The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-05
THE MADNESS
l OF THE POISON
Crcnkite Follows a Trail of Ven
geanes Inspired by the Pas
sions Of the Far East.


Royal JobstOck sank heavily into the
chair by the desk. silently collecting biz
breath and hrs thoughts
There Is no fool like an old fool. ludge. :
At length he said -
That realization sometimes mark thu
return of reaSn.' rsioincd Judge Josiah
MarCellns PLEASANTLY, and sometimes /,
DOESN'T
i had no night at my age 10 marry
again, continued the visitor bitterly, sbut
| was very lonely Then had that N Of
sickness. Mrs. Norvell. the nurse. took
care q me like an angel; tn nsver deny
thai. She too was very lonely. q Il did
seem a. 4 We might be happy together"
Tut, tut. man; Of course you we're
happy; of course you are and will be
happy. There was no old folly about tha,
match, Mrs.. JobetOck 10 charming.
so was Lucretia--'
Aye. Lucrece. prototype Of all that's
good and womanly-
-BOrgia'
-Jobs'ock. you surely don, mean to
Imply
At this instant Of the Judges in
dignant protest the ofice door opened
Abe Cronkits entered. to turn hack on
seeing his master engaged. 70 turn again
on seeing with whom he was engaged.
I beg pardon, sir he said -but I am
ready 10 report on that little matter YOU
referred TO me this morning
Then wat outside until I am ready
snapped the judge
Very good. sir. but a. Mr. Johstock
may be interested. vitality interested. /
might almost say
sit down. Abe. and tell what you know
without any oonfounded provisos.-
You asked me. Judge began the de-
teciiye. TO ascertain the Whereabouts Of
Lord Charles COurcey. younger son Of the
Earl o. COurcey, a particularly black sheep
said 10 have strayed over here several
years ago
Meanwhile my client nav Writhe. hey.
while you prOse2 These ara the facts. Mr..
Jobstock. in a nutshell:
This proh,gate disappeared from home
Just IN time 20 avoid arrest. A confessed
iorgeT and swindler. h. was even suspected
Of the murder II he Young wife. though
proof was lacking Recently a maiden
aunt. having quarrelled with every one
else Of her kindred. saw fl 20 die. leaving
him $4,000
Her name was an here il il on this
minute from the London solicitors Vic
'oria Norvell. spinster. by Jove. Abe. is
that Whv;-
That is whv. cir. lord Charles took
the name Il Cnarl-- Norvell. a. PERHAPS
he had the night 90 do. NoTvell j. family
name. Vie WIS married five years ago 20
Miss Elsanor Blight. tho lady who IL now
known A. Mr. Royal Jobstock'
That's all right. my friend. cried the
Judge a. Mr. JohstOck. with a snort
struggled from bis chair. You knew. Of
course. che was a widow. Let the dead
bury the dead. and all that sort Of thing
The news will M the utmost relief 70
the COuFccvs. They were hound 10 re-
strict this rascal in The possession of the
fortune for HE own good. That u why
my inquiry was 20 bs secret
What does your man mean by saying
AuuM1 ~ HINtAaNFNNNl W. HNlMi0NN.
-Oh. that 10 only bic way Of putting
it.
IL a my way n putting IL. judge :
interpOsed Cronkits firmly. -NOrvell
was supposed % he killed by the fall Of
The Mvnders. Building four years ago
One lsody was Identified a. dis mainly
because 0f HE satchel and cane near by.
Jnqu'rtionably the lady believed him
dead, hut there WAS a warrant out for
him, and he knew that there was. To a
desperate man seeking 10 ehacs himself
the disaster would oier an obvious means
u -scln. Besides
Wat moment. exclaimed Mr.. job
stock, now on his feet 4 warrant vas
out Tor him Tor WHAT
He had dugged and robbed a country
merchant. who died from the
Wait wait Tie vas suspected 81 hav-
ing murdered his wife In England in what
wav Judgps-
Him. let me- So unused the Judgs.
running over the thick. taps tied sheets.
Al. yes, here II Is, and he rcd e. fol-
lows
LADY Eilka died ~ ths family seat 10
scoiland after a period u strange uncon-
sciouunesA. The village practitioner, q