Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08

minutes. 1t is not likely that any
one will come in here during my alb
sence, as very few frst-class lady pas
sengerS take the train at this station
at this hour; nevertheless, keep your
veil down." said Malcolm, as he placed
her in chair in dark corner of the
room. He then pressed her hand, left
her, and hurried out to the place
where he had left the pony-chaise
He unhitched the horse, mounted
the drivers seat, and drove madly off
towards Allworth. So fiercely he
drove that in ten minutes he reached
the stables, and returned the horse
bathed in sweat and covered with
foam to his stall. He placed the
chaise in the carriage-house, and then
set off in run toward the railway
station. He could not run quite so
fast as a horse could gallop, and so
the distance accomplished by the pony
in ten minutes occupied him fifteen.
1t wanted, therefore, but about five
minutes to the passing of the train
when he rejoined Eudora in the wait
ing-room.
Besides Eudora, he found two gen.
tlemen and one lady in the same room
They seemed, also, to belong to the
same party, for they walked and
talked together; and the subject Of
their conversation was that which
then formed the topic of the whole
neighborhood, and which was destined
soon to form the topic Of the whole
kingdom-the tragedy Of Allworth Alb
hey!
''They say" observed the lady, chat
it is incontrovertibly proved that this
Asiatic girl, Eudora Leaton, was the
poisoner, and that her motive was the
Inheritance of the estate One can
scarcely believe in such deprayity in
one so young as this girl is represent
ed to be-"
"Crime is of no age or sex, madam;
and from all that we can hear, it
seems abundantly proved that this
young girl actually did poison the
whole family" replied the old gem
tleman addressed, whom Malcolm
now, with extreme anxiety, recognized
as a neighbor, Admiral Brunton, of
the Anchorage, near Abbeytown.
"Good Heaven, what fiend she
must be! But she is young, beautiful,
high-born, and very accomplished. Do
you think that if she is convicted they
will really hang her?" -.
''Hang her? Yes; the young demon!
They will hang her as surely as they
did Palmer. English juries have no
mercy on the secret poisoner. And
the fact of this one being a young,
beautiful, and high-born girl, only
makes her crime the more unnatural
and monstrous!"
But, admiral, it is hard to believe
that SO lovely creature could be such
a monster" said the lady.
"Bah! bah! madam; you have not
read history or you have forgotten it.
Remember the countess of Essex.
Madame Brinvilliers, Lucretia Borgia.
Mary Stuart and many other young.
beautiful and high-born devils. HUI
man nature is the same in all ages
and countries. The youth, beauty and
high birth of this young Asiatic fiend
will no more save her from the GAL
lows than the same sort of charms
saved Brinvilliers or Mary Stuart from
the block!' replied the old gentleman
savagely.
Shudder after shudder passed over
the frame of the unfortunate subject
OF these severe remarks as she sat an
unsupported nearer of the converse
ton.
Malcolm, standing by her side with
his back to the speakers, could only
seek to sustain her courage by an
earnest pressure of her hand. It was
but an ordeal Of five minutes, and
then the shrill whistle Of the advanc-
Ing train warned all the passengers to
hurry to the platform.
The conversing party dropped their
very interesting subject and fastened
away.
Malcolm, drawing Eudora's arm
within his own. hurried after them.
When they arrived upon the plat
form the train had stopped and the
engine was noisily putting and blowing
like a short-winded alderman out Of
breath after II run.
Passengers were hurrying into tho
various carriages.
Can we have a coupe?" inquired
Malcolm. slipping. a crown into the
hand or one Of the guards.
"Oh; yes, sir" answered TINT func.
tionary, opening. door and admitting
the ,fugit!yes into tho desired privacy.
"Sweetheafts!' no muttered to him.