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RICHMOND FREDERICKSBURG &
POTOMAC RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT May. Is, 1925.
LEAvE BYRD-sTRFFT STATION

LEAVE BYRD-sTREET STATION.
t:lo A. NJ. Daily, for Washington and Points
North stops only at Milford
and fredericksburg Pullman
Sleepcrs toNew York.
$40 a N, Sunday only for Washington enc
points Nor tn. Stops AZ ElSs
Gl9n Allen. Ashland, Taylors-
vile, boswell. Ruther. Glen,
Penola, Milford. Woo dslane
Guinea summit {, fredericksburg,
Brooke, and Whitewater pull
S:ss A. NJ, Daily except Sunday, for wash
ington' aud points North. Stops
at Eloa, Ashland. Taylorsvflle.
boswell, Ruther Glen. PEN
ola, Milford, Woodslane, GUM
ca, summit, Fredericksburg,
Brooke, Whitewater pullman car
II 90 NJ, Daily, except Sunday, for Wash
ington and points North. Stops
at Elba, Glen Allen, Ashland,
boswell, Milford, Frederick
burg, Brooke, and Whitewater,
Parlar-car- Also connects with
Congressional Limited at Wash
Tia p. m, Daily for Washington and points
North Stops at Elba, Ashland,
boswell, Milford, Fredertcks-
burg, Brooke. and Whitewater
and other stations Sundays,
Sleeper. Richmond to New York
ARRIVE BYRD-sTREET STATION.
$40 A. M, Daily. Stops at Underwater,
Brooke. Fredericksburg; Milford
boswell Ashland Elba and other
stations Sundays Sleeper, New
2:<b +. H, Daily, except Sunday. Stops at
Whitewater, Brooke, Fredericks-
burg, Summit Guinea, Woods
lane, Milford, Penola. Ruther-
Glen, boswell. Taylorsville. Ash
land, Glen Alien and Elba. Par
lorCar from Washington.
TAO p. M, Daily Stops only at Fredericks-
burg, boswell, Ashland and Eba
Pullman-Cars from New York
S.S6 p. NJ, Daily. stops at Whitewater
Brooke, fredericksburg sum
nit, Guinea, Woodslsne Milford
Penola, Ruther Glen. boswell
Taylorsville, Ashland, Glen AL
len. and Elba. Sleeping Car
FREDERICKSBURG ACCOMMODATION
DAILY, except Sunday
400 p. M, Leaves Byrd-Street Station.
S:Ss A NJ, Arrives Byrd-Street Station.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY, except Sunday
6:42 A. m, Leaves Elba.
$40 T. m, Leaves Elba.
500 A. m, Arrives Elba.
$40 p. m, Arrives Elba-
w P. TAYLOR. Traffic Manager
e 7. D MYERS. Presidents.
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mental emotion Is evident nom the
manner in which he stares at the sheet
in his hand The absence of all color in
his face, the quivering lip, the dilated
nostril, the trembling limbs conveying
a rustling sound to tho paper held in
his grasp, are in themselves sufficient
testimony to its violence.
what is the matter, Ned2 Tell me,
darling, are you ill?'' cried his wife In
a frightened voice as she ran to him
and fell upon her knees by his chair.
Her husbands breathing seemed to
have stopped for time. but presently
he drew in a prolonged inspiration, as
II he would have exhausted the very
room, and then with too apparent ef-
fort at composure he asked:
did startle YOU. my dear7 Upon
my word you look quite shaken
As he tenderly patsed her cheek his
lips distorted themselves into the sem
blancc Of a Srnile--the least Citing ex-
precision for his face to wear, for every
vestigc OF color had left it
"Tell me, though, dear, what Is the
matter with your persisted his wife.
Nothing but q stitch. May. 1t bit
me terribly sharp right over the heart
but szn quite well now" be answer
ed. trying 10 speak cheerfully, though
his looks wandered everywhere but 20
the pure light 81 his wife's countenance
"But, Ned darling. was there
mean-please don't be vexed with me
for asking-was there nothing In the
paper 10 alarm your
"Oh, May, how foolish you arei'' he
replied, with laugh which had no
mirth in It 81 assure you that there
was absolutely nothing wrong with me
but that pain; only, 10 tell the truth,
when it came so instantaneously was
just going to read you bit Of news
which, to say the least, is rather dread
full. But go to your seat first Yes;
well, give me another kiss before you
go"
Mrs. Gardner slowly rose to her feet
and proceeded to her place at the table,
while the doctor, with his face careful
~ hidden behind the paper, went on
with his remarks.
