Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-09-19

the recital. Speedily, however, she re
covered herself, and with dark smil
OF ccnetmpt and pity she was abou
to deny all, when Jen brought out hi
last accusation.
Nor said he, fixing his eyes on thu
woman, did you confess that you open
ed the window Of Mr.. Alymer's room
and aided DR.. Etwald to carry away
the dead body?"
'De-de-dead-dead she STAN
mered, shrinking back.
Yes, the dead body of Mr.. Alymer
which you and Dr. Etwald took to his
house at Deanminster. No den.el. wo.
man." said Jen, raising his voice, as
| she was about to speak. II see by your
face that you are guilty"
! Dido trembled all over, whether from
rage or fear Jen could not determine
and opened her mouth. to give the lie
to her accuser. Then she shut it again,
as heavy step was heard outside the
door. A moment later and Mrs. Dali
las, with a face expressive of astonish-
ment, was standing on the threshold
of the room; and Dido at her feet was
making the room resound like jungle
with howlings IKE those of a wild
beast. All the Tvage nature of the
woman was now on the surface and
had broken through the sullen restraint
OF her impressive demeanor
What is the meaning of this?" de-
manded Mrs. Dallas, with an uneasy
glance at the frantic negress.
Il shall explain when Dido stops her
bowling" said Jen, quite undisturbed.
Dido. Dido" demonstrated Mrs.
Dallas, shaking the woman. "Rise:
stop"
ooh, missy! missy" wept the ne
gress, getting on to her feet. 1T all
am a lie, what dat massa say. Poo
ole Dido know nuffin'-do muffin.
Lordy. Lordy. de big lie."
Major Jen took Dido by the shoulder,
and giving her good shake. com
manded her to be silent At once the
negress-who was evidently acting a
part ceased her outcries. and after
casting her eyes significantly at her
mistress, stared sullenly at the floor
Mrs. Dallas turned pale at this rand
glance, and was obliged to take a seat
to prevent herself from falling. Not a
detail of this by-play was lost upon
Jen, who saw in the conduct of mis-
tress and servant a confirmation of his
suspicious. However, he added moth
Ing 10 MS previous speech, but merely
Tecapltulated-for the benefit of Mrs.
Dallas-the points of his accusation
against the negress. Dido heard him
IN silence, but this time, she made
neither cutlery nor denial.
MRS. Dallas appeared to be Mortified
by the recital. Every now and then
she cast look of terror at Dido. while
passing her handkerchief over her
white lips. When the Major conclud-
ed she could only shake her head and
stammer few words.
1T cannot be true" she murmured
1t is impossible"
1T is a fact" insisted Jen. 81 have
the evidence of Jaggard to prove that
DIDO was in the room on that night"
Dido" cried Mrs. Dallas in a trem-
bling voice, lis this true?"
Inc negress raised her wild ewes
slowly to the face of her mistress
what she saw therein evidently deter
mined her reply. Without a word she
Lent her head.
guilt" '0"i
No said Dido, bluntly. 81 say dat
in de room, but | no kill dat man"
But you filled the devil-stick with
fresh poison?"
No said Dido again. 81 saw No
ut was found in these grounds"
DAT so; but l not see dat debble-
stick
Woman" cried Jen, with energy,
mo one but you could manufacture the
poison with which the devil-stick was
filled"
Dat I know; but no fill de debble-
stick"
Then who did,"
Dido hesitated, looked at Mrs. Dali
las, and came out with a lie
Il don't know" she said, in a stolid
tone.
Her mistress rose to her feet and
approached the Major
do you mean to say that Dido killed
Mr.. Alymer?" she asked nervously.
"No; but she supplied the means to
the man who did"
"The man who did?"
"Yes DR.. Etwald"
OR. Etwald," repeated Mrs. Dallas,
in what seemed to Jen to be tone of
Iellel. WHY w YOU lHlIh He hIlleu
Mr.. Alymer?"
Because Maurice was engaged to
your daughter, whom he wished to
marry Etwald killed my poor lad so
as to remove a dangerous rival from
his path
impossible"
"By no means; and Dido manufac-
tured the poison which was used
Mrs Dallas considered.
Il know to what you allude," she
said after a pause. Dido does man
ufacture the drug, but only for the
cure of nervous headaches
COR to kill men with" rejoined Jen,
ironically; cor to drug the watchers
of the dead"
The watchers of the dead?" echoed
Mrs. Dallas, with a start.
well, let us say my servant, Jag
gard He was drugged by Dido, and
she stole the body, or rather, she aid
ed Etwald to do So"
Dido, is this true"
YES" said the negress, coldly: de
great massa tole me to do dat
THE great master" repeated Jen;
you mean DR.. Etwald?"
"Yis Dat So
He took away the body Of Mr.
Alymer and you helped him."
"Yis"
s.Vrhv did Won Stea1 the ho6y p"