The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04

The entrance of one who was on terms
of sufficient intimacy to be admitted to
such freedom. The newcomer was stat
ed in the account to be Il Woman-at
least the feminine pronoun was used
throughout. The identity Of this second
person. even by physical features, was
obscure in the story, but there was
manifest psychic familiarity with
her motives and passions.
Passing over the commonplaces of
such II meeting between intimate wo-
men, yet always showing as by Il subor-
dinatc consciousness the black hatred
and wild rage which gushcd under the
smooth words of the visitor, the Eng
liSh journalist hurried on his dialogue
to the point where the murder was
done. done with the consent of the vic
tim, gained by the trick of some spe-
ciouS preteXt. The weapon was but Il
common hypodcrmic syringe, common
enough now among the toilet appli-
ancCs Of women on whom social du-
ties press heavily. The young girl
shrau!; little at sight of the weapon,
but her companion assured her that it
was no more painful than the prick of
cambria needle and that single APP
plication would instantly cure the
headache from which she was suffer
ing. The girl at once consented. \
very graphic touch in the narrative
was the simple way in which she was
represented us passing her hand across
her forehead while her companion took
the glittVring implement Of glass and
silver from its blue bed of velvet in the
leather pocket case, carefully with
drew the briStlc from the needle point
and screwed the latter into place, hay
ing first drawn the piston out to its
fullest reach. In the syringe was not Il
drop of any duid. nothing but the air
| of the room While She was explaining
| that Il charge of pure oxygen would be
| better, yet that ordinary atmospheric
| air would produce Il satisfactory re-
| suit, the young girl childishly babe her
| begin, for her courage was at the stick
ing point y delt hand pressed the hol-
| low needle beneath the skin of the
| girls left wrist aud gently slid it on
| ward into punCturc of the most prom
incntly displayed blood vessel, Il deli
cate blue vein in the clear white flesh.
a very slight pressure in the ring Of
the piston forced single bubble of air
oxygen would have been no better
for the purpoSe-into the vein. The
| girl was dead dead in that instant.
There the English journalists story
ended. &landsh still held the last sheet
of copy in his hand and looked with
aStoniShmcnt ut the double cross which
some one who had seen and heard all
these incidents had been speaking and
had suddenly broken Oft
This was IL story which needed eau
tioUS handling. for Standish ut once ac-
ccptcd 1t as true. With Il family Of
such position as that of the murdered
girl. herself already Il figure in society
no paper could afford any blundcr. \
reporter was sent to Investigates, and
Standish cautiously locked the manu-
script in Il drawer Of his desk. The re-
portCr'S story was the account of Sucl
a career as may come to Il young WU
man in her first year in society, Il rec
ord of social successes. She had died
suddenly that afternoon in her room
She had received visit from her mos
intimate friend who said that she ha(
complained of a slight headache. but
that it had passed away while they
We're together. An hour later her mait
had found her in her easy chair, linn
and dead. The family doctor certified
to heart failure. for the publicity of n
inquest ceases at Il certain social level
Standish seemed puzzled and rcaC
the latter part of this copy secon'
time Then he unlocked Il drawer in hi:
desk. took out a mass of manuscript
turned up the last few pages and reaC
them with care. Finally he called vi
u medical friend on the telephone ;nC
this was his share of the conversation
after the prcliminHrics incident to tina
mechanical convenience:
"Tcll me. doctor, what would be tn
result Of the injection Of Il bubble o
air into one of the veins Of the wrist!
Instantaneous, you say, and pain
less! men WIit WOUlu dll autopsy us
close as to the cause of DEATH
"Wcll. then, if the heart should b
found Just as it is in certain wei
known pathological conditions Their
might hn a possibility of foul play
Would not the mark Of the syringe b
found?'
"NOt one chance in Il million, yo
say? Then that may be left out of &c
count Thank you kindly. Goodby
Ring Off"
The regular reporters story wa
printed the next morning Possibl
that discouraged Mr.. Wills Mayhem
for he never came again.
Standish now speaks with great I,
spect of the marvclS of the Hindoo'
He has not yet given up his search fo
British journalist accompanied by
young Hindoo named Abdul. Judgin
. from sample, a place could be foun
for the pair.
| Football In Siam.
Lovers of outdoor sports would fin
= one thing to interest them in Siam.
p is the native game of football. ua
: Dnr's Weekly saws that il is very il