The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-03-28

ger.
"Have you really? Was that poison in
the paper?" said John, coolly.
eyes; have jnst swallowed fatal
dose of arsenic -one of the most dangerous
of our poisons."
''Ah, know what arsenic is, said John,
coolly.
'Aud 1 have taken enough to kill six
men," groaned the stranger in a hollow
voice.
''Well, that was wasteful," said John,
grimly. "You might have bought enough
for one, and spent the balance on beer"
Enough for six-enough for six ~ said
the stranger, rolling his eyes, and speaking
in tragic tones,
"Good p said John. opening flap in
the counter. ''Come in here
He caught the stranger by the collar,
drew him in behind the counter, through
the bar parlor, and into kind of store be-
hlnd where there was large cupboard.
''No one saw you come in" said John,
quietly, ''and no one saw yon take the poi
son.
"Only you-only you," said the man,
family "A QOCSOr-a QOCJOT :.
And be was about to fling himself into a
chair; but John held him up, and thrust
him into the big closet,
doctor, eh? Oh, yes, my boy, you
shall have doctor-half a dozen of en-
They'll hold fine revel roundyour corpus. $"
"Wh-wh-what do you mean ?'' gasp
ed the stranger, as John thrust him back,
and held the door ready to clap to.
'I mean I'm glad you took arsenic, :"
said John
"Wh-wh-why,yo you unfeeling wTe tch p
because it leaves the body so nice and
limp and soft. The doctors like it So
''Wbat do you mean ?' faltered the poi
soned man.
Mean - said John. s'Why, that the
doctors will give me ten pounds for good,
healthy. strong subject like you. l say,
what a splendid lecture ON anatomy tha.
will be round you about the day after to-
morrow -
"SeIl me-to the doctors - groaned the
+ borriied man.
/ ''Of course but not yOu-your body
/ You won't know anything about it, my
7 lad and nobody else, for no one saw you
come in
/ "Wretch - roared the stranger.
But the word was cut in half by John
banging to a0d locking the closet door.
Il say" he said, knocking at the panel.
/ Let me out let me OUT" cried the man,
family.
"Just.die as quickly as you can, there's
good fellow and don't mind making {
noise, if it eases your mind-no one car
hear you.
The man began to kick and hammer
at the door, and John walked up anC
down, smiling and rubbing his hands,
Then he turned TO the bar, served a few
customers, lett the place in charge of
bar man, and went to where the strange
was still hammering away at the door.
''Not dead yet ?'' John said, with hi
mouth to the keyhole.
''No-no-no Let me out" groanet
the man, cor / shall die ~
"Well, l want you to die," said John
coolly.
''But it wasn't poison-onIy powderet
chalk" groaned the prisoner. 'Let N
out let me out p
''You scoundrel ~ cried John, openin
the door, collaring the stranger, and sbak
ing him.
'Do you mean to say that was on
powdered chalk? ?"
THAT was all, sir--that vas all p
"Then you've robbed me of ten pound
!, l should have got for your wretched cal
, cass.'
''I'I never do so no more, sir-I won't
. 'pon my soul l WON'T
K ''Soul - cried John, shaking and kick
ing him, ''you haven't got a soul in you
wretched, despicable body, or I'd shake
out. Now, " he continued; opening th
| side door, 'be off, and try and get som
honest work to do, and leave off swindlinl
r You're one Of the sort of scOunGrels wh
put soap into your mouth to make frot.
s and then fall down, and humbug peop
: with believing that you've got fits"
a ''Yes, sir-no, sir ; pray let me go, sir,
r gasped the poor wretch.
f And at last, John set him at libert
: sending him flying a little more readily /
, giving him sharp kick with his anythir
but light boot.
:, 81 saw him again week after,' sa
g John, ''and he was carrying a pair
o sandwich boards. l knew that he W
only trying it on, and that the poisonir
d was dodge. But l don't think he'll ev
try to poison himself anymore. At least
r, he added, after pause, and his face puc
e cred up with jovial smile-''not Wi
e chalk
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