The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-22

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dssPaired of SAVING her.
On the verge Of insanity, Miss Hattie
King, Of Ithaca, N. Y, was checked in
the course that was taking her rapidly to
the grave, and restored to her friends in
sound physical and mental health and
regained happiness.
The change for the better in this charm
Ing young woman, not yet eighteen years
cid, is so great that when she reappeared
in public her friends could hardly Believe
the evidence that their eyes clearly showed
them.
Miss King became greatly weakened
by a complication Of physical troubles,
and was looked Upon by her friends and
family as one doomed to early death.
Her stepfather, Charles M. Burnett, tells
of her strange cure as follows:
"Eattie first complained Of dizziness,
which steadily grew worse.
"She suffered with nausea and attacks
Of vomiting; could Keep bot little on her
stomach.
"EiGney disease attacked her. She was
raie, thin, and her blood, when crop was
crawn by the prick Of needle, was al
t1lest as colorless as water. :,
"IIcr heart was affected. She vouid!
frequently faint fr.n the slight ezert.on OF
Ring from bed or from chair.
"She coughed continually, so that her
friends feared sic was consumptivc.
"She lost flesh rapidlY; would he con-
fined to Ter led for two or three weeks at
tirre.
"fier mind was affected. At times she
fact that after it had been deposited IN
the safe it may have been tempered
with"
81 have overlooked no detail" he
answered, with calmI ess. Your sug-
ges. ton is an admirable form of excuse,
but unfortunately fol- you, it will not
hold water. First, lecause, as you
must be aware, there is but one key to
that safe, and that aever leaves my
person; secondly, no one but you and
l are possessed Of the secret whereby
the safe may be opened or closed;
thirdly, the packet you gave me did
not remain in the safe. In order that
you should believe Il at the document
was deposited there put it in in your
presence, but when you left my room
I took it out again AMI carried it home
with me to Berkeley square, intending
to show it to Lord Maybury. The
Premier did not call as he had promis-
ed, but l kept the document in my
pocket the whole time, and at six
o'clock returned to the Foreign Office
and deposited it again in the safe AL
most next moment i had lot left
the room, Remembers thought
prompted me to reopen the envelope
and reassure myself OF the wording OF
one of the clauses. Walking to the
safe l took out the envelope and cut il
open, only to discover that l had beer
.ricked. The paper was blank"
ct might have been stolen while in
FOUR possession just as easily as while
n mine," / exclaimed, experiencing
some satisfaction at being thus able tt
turn his own argument against him
self.
Knowing its vital Importance,
took the most elaborate precautions
that such circumstances were render
ed absolutely impossible"
From your words when Hammertor
arrived from Berlin it was plain thai
you suspected treachery. On wha
grounds were your suspicious found
ed 2"
Upon his sphinx-lile face there rest
ed heavy frown Of displeasure, as h
replied:
81 refuse to submit to any cross-ex
animation, sir. That l entertained sue
picions is enough"
"And you actually accuse me with
out the slightest foundations? l cries
with warmth.
you are in error" he retorted
very calmly, returning to his writin
table and taking up some papers. :"
have here the original of the telegram
handed in at the branch post office il
the Strand yesterday afternoon"
'Well?"
ut has been examined by the cali
graphic expert, employed by the police
and declared to be in your handwrit
ing"
"What?" I gasped, almost snatch
ing the yellow telegraph forms fror
; his hand in my eagerness to examin
the mysterious bundle of letters an
figures composing the cipher. M
heart sank within me when next in
slant l recognized they were in han
SO nearly resembling my own that
could scarcely detect any differenc
whatever.
AS stood gazing at this marvellou
forgery open-mouthed, in abject dis
may, there broke upon my ear shor