Putnam patriot., 1909-11-05

should hsve died. | should have diedr'
 My dearr'
 T eeSklR't have lived if'-
 But my dear aldsf eat Rand here are are. God bless yeur. He turned abruptly and walked of beside Der. iSnortng tRe two diSIresSeSi Amer jeans As they passed through the French wasdow. DeppinSham put his arm about his wife's waist. Chase turned to Britt
 T don't know what you're thinking. Britt. but 1t isn't 50. whatever is is.
 Coed Lord. man, l wasn't thinking thatr'
 There was not the slightest doubt in the minds of those cenxerSant with the situation that the poison had been intended for either Lord or Lady Dep bingham. The drug had been suhtly. skillfuily placed tn one of the sand wiches which cane up to their rooms at II o'clock. the hour at which they invariably drank off & cup of bouillon-
 Drusiila Browne was testing. no doubt. but 1t Is doubtful if any one grasped the delicacy of her humor when she observed. in mock concern. addressing the assembled mourners. that she believed the heirs were try ing to get rid of their incumorances after the good old Borsia fashion and that she would never again have the courage to eat a mouthful of food so long as she stood between her husband and & hymeneaI fortune.
 You know. my dear she concluded. turning 10 her husband. that l vaght have had Lord Deppingham's biscuit His wife asked me to take IL. Good ness. you're dreadful Borgia person. Agnes" she went on. smiling brightly at her ladyship. Deppingham was fumbling nervously al his mouocie. "l should think you ioouid be nervous, Lord Derpingham.
 The most rigid questioning eiicited no information from the servants, Baillo's sudden. involuntary lock of suspicion. directed toward Lady Agnes and Robert Browne. did not escape the keen eye of Hoiiingsworth Chase.
 "lmpossiblet, he said, hall aloud He locked up and saw that the prin. cess was staring at him auestioningiy. He shook his head without thinking.
 Despair settled upon the white peo pie. They were confronted by new and serious peril--poison. At no time could they feel safe.
 One of the stable boys volunteered te carry note from Chase 10 Rasuia. asking the opportunity 10 lay aues- ton of grave importance before him Chase suggested to kasuia that he should meet him that evening at the west gate under flag of truce. The tone of the letter was more or less per emptory
 Rasuia came, sulien but curious Al first -he would not believe. but Chase was firm in his denuncjation of Jacob von Blitz Then he was pleased to ac- cuse Chase of duplieity and double dealing. going so far as to charge the depesed American with plotting against yon Biitz to further his owp ends in more ways than one. At last. however he agreed 10 follow the advice of the American-grudging to be sure. but none the less determined
 You will find everything as l have stated 1t. Rasula." said Chase. Tn sorry you are against me. for l would be your friend I've told you how tc reach the secret cave. The chests art there The passage is closed You car trap him In the attempt to rob the bank. l could have taken him red handed and given him over to Lord Deppingham. but you would never have known the truth. Now l ask you to judge for yourselves Give him Q fair trial. Rasula-as you would any man accused of crime-and be just II you oeed . witness-an eyewitness call on me l will come. and l will appear against him. I've been honest with you. l am willing to trust you to be honest with me"