, 1880-08-10
The Closing Hour Of His Fast Of
Forty Days.
Waiting for, ~ O'Clock-Examin-
ing tho Fastcr''s Blood.
How He Broke His Fast-0bservatiops
Taken by the Medical Watohera

tne M'nao" ~ 'a a., noGass ~ i n.om -,
o'aIehaoi1 anu, olessen ~ ,'ls c"seo,naly
weil-worn black suit, wlllch ha1lg ~ loose
visit Of tho barber Ind left the lines Of Ills
,.sn,, t, t"t.,tss ,.iatt,a 1.ta j,atr l,r,,.,,nI
,on.,,. mv tnso p ,.,n faro,,n.d nr., hi.
neatly back Showed n,Rn lofeheaa ona hoa-
Iysn s ;I Ills 'ts, eyes s were III hollow @ aud deep
sm,,l.o,, hut = ,,n,v ,,gl,t nhonc from them, :.
sno, ~ H." a,!,' nk,'s oio' ~ sar.r @ % .,a~a
aSpsaeals ~, lae. npa,ms VI 'ulnet ua3o.
Iho deep rigid lines a. ule corners
ly pendulous checks, above which Ills high
chnnlr honna ut,,o,i mi illc ertm sr,ttneis.
1,ts nj, ,tns ', ,,,oro +te,,tiv cemnrnsspd save
non INK tev UPS Wero ay't aphF
trembling. Ills heavy chin looked firm and
rlfri,i us nvcr. Most nj Tho time In sat look-
inr m down nt Tho pcacll In his hand, or appar-
~ nnt,u ,,o.,m, wv ~ ~ har foi,ls n ,,trs hts
clothing hung. Occasionally Ills head drooned
seemed seemed 10 to = cams @ ovar "s his ewes. @ Thon he
] ,vo,,i.l hrtyhtcn % m. IN rousinp htmseif with a
shirt, and cast an al'nostflerce glance around
the room. A. IL o'clock drew nearer slight
flush sutfnsetl Ills withered checks. His jaws
were set more firly t1sether' ,FSsa F1SsauSSmty
sxy " |2Gye w III %a5e sser atspatoo. scss ocea
In olic hand liz held hts heavy black cane,
whilc from the half.closea fingers Of tho 9th.
or peeped put the rosy slicek Of luscious
Sss' Syes Mare NJ re- iiM iixeI hngry M Mpoi It. SSes
what Tye got here" he whispered once, not
relaxing his hold, as some one eatne near him.
On p.: :TannGr'S right sat Or; Gum, and on
under tile strain 10 which they were SUBJ
jected. Tr0t. Wnrk, .ilnabic 10 slt SILL,
dartga around tllo room from one person TO
aoe % ia pf,@,s isa excn1t amfr tbat a m s1y Ms
entlsAyorlng ID snppreys.
"Three-al,arters u g an 2 hour more," said
watcher, looking ut MS tt1neplert. !Ie Ereat
crowd III tfe hnll flaa aWarmeu 10 Inc dopra
way past tho policeman who stood p, Guard,
nn1 pressed close 70 the Doctor. Let eyery-
body 1eaye tho roon, except t!i9so having
business ilere. sllonletl ttol: NnfK rs IT.
Iani,crs eaa tlt9op Is ietDay 'ofwHTu @ Ita 9p9h
fire through the croWtli Gut the Doctor wAs
vigorously famed until ho revived. )" For
1lcayen's snko ilnyc mercy upon MN n hlB
condition." exclnlmed Pf1t. Wark again, as
s!o'iiltiared I'll their WY tawsrti the Doctor.
mob back by ;foree, but It was inpos-
sinlG to stgia, lts t1ae: ina Mot ant women en
glimpse Of the fastur, 50 soon to break fits
fast Qpposlt, the windows of tho factory
were iils.l WITH sager 1S tSaees, 9 end enrloas
crowds were collected On tH roofs An9l- 9Th
for ees aaspstI sf for aS Sreatl s "' a' 1As 0'
Gentlemen, for. hcaVan'8 sake give mo
mir" Ac groaned. everybody Must go out
of here"i nnn tno ,blAcK cano came uoRn on
ttle I tlnor With thn1np that RECALLED old-tl1ne
AFTER HIS BLOOD.
Suddenly Nh old iInnn entered tho room
y Of tic crowd resp to fever heat. Was tho
csts of sctencu? Bit the stranger was Prof.
Van dor Weytle, and, although he came for
Intention OF aubicctlng II to 'microscoplcal
tSsay son. oypcniag tn ss i,is box, protinced arac
blc. t Dr. Tannnr held out lis min. his wrist
was prickcd, ami 4 tiny drop Of blood oozcd
Slide Slide md placed Underneath tic lens Of thc
dowl ie!ncd forwari II and ID applied one e''t eys
to the Instrument. Ills faco instantly grow
sober o gazea let,E and earllestiy arc tncn
tnrfleH eW9s' tlusle.s hn"knE ~ t'eaa.
voisss: !! ,,., .,,,. ,.,.. ,o.t ,,,.,. .,,.,s ;,
replied tlio nicroscopist n a lloo,wyolcs; "M;d
tns indicates Er,at y, anSss Te wifH eSs
ioof is aaaeezcd Ssdl t"kcter. % re Hsq csis are
pentaEonal liisteaM q soisild' ~ Ms syStenl Is
very lHnch Tctlie{GtL, a 4ila ~ w. ola nihn
glanecu applenesiasi,SetS ~ ~; nahter Ms II
1snrlne 70 zee TIT ~ ot4n ~ af etran rr us GM nx
distorted thelr FEATURES anu saniiltea tneiF
ayes III vain nttelnpts 10 feaa t!le Story q the
t.e @ seis Ill., te roo was al eG1 IN
mil GxGltGe3GllI.