Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-08-05

ARCHAEOLOGICAL;
Wonder 4
Or Was Ii Matter Of Contagious !
|. Diseasel III .e !
By GEORGE L. BYINcT0N
Copyright, 1910, by American Press !
Association. \
By GEORGE l. sYIScroN


arrived at N late at night on a
visit to my uncle aud on arising the
next morning. as was natural. went to
the window to have look ut my sur
roundings. There was hill not far
: distant, Oh the top Of which was
house built In the form of hexagon.
There were other things to see. but
somehow the hexagonal house drew
my attention from all Of them. It
stood out alone, | saw no one moving
In or about 1t. but In some Of the win
dows there were evidences that 1t was
inhabited.
The first thing | said to my uncle at
breakfast was. "Who lives In the hex
agonal house on the hill1"
"What made you ask thatr said my
uncle.
II don't know" replied.
There's just one thing l wish to
warn you about while you are here.
Let that house alone"
After breakfast walked up to the
ha~a Al
az hava - 60 ~ .n,sr 'I -. " .
dovsn soId 30 ,ha 49, - S
a.. ~ '.a,,a Sais.. SrN
to s,oon niche !,
7, 49,, A
dozen lies to induce him to rent me q
room for just one night. He said no
one lived In the house except himself
ana wife In the rear basement as care
takers. That evening at dinner l told
my uncle that II was too lonely for me,
ana ! Intended to take the night train
for home. Instead Of going to the sta
ton, went to the hexagonal house,
was admitted and shown to my room,
the second story front, east.
"You won't feel creepy sleeping all
alone up here, will your" asked the
caretaker before Withdrawing
mo. Why do you ask that? ANY
thing peculiar about the room?"
"Oh, no; nothing especial. Least.
aways"-
"Weu?"
an tell Won I'm the morning. And
he went down the stairs. hia 9ootstens
achoinR loudly through tbe house
/ had been slumbering for nerhans
an hour when I awake with a start
For a moment could NOT Iocota INV.
self Then I remembered was Man,
leon the Craat was AZ a. ua,ano
Mas. Wing In INV hadroom IL the
house at Longwo0d. ] was very I'M
comfortable ! was I'll. My stomach
was on Are, All, remembered! | had
been III for some time, and that infer
nal English doctor was poisoning me-
ALI these points came to me In quick
succession. Why did ! get myself into
this trap? Why did ! surrender to
perhdious Albion? | should have
known that they would risk no second
escape. as from Elba. All, If | had
had at Waterloo my old guard that
had ut Jena, Wagram AusterlitEl But
they had starved or frozen In Russia.
l opposed Wellington with troops OH
cered by men they did not trust, and
the officers no longer had faith IN me.
Ny star had set. Besides, | was Ill.
This Internal trouble or something like
1t was on me then.
Why am | left alone by my attend
antsp Where Is my valet2 Where IL
MontholoB. Las Casasf Where are
they all? | would call the doctor to
relieve me Of this Internal pain IL
did not know he would give me more
OF his poison. | wish had now some
real poison that would let me out OF
this-the bag I gave Constant to keep
for me. fresh az when | first received
II from the chemist. | found 1t on
that dreadful night at FontainebIeu.
Had 1t been its original strength
would have been spared that humiliat-
ing abdicatiOn.
Some one IL coming. 1t liz a man.
1 can hear his footsteps In the corri-
dor. The door IL opening slowly; oh,
80 slowly! What suspense!
What, you, D'Enghien! 90 back to
your grave! Go, go, l sayl II was not
my fault. They carried out an order
that would have countermanded had
I known In time They were always
In q hurry to obey me when wished
them to be slow. 90 back. I say, or
II you must haunt your slayer turn to
him who blundered. hate him. as
you do. In shooting you he concen-
trated Europe and cost me my throne.
1t put me here on this desOlate island