The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-10

once, and perhaps now would be as
good a time to talk as any, for she was
probably alone out on the platform. l
got up and made a few little changes
in my dress, for 1t would soon be time
to go into the dining-car. Then | went
out to the observation platform, but
she was not there. The chairs we're
all empty, so / chose the n next to
the railing, away from the car door,
and sat down to wait for her, think
ing we would o o be back.
I'VE 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 doctor 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 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
train to pass. | heard Richard ask
where | was. Mrs. Chambray said
laughingly that | was safely asleep.
Then, before l realized it, they began
to talk about me. 1t happened there
were no other passengers in the car.
Richard asked Mrs. Chambray If she
thought | had any suspicion that was
not on the right train, and she said.
Not the slightest and then by de-
grees there floated to mt through the
opel door the most diabolical plot |
had ever heard of. ! gathered from II
that we were on the way to Philadel-
phia, would reach there In a little
while, and would then proceed to a
place near Washington. where the doc
tor had a private insane asylum. and
where | was to be shut up, They were
going to administer 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 it into my food
or give it to me when asleep. Mrs.
Chambray. It 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 soon as she thought she had me
where | would not get up again for q
while,
'rThey had arranged every detail
Richard had been using as models the
letters | had written him for the last
three years, and had constructed a sci
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 o as | should return
from abroad, and some of them spoke
of the money as belonging to us both
and that now it would come to its owr
without any further trouble.
They even exhibited a marriage
Certificate, which, from what they said
must have been made out with oul
ame and Mrs. Chambray and thu
doctor signed their names as witness
es. As nearly as | could make out
they were going to use this as evi
dence that Richard WIS my husband
that lie bod the right to administe
ny ogtate during the tine that | va
incapable. They had even arranget
that a young woman who was hope
leesly insane should take my plac'