Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-01-29
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believe | have solved the mystery.
She turned pale. Very WE'LL
she said. Give me your arm. B.
careful what You do Mr. Lowe.
she added, in troubled voice: ut
mnst be hushed up.'
When we reached the conseivI
tory we found, Just as | expected,
The young lady lying back in a
chair UNCONSCIOUS. Her ear drops
were missing:
Miss Dainton has falnted,' said
Lady BarnOuih.
'One moment | said: there IL
no cause for alarT. Do you see
wha has happrnedl Her dilmen d
ear rops have disappeared
DO YOU know who it lsP she
whispered.
yes. II + viEaignrte has been
drugged-not sufficiently to dc
her my harm. saw 1t done.'
what shalt | dol Fetch Lord
Barmoulh, will you? He must AL
wise me-
(Which is Lord BarmouthF
Size came to the curtains, and
pointed him out to me.
very well,' SAID 'Chafe u s.
DAnton's hands, and try to Orlng
her round, Uut don't send for any
help at present.
| don't think ever felt so re
luctaut to proce' d with a case as
did at that minute. The man whom
Lady Dartmouth had polluted out
as her husband WAS he man who
had drugged the yinaigrette-who
had followed Mss DaintOn iutc
the conservatory. In word, Lord
Barmouth was a kleptomanlac.
Will you come with me- into the
cons, rvatory. Lord Barmonthf
said As | spoke looked him
sternl, in the face. He turned
deadly white, and Ills eyes shifted
nervOusly about the room.
Whats the matterr he said,
huskily. is anything wrougP
Miss DAinton has fiinted.
on he mur ured, with relief.
And her ear drops have diSap
peored,' | added. For moment !
thought be was going TO drol
down put N, arm through his
and led him toward the conserva
tory. He was trembling like a
leaf,
When he got we'll into the
shadow of the curtains | stopped.
Lord Barmouth.' l said quietly
take my advice AMI give them NJ
to me at once
What do you meanP he said
hOarsely.
The ear drops. II will prevent
a scene
H. put d trembling hand into
tie breast pocket OF his dress Goa
and gave me the ear drops. H'
did it like man in dream, and
really believe that for the zine be-
ing he was unconscious. Tbrn ht
TONED away aud LIFT the drawing
room hurriedly.
'Wilhe not GOMEZ said Lad.
Barmouth with an awful LOOK OF
trouble in her eyes.
! Lord BarmOunth is not WELL
repiird. Here are the ear drops.
The poor woman went scarlet
She knew what l meant and | wa
deeply grieYed for her. From lh
Grst she must nave had faln
suspicion OF thetruth, and was anx
: ions to save him from publ
scandal;
She was Thoroughly unnerved
Mss Dainion showed sigus OF re-
turneing CONSCIOUSNESS.
'NoNp | sold, 'put the "a d op
back into her ears. She won
know what has happened
Lady Barmouth replaced theI
With tremOllDg fingers.
Send some one to look aftr
this girl; I'll stop with her TIL bel
comes. Bat you must go and tnC
your husband. Max haste -
ded, rIgnilicantr or you will b
too late.'
u, work was not quite Owe
When Lady Barmouth found he
, husband IN his dressing room b
was, as | feared, on the point
committing suicide. She save
= him. A number of trlnkets, SON
, of great value, were found in b
. lfe. There Is of course, only on
explanations. Oa that one poiu
: Lord Barmeuth was mad. The
was 20 object 10 his stealing ladi'
Z ornaments as he is a very wealth
} man, aud had not put them to al
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