'sNow, where was |? All, yes; L won.
der, May, if you would remember that
tall woman who came here once OF
twice about three months ago to consult
me-
Seeing that her husbands medical
visiting list might easily have been
written uponsone of her own cards, il
was highly improbable that Mrs. Gard
ner would forget such rare incidents in
his professional life so she answered
interrogatively:
do you mean that extremely hand
some dark woman Of about 80, dressed
In furs, who came all the way from
| London?''
Yes, the very same person You viii
recollect that she engaged suit o.
rooms in the Buckingham and hired q
victoria and pair during her stay IN tn,
city"
"Of course recollect her perfectly
because she was your only patient wher
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CHAPTER II


When Edward Gardner found himself
In his own room upon that same night,
he was moved to great stealthiness and
caution in his behavior, for he not only
tiptoed about in his stockings, but also.
before closing the door and scrutinizing
its fastenings, stepped back into the
corridor and listened in the stopping at
titude of still attention, until the throb-
hing of his temples was distinctly audi
BILE in his ears.
Having secured himself against the
possibility of sudden interruption, he
took off his coat with a careful and de-
hberate movement, and then drew from
its outer breast pocket a waterproof
bath bag, whence he extracted a drip
ping sponge. This he squeezed over a
glass tumbler, and having smelled and
examined with absorbing interest the
liquid therein contained he poured it
into a pair of glass stoppered walls,
which he labeled "Bimeconate of NOR
phia," muttering as ne wrote, GAS well
one name as another
He then seated himself upon the
nearest chair, and with his chin resting
upon his open palm, his eyes staring
before him in vacant abstraction, he
became plunged in deep, silent thought
What were his reflections can never be
known to mortal being, but of their re-
suit upon the physical man the knowl-
edge Is certain
Il sanudd7r pe va ever. hin, persYfrA-
Sstz kStsEs Cx3 &ef0 LIS &zS4 aRA a0a
long sigh escaped his lips he passed a
wet hand over his brow as if to remove
some mental picture which troubled
and oppressed him. He had barely done
so when tremor seized upon his limbs
and startled him to activity, but his
movements were as uncertain as those
of intoxication. He stepped unsteadily
forward to possess himself Of the vial
which stood upon the table, but his
hands clutched the air as he fell bach
IN stupor and forgetfulness
"In-the-name--of - all-that' s.
le-what-does--th
gasped DIR. Gardner when he sat up in
bed ON the following morning and look
| ed with establishment round the apart
ment Upon the carpeted floor lay 6
| portmanteau, ripped open and cut il
| fantastic curves, the leather hanging
from it in strips In a moment he haC
bounded from bed and was kneeling up
ON the floor, gazing in beWilderment a
the wreck of his property. Then h'
hastily stepped across the room to ex
anime the lock of his door. Both it ant
the window bar were intact. Surely h,
was dreaming, he thought, as he sa
upon the edge of the bed to collect hi
faculties. And then his eyes rested up
on the pillow.
MERCY on mel What has happene'
to this?'' he exclaimed.
! Also slashed and cut as if by tn
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you made that lucky stroke IN shares or
something OF that kind. Was she not?"
His face slowly disappeared behind
an eolipsing movement of the paper,
and when he spoke his voice sounded
hollow and faint
II see that you have not forgotten
the lady, but you will be surprised to
hear that she is dead !"
"Dead?''
eyes, not only dead, but murdered
In the most atrocious way he said,
with solemn, awestruck expression
"Mur-der-ed? How awfuli'' ex-
claimed Mrs Gardner in Mortified
tone.
Eyes, isn't it terrible? 1t happened
in Florence, and her husband, who is
an elderly man, was arrested upon sus-
picion and afterward discharged. 1t APP
pears that he dotted upon her, and that
he is now PROSTATE and nearly heart
broken. Besides, it's stated that the la.
dy had lover; buU luckily for him, he
was in Paris when the crime was COM
mitted- These continental newmongers
are never satisfied unless they can at
tach a romance to every crime, and
most probably the assertion telegraphed
by this Italian correspondent that an
| examination Of her letters has revealed
long course Of intrigue and unfaith-
| fitness is simply fabricated to crafty
the public. It's appalling to think that
the poor creature was in the house so
recently and now to be hacked and mu-
tilated by friend.
