Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-06-09
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1t is impossible"
1T is a fact" insisted Jen. II have
the evidence of Jaggard to prove that
Dido was in the room on that night
Dido" cried Mrs. Dallas, in a trem-
sling voice, lis this true?"
The negress raised her wild eyes
slowly to the face of her mistress
What she saw therein evidently deter
mined her reply. Without a word she
| bent her head
"Ah!" cried Jen. you admit your
guilt"
No" said Dido, bluntly, 81 say dat
in de room, but I no kill dat man.
But you filled the devil stick with
fresh poison?"
NO" said Dido again. Il saw no
debble-stick."
Woman cried Jen, with energy,
mo one but you could manufacture the
poison with which the devil-stick was
filed"
Dat know; but no fill the debble-
stick"
DO you mean to say that Dido killed
Mr.. Aylmer?" asked Mrs. Dallas, ner-
vously.
mo; but she supplied the means to
| NlAO man WHO ulu. DT hlNdIu.
DIR. Etwald!" repeated Mrs. Dallas,
in what seemed to Jen to be a tone of
relief why do you think he killed
Mr.. Aylmer?"
Because Maurice was engaged to
your daughter whom he wished to
marry. Etwald killed my poor lad SO
as to remove a dangerous rival from
his path. And Dido manufactured the
poison which was used to drug the
watchers of the dead"
THE watchers of the dead!" echoed
Mrs Dallas, with a start.
well, let us say my servant, Jag
gard. He was drugged by Dido, and
she stole the body, or, rather, she aid
ed Etwald to do So"
Dido. is this true?"
'Yis," said the negress, coldly; "de
great massa tole me to do dat"
THE great master" repeated Jen;
you mean DR.. Etwald? He took away
the body of Mr. Aylmer, and you help
ed him? Why did you steal the body?"
ASK de great massa."
Where did you take it to?" demand
ed Jen, baffled in one direction and
trying another.
ASK de great massa," said Dido,
once more
'The law will do that intend to
have DR., Etwald arrested. On three
charges. First, that he thieved the
devil stick; second, that he killed Maui
rice; third, that he stole the lads
body"
Mrs. Dallas fell back on the Sofa
with white face. Dido laughed in
cultural fashion, and shrugged her
shoulders contemptuously.
''Voodoo!" she said, and laughed
again.
The Major guessed that she meant
that African witchcraft would avert
disaster from Etwald, and at once flung
the word back in her face.
''Voodoo will not help the DOCTOR"
said he. quietly. This is a civilized
country, and we who inhabit it are
above being influenced by such degrad-
ing superstitious. You believe in Woo
doc, in Obi; let us see if such things
will protect you"
DO you mean that Dido is in dan
ger of arrest?' cried Mrs Dallas, in
terrified tone.
Certainly as the accomplice of Et-
wald. She filled the devil-stick with
the poison which was used to KILL" re-
torted the Major coldly; "and she con-
fesses to having aided him in stealing
the body"
"Ah!" murmured Mrs. Dallas, cast
ing a haggard look around. "AI IS
lost"
Are you alluding to Dido?" demand
ed Jen, rather surprised at her tone
Mrs. Dallas was about to speak,
when the negress silenced her with
look, and raised her head proudly.
"Yis. 1t ole Dido" she said But
ole Dido not lost Dat great massa,
he look after old Dido"
IF you mean DR.. Etwald, he will
have enough to do to look after him
self Well, Mrs. Dallas, as have
learned what 1 wished to know, I shall
now take my leave"
"You go to ruin u.s." wept Mrs. Dali
las.
NO" said Jen, In an infexible voice,
Il go to punish the man who killed
my boy"
Without another word he left the
room. His last glance showed that
Dido had gathered her sobbing mis-
tress in her arms, and was staring
after him in a defiant manner. At the
front door Jen heard his name called
softly, and Isabella, with a rich color
in her usually pale cheeks, came flying
after him.
Major, Major, I have heard all! l
have been listening at the window"
'Then you know that am aware of
your deception about the handker-
chief?"
Yes. I did not speak truly" STAN
mered Isabella; but 1 could not act
otherwise. 1t was to save a certain
person."
"Ah! you know who committed the
first Of the crimes" cried Jen, seizing !
the young girls arm. Confess. It vas |
DR.. Etwald who stole the wand of |
Sleep"
Not No! Not Didol OH" cried
in a tone Of anguish, "it was
my mother"
CHAPTER XIX.
Major Jen recoiled from the young |
girl in amazement.
Your mother" he muttered, hardly |
the evidence Of his own
senses. Your mother stole the devil
stick2"