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I remember very little of the arents of that day." my love sald, with some reluctance. I TEJUMUL POHUSING,
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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28TH, 1900.
Most assuredly I was not. It was the wo man who called upon you in London. But you haro not told me the reason you were absent from your room tlest night.”
She was silent for n fow moments, then an swered
Iwet Tattersatt. He domingled that I should met him, as he wished to speak with me secretly. I did so,” said
Why did he wish to use you
In order to prove to me that he had no hand in the tragic affair at Whitton I had suspect el along that ho was responsible for the colonel's death, and my opinion has not altered I begged him to tell me,the reason of the plot against me the motivo of my marriage, and the identity of my husband. But he refused point blank, telling me to ask La Gioin, who knew everything."
Have you no idea of her whereabouts "None whatever,"
sho
If we could but find hor said, might tell us something. Alif we could but find her!"
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purple and red tints were produced, very similar to those aos in the tests for strychna. The THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY game results were brought about also hy peroxido of land and black oxide of unganese. I dried the skin of a frog and tanched it with o drop of solution containing a single one of the tiny cristals, when strong tetanis con- vulsions ensued, and the animal died in ten seconds. At last, however, after many other experiments, tifo iden occurred to me that. it was an alkaloid of some plint unknowa in nudera toxicology, I was, of course, aware of THERAPION NⱭ. 15 the action of the catalau beau of the West Coast of Afries, the akuga, tlu datura soods of India, and such like poisons, but this was. certainly none of these. It was a substance terribly deully the only substance that could strike death through the entiele utterly un known
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"And how did you determins it at last?" ..."By n roforenes I discord in an enclent Itin treatise on posions from the old mon- astery at Pavia, now in the British Museum, It gave me a clue which ultimately lod me to establish it as the alkaloid of the rayons hear This bean it appears was used in the tenth and eleventh centuries by a sect of despotic Amb mystics called the Fativites, who had made Cairo their capital, and held rule over Syria, THERAPION Chests and Mer
wall as the northern coast of Africa, he last Futimite was, at a later date, dethron As I went upstairs I found a letter tying ap.ed by Saladin, congnorer of the Koords, and on the hill-table in the place where the guests who opposed Richard I of England. The plased. Barton had, I supposa, poison, introduced from Egypt into Italy, was driven into Cofskam and brought with him the known to the old alchemists us the most secret rail which would, in the mail course, liave incans of ridding one of undesirable aequain
tances. Its effect, it was statel, was the most men delivered on the following morning. The
was from Hoefer, o cample of awkwardly curious of any known drug because for the seribbel lisas asking me to come and see him time being it completely altered the disposition of the individual and caused him to give way without a moment's detay.
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My love was trembling. Her heart was led to avertowing with the mystery of it all. Yo I law fast she loved me yes, she loved nie
How long we lingered there upon the terrass "Had you never been to his harso previously
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In Hyde Park? And you had been placed. there while in a state of unconsciousness ("
"Yes. Upon my finger I found, a wedding- ring. Was it possible, I wondered, that I was netually married to some known man?"
"You saw nothing of Ashwicke?'
I saw no one except the maid-servant who showed me into the drawing-roota, and cannot in the least account for the strange sentation which hold me helpless in the bands of my onemies. I saw the man I married at the church, but so mistily that I did not recoguiso yon when we met again."
"But you know the house in Queen's Gato and seek an explanation of fattorsett Gardons. Did you not afterwards return there
was lost,
Eager to hear wasther the quar, old fellow, had is le any discovery, 1 departed next morning by the sight o'clock express for London Juring left a note with Beryl's maid explaining the cause of may stilen journey, and soon after oleron was sated with the old Germain in his lofty laboratory. The table was, as usual, filled with various nontrivances, bottles of liquids anil
My first step, therofure, as to seek as test-tabes containing fluids of various hues, while hofors him, as I enterad. n smalltube consistance of the grost botanist who is ont- taiming a bright blue liquid was bubbling over tor of Kew Gardens, and after consider. the spirit-lamp, the heat using the colonial dificulty and any experiments Ta both arrived at the corelusion that it was gradmilly to fade.
