The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-17

the heart of the man 1 loved best on
earth. He was deads
1 staggered back, faint and giddy,
against the bedpost.
See" / said to the old clergyman,
her work, the fiend: she has been in
this house. She has entered by the Sc
cret passage. Come at once: there is
not an instant to lose. As there is a
God in heaven, she shall pay the price
for this crime
Sherwood gazed at me, as If he
thought me bereft of my senses He
could not believe that Dufrayer was
really dead. 1 pointed to the small
wound on his neck, and asked him to
feel where the heart no longer beat.
But who has done it? he said.
What fiend do you allude to-"
Madame KOluchy; let US follow
her."
1 rushed from the room and down
stairs. The panel in the hall had been
slammed to. but my memory could not
play me false; I knew its position. 1
found what had been so long searched
for in vain, touched spring and
opened it. Sherwood and 1 hurried
down the winding passage. Just at the
| entrance TO the tomb we came upon a
gypsy woman's bonnet and cloak. They
had been dropped there, doubtless, by
madame when she had flown after
committing her deadly work. We en-
tered the empty tomb. On the floor lay
small hypodermic syringe. I picked
/ it up-it was broken. To it's sides
chung a whitish-gray substance. |
! guessed what ii afterward proved to
/ be-trinitrin, or tro-glycerine in
/ strong solution. The effect of such a
/ terrible poison would be instantaneous.
Sherwood and I returned to the house
the place was in an uprOar of excite
ment. The local police were called in.
told my strange tale. and my strong
suspicious, to which they listened with
! breathless interest.
! ROsaly was very i'll. going from one
strong hysterical fit into another. The
doctor was summoned to attend her.
The fact of Dufrayer's death was
carefully kept from the sick girl. Her
! father was so distracted about her that
ne could give no attention to any one
else.
! Meanwhile I was alone. utterly alone
/ with my anguish and horror. The friend
| of my life had fallen by the hand of Nine
/ KOluchy. A fire was burning in my brain
which grew hotter each instant. Never
was man more pursued with deadly
| Madame was moment by moment putting
! a greater distance between herself and
me drove me mad. Towards morning
could stand inactiOn no longer and de-
| got there ! learned that no train left be
| fore o'clock. This was more than
could bear: my restlessness increased
The junction which connected with the
main line was a distance of fifteen miles
off There was no carriage to be OBJ
| tanned Nevertheless, l resolved to wall
the distance. l had over-estimated my
own strength. I was already faint and
giddy. The shock had told on me more
than I dared TO own. l had not gone hal
the distance before l was seized with
queer giddiness. my eyes grew dim. th'
earth seemed to reel away from me.
staggered forward a few steps and the1
all was lost in darkness. | must have
stumbled and fallen by the wayside. anC
my fit of Inconsistencies must have beer
long, for when I came to myself the SUI
was high in the heavens. rough-lOok
ing man. dressed as a workman, wa
bending over me.
You have been real bad he said, tn
moment nv eyes met his. THE lady salt
to throw cold water on you and you'd b.
/, better.
The mans words reused me as no Ordi
nary restorative could do. ! sat up, ant
the next moment had tOttered to my feet
THE lady?' I said. Did you mention
lady? What lady?"