Cañon City record., 1901-09-19
- - By sYLVANUS COBB. j.

PahI IA sahS ite't- hofo
several calls to make tonight"
The count made no reply to this,
and as the priest found that he was
not urged to remain he arose at
once. He stopped twice before he
reached the door, but in neither. case
did he speak. AS soon as he gained
the street he turned toward the up
per part of the city, and he stopped
not until he had reached the pal
ace of the Duke OF Tula The old
porter admitted him without ques-
tion. and he made his way at once to
the hall, where he inquired for the
duke. One of the servants went in
, search of his master, and when he
returned he bade the priest follow
him.
The duke was in his private room,
and as soon as the servant had with
drawn he bade his visitor take
seat.
"Now, Savotano, how is il 2" he
asked. "Have you seen the count z"
"Aye; am from there now. BY
all that's bad. my lord. the villain is
gaining"
"Gaining?" repeated Olga, with
surprisd "But YOU assured me he
was well nigh gone"
$50 nc was. so he was. But he is
recovering now"
.But how is it?"
"Why, he tells me he had a new
physician and that the old medicine
was all condemned and an entire
new course prescribed"
"And under this new treatment
he is recovering, eh =
"Yes."
"Well, have you not taken some
measures TO fix this new medicine.
BY the gods, Savotano, yoa must
not let him slip now.''
"Ah, my lord, | have on.y told
you how he explained the matter. |
have another explanation"
"What is it, sir priest 7"
"Why, they simply know that
some one has attempted TO poison
the count"
"Hal Did they say anything:"
"No; there was no reed. know
that the medicine he was taking be-
fore was the right kind of medicine.
so far as it came from the hands OF
the surgeon. And then there is AN
other thing-the count must have
had some powerful antidote on pur-
nnsa for the nnigOn
slow do you know that" :"
simply because he would not
have nov been alive had not such
been the case. You may be sure,
my lord. that they know poison has
been administered. They have dis
covered il in some way and taken
the most effective and speedy meth
cd to overcome it. know this"
"And do YOU think they suspect
you?" the duke asked, with some
show of uncasiness.
IL don't know: but fear they do.
However. that amounts to nothing
only to prevent me from working
any further at present in the same
direction. have not laid myself
open to detection in any way. BY
heavens. It's too bad, In four and
twenty hours more he would have
been dead man"
"Then you know when the discov-
cry was made?"
"les, on the afternoon before Ru-
ric Newell was captured. was there
just before night, and the gunmaker
was then there, and ! noticed that
the vials were gone from the table,
though gave no signs then of hav-
ing noticed it. They had even then
commenced some treatment for his
cure. for | could see that the appear
ance of his skin had changed. You
must not blame me-"
Il do not, Savotano; but there
may be some way left yet"
"Oh, yes; there are hundred
ways in which we can dispose of
him. But | may find some way yet
before he gets out"
'Look ye," the duke said after
short pondering over his own
thoughts; "you must watch every
chance. Something may turn up in
our favor. You may find some op-
portunity to finish him yet. l wish
you could"
81 will do all / can, be sure of
that. | shall watch narrowly. And,
now, about the other one. Young
Newell is snfe and can be disposed of
at any moment. l have let him live
thus far because / had no orders
otherwise"