The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08

| WdikeI III lrOm lne BHruen, ana as
| he did so his wife and Angeline en-
| tered the room, ana dinner was served.
| The girl was dressed IN white. and a
| couple OF glorious red roses cleaned
| In her black hair. Never before had
| she seemed so beautiful to Jack. lie
| asked himself If 1t We're possible that
50 divine a creature could nurse
thoughts of murder in her soul. But
he could not forget what he had just
| witnessed. and he resolved to be on
his guard ard prevent NJ. Barvaux
| drinking the wine.
Suppcsins, after all, he were to be
wrong. how could lie face the girl he
loved after accusing her of sarh
loul and unnatural iced? He was TOO
agltated 10 eat. and he observed that
| Doth NJ. Barvauy and Angeline SEEMED
also preoccupieI and i'll at case. At
| length he managed to make his hest
understand that he WAS not to tluch
the wine. The Belgian smiled With
an almost sardoD;2 expression ami
eyed Angeline curiously. Presently
he raised the decaiiter and leaned over
the table, looking at her rhe white
with his deep set black eyes.
ALLOW me, Angcl,:tn.'' he said, "to
/ pour you out glass OF wine"
| No-no, thank you," stnmmered
the girl in an agitatcd manner.
| "Come-I insist. will take no re-
| rusaL' he cried. spring!ng to his feet
and hiltng her glass. The girl turned
pale as death and seemed to lose her
| power of self-will. Half mechanically
sne took the glass Of wine and raised
IL to her lips. She emptied it at one
| gulp. and then sanR back ia her chair
| where she lay still and white. With
a cry of terror Nine. Barvaux rushed
TO her assistance, but her husband
! commanded her 1ct 20 touch the girl.
| Jack was on his fee: In an instant but
too bewildercd to know how to act
| with sickening :ense of the con-
hrmation of his worst suspicious he
concluded that the girl was poisoned,
ana off he rushed for the doctor. BY
good fortune he .a., across the very
! person lie was seeking. In a few
words he told him bis errand and i'm
! plcred him to return with him in all
haste.
ut is a. matter OF life and death"
he cried. LET Us ran"
Certainly, if ynu wish it." replied
me doctor, although may tell you
matters are lot 20 serious as you
imagine"
! But"
Permit Te to explain, monsieur
The young Lady Is rot poisoned at all.
as you VIII sne. The wine she drank
was intended for II. Barvaux, was it
! not?"
Yes, I believe 30"
WELL you must know that he is
subject to periodical fits of bomicidal
madness, and when these attacks are
| coming on it becomes necessary to nd
minister powerful opiates to him with
out his knowledge. The paroxysm
passed, he IS or:a mere the calm and
cultured gentleman you know, but at
tunes he Is very dangerous, and but
| Icr my treatment ir would probably
become necessary 20 put him under re-
straint. l wns just about to pay nv
customary visit tonight when you met
| ME, for was expecting an outbreak"
Jack was relieved beyond measure
on hearing the Doctors story, but the
thought that he had left the girl he
loved with a man subject to homicidsI
| mania moderated his feelings of sat-
isfaction. and. anxious TO get back to
assure himself of her safety, he tore
away from the Gocrhr, for he felt that.
| II an attack suddenly manifested it.
self In M. Barvaus, Angelina, as being
the person who had raised his sus-
picions, would probsb,y be the first
victim Of his made rage.
Indeed. he arr: ted none To soon.
hme. Barvaux wss crouchlrg in an
agony OF terror at the feet of the nm
| conscious girl, while her husband was
STANDING over them gesticulating
| wildly. Jack speedily overnowered
him, and q few minutes afterward the
doctor arrived. whose presence had a
wonderfully soothing effect on the un-
fortunate gentleman. Under the doc
tors care ADgeline soon recovered.
! but both she and Nine Baryaux wera
very much upsa! scG were glad when
JACK decided to stay n few days long
er. They were days of infinite han
pineSs for both BIN and Angeline, and
when at length his stay came to its
end the Brussels cypress bore away
reluctant bur very happy man, to
whose ears the rnrthmic rumble of
the wheels seemed TO say, "Angeline,
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