The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-27

cr~uellooking doctor was included In
the party. l did not discover it until
we we're on the train. bound. as / sup
posed. for my old home Just beyond
Buffalo. 1t was some time since l
had been In New York. and I naturally
did not notice much which way we
were going. The fact was. every plan
was anticipated. and l was told that
all arrangements had been made.
we had been sitting on the OBJ
servation platform. and It was late In
the afternoon. when I said was going
to lie Gown, and the two men got up to
60 into the smoker. In spite Of my
protests, Mrs. Chambray insisted upon
following me in. to see that I was per.
fectly comfortable. She fused around
me. covering me up and Offering smell.
Ing salts and Eat de cologne Tor my
head let her fuss. thinking that wa
the quickest way to get rid Of her. l
closed my eyes. and she said she
would 90 out to the observation plat
form. I lay still for awhile, thinking
about her and how much I wanted to
get rid Of her. She acted a. II she
had been engaged to stay with me for
ever. and It suddenly became very
plain to me that l ought to have q
talk with her and tell her hat I should
need her services nc longer after this
Journey was yer. It might make a
difference to her II she knew 1t at
once. and perhaps now would b a
good a time to talk as any. for she wa
probably alone out on the platform. I
got up and made q few little changes
in my dress, for 1t would soon be time
to 20 into the dining-car. Then l went
out 70 the observation platform, but
she Sas not there. The chairs were
all empty, so | chose the one next to
the railing. away from the car door,
and sat down to wait for her. think
ing we would soon be back.
I'VE were going 81 fast, through
a pretty bit Of country. 1t was dusky
and restful out there. 80 I leaned back
and closed my eyes. Presently I
heard voices approaching, above the
rumble Of the train. and. peeping
around the doorway, I saw Mrs. Cham
Oidy AhASARA0p A. thO oOSbOA OhlAl
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 a table for them to play cards.
The train began to slow down. and
finally came to halt for a longer time
on a sidetrack. waiting for another
trotp 70 noca haarA Dtkn.A asL
where I was. Mrs. Chambray said
laughingly that I was safely asleep.
Then. before l realized 1t, they began
to talk about me II happened there
were no other passengers In the ar.
Richard asked Mrs. Chambray II she
thought l had any suspicion that / was
not on the right train. and she said.
Not the slightest and then by de-
grees there floated to me through the
open door the most diabolical plot I
had ever heard of. l gathered from IL
that we were on the way to Philadel.
phia, would reach there In q little
while. and would then proceed to q
place near Washington. where the doc.
tor had a private insane asylum. and
| WucI0 1 was " pO DAQb w. 4nOy WCI0
going to administer some drug that
would make me unconscious when |
was taken OF the train. If they could
not get me to take 1t for the headache
I had talked about, Mrs. Chambray
was to manage to get 1t into my food
or give It to me when asleep. Mrs.
Chambray, 1t seems, had not known
kA~ oDttro plAt haHN~n 1aoxt~- Ex,~@~A
and this was their first chance Of tell.
ing her.
They had arranged every detail.
Richard had been using as models the
letters I 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 compared the letters and read
snatches Of the sentences aloud. The
letters referred constantly to our be-
ing married as soon az l should return
from abroad. and some Of them spoke
of the money as belonging to us both,
and that now 1t would come to its own
without n further trouble.
They even exhibited a marriage
certificate. which, from what they said
must have been made out with oul
names, and Mrs. Chambray and the
doctor signed their are as witness
es. AS nearly as / could make out
they were going to use this as evi
dence that Richard was my husband
that he had the right to administei
my estate during the time that l wal
incapable. They had even arranged
that a young woman who al hope
lessly insane should take my place
when the executors Of the estate came
to see me. II they took the trouble Il
do that.
cTo BE CoNTINUED)