"Oh, Ned, please stopl The things
quite dreadful enough without all
that" implored Mrs Gardner. Her
appeal seemed to have fallen unnoticed,
for his gaze remained absently upon the
page and his lips moso9 s1e5ly ~ ~
ysEno3rEE nE2lss0EN
T1xhe Thought q Il eaadfes oae1
blood / never open the morning papers
without receiving shock from some
story of crime. Here's another hideous
murder in London, published today,
and heaven only knows when that Sc
ries will end and when the criminal
will be discovered Strange how all the
London cases, as well as this one in Flor
ence, resemble each other, as if they
had been similarly planned, as if-as i.
they had all originated in a like mys
FERROUS impulse.
Edward, please lay down that pa
per instantly" interposed his wife
sharply. ''Do you know, DEAR" sht
added more tenderly, "that your fore
head is beaded with perspiration anC
your face as pale as if you were going
to faint?"
"Quite likely, my dear girl, for an
far from we'll this morning, !" feebly re
joined the doctor. With "a tender com
passion she bent over him, gently wipeC
his brow with her handkerchief ant
brushed back his hair with a delicate
smooth touch which only a wife's dept
of love could inspire. Upon her swee
face dwelt troubled look of affection
ate concern and anxiety; upon his hum
cloud too black and heavy for sun t
pierce. For some minutes, during whicl
he seemed almost forRetful of her pres
i
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CHAPTER III.

Seven years have rolled by since the
eventful scene at court in which Dr.
Angus Campbell figured so prominent
~. Many changes have taken place at
Catharine square within that time, not
the least being the death, four years
ago, of the distinguished old scientist,
who left behind him the memory of a
great name and small fortune, be-
queathed TO his only daughter That
lady, promoted to the rank of wife, now
occupies her post at the head of the ia
BILE, while her husband, DR.. Edward
Gardner, sits opposite to her, dividing
his attention between the morning pa
pers and the meal set before him.
Other changes may be observed In the
AEarxzaCak iseaZ& Instead Of ths home
". co9y OLD otaairS tia eEeat u&knezRg
s&kRSaas9, dfsES.Ss n \ AtsA s%dte q
polish, the Anticipated corner cupboards,
Respondent with brass knobs and key
holes, the faded mahogany screens,
worked in beads by the late Mrs. Camp
bell, the portraits of old ladies in frills
and huge brooches, of DIR. Campbell
himself, looking into the room with the
county of Perth behind him, and of his
reverend father, bedecked in coils of
white tie, with his glasses in one hand
and concordance in the other-instead
Of all these are seen the modern and
costly in art and fashion, luxurious
touches and chairs, massive sideboards,
heavy velvet curtains, thick carpets,
huge canvases, dazzling in the freshness
Of new paint and framed In all the
gorgeousness that gilt can give foz
money.
In every part of the house-which,
in fact, is less a house than an "estab-
lishment' AS in the room now occu.
pied by the doctor and his wife, reigDs
the air of wealth and splendor such as
would have astonished the lady's father
had he lived to witness it. But while
these changes are Of interest as signif.
cant of worldly progress we must needs
turn aside and direct our attention rath
er to persons than things DR.. Gardner
himself is at the present moment per
son in whose appearance there is some
thing unusual to attract the eye
That he is the victim of an unsettline
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Southern Railway
SCHEDULE
IN EFFECT May 1, 1898.
Train Leaves Richmond, Va

Train Leaves Richmond. Va
Auanta Augusta and points South
Sleeper Richmond. to Danvtile. g reens-
eoro. Salisbury. ChsTlotte. Colu nbfa
ana Augusta. Sleeper open Q 30 D m.
Stops at all stations between Rich
n9Ed and Dsnvtlle to cake on and lie ,
on passengers. -
Connects AZ Dsnville. Salisbury snG
Charlotte with the WasbtnRton and
southwestern Limited mo sSl carry
1ng sleepers New York 20 Ashvil1s,
Hot Springs, Chattanooga a7d Hash-
vile; New York to Mem phfs- new York
TO New Orleans. new York TO Tampa
and nrst-class day coach between Wssh
ington and Memphis. Connections are
forniA- Sleeper open for occupancy -
9:t0 =. ~
1a:s1 No. Z, solid train daily fer Char
Iotte. n. C. Connects st ksssley with
rermvnie and Povhatan railreed a.