Ah, my frient. he cried with his strong the beat of a small and very rare plant peentiar accent: holding out his big fat hand oncaged in to the oasis of the Ahir in the south of astont leather glove. I am glad you have the Great Sahara At Kos there was a stated come very glad. It has been a long search, specimen, but it had never farne fruit: there- fore we both searched for any other specimen but I have discoveret something, after all. You we this?" and he indicated his formidable tant might exist in England. We heard of one array of retorta and test-tubos. Well, I have in the Wonderful gardens of La Mortala, near been investigating at Gloucester Square, and Mentone, and after diligent injuries dis have found the affair much more extraordinary coveted that a frm of importers in Liverpool than I boliovedk,"
bud sold a specimen with the beans in pod, And you have discovered the truth which was delivered to a person bathed Turtou, domanded.
living in Bishop Wood Road, Highgato, and I have "Yes," be responded, turning down the flame planted in a small greenhouse there.
not been idle," he added with a grin. Then of the lamp and bending attentively to the bul bling fluid from which all colour had disappeared-taking from a drawer in the table before him a while I had been watching. Shall I relate to photograph, handed it to me, saying, I have, been able to obtain this photograph of Mrs. you the course of my investigation **
Turton-the lay who parched the plant in question."
Do. 1 nm all attention." "Well, ho said, leaning both elbows upou the table and resting his chin upon his hands, while the tame brown rat ran along the table and scrambled into his pocket, on that first evening when you,songht my assistance I know from the remote offects which both of us experienced that the evil influence of that mysterious visitor in black was due to some unknown. neurotic poison. It was for that reason that I was "chabled to adminster an antidote without making an exact diagnosis. Now, as you are well aware, toxicology is a very strange study. Erou common table salt is a poison, and hus caused death. En my own experiments have proved that al- though the various narcotio poisons prole but little local change, their remote effects are very remarkable. Certain substaz.cos affect cor. tain organs in particular. The remote action
Ha hold it out to me, and in an instant I recognised the face. It was that of the woman. who had cropt so silently through the room? at Atworth-La Gioix!
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Bristly. I told him all that had transpired on that night, and dedard that I recognised her features, whereat he gruated in satisfaction.
"You asked me to try to solve the mystery. and I have done so. You will find this woman Living at a honse called Fairmead, in the road I have indicatul. I have not only, established the cause of the phenomena, but I have at the same time rediscovered the rust extraordinary. and deadly substance known in toxicology, As for us the present case is concerned my work is • finished. I have succeeded in making some of the vayaha alkaloid. Here it is!" and taking a small yellow glass tube, securely corked and
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On discovering my whereabouts I rase und walked across the Park to Gloucester Square. It was than nearly one o'clock in the morning, hut Nora was sitting up in anxiety as to what had become of it. I had, however, takon the ring from my finger, and to her told a he- titious story to account for my tardy return. Two days later I returned to the house to which Tattersatt had invited me, but on inquiry found to my amazement that it was really occupied by a lady named Steutiford, who was abroad; whatorer either of the major or of his sister and instance to its absorption into the veins or the niece. I told him how I had visited there two lymphatics; execpt when there is a direct con- days previously, but he laughed incredutimity of affect traceable. from the point where lously and when I usket for the maid-servent the poison was applied to the point where the who had admitted my he said that no maid romote effort is shown. It is remarkable that had been left there by Mrs. Stentford. In the agents which most affect the nervous system prosecution of my inquiries I sought to discover do not act at all when applied to the brain or the register my marriage, but not knowing the trunks of nerves. Poisonous efects rosult tho parish in which it hud take place, my from absorption of the poisoning body, and search at Somerset House was fruitless. They absorption implies solution; the mora, goluble, told me that the registers were not made up therefore, the componad is, the more speady there until six months or so after the coronyme its offects. Do you follow me!**
"You did not apply at Dostors Commons?" "Cuits clearly." "No." she responded. I thought the entry would be at Somerset House."
