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| eee "Goldie i is 1 Accused. ta a ; -“T am afraid you are oly iste; dikes” the officer — a "said. | | Wes 4 The doctor glided to the side of the prostrate man and bent silently over him for a few moments. ~ “He is not dead yet,” he said. With a cry of joy Goldie sped to.the side of her Sa husband and caught his hand, though her eyes were glued on the face of the physician. “Can you save him, sir?” she asked eagerly. The doctor shook his head. | - “T fear not, but I may revive him. I hope to do so; | but in these cases of apoplexy one never knows.” a “They say it is not apoplexy, but ae 2 the eer ficer said in a low tone. “Who says? -What kind of poison?” the physician | inquired quickly. ‘There is but one poison I know that would produce such an effect.” The officer drew out the wineglass and handed tt to the doctor. ' “The poison is supposed to have been contained in this.” ~— The physician took the glass hastily | and smelled carefully of it. Then he held it up so that the light from the gas-jet fell on it. “Yes,” he muttered, “it is the poison. I will do what I can, but the case is hopeless.” © 7 comicbooks.com APs) os