The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-30
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ing upon your face: What IS it ~
AT this moment the door of the
apartment was quietly, noiselessly,
opened, and kopani, the surgeon,
entered the place.
sI1ae' cried Ruric, starting to-
ward him and grasping him by the
arm. ssYour patient is poisoned! A
deadly poison has been given him.
and it is even now eating his Life
away
..Impossible!r' gasped the surgeon.
straining his eyes to see plainly who
it was that spoke 10 him. "Ah!!" he
uttered as he became somewhat used
to the gloom of the apartment. Is
it you, sir =
cave, but rind not that now.
Cannot yol do something for the
count? He has been poisoned
s.It cannot be!''
ssBy the hopes of my salvation" /"
cried Conred Damonof, starting up
to a sitting posture, che speaks the
truth! That accnrsed priest! Oh,
Olga, Olga, never dreamed that
thou vast mine enemyH'
ssBut what is it alp the surgeon
asked, gazing, first upon Ruric and
then upon the count. 1.Speak, some
ones'
3 sSTelI him. groaned Conrad.
sLis5en," said the gunmaker. Il
have my suspicious. But, mind you,
they are founded on facts, and the
facts >are these: The Duke of Tula
is well nigh free from the possession
of property. His half of Drotzen is
all lnortgaged, and he wants the
other half. That other half he can
not have while Damonof lives. The
duke, too, has sworn that Rosalind
Yaldai shall be his wife, so he would
have her property also. This hump
backed priest is Olga's tool It was
Olga got him into the church, and it
was Digs 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
splaee. Now you can judge for your
self"
Tie surgeon started slightly, and
then be bowed his head. A few mo-
ments he remained thus, and then
he leaped up and clasped his hands.
sBy the living God of ali things" !"
he cried, sssit is,.iit isp' There is no
burning up, as thought, of icy,
wintry fire, but the hellish work is
from a human hand! Hold! I know
the symptoms! / know them now.
Be quiet, Conrad. It may not yet
be too late.
AS the surgeon spoke he. hastily
opened small leathern case he car
ried with him, and from thence be
took a powerful emetic. The wo-
man was sent for, and when she
came she obtained warm water. The
potion was given, small quantity
at a time, at intervals of about five
minutes until the desired effect was
produced. A strange mass of stuff
was thrown up, and Kopani took it
to the. light and examined it. Most
of it was of dark, brownish color,
but with streaks of yellow and
coarse blot.hes of red and green.
The yellow substance was of mu-
cous formation, while the red and
green seemed to more liquid.
e 'Tls poison" the surgeon said.
@And it has been administered in
small quantities
'sAnd cannot something be
done:?" asked Ruric eagerly. "Oh,
save him if you can! Save him, and
I'll bless you ever! You can-oh,
say YOU CAM
The surgeon caught the youth by
the hand. There was something in
this noble spirit that moved him,
and he knew now that all must have
been forgiven between the two men.
'I'Il try he said. 81 have anti
dotes with me- By heavens, all is
not lost YETI
ssThcn hasten urged Ruric, half
crazed beneath the weight of the
great discovery which he had thus
helped to make.
'sBe rot uneasy. l will see that
he suffers not for want of human
skill" And as the surgeon thus
spoke he moved to the sideboard and
mixed an antidote. But he did not
give il until the invalid had vomited
all be could.
Hold" cried Ruric as the sur
geon took up the wine to mix the
anti1ota wifi, 'ETouch not a thing