, 1866-12-30
Ihe docttr was on hi. legs In moment.
@Whatl La he wo1se:'
II think, cir, he Is dying, said the old

2aas1ssssEs3 6Es<~.ZtsscSE
a. The doctt r was on hi. legs In mpue,
p "What Ia he worse.'
; nan
Come with nc. sir; you may be of u.o
; bis hat ae he addressed me In those Won
;, and In few minutes We had reached Ii
c Compensation House. 4 few seconds mo-
! and We were Standing In darkened room c
the ftft floor. and SAW lying on a bed b
. lore me--.pa}e, cmaciated, aua, as 1t SCENE,
: heard -
I He Tns lying with closed eyes when "
. came Into the room, and had leisure I, e.
anihe Ills features. What tale Of mixer
tney told They were regular md ST.
metIicai n theH arrangement, and not with
ment and delicacy. Force there vas noue
nnd perhaps It was to the want Of this tha
The laults-pethaps the crfmc-whIch ha,
made the MINIS Lie 80 miserable were to Fl
attributed Perhaps the crime: Yes; !. va
not likely that an atlliction, uts1oug ana Ter
rible, such Us this he had endured. vonIt
| come upon him unless some iui.decd had
pFoTotsd the punishment. What misdcef
We were coon TO know.
It somctimes-I think genernlly-hapnen,
mat the pre- enee ofany one who stands an(
Eatchcs beside sleeping man viii waE.
nm, unless his slnm bers are unusually heayy
It was SO now. While We looked AZ him ~,
sleeper awole very suddenly, and 0Icr, h,,
eyes npon us. He put out bis hand and tool
thst ths ass'oF. e Ss IL It's 1eehls E!asp Who
Do you wtsh him to go, The eentiemar
knows something of your s1ffrrinrs. and II
poWe, fully interested In your case hui he
VIZ. leave us, Z you wish It" the doctor said.
could both zee ard heaF what passsd> 1
waited for what should follow Or. Garden
aha john slasey stood beside the bed. Thcre
was moments pause. = 49, Z
u want iooking-slass," said strasRc.
Without word or preface.
| We aIl started to hear him sar thos.
words. t- soy 'noeo
~ am DYING" said Strange; twill vou
not Erant me my requests"
Doctor Garden whispered to old Massey .
aha I9 1se in.,t later lsft tie room. he was not
next house. lie held an oval framed 1nirror M
1 10 Lis band when la returned. "A shnads.
passed taruugh the body Of the sick nan Is
xse[sha1 nPe. !. DO aser1," s SAID faiuty"any
NO one Of Us spoke. do not think IN
that moment Of suspense, that va could. INV
"1e, hare spoken five lad tried.
=, ihe sick man tried to raise himselfu LITTLE.
a,tFoyPG,, M,RroP me pp.n he said II speak with
Thev mt ,.;1so,ro oWseSsv9 nhs9 70 say.
ra5se lis head md I,odv n''o' 10 as 10
II have nresent,r ,,ss tox x,.,,
Indicating the mirror. a. want 10 see;
f1e He stopped. and and seemed to change bis mind.
tril ynrInII sho',t :, :, otos. WahSto
client. Then he scemcd ~ Eu.n EAU ne was
effort and nI1nkr once no-a haninsi % great
abruptly. 'e4s
name wss 1sncv sha ~ss ra,;ss .1fsa hetTner
ter We were 1narrfsfi w Il l;rsI 4sIfsa pni, a.
In Italy. she lik.d thr countrr ~ ,si.o1
what shc 1itsd Shs Iii III. ttts aau aked
Il lot hsra ann Mastet Theu He 9.s 70 afaT; Ice, and
will not give bis name. We aivsrs ceito5
him tho Master, 4 tra.rha~ars SH..eo
nan tbs was and under eo7er r. lhs,dons
fession. took adrnntsrc of S;s Sn'er VI nus lro-
aud taurht nv 1T,fe r. " ,or. n.s oMbEof1an'iies. M
him. - '''' 11'a-'o love
into details a. to a. how 9o,ad neea tSs, not cutter
did find them Out. We werc em ne.s WI oat
hketcbinv eyned;tian r.,e W. o"A3 On
coyetv. Mr 1arr uaadSoea, naea maoe ny dls-
Wns one ut Land Who 5amcniad '',e, ~ ana these
Ny wife had maid, who' It sssmen I ataaoHssi ~
been III freated M Ieecrsd dh1st-ena h~ 1t. h7d
me ali. SIC ha,i niaT"., ,Io VI niW - - cue tolu
twcen-had carried 1stta-s o' tna. u eo-oe,
me these thinrs Il ras n;,,bt "nen ~ sue at, tou
Italian town. stnonr The m1onnta,as IA eoliafT
in lis room now She sstd Wri,;r9 j.. neH 1s
"a frenzy took possession of me- a. 1 Ia ia.
