His Other Wife: A Novel — page 332: what you’re looking at

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324 FATHER LOUIS’ EXPERIMENT. sumes the pale luster that flame makes over alcohol that is set on fire.” The priest closed the book, and remained upon the witness-stand. The MS. of Uriel, the Indian, was then read aloud to the court by Mr. Craig. It contained, in a condensed form, all the items and circumstances already narrated in the chapters concerning the marriage, supposed death, resurrection, and subsequent history of Rachel Croft, including various details of her life, and that of the girl, Faith Hilary. CHAPTER XXXVI, FATHER LOUIS EXPERIMENT. Mr. Craig then said to the witness: ‘«Did you make any discoveries concerning the remark- able drug mentioned in the old Persian volume, and also in the medical text-book from which you read an extract?” ‘‘T did. | I was at considerable pains to procure a small quantity of the Arabian oil alluded to, for it is not to be found in the shops of ordinary pharmacists. I obtained it from the laboratory of a certain medical college in the city of New Orleans. It was sold to me ata high price, EComicbooks.¢co