Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-27

! was being lighteDen up with the faint redDc-
ton from the sky, when. in the deep silence
the strokes of the city hall bell, i've miles
| away were heard, measured and distinct
While the clamor Of bells from every tower
rose in the air-telling the hour in many
tones-Hartwell strobe into the woods and
disappeared. sat in the boat, almost breath
less. listening 20 my oTn heart beats. After
the crackIe OF his SIC Is among the under
br7ish died away, the stiffness became pain
full Iwatchei the redlening eastern SKY
and tried to feel an interest in conjecturing
at what point on the low arabian shore the
/ rim Of the sun woald appear.
Suddenly there rang out in the silence the
sharp cracl, OF a rife AMI almost simuitan-
eous with it a shrek Of pain and death.
| II.
In very few moments Hartwell came
rushing braathless to the boa; with his rife
caught by tie middle. He was very much
G.:tatei, and could hardly speak.
NV Cod" he gaspei at last, Two killed
HIM
Wei. that's what you set ont 70 do.
wasn't il
Come. VIC must 20 back and help him
There can be no help for him if what you
sgv is true Besides that is Simpkins' affair.
| II oistinately refuse 70 listen 10 any of nv
| pr 8p1 saIs. &c: in and let Us get Of
You don't mean 20 say that you will be
so Thurman rs 20 Ieave that man lying
! there
i, II. that's cool You are the humane
| man no shot and killed him, and am in
human because refused 10 jeopsrdize myself
| by staying longer on this cursed spot. You
| forget the change Of circumstances since this
| boat touched the beach You are now a
| murderer and ! am your accomplish Access
DRY both before aud after the act. Self
preservation is the only thing now.
Hartweil stepped into TIE boat ami pulled
| oG: FOR the Canada shore.
i sapposs you think I've been mo+t t.
blame in this affair
You're not going 10 fish for any consola-
ton from me. think you are altogether to
blame You invited West to the game, you
charged him with oLeiting, you sent him
the challenge and finally you shot him IT.
| lovely record-sn enviable record"
Why didn't yoa talk like that before,
cried Hartwell. stuns 10y my untimsly and
ungcneruus ropruache,
Il tired NV best I; Was no Use. West was
! Just n hot headed and Just rs big fool
Gcnt regret hiin in the least. hoped you
would break each others legs. But the
thing now Is what are We TO dor
Alter :, pause, HaTiNel said. 4 hate t.
sneak Of It now. but you know West and ]
| wers very goods 5rieii Is iefoTe-before-t hi>
happened
"HartwsI is too late II think of West
now. He has been mur !srel-wcI killed, it
you like line y,ord tcttag. Dncc again what
do you propos. 10 d.
i was just going 70 tell you that West and
hai South american project, by which
we eNtYact,.l % start a lucrative busin IS in
Rio Now. you come with me- 4 boat saiis
from New York on the 18th. and this is the
TIA We can reach there easily AMI sail with
that ship You and | c0uli carry on the
business is well as West and |.
We auaEionsl the Loaf on the Canada
silor,. walked down In tie Great Western
station. and then found ws had a couple Of
hours wait before the morning train left. ]
went hac!; 70 our boarding house in Detroit,
tooi what money had, ana what Haitwell
had of his owr, aud jJinei him on the train,
having bought "A couple Of tickets for New
Work
o. th- 9th went down TO the Belle de
JanrirI, ieia. al an east .ide wharf. There
was bot une s;a;o-room that cOuli be had,
and thai had been spoken for By telegraph.
However, - the moment Of sailing was 81
near, the "a, tain i.TriarTel letting me have
il, for cash IN Land was worth more thar
tina. promised by telegraph. When Hartwel
and brought or rutit - the Belle the cap
tain gave ma back the iupaeT, saving the
other person had arrived. ans! lie felt i'll duty
bound to let him have :i:c room.
In fact he offered more t;lln did
Tha captain shrugged his shoulders.
III give You $50 more than his bid
size is in the cabin." said the captain, 4
viii zee him.
III go with you
We went down stairs and the cal tain spoke
30 tie man in the state-room.
Il tell you | will not give mp the room" II
was the voice of Simp;ins.
.Simulins shouted. "como out"
He came ont looking haggari and silen'i,
graSpei me by the hand.
This is terrible affair ] whispered.
The captain walked to the other end of the
cabin.
Yes" said Simpk.ns. "Of course never
thought il would end in death
We'll, You wouldn't listen TO me-"
i know it It las troubled me enough
since
-Hartwen is getting rs thin as ghost
with worry and remorse.'
~Hart.ssIl: Why, West said he shot hin,
left him for dead. Where's Hartwell:7
Hes Oh deck in every sense OF the word;
ami West-wherc's he
In the cabin herc-Wcst, come ont.
There's been some mi,take."
West come out looking ten years older. On
starting b see Hartweii saw him half way
down III companion way staring at West.
1t i>-.t a ghost, sail. Come down.
lie cane down
i am very glad to zee YOU, West. was
in the wrong in this affair
so was |. replied West a he offered hi,
hand Are YOU badly hurt,'
Hurt. Never. touched. | thought had
shot you
West laughed, then soherel down.
Il certainly shot some one
40 dil u
We all left the boat, telling the captain
that his figures were SO b "a we could not
engage the state-rooIn. Finally. however,
Hartwel and West took 1t AMI : Inpkins
AM / left for Detroit The first Hetroi.
paper We got hold Of contained Tn" following
ItvIu
DhSTARDLY OUTRAGE.