The American Marquis by Nick Carter — page 152: what you’re looking at

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— .. * Would you give—— $B Yr ‘THE AMERICAN MARQUIS, But think, Elise, what a deliverance if we could get him out of the way!” SP eR. Elise sighed and looked pensive. © But I could never stand his eyes on me.” *¢ You are not in earnest, Elise.” “¢In earnest!” She started from her chair. “‘T would give anything to see him dead!’ LEHR a t ; es marenee gazed on her passionately, and caught her hand B: in his. 5 «Would you give your love” ee : A quick change from excitement to coquetry passed over © the sensuous face. 4 “] might try.” q Alphonse fervently kissed her dimpled hand. and moved : to put his arm around her waist. , She glided away from him, and exclaimed, with an arch ; laugh: : ** He is still alive.” 4 Alphonse bit his lip. The love was evidently very much j one-sided. ' However, he would gain her and kill Clinton yet, he i promised himself. _ ““Can you suggest any way?” «He drinks a small glass of brandy every pe before | going to bed.” “Yes.” ‘* And his bottle is easy to get.” **T will put arsenic in it.” 4 «Arsenic! Bah! He would tell it ina moment. Asif that were the only poison.” q ‘‘ What then?” iermeel” She stooped and drew from the under side of the lounge a © small vial of colorless liquid. ‘‘That paralyzes the throat and kills in agony in half © an hour. J have had it a month, and have not dared to use © it. 33 ; Her brown eyes snapped as she went on: | ‘He has kept me like a whipped dog, and I wish to look — at him when he dies and enjoy his agony. If he drinks | Comichbooks Co “I