The Herald, 1903-10-16, Page 3gig
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YOTIIERLY ADVICE whole truth 1 T,he whole tkA;nth !Look she looked round tq see where she
at the prisoner—his life "depend
your answer r No �'''' , oon�ld g°� She oould not go out
t
upon
Now ' made d e steps to regain her
1+'I�CyM ONE WHOSE DAerG relef Lady
BA a to raised here ie ti¢d place, the
stern r y met Lord Nahnie - s awls:,; tram people fell
eft.
WAS itlesTORED TO HEALTH egard. harrow h'er alfd lefts
,� I --I will tell all -1 know," she eake reaglieeetriekenlaAe as if she were
She gave me the meesa a because— her a the ate s liceman handed
zzt-
because--" she bit bee lip P , Lint ars she drive
r ,. Lady
Had Suffered From Headaches, D1 p tall the near her seat in the corner,
Hess and Painting eadacheseared blood started, and the red shame d man ,and ,the other ladies arose;.
flooded her white face, "because we , crowding together; drew back
at one Time at Consumption had agreed to prevent the arriage from r:
he
WouldldFollow. of Lord Nairne and, Elaine !"m'"W411 m
All the freshness of youth, the rosy t• hiol confession.isilence
f amazement followed y firer ii call Fanny examine?" ine?"
ley, or leave her for me to examine?�'
cheeks and bright eyes of girlhood,The then
put hes said Gerald, in a red 'voice.
the charms of budding womanhood, band
brow, and then let it fall Saunders
aro due to pure, rad] sloe t wiiisp seed to the ser -
When tl ° e looked •,quietly: ,
thy nerves.d and heal- Gerald Lok grant, and be said
re face is pale flashing eyes• l.ed at her with I ea Fanny Inehley,"
and the eyes lack lustre, when there 1:HA TER
.�YVI,
are headaches and backahee, short- plotted with Fanny Inchley �i r You
the P
---- Hess of breath and palpitation of the rupture 01 Lord Nairne's engagement. There was nu response for a mo_,
heart, the blood is seriously out u? Why ?„went, then ^ b W` _. was a movement,
condition, and deci•ne and consuui at the
site. •••� court, and a
p Her head did not droop, but the slight figure, neatly dressed, emerged
�......e...,,� cion may well be feared. In emerges- tort
he ,Leese and Lily Dagger
A TALE OF WOMAN'S LOVe AND
WOMAN'S PERFIDY til Al ers
teaseasaleestaellesseeeiheakeseseaesoseiNeasaajedhellP
No ono interrupted her, tit
lawyers knew that tnis was
•dente.
"Did you hear the marquis
yen Captain Sherwin ?"
"No! No! No!
"Nor Captain Sh'erwsn threaten
the marquis ?"
"Not, they parted quietly, quite
peaceably."
"Now, Miss Detaine, when
next see Captain Sherwin ?'
"At the Towel Ball on the
duly."
, Dido you speak to him them?"
Not
The sergeant glanced at his
brief. .
"M'iss Delaine, you wore staying
at Nairne Castle with your' father
at the •time of the t murder ?" He
spoke the word as softly anti) gent
ly as he could, but all who could
see her noticed the shudder that
ran through her at the sounds of it.
"I was."
"You tim bete e ad r thee hourrewhichs has
been calculated as that of the)
murder 7"
A moment's silence, then came the
lo'v reply :
"I had no't."
"You had not ?"
Thee judge looked up from his
m tes.
"Will you tell us- w'here you were
at tha t time ?"
In a e grounds 7"
TheWer, clear and distinct and
unfaltering, sent a thrill of ex-
pectancy through the court.
In the grounds? At 'what time?"
"A few minutes after half -past
tem."
"In what portion of the grounds?"
"On the bridge,!,
A groan reser above the intense sil-
ence. It proceeded from the poor
old major.
Gerald Locke sprang to his feet.
"My lord," ho said, and ho set his
teth and forced himself to speak
With legal composure "I ought to
lose not a, moment in stating that I
am quito unprepared for this evidence
of Miss Dolaine's; and I submit, my
lord, witty all deference, that for her
own sake, her ownn protection—
Tito judge waved his hand
bowed.
I w.as about to do what you sug-
'11hcn het need ,bisie keen, gray ey s
on Elaine. "Miss Delaine !,ray oyes
—it is my, dluty to toll y°u know
aro not obliged to ans ver my qu
tions which you think may in any
way incriminate yourself. Do you un-
derstand 7"
A bewildered look came into the
lovely face for a moment, then she
said;
"I will answer any question that
is put to mo."