dictire ors1nn,,T.r . H.. am natataly vim
inc ior revenge was ike tbisst u'T Tra a'y 'Nng
when the '1ps9 Wonan 1s9ns sed Tas and
stinrt. # las hscn snn,a ~ tot ~ y aa N
that took then, h ,,nti, eoa,s paphsn 70 me since
moment i mor I,ars ,na.,, 81, S,naPs, ~ lint
meant tbs, We shon1i f,rht 5o,,,t ~ LII
what / meant nn;te TIa t ..,1nan5s nnn knoW
lie is In his oEn room nov wrt;n1 l." "yaus7 Isr7
THe sicE m.n s+onpo, J., ..t.., :.
sec,ned Mn honr tEn"ah - i. AsAe uteatn. "
more fhnn Two mInuta. rIun - has was pfoply not
arain. ee1o1o LIZ spoke
ii managed to get into his room u,o,
in whnt he sFss 1ninr H. III. aosofSd ;
only tabIo in the rhn,n xr,ti, us s...tns AZ INC
lipT desk. hy th. l;"ht ~ s,..n .,nn ~ hfafel.
was a rude drrssit~. ahla oHJ'se.d aIo.s. u
hefnrS hi,,N ha". aanu ,a. oSiole
was looking classs "As-snese
wrote by tle lirht Of tbe @ e,na,e ~ nc sas % and
over his shoulder at The 1etfcr Owl ioohea
tf3earcst Lucv- NV 1nva nv .1Ima leAuf
rcaa thc words, pnlf.n liz triv,r.S IF - - I
pistol held in nv rieht hand snd u tnios ios
leaked m ancnMn,t ~ a. nc oe1qre 1t nc DIED ae
hefnre hin, in tho oioss nns vi -; ~ NY A'Aaee
q face-has bern ti5e1e@eDar 1nr zns has lacssach
my tace-is eonas e'oee-anu n3lae
he fell back exbansted md won,,,xs,.,
forward thinkfuc tInf fo mis, hs daea -
lay 80 still, " |A' ae
ylvrd untfsr tfe ;Ganoppaa pnosep away. He r.
irir, to sne,E and nerttasaa =! ssaulants. ,aI He
[rom tIne fn tin,c Woris ~ ,rh,,t ttnolsIlnctiy
maEc M sanen ~ n We eouto
that he had hcen ,-;ad Ihnoetsto9o, h.e
Ian trjbunal. and had hren 1nund ~ nue "a.
with such cxtenuatin,- cI.rnn,.ts sua.y, @ put
Inr;I = We ,hont,hi ~ r,saa ~ imprisonment,
;nt wr cnn,fI MI nnIe,e,au5 auS ~, , t"o years;
a1ut bis Wife. tbouel, w. r,Ihsra ~as ~ tat saM
he was st{l, al;rc fra;n fd.aeIea that
,elcd to thc doctor Of I ihera v h.inG ne %als.
made for her in his viii os''6 Psossioa
ne iay like one in = doze f,r so,,o..,.
norc than an hnnr nffar he hsd - ~ ~. 3
Ind then he wotr m nnita u sndsan spaI u's ta!e,
lad done when ~, hol frst antts - .t, he
o,m @ lie 1 'onL,d " ta,sn; nuu afSa entered the
lass,
II want Il. - he sal hs sti1v h,t T T,o.,oos J
hat he did rot shudder tow. a. ~ Eos
'rought near. When old Massey apDr,,srhcd
Iolding 1t in his baud and CRYING like n
la1d, Dr. Garden came forward and st1od
ctWcen him and his mastcr, taking Tic
fIF tAh T. T.