Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-10-29

4 don't say he's maa," the pirate
replied L don't knows he is; don't
knows he aim. / jest cha ned him up
to see, an he broke the chain"
The whole towns sympathy went to
Aunt Eliza. and. naturally enough. the
towns indignation "a sort Of twin
brother of sympathy. hunting about
far some one to blame, fell equally on
the pirate and me.
Most people thought that ought not
to have killed the dog. Mad dogs
should not be k lied. but captured
alive. and kept in safe confinement
until the doctors can determine whether
or not the animal is rabid.
They talked as though catching mad
dogs alive was the easiest thing on
earth My father did not object to nv
shooting the dog. but told me that !
was "a fool to scare the women" Nv
mother declared that it all came from
that wicked practice of boys carrying
revolverS. What did want with re-
volver. anyhow? And she promptly
contiscated my cherished weapon. Tim
really was sorry for me- but he thought
that ought to have lassoed the dog,
| Just as we saw the cowboys doing with
the buffalo in the wild West" He
would have done that way himself; he
always carried a rope in his pocket.
was too detected to rem nd him that,
in spite OF shying his lasso at every
| brute within reach. he had never sue
ce.ded in noosing anything but an old
blind horse. which ran away with the
| rope.
was miserable enough those days:
| Elias case had become serious. ANY
stray hopes we m ght have had Of
moving her, Planchette extinguished
directly.
mo. Remington" she said. solemn
ly, to my father; Il know better. I've
been warned from on high. That fatal
day | consulted Planchette about send
ing some things to Sister Kate in Lex
ington. l thought the message read:
Take quiet drayman.' You know
the writing is little indistinct. But
when got home I looked at it again,
and there it was. plain as day, You
are in great danger Since then FL
d-ed himself has told me that
I'm doomed. Everything is arranged
about nv worldly affairs. I've sent
word to Sister Kate when the funeral
is likely to be. so she can come over;
and I've engaged Hatchett for the un-
dertaker-Pierce sniffies and hens so
it would disturb me in my coffin. l
know. And I've bought some stout
canvas to bind me-
''Oh, Lord bless the womanr' father
burst out, in fury between rage and
grief. Eliza. you're just imagining
yourself mad"
Indeed Pm not. Remington Pres.
colt. read the whole of .Youast on
the Dog You are right cruel to talk
so to dying woman"
You're not dying woman"
Il am. too" said my aunt Eliza.
Actually. both growing warm, they
nearly had quarrel on the spot.
Lyde begged us in future not to ar
que with her mother. You know how
firm ma is" sad Lyde. Firm struck
me as filial word. BY this time the
doctor was at his wits end. Promptly
upon the ninth dav Aunt Eliza was
seized with shivering fit. and took to
a darkened room and shifting chloro-
form. SYMPTOMS described by sympa-
thizing friends appeared in force. See.
now" said the doctor, with a grOan.
Il knOw she hasn't anything but lvsso.
phob;a; that's a sort of spurious rabies.
You UNDERSTANDINGS mag nary. I've
watched her and she hasn't any nv
percsthesia to speak OF. and there isn't
the eXtraord nary reflex sensib; lity Ct
the real rabies. No. sir. But she'll Kill
herself Just the same. Whv. L. there
are cases where men have gone ravi1g
mad and died from the bite OF dog
found afterward in perfect health. 1t
IS awful about Mrs. Prescott. She has
ordered a mllzzle. as sure as YOU live.
l tell YOU. $ r when l heard about that
l felt like cry ng."
ut makes me feel like swearing"
growled my father. Ferris. what do
you say?''
Basil was in New York at the time
of the accident. As soon as he heard
about It he came home; he had only
been home day. Il tn nix. sa d Basil
''that I'll take walk with Rem over
to the scene.
He was very kind and forbearing
with me. saving: You acted for the
be t. Rem. and if the dog had been
mad. the sooner they knew it the bet
ter; tines money with mad-dog bites"
That was the way Lyde had talked.
too but. of course. Thought great deal
more of it comiag from Basil. Lvde be-
ing only girl. He looked very tall
and handsome and determined as he
strobe along. l admired him inn
mensely. and g'eam of hope light
ened my heart; perhaps he might
think of something. 1t did not take
long to conduct him to the pirates |
field There was the fence, not vet
the broken rails and trampled |
grass. Basil examined everything |
W tn frowning attention. Finally he |
called me to him and showed me a |
shred of something black futtering
from projecting nail.
do yo1 see that?" said he, pulling
it away.
saw that it was a piece of black
silk. with bit of Grape on the edge.
Il think it's p zee of Aunt Eliza's
dress" l said: she must have caught
it when she fell. She had on a black
sill Il -