickly. and as
I did so the little dagger charm Wien
hung at my belt caught i'm my rings, ana
when my hand struck papa's arm felt
the point of the tiny thing bury nsei
.He gave cry OF pain and shrank
back. As he did so the poison acted, as
Coda told me 1t would, instantly, ana
he fell to the floor
had flung myself, dazed and painting, IN
my own room did know | still had the
package of money In my hand. rush
ed downstairs only TO meet James coming
from the library with horror-stricken
face He had heard papa fall.
I'VE went In and lifted him up. lie was
still breathing. and with awful horror
| saw that In his fall he had buried the
paper knife which he mad In MS manu- "
It's hilt In his heart. | remembered SEQ
ing him finger IT as talked to him about
the money. ,.
This was too much for my feeble
body, and | succumhed. n tnousanI
times I'm the watches OF the night ana
I'm the liynt of day | have struggled Tor
courage to tell this story. Lately l Over
heard your conversation about Charies
and the missing money. That Is aii' anu,
most unhappy girl that ! am, / Ies eve
home tonight so that | may never see
the faces of those love again"
As she finished a fervent THANK God'
broke from the lips OF Charles hollo-
wood Thank God. it was an accident
he exclaimed. II myself saw IL all on
the night OF my fathers death l came
here TO meet Adelaide by stealth In the
garden. stole up TO the library window
TO look in. and just as | reached place
where / had a full view Of the room |
saw her thrust ont her hand at my father
ard then I saw him fall When | saw he
was stabbed thouelt-God forgive me
that my sister had done IL. / fed back
home. only 10 be summoned a few hours
later"
There was silence in the room.
My eyes fell upon package which had
been IN Adelaide HollowOOd's envelope.
"Onen f." said 20 Mrs HOLLYWOOD
She unrolled the covering, and out relI
the package Of bank bills and bonds,
and with them lay a folded paper.
smoothad IL out II was the dOcumnt
sought by Herman Gelpcke.
But the unfortunate girl, There could
not be comfort nor rest In the household
without her.
4 sobbing from behind the curtains at
the door disturbed US. IL was Coda,
weeping and vailing as If her heart
would break She thrust aside the cur
tains and was rocking herself 10 and lro
and sobbing 1T IS all my fault cried
she, "all Coola's fault have heard IL
all. ! knew young missy had gone WIFI
out me. and l hid here 10 listen on,
what a wicked woman Cooia is
At Mrs HOLLYWOOD reproOf she quiet
ed herself so she could speak. Little
missy never stabbed master with the
Il CisOT ed Teedle" she sObbed never,
neveri The poison has been all gone Tor
ever so long: but Coola did not tell her
because the little thing pleased her So
II Is thick with rust Drawing the III
tie charm from her bosom. she handed
II 10 us. II was a small needle heavily
coated with tarnish.
Here Or Farshaw recalled us all TO
the immediate situation. I'VE must ma
Adelaide" he said. land bring her back.
And we can reassure her, too Anton
HOLLYWOOD was not poisoned; he had
heart failure and could not long have
survived. The day Of his death he made
his vs. in, by my advice. The accident OF
faiuting and falling upon the Damascus
knife only hastened his death by rev
hours hen he fell he was I'm the hrst
o. the fainting spells in which ! warned
him he would expire
/ looked at Mrs. HOLLYWOOD. She nod
ded 10 me and I fastened away In my
experience ! have more than once looked
| for young women who have fled from
home. she is deadly weak, | said, ana
| I'm a hospital | shall find her. she would
die before telling her name. II is fOl an
unknown young woman | must searcn.
n was midnight when ! found Ade-
laide HOLLYWOOD. Her brother Joined me
i'm the search: and when | bore her ont
10 the carriage IL was to place her there
| beside him.
| left them 10 drive home together
| and I saw that I'm the bereaved nome
| there might yet be peace.