Beadle's Dime Novels No. 14 — page 94: what you’re looking at

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93 TER EMERALD NECKLACE. poisoned, if this is the result of it " exclaimed the doc- tor. Pennon stood spell-bound before his own supremely beauti- ful work. “Tt is herself!” he whispered. “Then go and ask her to marry you,—you can never hope to do better, I tell you. I don’t wonder you had visions.” The young man laughed at the staid doctor's enthusiasm ; but he was not all displeased by it. ° “The picture would make you famous, as a work of art, And then, what a subject! If I was not a married man and the father of a family, I should start off in search of the origi- nal, and try to cut you out.”. “I didn’t know but I shall imitate Praxitales, and adore my own work.” : “ Ah, but Praxitales had no original to adore. That’s the difference, my boy. There’s a more sensible plan before you. ” “ And do you think I am to feel no further effects oat the scratch of the steel claw, doctor ?—hold! I will show you the ,emeralds.” “T think not, at present,” was the answer, while Pennon unlocked a drawer and drew forth a box. “Your cold bath, und the start your system has received, will shake off all effects, especially if you seek change and travel fora short time. At this time of the year, another season, you may have a slight recurrence of your malody; but you and your friends will un- derstand it, and know how to humor it. Your constitution ~ is excellent, and you will suffer no especial harm.” ~~ The physician handled the emeralds as he would have done a serpent from which he wished to extract the fangs. “They are superb,” said he, “quite a treasure. You had better allow me to wrench out this dangerous claw, before some one else is harmed by it.” _ “T had rather not, until the owners have seen it. I will be careful that no one shall handle it;” and the necklace was re- placed. “TI can not persuade myself that all scan has not been a reality.” *“T have read of more remarkable hosted of hallucination,” comiicloooks.com