Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-26
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Di.cct,y the inqlirs; is over the fash
iouahlr visitors arc glad to be off. With
thai grim object lying there. that the
men portion have been to src. there is
something oppressive in the atmosphere
of lIishriilfr in spite of its beauty of
trees and flowers and blossoms.
y, for Lady .Nvimer. this visit. from
which, sl," has anticipated so many friv-
'olou> triunphs. has proved such n fiasco
that she fairly pants 10 start while the
'gra. iawn is breaking and the birds are
awake aud twittrring on the caves, and
is oniy restrained from doing So by Miss
'Payie'> superior Common sense and de-
sire for comfort.
The coroner has "sai on tho body" and
all the tedious formula of such proceed
in.s has been gone through, but no So
luton p. the mystery has been arrived
at. Notwithstanding.
Tho FACTS are tl,s, Pierre Iafort is
ston" dead. that Dr. Ricndon swears that
he died ny poisoning hy prussic acid. ad-
ministerial in coffee. But by whom?"
10 hi, 90 one can even suggest an
answer .,y.n by an innucndo. So far rs
everyone Knows. Pierre I.nfort had not
an enemy IN the household.
This >;,;me day of the inquest Lord En-
nis.ort ,.aycs fiighc,itfc also for London,
travelling ny II later train tia his visit
Ors. BIZ, this time il is not 10 pass pleas
ant passi,natr hours in the rose-tinted
cnrFYa.!n. atmosphere of StanhopG
street. This St,rt.i,g event Of the Wallets
death has sobcrcd down sentiment about
Lady .Ayiimer int" real pathos about his
w child. He remembers with Il slnl!-
der that his hand offered that fatal
drasyhi u" May, and. gooh-for-nothins
Sinur- ft,,t In. * i'm flh trivrry IF iis
own clinlnhrr IL" GOES down on his knees
ami thanks heaven that his hand WAS
stayed.
Arrived IN town. he drives mt once ia
the pa,.rual mansion in Belgrave square.
As liz. ;mntntS tho stairs to his mOtlrr's
boud"ir. and his face is so unusually
grave hat il rol,Srs her Grace of Br,n,-
her. win" is Unfortunately fat and pompous
and l,.cti,uric. out vi her natural inllo.
lenc. 10 uoiice it.
',snod gracious. EnniSford. has any.
thing happened. You quite take my
brcai!, away" she lufiS. uncomfortable
"A great deal has happened Lord En-.
niStord announces. %solcmnly. Bella
Grant. Your niece. has tried to poison me.
IT is by he mcrest chance that | am not
q dead man ut this moment"
",;nni gracious. Ennisford."
Its ;ruc us gospel writ. mother.
cannot prove It'll don't van to prove ii
but /! know ii. Pierre. poor fellow, lies
dead in my stead
"t;ooi gracious. Enni>forl..'' is nil that
The obese pitrician can murmur again.
You know l always take cafe noir
whi,e | lrcss for dinner. Its !: habit !
picked ZIP at Cairo. Pierre made tn,
coffee always. ana us usual brought il III
to ny dressing room last night. | did moi
drink it ny some lucky chance, but
May"
He shuldcrs Violently. and pauses.
't;ood gracious. iInnisford. L. the
poor. dear little innocent"
NO. no hc cries. hastily. stoppin. hel
before She can utter the dreadful Thought
The child is safe. or ! believe | should
shoe, myself. But to return To my Stor,
abor, Pierre: finding the coffee untouched
aud loving it like nll I'rcnchmen. IL,
drank i; off. of course. and is lead from
priissic acid
GOOD gracious. Enni>ford..'' and in he
excitement her grace touches ut the sam
moment several mechanical springs in he
cha;r. and in spite of her. her head, he
tW" arms. and one leg rise up en- masse
making her assume so unducal and com
ical an aspect. that her son. through al
MS t"Dltblt. Is forced To smile.
Presently, with his and her e~xcriion
she as,!,n,rs llcr normal and more placi,
attitude. and he GOES ON.
snow. what l have come about is thi.
yon must ask Bella lao come back. / can
not keep her another day at Highrlifrc
she has PLAYED mischief between France
and myself al! through: hut this is a eli
MAY: | couldn't touch Il morspl of foo,
in safety
'Uh. but | can't. can't have her here,
She says. uervolSly and very red ;lbol
the face. II should die nj the very no
tion of harboring IL suicide" she adds
growing confused with all this worry.
bella is not =; suicide" he answers
SHARPLY; II wish she were. but she is
murlrress..
"A murdrreSs. Well. 1 can't harbor
murieress. Ennisford: 1 should ncvc
sleep Il wink ii 1 did. and sleep is every
thing to me. you KNOW" she SAYS, mite
ousiy.
Mother. there's no help for it. 30
must have Bella back. if only for Il wccl
AZ so. You see If we turn her right ont
she wont scrup!e to bring down a sean
d.i nn MS: while she is here l can arrang
something. Il boarding house. a hydro
pathir place or even Il lunatic asylum 70
her. only you HluSL keep me Qultc III TIL
background: she hates me already"
..Why!"
...Jcalousy. I suppose; she was head owe
EARS in love with me before l married
and love has turned into gall and worm
wood now"
GOOD gracious. EnniSford. Well. it
no wonder: o sec. for ynn are so hand
some that all the women fall in love Wit
you, Of course: just like the men did witt
ne-you are very like me. you know"
..Then it is decided. mater! I'll SEM
Miss Bella back at once, labelled dan
gerons,' and the sooner you get rid of he,
from here. too, the better. Good by!!'
He st0ops and kisses the puffy chccl
and is off again as fast as u hanson ra1
take him to catch a train for Highclitfe
..,reli Miss Grant desire to sneal