Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-08-23
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the medicine Ihad been taking was
unsuited to my case, and SO he gave
me new. You can see the result.
Yes, see was the reply, anad:
as you seem to have very. good cons
pany I'll take my leave: have.
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, butin 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 lula. The old
porter admitted him without ques-
ton, and heimade 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 babe the priest follow
him.
The duke was in his private room,
and as soon as the. servant had with
drawn he babe his visitor take a
seat. y
"Now, Savotano, how is it?" he
asked. "Have you seenthe count 2"
aye; am from there now. BY
all that's, bad, my lord, the villain is
gaining" Il. s.*.
"Gaining:?" repeated Olga, with.
surprise: "But you assured me he
was well nigh gone" ..
$50 he was, so he was. But he. is
recovering now"
"But how sit?"
"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?:
eyes"
"Well, have you not taken some
measures tolfx this new: medicine?.
By the gods, Savotano, you must
not let him slip now!"" .s
"Ah, my lord, + have only told
you how he explained the matter.
have another explanation" $s
@What is it, sir priest? ~ =S
why, they simply know that
some one has attempted to poison
the count"
"Ha!! Did they say anything? q
mo; there was no need. I know:
that the medicine he was taking be-
fore was the right kind Of medicine,
SO farsas itcame from the hands Of:
the surgeon. And then there is an.
other thing--the count must have
had some powerful antidote. on pur-
pose for the poison" s
'sHow do you knowthat 2" #z
sSimply because he would not
have now been alive had not such
been the&ease. You may be sure,
my lord, that they know poison has
been administered. They have dis
covered it in some way and taken
the most effective and speedy meth.
cd tosovercome it. know this"
.And do you think they suspect
you?" the duke asked, with some
show. Of uneasiness.
sI#don'ts know but fear they,do..
However; that amounts to nothing
only to prevent me from working
any further at present in the same
direction. | have not laid myself.
open to detection IN any way. BY
heavens, It's toe. bad! IN four and
twenty hours more he would have
been.a dead Imam. s.SS # s5
Then you know when hediscoY-
cry was made ~
81 sssYY Yes, on$the afternoon$b before Ru-.
ric Nevel was captured. was there
Just beforesnight, andthe2gunmakerr
was then there, and notieedthat
the vialsw were gone from the table
t.hloughIggave q signs then of hlay-
ing noticedit. They had even then
commenced some treatment for his
cure, for Iscouldssee5tha the=appear:.
antce Of his s. kin had changed. gu
must not blame me .ss
do not,sSaYotano but there:
maybe some waylet vet.
s. there ! hundred.
ways ia whichWe can dispose Of
hin. But may find yet
Ebeforeshe gets ont.
Lookye,thl The duke saidsafterSa
short spondering over bis own.
thoughts ssyou4must watchevery
chance Something may ttuulrnSup in
4 uTrsfayor.Y 1ou maysfnd s some OPP
;7porrtunlitEyslt him yet. wash.
You could 8, ssl..Z
swyiilllSsldo al can, BE sure 81
sthat. shall watch narrowly. And,
snow,1abont thesoat1herone. YoulIn,eI
mi yved1Aisg.safesanldsscanb ssdisposedso fj
alatSanylsmomentsAl havezlletz him live
thus ordersI
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