The Ekalaka eagle., 1915-10-08

he is going to take the laudanum,
which Is equivalent, physiological |
speaking, to his having, unconsciously
to himself, a certain capacity in him to
resist the effects.
Ten o'Clock.-The witnesses, or the
company-which shall call them?-
reached the house an hour since.
A little before 8 o'clock prevailed
bedroom, stating, as reason. that I
wished him to look round 1t for the last
time in order to make quite sure that
nothing had been forgotten in the re-
furnishing Of the room. had previ-
ously arranged with Betteredge that
the bed chamber prepared for Mr..
Bruff should be the next room to Mr..
Blake's and that should be inform
ed Of the lawyers arrival by knock
at the door. Five minutes after the
clock in the hall had struck heard
the knock and, going out Immediately,
met Mr. Bruff in the corridor.
My personal appearance, as usual,
told against me. Mr.. Bruff's distrust
looked at me plainly enough out Of Mr..
Bruff's eyes. Being we'll used to pro-
ducing this effect on strangers, did
not hesitate a moment In saying what
I wanted to say before the lawyer
found his way into Mr.. Blake's room.
It was next necessary to get the
meeting over with the two ladies'. I
descended the stairs-a little nervously
confession my way to Miss Verin-
der's sitting room.
Miss Verinder herself suddenly open
ed her sitting room door.
us that Mr.. JenningsT' she asked.
Before I could answer she came out
eagerly to speak to me In the corridor
We met under the light of lamp on
a bracket. At the first sight Of me
Miss Verinder stopped and hesitated.
She recovered herself instantly, colored
for moment, and then, with a charm
ing frankness, offered me her hand.
II can't treat you like stranger, Mr..
Jennings" she said. "Oh, If you only
knew how happy your letters have
made me!'
She looked at my ugly wrinkled face
with q bright gratitude so new to me
in my experience Of my fellow crea-
lures that was at loss how to an
swer her.
She was far above the paltry affec-
tation Of being confused. She spoke
to me as she might to a brother or q
father.
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ting room, and went upstairs to Mr.
Blake To my surprise, found him
alone. restlessly pacing his room and
little irritated at being left by him.
self.
"When are you going to give me the
laudanum?" asked Mr.. Blake impa
tiently.
"You must wait little longer"
said. II will stay and keep you com
pany till the time comes"
1t was not then 10 O'clock. Inquire!
which I had made at various times o.
Betteredge and Mr.. Blake had led MI
to the conclusion that the dose Of lau
danum given by Mr.. Candy could no.
possibly have been administered before
II. I had accordingly determined MOI
to try the second dose until that time.
We talked little, but both our mind:
were preoccupied by the coming ordeal
Two o'clock a. m.-The experiment
has been tried With what result an
now to describe.
At II o'clock rang the bell for Bet
teredge and told Mr. Blake that he
might at last prepare himself for bed
followed Betteredge out Of the room
and told him to remove the medicine
chest into Miss Verinder's sitting room
The order appeared to take him com
pletely by surprise. He looked as II
he suspected me of some occult medi
cal design on Miss Verinder. Nigh,
presume to ask" he said, "what my
young lady and the medicine ches,
have got to do with each other?''
"Stay In the sitting room and 70,
will see.'
We found Miss Verinder, pale an6
agitated, restlessly pacing her sitting
room from end to end. At a table II
a corner stood Betteredge on guart
over the medicine chest. Mr.. Bruf sa
down on the first chair that he coul(
find and plunged back again into hi.
papers on the spot.
Ito be continued.J
INDIAN SUMMER.