Keysvillc for Clerksvflle. Oxfsrd Ven
derson and DurhAM and ~ G reeRsboro
for Durham. Raleigh. and winsson-
salem at Danvtlle With Ne. Is United
States Fast ksil. solid srain. daily Tor
carries sleepers New York 70 view Or
leans ana New York to jacksonville
Through sleeper Salisbury. TO Chats
nooga also, Pullman Tourist hleepe
every Wednesday Washington - San
franCteeo without change.
~ y. NJ, NO AZ, LOCAL. daily except Sunday
for Kevsville and internasdfate point =
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
e:ss p. NJ. from Atlanta Augusta. AsAeyine
AID nashville
S:te p n, from Keysviue-
LOCAL FREreKT TRAINS.
nos. g and 60. between Manchester and ne
apolis. Va
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A TLATNIc COAST LINE
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE SUNDAY
NY Is. 1897

N 10, 1877
TRAIN LEAVE RICHMOND-UNION DElSoJ
9;35 A NJ, Sunday Acco1ods ton arrives
petersburg $50, mkaes all stops
klcamono and Petersburg rail-
500 A. NJ, Dali y Arrives Petersburg. s:s1 A.
NJ. Norfolk II rs A. NJ. Stops only
At Pc. ersourg, waverly and SUI
zoe A NJ. Daily Arrives Petersburg so A
NJ. Weldon II As A. N. FAYETTEVILLE
ASS ?. NJ. Charleston 10 30 Savan.
nah II go A. NJ. Jacksonville 7 &c
A. NJ Port Tampa 40 P. N. Con-
uee.e At wilson with No. AZ, Ar
r:xing At Goldsboro s:l0 p. NJ
slesper New YORK 70 jscAson IN" Il Sr
burg s:<9 2. n. Makes ali stops.
<:b p. ~. Sunday Accomm ods ton Ar.
rives Petersburg . :2S p m. Makes
all lobai stops Kiehmond and Pc
tersb1rg railroad
S:ss p. NJ, Daily Arrives Petersburg 20 r.
M, Makes local stops r & P.
rss r. NJ. Daily. Arrives Peterseurgs:M P.
NJ. connects with Norfolk and
Western for Norfolk aRd innedi-
ate points. Emporia e:1o icon
meets with A and ID. for stations
between Emporta and lawrence
ville), Weldon s:s2 , n Fsyettss-
Vile :W ~ m. Charleston sea q
M: savannah s;ee .. m. Jackson
Vile % p, m, Port Tampa sss ,.
NEW LINEro MIDDLE GEORGIA
RO1ETs.-Arriving Aiken - a
NJ. Augusta 5 10 A. NJ. Macon IL
o. m. Atlanta II rs p. n. Pullman
slecpers New York ~ WfminEtop
Jacksonville. Poat Tampa, Aiken,
Augusta and Macon
s;ss H.. Daily, arrives Petersburg e:s1
NJ, Weldon IL 30, p. N. Makes
local stops between Petersburg
and Weldon
11a0 p. NJ, Daily. Arrives Petersburg Il 30
A. M, LynchburR rs A. NJ, Roam
oke :1k Bristol u IS p. NJ. Pull
man Sleeper Richmond TO Lynch
burg.
Trains Arrive Richmond.
90 A M, Daily, from Jacksonville, Savan-
nah, Charleston, All nta, Macon
Augusta. and all points South.
Athens, and Raleigh, Henderson
Lynchburg and the West.
S:S7 A NJ, Daily Petersburg Local
500 A. M, Sunday only. From Atlanta. Ath
ems, and Raleigh. and Henderson
Lynchburg, and the West.
III oo A M, Dsily. NorAoIk, SUFFOLK and Pc
tereburR.
$40 p. M, Daily. Jacksonville, Savannah
Charleston, Wilmington, Goldsbo-S
and all points south
6:b6 p NJ. Daily. Norfolk, Suffolk, Waverly
and Petersburg
$50 P NJ, Daily: Petersburg, Lynchburg and
the West.
10 :C5 A. NJ, Sunday Accom- m odation.
7:2o p. NJ, Sunday Accommodation.