The crowd exchanged glances and
muranurs of Leecitement and sym-
pathy., and the usher cried "Silence."
"You were on the bridge at a little
after half -past ten o'clock. Did you
see any one there
"I did. Captain. Sherwin."
The. sergeant paused, to allow -the
murmur that arose to subside, and
also to gain tune for thought. That
he 'was on the point'of eliciting some
important evidence was plain ; but,
cool and practised lawyer as he was
h,e hesitated. -
"Yu heard and understood what
his lordship said to you just neer
.Miss Delaine ?" '
"Very good. Did you meet Captain
Sherwin by appeintnfent ?"
a siessfeet a,9 „ori
, : y
ough the , Elaine's face flushed for a mo t
les of this kind there is no are of shame revealed itself in therm the crowd and steppers (into'
et certain in its beneficialresults
herface.
not w -as fl -hex, and instantly everyi
so De. Vi°Llliams t s be efihi. Every far aspress the question so eye was fad on her.
asas.
l new, rids klood, strength- Gerald, you significantly. concerned," said aIt le a strange hick, whh a ed'
pis' the makessnes and pate blood,
sufferer benefit, will not saymorula under its thick, strange
on the road to health.atheef of this weyou were to pair, and a Prat with a sssions e At
is found in the case of hiss Bertha how was Fanny how' But onerss}on, moroment,
them expressions: h
profit ? Inbele to derive one felt herself
the moment in which
lefilloy, Port Dalhousie 0 t q�, No! Did you bribe her 7" she herself the observed of all
y of this young lady's ret r I gave her no money, I observers, a slight shade as of dread
lth is told by her mother
pro/Weed her none, came from the swept across her countenance; then,
quivering lips. ars if
"What, then, did you i white •with an effort she i ed h
a elan to decline in
he
alth Among• tl 1
were loss of al:pelite, loss o[ strength
and
si of . ie
tion to her s omr
as follows : "A few years ago nay
e' ie ear y sympoms
not Ova and the men
pure eyes opened u an • •
were followed by severe headaches,
and sometimes fainting' tits ; her
color left 7aer and she was greatly
reduced in flesh. In fact, her condi-
tion was such that I feared she
would go Into consumption. We
tried a number of medic:nes, but they
did not help her ; then a doctor was
called in, but there was no improve-
ment, and things looked very frope-
less .A.t this st e, acting on the ad-
vice of a lady friend (w;ho, by the
way, was studying medicine, and is
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s.
In •the course of a few weeks here
was aovement in her
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taken nine boxes she was again en-
joyi.ng perfect health. During her ill-
ness her weight was reduced to
ninety-five pounds, and w,hiie taking
the pills it increased to one hundred
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girls is to lose no tine in giving them
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cdaughtei Berth b
pen him 1 Etvetstou to exercir:e 'Dns
threat- wi No..1 e� litoldl that mytservant,
Bridget, :was waiting for me—want-
ing to see me—at the bridge, and I
.went to see her."
"`Who told you, ?"
Elaine hesitated for just a second.
"LadThere 'cvas alslighti sir' behind her,
and Lady Blanche 'was seen to half.
rise and then fall back.
The marquis •looked in her direc-
tion fixedly, then his gage return-
ed to the beautiful face of his lost
love,: and notwithstanding all lite
that rte tuof reecd 1 imr 1 owetdeit eifein
Itis eyes.
"You dict not expect to sec Cap
tain S}.erwin 7"
I did not."
"What passed between you ?"
Elaine closed her eyes for a mo-
ment.
"You would like to rest ?" said
the ,sergeant gently.
"Noto me;nhe" wish fd lm od. to Hebreak off
mII—I refused atat with it t; but but atirne.
last
I—I consented."
as a
wase of subdued exclamat obi �stiir•red
the court.
You con,sentod. I am afraid I must
ask why, Miss Delaine ?"
'Gerald rose,
"I submit, my lord, that my friend
cannot put that question. It has
nothing to do with the crime with
which nay client Ls charged."
The judge •looked at him gravely,
and ,slightly shook his head.
"I cannot interfere, Mr. Locke,"
he 1;aid.
The sergeant repeated his ques-
tion.
The marquis leaned forward, hold-
ing his breath, yet outwardly,
calm.
ain
Shea wwin to das me," was n he almtost
inawlible reply.
Abau.t the prisoner 7" l .
Her head drooped. i
"Yes."
