The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-11-06


voyage. but futtered about and was
quite popular on board. especially with
n tall, disasreeable man with a cruel
jaw and small eyes. who always made
me feel as IL he would gloat over any
one in his power. found out that he
was a physician, specialist in mental
diseases, so Mrs. Chambray told me.
and she talked a great deal about his
skill and insight into such maledies.
AT New York my cousin Richard
met US and literally took possession
OF us. Without my knowledge, tho
cruellooKing doctor was included 10
the party. did not discover it until
We were on the train, bound as sup
posed. for my old home just beyond
Buffalo. 1t was some time since
had been in New York, and naturally
did not notlco much which way we
were going. Tho fact was, every plan
was anticipated, and l was told that
all arrangements had been made Mrs.
Chambray began to treat me like a
little child and say: You see, we are
going to take good care OF you. dear,
so don't worry about thing"
II had taken the drawing-room COM
partment. not so much because l had
headache. as told them, as because
! wanted to get away from their So
ciety. My cousins marked devotion
became painful to me. Then, too, the
attentions and constant watchfulness
OF the disagreeable doctor became
most distasteful
I'VE had been sitting on the OBJ
servation platform, and 1t was late In
the afternoon, when said l was going
TO lie down. and the two men got up to
go into the smoker. In spite of my
protests, Mrs. Chambray insisted upon
! following me in, to see that was per
fectly comfortable. She fused around
ME, covering me up and offering smell
ing salts and eau de cologne for my
head. let her fuss, thinking that was
the quickest way to get rid Of her.
| closed my eyes, and she said she
would go out to the observation plat
| form. / lay still for awhile. thinking
about her and how much / wanted TO
! get rid OF her. She acted as II she
had been engaged to stay with me for
! ever, and 1t suddenly became very
| plain to me that / ought TO have d
talk with her and tell her that should
| need her services no longer after this
! journey was over. IL might make q
| difference to her IL she knew it at
once. and perhaps now would be as
good time to talk rs any. for she was
probably alone out on the platform. |
! got up and made few little changes
in my dress. for 1t would soon be tiga
| to &c into the dining-car Then I went
! out t9 tho observation platform, but
she was not there. The chairs were
! all empty, so l chose tho one next TO
the railing, away from the car door,
and sat down TO wait for her, think.
ing we would soon he back.
we were going SO fast, through
a pretty bit OF country. 1t was dusky
and restful out there, so leaned back
and closed my eyes. Presently
heard voices approaching, above the
rumble Of the train, and. peeping
around the doorway, saw Mrs. Cham.
bray, Richard, and the deetgr coming
from the other car. l kept quiet, hop.
| ing they would not come out, and they
did not They settled down near the
| door, and ordered the porter to put
up table for them to play cards.
The train began to slow down. and
finally came 70 halt for a longer time
on sidetFack, waiting for another
train to pass. ] heard Richard esk
where l was. Mrs. chambray said
| laughingly that / was safely asleep
Then. before realized 1t, they began
| to talk about me. 1t happened there
werS no other passengers in the car
Richard asked Mrs. Chambray If she
| thought had any suspicion that l was
not on the right train, aha she said
| Not the slightest and then by Us.
| grees there Coated to me through the
| open door the most diabolical plot ]
| had ever heard of. | gathered from II
! that we were on the way TO ehlladel-
| phla, would reach there In a llttla
while, and would then proceed TO o
place near Washington, where the doc.
| tor hSd private insane asylum, and
where was TO be shut up. They were
going to sdmisi4ter some drug that
would make me unconscious when
was taken off the train. II they could
| not get me to take 1t for the headache
had talked about, Mrs. Chambray
was TO manage TO get 1t into my food
| or give It % me when asleep. Mrs
Chambray. II seems, had not known
! the entire plot before leaving Europe,
! and this was their first chance Of tell
ing her. They thought was safely in
my compartment asleep, and she had
! gone into the other car to give the sig.
nal as scop as she thought she had me
where wopia not get UP again for a
| while.
They had arranged every detail
Richard had been using az models tins
letters ! had written him for the last
! three years. and had constructed a set
Of love letters from me to him, in per.
| feet imitation OF my handwriting
They composed the letters and read
sDatchcs OF the sg,,tsqces aloud. The
letters referred constantly u, our be
Ing married as soon as should Toturl
from abroad, and some Of them spoke
Of Che money as belonging to us both
and that nov Il would come to its own
without any further trouble