'A poisoner, Mr Remington, and that I am alive only proves that I have read her to the heart I hate her for her evil heart, and sometimes I feel like clasping my hands around her white neck and choking her till her tongue protrudes. If I had only evi dence enough that woulS satisfy the law I would bring her to the gallows. But she is too cunniug. I open her letters and they are in cipher. I listen at the keyhole, but her words noverconvict hor; I jump up in the middle of the night, but her door is locked and barred. Bub she will forgeb herself some day. You still doubb ? Judge then of her nature by this; she knows that I am here talking against her to you, yet she makes no haste to interrupb us !'

Paul drew a different meaning from the fact: the innocent woman had nothing to fear from the ravings of an insane woman. A crazy old hag ! Poor Felixhad accurately d^rihad h?y i_n {ihe 1795.. Crazy ass.§js'

bolically cunning. She hated Isabel, she hated Felix. She had a ghoulish delight in gazing at dead bodies. It would nofc sur: prisehim now if she,had a hand ih bhe mur der, had assisted Rupert Minton in the butchery. Perhaps her knowledge of the second will came through Rupert; perhaps on bhe nighb when he_, Paul, was, robbed and sbabbed Ruperb had found oub bhe hiding place of bhe.will and read it. Thab he had nob, stolen ib wibh other things be explained yon the old woman's hypothesis. Ib. was lefb in his possession to embroil bim with.the law in case he became too active, in hunting down the murderer or murderess. If she were Rupert's accomplice she would shield him. It were worth the test. ' What do you advise me to do ?' he asked. ' You must at leasb have some suspicion of the murderer ?' A 'I have, but unfortunately ib.is only sus picion. Bub take this advice, twist my niece's neck without warning and you have slain the fiend of the tragedy. Allow her to defend herself, to subdue you with her devil's eye 3 and she will persuade you that black is whifce.'. , 'My suspicions poinb to Ruperb Minton. 'Ruperb Minfcon,' she repeated, im patiently, ' you are as blind as the law. 