Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
CHAPTER XVIII.

norton have been to see, there is
bipg oppressive in the atmosphere
igbcliffe in spite Of its beauty of
and flowers and blossoms.
for Lady Ayimer, this visit, from
she has anticipated so many friv-
trumphs. has proved such fasco
she fairly pants to start while the
dawn is breaking and the birds are
and twittering on the caves, and
restrained from doing so by Miss
es superior common sense and de-
or comfort.
coroner has sat on the body" and
10 tedious formula Of such proceed
has been gone through, but no So
of the mystery has been arrived
Notwithstanding.
facts are that Pierre Lafort is
dead, that DR.. Blendon swears that
ed by poisoning by prussic acid, ad-
tered in coffee. But by whomY
this no one can even suggest an
err even by an innuendo. So far as
lone knows, Pierre Lafort ha1 not
benny in the household.
Is same day of the inquest Lord En-
Id leaves Highcliffe also for London,
kling by later train than his visit
But this time it is not to pass pleas
PASSIONATE hours in the rose-tinted
Eating atmosphere of Stanhope
l. This startling event Of the valet s
has SObered down sentiment about
Ay,mer into real pathos about his
child. He remembers with a shud-
that his hand offered that fatal
ght to May, and, good-for-nothing
b that he is, in the privacy of his
chamber he goes down on his knees
thanks heaven that his hand was
ID.
rived in town, he drives at once to
laternal mansion in Belgrave square.
he mounts the stairs to his mothers
Dir, and his face is so unusually
that it rouses her Grace Of Bram-
who is inordinately fat and pompous
pethoric, out of her natural ir %
10 notice it.
God gracious, Ennisford! has any
happened. You quite take my
IA away" she puffs, uncomfortably.
great deal has happened" Lord En-
pm announces, solemnly. Bella
Pt your niece, has tried to poison me.
by the mereSt chance that | am not
al man at this moment"
food gracious, Ennisford."
IS true as gospel writ, mother. I
lot prove it don't want to prove it!
know it. Pierre, poor fellow, lies
IN my stead"
POod gracious, Ennisfordw is all that
obese patrician can murmur again.
OIL know | always take cafe noir
dress for dinner. It's habit I
ed up at Cairo. Pierre made the
e always, and as usol brought it up
dressing room last night. l did not
!, It by some lucky chance, but
Slu1ders violently, and pauses.
pOoa gracious, Ennisford! Is the
dear little Innocent"
w no. he cries, hastily, stopping her
It >le can utter the dreadful Thought.
child IS safe, or l believe l Should
Myself. But to return to my story
u 'eSre; lnding the coffee untouched
@'As 1t like all Frenchmea, he
"a It OIL Of course, and is dead from
ESc acid"
3yOl gracious, Ennisford." and in her
sa'0I her grace touches at the same
~ several mechanical springs in her
oil" n spite of her, her head, her
~n>' ana one leg rise up en- masse,
"ef assume 50 unducal and COM
~ aspect, that her son, through all
, ~0Do,'' IS forced to smile.
s'A'iy' with his and her exertion
,,1 .''ie> her normal and more placid
aa1 and he goes on.
mn n' WAT l have come about is this:
@us' ask Bella to come back. can
b as,I AeF another day at Highcliffe:
NV p&Eeu mischief between Frances
h wi vi al through; but this is a eli
safety" '''''n d inorsei OF food
s,r 0"' can't, can't have her here"
t,So 4erYously and very red about
b Of | should die at the very no.
br,r aarooring suicide" she adds.
Bat, ' % with all this worry.
erplr. ~ not a suicide" he answers.
Eolsras,'.,, wish she We're, but she is a
ris @asds1 re Well, I can't harbor (.
ep w;n, L.a Il. 1 should never
as n M" n II l did. and sleep is every
N you Know she. says, pite-
a bsya .' p there's no help for it, you
%. yor Jena back, if only for a week
Won't so see II We turn her right out,
% rs. S sSfgple to bring down a scan.
aelips WI" L she is here l can arrange
bic me-. Boarding house, a hydro
q F,"re Or even a lunatic asylnm for
kropnSsC. u u must keep me quite in the
'Eby:% she hates me already"
ltalou>r
n ior, suppose: she was head over
dve 5.s with me before l married.
NJ por ras turned into gall and Worm,
GON1 c.
foade s.aelous, Ennisford. Well. it's
= hat ali you "a see, for you are so hand
: Of con ~n .ne women fail in love with
.gop srs Just like the men did with with
Tim ISf ), Very like ME, you Know mo W.
Bella h b,o decided, mater! IN send
6ere 'd It'll the sooner you get rid of u her
Stops an, me better. Good byw
lin a. again ain as fast as a b bany en esn
y Mss Ii catch G train for 1I Higheu dfa
hers sGsant I desire to sneak
sse' he orders. y spe"A