The lawyers gathered round the
solicitors' table exchanged eager
glances. had 'not In m tlwithir sou h eat trial th s
this. It was evident to them that
the sergeant was groping in the
they' so to waited w thka anervou,s inten-
sity for the next revelation
d'id you
8•.rd of
and
ou .What was it ghat he told you?"
es•, asked the sergeant.
erald Locke
from the judge ifell' b ck Intohut at a sh s
seat, casting a glance almost of re-
proach at the marquis. It said:
"Why did you not confide in me?
See how I am placed, see how ehe is
placed, by yo' u• silence 1"
If made le no marquis responsesto it,he butkept hie
eyes fixed o+n. the pale face that had
grown deathly white.
The sergeant repeated his question.
What was It that he told you?"
Elaine opened her parched lips as
if about to speak, then her head fell
forward, and she sank into May's
armee.
"Silethe
orowd ts�li utedied the "She's yfainted!"
The to ked s leo vnnt from lis hisl bench jwitn
pity beaming front his eyes; but
who shall describe the look in the
prisoner's face as he watched her
being carried from the court ?
A betweenriod the ola wyers,an andlrpithe
word "adjournrent" was heard ; but
the judge did not rise ; he know too
'well what the prolongation of the
trial must mean to •the prisoner and
all concerned.
"Better call your next witness,
sergeant, • he said gravely.
The sergeant whispered lattrrledly
with Saunders, tnen
"Lady Blanche Delaine I" was
cried.
Lady Blanche remained motion-
less for• a moment, then a policeman
approacheye fixecleuponaher, she feltand tiherev y
down •the steps to the pleas which
Elaine had occupied.
"•Lady Blanche," said the sergeant,
after she had been sworn, "pray
sit rint r
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Miss Delaine elaki.tiYou ave arerher ousd -
in, I Qielieve ?"
1 der likps moved, but no soud came.
p up ! said someone. en a the
/Crowd in a tone of 'suppressed excite-
ment,
1 The rough comment. seemed to aet
like the out of a, whip, and with a
start she raised her head, and looked
rouncl haughtily.
"She Is m • cous "
"Did yter take hernthe nae
her. servant, Bridget?" Visage fro>tn
tall, proud woman, but she east it off
and looked haughtily before her.
"I"took a message,"
"That message ?"
I did,"
"You got It from tine servant ?"
As the namot etwasisp ken there was
a stir at the back of the court, and
some slight noise, but it was sternly
suppressed,
"Fanny lnchley," said the sergeant,
trying to speak as if he knew the
name and all about the person who
bore it. "She brought it from the
servant, Bridget ?"
ve or ro , ra s er.
mise her ? Take time, Lady Blanche. ndsid'ecsonddafterrward round defiantly
The whole truth; remember."
" Mr, Locke !' seemed to be hidden behind a mask
' murmured the judge. ,of cunning, and then the gray eyes
Gerald turned his eager young face wavered, faltered, aecame ab -
toward the bench. d j. sent and almost dreamy, as if she
My lord, if I seem harsh with this had forgotten where elle was, for -
witness, I crave pardon. But, my gotten the crowd and the cruel,
lord, In all humility I stand on the pitilessly curious eyes staring at
same platform with your Lordship, her.
with the jury. 'believe my client The ee
innocent, and I want the truth i"rgeasih'l voice st reused her
A hoarse cheer rose from the from urin' singular Panne
Inelale.
crowd ; the usher shouted silence. "It is," ams is Fanny Inelmley2" •
on of feea "You
•
ingtand IPr such will have �the court clear- evidence. have it ttrruee that Blanched;
ed," 'said the judge, sternly. her in a canspiracyr to break offithhe.
" Mr. Locke vele have an oppor- engagement between --the prison-
tunity of addressing the jury pre- er and 'Muss Delaine I'
s+ently, and I really must ask him to "It is true." ' •
wait," said the sergeant, sareas- The sergeant paused. • ,
tidally. "Did the servant, Bridget,.
What were you to give her for the messa. a 'which gl ed to
her ,share in this conspiracy?�' asked Lady Blanche?"
yOa delivered to
Gerald.
"She did not," came the answer,
Lady Blanche held tile chair calmly, almost indifferently.
• tightly:,-„
I—promised to lie her friend. She "In didfa.”t,
you arranged it ?•' j
-she wished to rise in the world, "You knew that Miss Delaine was
to marry well. I—I cannot. explain being entrapped into meeting Cap -
more fully.
. She
is half mad with tails Sherwin at the bridge?"
h 3," alio added, I did."
desperately. "In fact,
"And, with your eyes open, you en- "I did. I arranged It all," she
tercel into this plot with a member said.
of the marquis' household, to destroy "You knew that he had proposed
hie happiness and the lifelong happl-. to Miss Delaine ?"
