The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-04-20

doing So
A CLEAN of satisfaction shone
in his bright blue eyes.
You promise?'
Unless anything unforeseen
should happen to prevent me, l
will be down at the station by
baIfpast nine
sRcmembe :!
Raven was dramatically impres.
sive, | thought, as we parted and
l arranged my work SO as 10 be
able to keep my appointment
The hardest task was breaking
the news to Amy, who would be
low-spiritcd and conf jure up all
kinds Of horrors and impending
railway accidents, and who finally
dissolved in a shower of tears as |
tore myself away, burthoued with
no ends Of rugs and comfortcrs to
alleviate in some measure the
moral wet blanket she had thrown
over me.
l was only just in time TO catch
Bavcn, who hastily opened the
door of the railway carriage.
Jump in, Jack, jump in !! Half-a-
crown to the guard has secured
this compartment for US all the
way down so we shall have it to
ourselves without fear Of inter
ruption. Times up; you have
run 1t fine. Fire away!'
lie flung in my bag and the
several rugs, &C., and we entered.
The guard touched his hat and
shut the door with bang.
'This door is unlocked, guard ?
said !.
Yes, sir; side nearest the plat
form IS always unlocked. The
other door is locked
He whistled,. and the train
started.
i can't bear the idea of both
doors being locked remarked to
Raven. In case of accident it
would be impossible 10 escape
from the carriagc.'
1t doesn't NATTER he said, and
then relapsed into silence.
For about twenty minutes he
remained opposite to me, some
times with his eyes closed, some
times with them fixed upon me in
a most unpleasant manner. All
my endeavors to draw him into
conversation failed, and after a
time l gave them up and also re-
lapsed into silence.
Suddenly lie rose from his seat
and drew from the inside Of his
overcoat a long and pointed knife,
which flashed ominous!y in the
lamplight.
Jack Lawson, we must both of
US die tonight said he calmly
and deliberately, without any ex-
citement of manner. i feel that
the time has come for both of US
to quit this vale Of tears
Yes; l quite agree with you,
Tom Raven 1 replied-seeing
what had bappened-in as calm a
voice SIS his own. / have long
thought that life was becoming
very undesirable; and, to leave il
in your company, With you, my
oldest and warmest friend, would
be the most agreeable thing to me
that could happen. But-you are
not married, Tom?'
Thank Heaven, nor
'kemember, am married ; and
had you given me notice of tn !:
wish of yours before starting,
would have made arrangements
and have spoken to my wife tc
prepare her. Have you made
your will, Tom? p
No, l have not
Good Heaven, man, not made
your will! Tom, it is absolutely
necessary for both Of US TO make
our wills before We die. l have
not made mine. and should moi
like to leave the world with the
chance Of my wife and child haT
ing 20 90 to the workhouse or bt
chargeable on the parish after my
death. You would wish to leave
your money to some one in par
ticular-is it not so?
OF course | should like to leave
my money properly-of-course-
yes! l never thought of making
my will
you must also remem ber, Tom
that it would never do to die de
liberately, in the way we both de
sire TO die, withou: leaving TO to-