The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-18
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watch upon them. thinking that 1
the enemy was member OF the house
hold be or she would attempt to re
move them. But after they had bee1
there a week / took them away.
compared the handwriting on th'
package with that Of every CORE
spondeut Edgar Gilbert furnished mo
and those he did not have he procured
on some prctext. could see no re
semblanee in any Of them 10 that Of
the address. None Of the expedients
tried Afforded me the slightest clew
AZ last l gave up the case, acknowl
edging myself beaten.
A year later received a note from
Mr. Gilbert, ST., informing me that
his son was about to be married; that
the young mans mother had ell sorts
Of vague apprehensions that some wo'
man had tried to poison him through
jealousy and she desired would keep
watch over him until the ceremony
had been performed and his safety
seemed TO be assured.
called at the house and was &C
corded an interview with Edgar On
bert and his fiapcee, Miss Withers,
both happening to be there together.
The moment the girl looked me in the
eye suspicion came over me that
had found the person who had tried
to poison Edgar Gilbert. How or why
/ OWNED this / cannot explain, even
to myself. She knew what / was
there for and seemed interested In my
protecting her lover There was no
betrayal Of emotion. no shrinking TO
ward me. no disposition to avoid my
gaze.
But what a position ] was in--my
client about TO marry girl who I
felt sure had tried to poison him and
not having q shadow Of proof by
which TO prevent himl The wedding
was to take place In three days.
must make haste.
Learning that q sewing woman was
employed in the house Of Miss with
ers / paid her wen to secure ne a
specimen Of the handwriting Of every
woman ia the house and those who
were the brides bosom friends. There
were three OF the former and two Of
the latter In the handwriting Of the
bride expectant's most intimate friend
found a chirography identical with
the address on the package. Making
the lady's acquaintance. / satisfied
myself that she had only addressed
the package as a favor and had no re-
membrance Of having done so. From
her I learned that young GIlbert's
fiancee had at the time the cigars we're
sent received bis attention, and be had
Tilted her, causing her great unhap-
piness. At that period, too. she was
On.
learned all this without giving up
any knowledge whatever. / was puz-
zled whether to stop the marriage or
let II 20 on After reflection I decided
to shift the responsibility. Learning
the name Of Miss Withers physician.
] told him the story. He was greatly
astonished, but soon recalled the fact
that during the period of the attempt
ca murder be had attended Miss With
ers and had observed certain indica-
tons OF temporary alteration Of
mind Indeed for brief season he
had kept her under a strict watch.
When the physical cause of the trou-
Bile passed away the tendency to insan-
ity passed With It.
The doctor transmitted my report TO
the father OF the groom. aud so late as
the day before the wedding was to
come OF a consultation was held be-
tween the parent and the physician,
at which it was decided TO call in the
young man and impart to him the sit
uation.
He suffered terrible shock. He
was about to rush away to confront
the girl he was to marry the next
with the accusation when his
father stopped him. and the doctor ex-
planned that she might possibly be
Of ever having committed
the crime. An accusation, especially |
at such time, might be attended with I
serious effects. Before the conference
was ended the young man decided, |
with his fathers consent, that the mar
riage should take place without any
postpouement
The doctor was to discover whether
the bride was conscious Of her act and
TO inform me Of the result
Of his Investigation His report was
that she had no consciousness OF 1t
whatever
What was II that conveyed the tn
Of It to me? That IS a mys.
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