Hess of—your cousin ?" said Gerald. A singular look came Into the ,
The wretched woman's head droop- gray eyes.
ed and ber hand clinched.
'You suspected that a. ..Nor, Y
part '
plot was to be carried out " I have t not
!"
e replied
tie
night, that Alias Delaine was to sharply, her lips tightening.
P duped in some way ? Answer, " Having delivered the message, and
Her lips formed the shameful "Yes." to ceeded in inducing Mese Delaine
"Did go to the bridge, where did yell
you know that she was to go?"
meet Captain Sherwin 7" " To my room."
"No. I swear it 1'' " To bed?"
"You knew aothina?'' A. second's hesitation the
"Nothing, northing more. Id -trusted .hid under the white lids, then crime
rite girl." the answer.
"Have yu seenr
not to bed. I
• LadyBlanche, inieher inabasement,. roundo' mead went out.
put a shawl
writhed—no other word will describe ' I thought so," said the sergeant,
tee motion of the tall, figure.
" To watch the result of your schemer
Where did you go ?"
"What passed between you ?" " To the bridge," she replied slows
"She said—she knew nothing of— ly, her small hands resting on the
of what had occurrred. She was in edge of the bot, her eyes fixed
bed,"on the sergeant, but, as it seemed,
The sergeant rose, on vacancy-, as if she were recalling
"My lord, I think we cannot, have the scene she was about to describe.
this —1" The crowd proved to and fro and
Gerald Locke waved his hand. exchanged murmurs.
"I am content, my lord. One more " You. went to the .bridge. Did you
nests see Mr. Delaine and Captain Sher.
No. She invented it !" q an and I have done. I leave
t"What was that ?" demanded the said one e eword ofss to ethieytolny aave one
judge, leaning forward,. _ excepting :. ?"
Saunders up - p g 3 am started as
gean•t• as'if gtotprompthim. the ser- beendstung Blanche
started as
if she had
"Invented it 1 Why do you say that? "Not"
Do you know that there was no ser-
vant waiting there?" "You knew that the marquis was
" I know there was not•" to be tried forhis life, raid you
•Geral Locke rose, and his Intent said notthing?"
gaze was fixed upon Lady Blanche, "Nothing."
"Stay.
' At any rate, you gave the mg- esYieek
ou round the court. Dy
sage from Fanny Inchlny ?" ques- �u see gout' accomplice, Fanny
tioned the sergeant, "Did Miss De -
lathe ' nehley 7"
go 7"
"She did."
"Did you tell any one that she
had gone?"
The merman fixed his penetrating
eyes upon the proud he
could feel them upon her face,
Ifdburn-
ing into here.
I did. The marquis."
of her the went after her, in search
" Lie did."
" Did you see Miss Delaine again
that night 2"
" No. I have not seen her since,
slit
u today.
" Did you see the marquis again
that night ?"
Not,
" Do you know anything of the
murder ?"
" No," fell from her lips.
"Did you know the deceased?"
"No—slightly. I never saw him
after the night of the ball."
The sergeant sat clown. He had
proved that Elaine and the Cap-
tain were on the bridge, that
the captain had induced Elaine
to break off her engagement, and
he had proved that the marquis
had gone out into the grounds in
search of her. Who could, doubt that
he had found her and Sherwin toge-
ther, and in a fit of jealous fury had
done the deed ? IIe thought if Elaine
had not fainted, he 'would, have got
her to admit that she had seen it
committed
Gerald "deice arose, the (rowel
breathed hard, and amid a solemn'
stillness he said:
"Why did Penny Inehley bring you
the messa,ge—the false message, as
you conceive, Lady Blanche?"
Site turned and looked at him
hanightily, defiantly.
"Because--" She hesitated, and
Gerald Locke raised his hand. For all
hle outward talon, it trembled.
`" lanche, remember what
sworn! The +...., -..,. .
A tremor seemed to seize upon the yon have B
win ?
aro be Continued,)
A Question ofAe.
During the St. Andrew's Burgh*
election in Scotland„ held recently„
the Conservatives displayed a plea'
card reading as follows: "The Lias
eral party refuses to aid in instl-
tuting an enquiry into a fiscal pole
icy which is sixty years old." Ag
the Corn Law passed In 1815 ivaa
Lady Blanche lifted her shame- practically a copy of the Corn Lave
Weighted eyes. "Yes," she said. I passed in 1670„ one would think than
Gerald Locke' protection and not free trade should
waved his hand to , bear the stigma of being "old." How,
Indicate that be had finished, and ever, one is always learning.
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