The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-07

return of the spasms tina had wrenched
Ter; but her strength seemed \
hausted and h was content to lie
ON Il couch in hcr own roouns, where
her stepfather and her aunt scarcely
left her q mornen alone.
a week came and went without
brinGir ; a relapse; strength returned
sue was about NICE more. she drove
daily. and The color came back tG her
checks. Bo.h she and Lady l5ysshe
felt sad that they had not mentioned
her illness to GeofGrey. whom it would
hlte needlessly distressed at a time
when he was preparing TO plead III Il
famous trial whose decision would
n-agr. life or death to ne man he de-
Tended.
rs for Doctor Hopkins, he began to
regard himself as al aiar1nist, to be
'ieve he had mistaken the case, and
he cordially congratulated himself in
not having added to the fears of Lady
Bysshe ana the count by expressing
his opinion or seeking for q consuita-
ton.
There We're now no reasons why
Fdith and her aunt should not fulfil
their intention of visiting Ea~stbourne;
on the contrary it was desirable for
the girls sake that she should have
sea air and change. Accordingly the
day was again fixed for their DEPART
gre. but on the morning previous to
tat on which they werG TO start Edith
fps once more taken suddenly i'll, in
inc Same manner and All about the
some hn,,r ne her FIRST seizure.
Aod as before the utmost alarm
snread through the house at news of
hn, con4ition. ON hearing it Max
rushed to the stables, helped the
g7ooms to saddle a horse, and, mount
vr9sh7 Tine startling news was given
II, nm inetant 10 Dr Houkins. who had
;lst Ira ,is he'd
.relegral.h at once 10 Sir William
Ia Y-o,7h Have l9are q dozen london
5ooJors down If vor ike DOM snare
eyaense. o9lv-onlv a her" Max
eailad ont hi,rrieaIv
T,r Pantins sH3rsalv needed him,
pavri1 In ba,ld he vas writinr ont a
},essape ia mo lannon's wesi end nhvsi-
clan When II Mas done Max snatched
m ii and hnfrjaa to ne door saving
hnrse. be vii, taka vo1 tn the main
onioiter tban yn,lI iran i'm which I win
follow vor,,i ana he disanueared In The
6irenti6,, Of M toIAsranh todlce.
ON Or. HoIltfns seeing the patient
he sound -bs aft,lk b.,a been cornnafa
til-alv sI;aht b,lt a sudden rec,1,renca
~ s2,,1+o55s co nsinf1li whose cs5,sa
COMA @not he acnoi1nted for had added
"a mo ronsrernation fell hv her STEM
f3thaT and anu Knowinr his woIjd
H. increased nv hea,.if,r mai he had
sant for 81, Wiiiiam Taxyyorfb tho
1ontor ron7nron,isad rnatters STATING he
baIia,,o5 The fan,oI,s nbvsician vro,,i6
be in he eieh borhood di,rina The dav
when he wo1ld ask Rim to see Miss
CoZylev: q oroposilion hailed with re-
lief nv Iadv Rvsshe.
In The co1rse of the morning Doc
tor Honl,ins racei11ad a telearan5 stot-
ing that Sir William would reach Bal
wash AT a certain honr that afternoon.
Whe, tho tin7a can,e Docto, Honlins
moi him at the station and thew drove
al once to 1be ham the great man ask
inc orastione, reearding fine natient
ana her syn7ntorns. When the local
eyentllauy WHISPERED his susnicions
sir William knit his heavy brows and
pl1rsed mn his resbv Inns in a SIGN of
slIsr,,rion Country doctors he told
hi,nseIf yyere as . rule alarn,ists ma
theiT o,,irions we're NOT worth a fig
RIM haarino in, mind tha uvsterv of the
core rn,11,jer and of tbe recent iewel
robherv which had occurred al tho ham
he ralf ;nteraetcd i'm lie inmates and
Stoned 10 detaiis cnncerninp them
II vas snseasted 70 him mar in case
he agreed Viii Doctor Honkins regard
ing the cause of Edith,s attack. he
sho,ra not a,ar, nov amt or stanf,+hs-
er hv r1entionine If 10 them h11t sshomid
c%ontine HE onioion 10 MAY leaving to
him, the rasDops;h;litv of ir,,,,adiata ac-
Hon or or ~snhsenuentlv hreaEine the
news to tham And to This Sir vii
liam .o,,eeJ
Eaith was nranarad for and NOT nm
whine. ia receiya his visif VI calm
elf.assnred nresenna Of this tall nortiv
man dipni6ad IN manner hriaf ~
sneecb and Gentle soothed an win
whom he came into contact. His eS-
animation of the patient lasted but a
few minutes. his ogestions searched
her memor Then he retired Win
Doctor Honkins tn an adioininp room
the door Of which he carefully closed
The ~svInntor,s noticeable In the ma
tient" he said in9rressivaIy "r,ir,t he
set down To otl,ar caI1sas than noison-
ing. confess if YOU hadn't SUGGESTED
noison II might not have occI1Tred n
me 10 be he cause of her Illness yo,1
have seen her some hours earlier than
I When no donbt' the annea =, .r noes s.'a of
a poisonous drug we're more noticeable
or Won may have other. reasons for
yo,r combustion
"a man lost his life i'm this house hv
a subtle and little known thojph now.
erf,1l nojsnn" Doctor Honllins hliIntIv
renjte5
Yves. I remember And Won think,
The fact mas made me SUSPICIOUS
R,,t for that I n7iyht also have thn1,ohI
this Illness ha3 another origin As ii
is am puzzled. and / was anxious to
have vour opinion. Sir William"
"Jt certainiv may he that noiso, bae
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