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He was a friend of Ashwicke's who had been introduced to us one night in the stalls at Daly's. He afterwards died several times at Gloucester Square".
Bat Sir Henry does not know him"
It was while he was away at the Cape.* "Then you have not the faintest idea of the reason of our extraordinary marriage, darling?" I asked, holding or land. I have told you all that actually occurred. Can you form no conclusion whatever as to the move?"
The rapid romoto effect produced on lenv. ing that room made plain to me that I must look for some powerful nourotic poison that ay be absorbed through the skin," he went on, With his object I sourched microscopically various objects within and without the room. but for a long time was unsuccessful, when one morning I made a discovery that upon the white poreekin handle of the deor a little colourloss liquid had been applied. Greater part of it had disappeared by constant handling, but there was still some remaining on the shaft of the handle,
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And lure you seen this woman?" I asked the queer old fellow whose careful investigations had been crowned with such stovess. How did you know ou the following day that it was Gioia who had come in the guise of a dross- maker."
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I have seen her, and I have soon the phat. M It is from one of the beans which I secured No. 6, Tex House STREET, PRAYA CENTRAL sacrotly that I have ham able to produce, that substance. I knew her nume by overhearing a conversation between Miss Wynd and her sousin on the following morning."
And the woman is in igaiorance that you know the truth?"
Entirely. I have finish. Te is for you to act as you think it."
asprased admiration for his marvellous patience and ingannity in solving the mystery, And when I left it was witli to understanding that if I required his farther assistance bo would willingly render it.
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the microscopy showed distinct prism-shaped erystals. All these I secured, and with them have since been experimenting. I found them Absolutely none," she answered. I am as to be a more deadly poison than any of the atterly in tins daths as yourself I cannot an known paralysants or hyposthenisants with an derstand why you were salected as my husband." affect of mansonlar paralysis vere sicilar to that
Bat you do not regrot " I asked tenderly produced by curare, combined with the stiffTOW mpaskol Regret! No, she repeated. raising her aess about the neck and inability to mere beautiful face to mine, perfect in its lovuliness the jaws so apparant in symptoms provoked tions. and purity. I do not regret now, Rostdy stryclmis. The unknown substance, because I love you." And our lips mot again in forvent tanderness.
It is still an absolute mystery." I observed at last. We know that we are welded, but there our knowledge ends."
most deadly secret paleon, and as I have sinc proved, one of those known to the ancients, had haulle on the inside, se been applied to the floor that any person in pulling open the door to ga but must absorb it in suficient quantity to prove fatal Indeed, ind it not been for the antidote of chlorine and the mixet oxides of on which I fortunately hit upon death ment have sused in the case of asth of us.
We have both been victims of a plot, she "If we could but distern the no- responded. tive, then we might find some clue to lead us to the truth."
Hut thers is a worian pulled La Gióin," F "To determine uitly what was the poison said; and, continuing, explained my presenes used was an almost insurmountable task, for. I in the park at Whitton and the conversation I had never met with the substance before, but had overheard botwoon herself and Tattomett. after working diligently sil this time I found Her hand, still in mine, trembisu perceptibly; that by treating it with sulphuric acid it under- and I saw that I had approached a subject diswert no clunge, yet by adding a fragment of Liniromate of potash a series of bluc, violet, tasteful to ber
“Yes,” she admitted at last in a hard strange voice, it is true that he wrote making an appointment to Theot me in the park that night. I kept it, because I wished to ascertain the truth regarding my marriage. But he would toll me nothing. He only urged me to secure my own safety because La Gioia had returned."
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My buemyy bittorost Cheny" "Can you tell ine nothing else?" I asked in a tone of slight reproach.
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