The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-08-30

Thursday All, yes; no v.t.,
with me that night"
"And has he been in attend.
since %
'sYes-every day. But ~,
you ask? Say, what is that n.
ing upon your face? What is III.
cat this moment the door Of Il
apartment was quietly, noisele.sb
opened, and Kopani, the sureeos
entered the place.
"Haw cried Ruric, STARTING !,
ward him and grasping him By Il.
arm. sFYour patient is poisonedl
deadly poison has been given him
and it is even now eating his n
awayP'
"Impossiblel' gasped the surgeo,
straining his eyes to see plainly WIN
it was that spoke to him. "Ahpb.
uttered as he became somewhat usaS
to the gloom of the apartment. Il
it you, sir?"
"Aye, but mind not that nov
Cannot you do something for "
count2 He has been poisoned"
"It cannot bew
"By the hopes of my salvationsl
cried Conrad Damonoff, startingl2
to 4 sitting posture, che speaks
truth! That accursed priestl q
Olga, Olga, l never dreamed IL
thou vast mine enemyp
"But what is it all ?" the sureu
asked, gazing first upon Ruric "
then upon the count. "Speak, 60
oneH
"Tell him." groaned Conrad
Listen" said the gunmaker. y
have my suspicious. But, mind 70,
they are founded on facts, and Ia,
facts are these: The Duke of Tuh
is well nigh free from the possession
of property. His half of Drotzen i
all mortgaged, and he wants tn,
other half. That other half he can.
not have while Damonof lives. The
duke, too, has sworn that Rosalind
Valdai shall be his wife, so he would
have her property also. This hump
backed priest is Olga's tool. 1t wa
Olga got him into the church, and i |
was Olga who freed him more than
once from deserved punishment
Last Thursday evening he was with
the duke in private council, and he
came from thence directly to this
place. Now you can judge for your.
self"
The surgeon started slightly, and
then he bowed his head. A few moi
ments he remained thus, and then
he leaped up and clasped his hands.
''By the living God of all thing,'
he cried, cit is, it isp' There is no
burning up, as l thought, of icy,
wintry fire, but the hellish work i
from human handl Holdl know
the symptoms l know them now
Be quiet, Conrad. 1t may not YET
be too late"
AS the surgeon spoke he hast
opened small leathern case her
ried with him, and from thencs
took a powerful emetic. The
man was sent for, and when Oh
came she obtained warm water. Thu
potion was given, a small quantity
1T time, at intervals of about five
until the desired effect was
produced A strange mass of stuff
vas thrown up, and Kopani took it
% the light and examined it. Most
If it was of dark, brownish color,
'ut with streaks of yellow and
coarse blotches of red and green.
The yellow substance was of a mu-
ous formation, while the red and
,reen seemed to more liquid.
lis poisonl" the surgeon said
And it has been administered in
mall quantities"
"And cannot something be
one?" asked Ruric eagerly. "Oh
ave him if you canl Save him, and
II bless you everl You can-oh,f
ny you CAMP
The surgeon caught the youth by
ne hand. There was something in
Ills noble spirit that moved him.
nd he knew now that all must have
cen forgiven between the two men.
'I'll try" he said. 81 have anti
otes with me. By heavens, all is
OF lost yeti"
"Then hasten," urged Ruric, half
'azed beneath the weight of the
reat discovery which he had thus
elped to make.
"Be not uneasy. / will see that
e suffers not for want of human
1ill." And as the surgeon thus
poke he moved to the sideboard and
liked an antidote. But he did not
we 1t until the invalid had vomited
j he could.
"HoldP' cried Ruric as the sur
ION took up the wine to mix the
ltidote with. "Touch not a thing
ere. Perhaps the villain has poi
mad