I. M EMERSON,
u X KENLEY, Traffic Manager
General Manager.
c. s. CAMPBELL,
Division Passenger Agen
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YORK RIVER LINE, WEST rI4 porsr
The Favorire Route North.
LEAyE RICHMOND


Train 40 -, .ov NJ.
BALTImoRE LIMITED, Daily. kept Sunday
Tor West Point, there making close copnectfou
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. WITH
steamer for Baltimore. also with stage a. Les
ter Nanor for WalFer'on and TarrehennocN
on Tuesday, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Train NO. 10, = 80 p -
LOCAL EXPRESS, Mondays, Wednesdays ana
Fridays for West boint and Intermediates sta
tons, connects with stage at Lester Manor for
Walkerton also at Tappabaunock wi tn steam-
ers Tor Baltimore Stops at all stations.
Train No. &C. S: 90 AM
LOCAL MIXED, leaves daily, EXCEPT SUNDAY
from Virginia street Station for West Poina
ana intermediate stations. connecting with
stage at Lestor manor for Walkerton and Tap
pahannook.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
9:i7 a. m. Daily,
l0:40 a. m. Wednesdays md FRIDAYS only
4:e5 m. Daily, except sunday from Wesa
ONT and intermediate stations.
Steamers leave West Point at 600 %. N.
Mondays, Wednesdays and FRIDAYS, and Bal
umore at 200 p. M Tuesdays, Thursdays ana
Saturdays.
Ticket,ofice at station, foot OF Virginia 81.
Ocen froto A NJ, TO p n. and frCne ~ p n
to IA NJ
cat, tlcet ONCE, Dos east xaiD street.
J. NJ GULF, va rurk
Traffic Manager. cen PASS aga.
FRANK s. CANNON.
Third vice-President and General Manager
Washington. ID. c.
@. w. WESTBURY,
Travelling Passenger Agent
s2o f. kain st Richmond. Va.
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81 Id DOMINION STEAMSHIP co

DAILY LINE FOR NEW YORK, EXCEPT FRIDAY
AND SUNDAY.
Passengers can leave Richmond daily excepa
Friday and Sunday via Chesapeake and Ohio
burg railroad. Norfolk and Western roUts)
100 a NJ. corDecttpg ~ Norfolk V<<h Old
ne g Any lArts S5l.k1L IN .ks Z ~ L GESEa
IL ('S6 Tx
Al wA1ER RoUIA. vE
Steamship Richmond leaves HlChmond
every Monday at 100 p. NJ, for New York via
James River.
pany's, 903 east Main Street; Chesapeake and
Ohio railway and Richmond and Petersburg
railroad depots, and al company's ofhce, 1918
east Main Street, Richmond. Baggage checked
through.
for New York and all points beyond can b
shipped by direct steamers, sailing from Rich.
mond every MONDAY, 90 NJ also by steam
er leaving Richmond wednesday ana Friday,
P. M. for Norfolk connecting with steamer fo1
New York.
Manifest closed one hour before sailing time
Freight received and forwarded and through
bills of lading issued for all northern, eastern
and foreign ports.
Passengers can leave daily except Sunday
Point Comfort, connecting with Norfolk ana
Western railroad or Chesapeake and Ohio
Direct steamers (via James-River route
and Up M Steamer via Norfolk every Mon
day and Wednesday ats NJ
Sailings from cOmpany's pier. No. Is, North
River foot OF Beach Street. Freight received
and forwarded daily except Sunday.
For further information apply 70
JOHNF MAYER, Agents.
1917 east Main street,
Richmond, We
WI. euiraudeu, vice-PrsAdent ana TrAM
Manager, New York;
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"a p % Chesa peake ana
Ohio Railway.
KOUIE.
EFFECTIVE JUNE 49, 1898.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND,
RDnA CnpEL,rp crr .m1nHr


TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND,
BROAD-STREET STATION
300 A. NJ, Daily, with Parlorcar, TOR princi-
pie stations Newport News Ola
Point, Norfolk and Portsmouth.
Conn ects at Norfolk with New York
steamers, except sunday.
e;4o p. NJ, Daily with Pullman. for local
stations, Newport news, Old Point
NortolK and Portsmouth. Connects
at old Point with Washington
steamers, daily with Baltimore
steamers except Sunday
10:2oA. M, Mountain Express except Sunday
for Ronceverte Connects at
Gordcnsville for Orange, CuIpep
er- Calverton, Manassas. Ale1an-
eria, and Washington, at Union
Station, Charlottesville for Lynch
burg:at Basic for HagerstOWn.
2S' n, Daily, with Pullmans 10 Cincinna-
IT,, Louisville and So. Louis. Stope
Snss. 5sF S Sas y Fi e.
Meals served o. D1nir., car.
No. Z Local. Trains except sun.
day. following above train from
..1ordonsyille to Goshen.
$50 z. M, Accomodatt ton, except Sunday FOL
Charlottesville.
10 so p. m, Daily, for Cincinnati, with Pull
man 20 Hinton w. Va, and Cor
lsville. Meals served on Dining
Cars. Connects as Staunton lex
cept Sunday)for Winchester, Va
and at Covington, Va. daily fol
Virginia Hot Springs.
TRAINS LEAVE EIGaTH-STREEI
STATION.
1880 A. n, Daily, for Lynchburg, and Cliff
ton Forge. Connects except sun
cay with Buckingham. Alberene
Lexington and Craig VALLEY
Branches, and at Clifton Forge
with No. 1. for Cincinnati.
| SEQ ?. H., Except sunday for Lynchburg
1 with Chair-Car and leaves Lynch
burg 2 A. NJ. Except Sunday 10,
Lexington, Va.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND
BROAD-STREET STATION,
$50 A. n. Daily from Cincinnati.
10:1b =. NJ, Dali from Norfolk and Ok
$50 r. n, Daily. from Cincinnati and Louis
| Vile.
s:ss =. n. Daily. from Norfolk, and OLD
SIS r. NJ, Except Sunday. from ROncer
TRAINS ARRIVE EIGHTH STREET
STATION.
( $50 A. ~, Except Sunday from Lexington
4 and Lynchburg.
$40 =. ~, Daily from Iynchburg, and Cliff
ton Forge, and except Sunday
New Castle, Lexington, Aberen'
and Rosney.
JOHN d. POTTS,
! Asst, General Passenger Agent
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fen upon the people, every face grew
pale and every knee trembled at the
awful solemnity of the moment
My lord. said the counsel in low
voice, raising his blanched face until he
looked at the judge. had 1 but for a
moment realized the gravity of the
question it would never have been ut
tered "
"What terrible world this would be
if your secret had been divulged in open
court DR. Campbell. said the seedy
young man to his friend and benefac-
tor, when they had left the courts of
Justice and were directing their steps
homeward
''That it would, Gardner No one
would be safe. The crimes of the Bor-
gias would sink into Oblivion and be-
come trivial in comparison with the
deeds which might be perpetrated if the
world once had the drug in its power -
'But the poison would soon find it's
antidote if it ever became known to sci
entists?' hazarded Gardner.
"What would be the use of searching
/ for an antidote at all if the administra-
tion of the poison is followed by no
symptom? Its criminal employment
| would not be suspected People would
leave the world as silently and mysteri-
ously as a breath of wind, and no one
would be any the wiser. No, no. Never
| mind the antidote. If the poison should
ever become publicly known, search for
| it's pathological signs find out its effect
| upon the system, and then the drug
will become too dangerous a weapon to
DO handled by criminals. Presently
/ the old doctor continued: ''You must
help me to destroy it this very evening.
/ shall not feel safe until have got rid
of the small quantity which have in
the house and placed it out of every
body's reach Come to the library after
dinner. Edward, and give me your as
1 sistance.
| Very we'll; shall do so,'' respond
ed DIR. Gardner as they stopped at their
own residence in 6 Catharine square
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tons, IS nc your opinion that That same
poison or one of similar qualities might
have been administered by the prisoner
at the bar?''
at is not.
why do you think it is improbables''
Because tho deceased lady exhibited
distinct symptoms of poisoning, while
the drug of which L speak gives rise 70
none"
lis the court. thon, TO understand. ="
asked the lord advocate in an incredu-
lous tone, THAT there exists drug,
known only 20 yourself. which is fatal
~ poisonous, which sets up no physical
symptom and which leaves no post NOR
tenn trace within the body?''
Yes that is my meaning exactly"
answered the witness
"And pray. DR.. Campbell. what is
the name OF this mysterious drug?''
Stop. in heaven 3 namer' exclaimed
the judge, with n sudden emphasis
which made every one start in his seat
When the full import of the question