Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-12-19
out as he fell, half hid bis heal. For a

Leu AedTn l was q murderer In act O.;
well as intention. Ii so, nv pistol had a
second bullet, anl my aim, when I turnei
the muzzle coward myself. would be as true
as before.
ldropped the fatal weapon and ran to tho
fallen a I kne.led Eesi1 10 him, AMI.
with the mechanical calm Of des pair. set to
work to learn the worst.
NO, thank heaven, he was not dead-uot
yet! ihs blood had flown from bis sun.
tanned face; his features seemed p,nchel
and drawn with pain; but h, still live1,
Ihe blood was trucking alown hi, whlts
coat. and falling on ths thirsty white SAM
which formed hi3 couch; but be was no5
dead.
raisei him. thinking that doing 80
might checx the flow Of blool. I placed
that granl, massive head on my shoulder.
he sigaei family. AMI his eyss opsnel,
You have killed ME, l th.nx," he said.
But listen. On the oath of a man who
believes he has but a few mona ITS to liv,.
l swear that Viola. your wife, is pure as
the day on which she marrleI you, Til,
TRUTH you may never learn; but believe
this"
The effort Of speaking exhausts1 him.
His eye clossi one, more. aud a coll chill
passed over me. would have given all l
possessed for a flask OF braniy. Ishuiderei
at thu thought that perhaps those e,es hal
closei forever.
My agony was increased tenfold by the
words he had spolen. l cculd not. dared
not, doubt them. If, while l believed In hi,
guilt, remors, at my crime sprane IN and
se!sd mo, what wers my fee ing, now that
l knew / hal killed u man who hal tot
wronged mes lhose diving words hao car
ri.l compete cow .ction to my mini.
Unjust do soma thiay. # only to piac, m.
pisto. to my head aai fall iife4e IS across nv
v-cUim, l mu 81 do someth.ngi l took out
my knife a I'd ripped up the wuulied man,
coat ali shir0 l found his haudkerch. ei.
which 1 knotted to my own. Then, picking
up a smooSo potble, I enveloped it III u plea
Of liner torn from tn, Shirt, and with these
cpl ances mad, q rou IA tourniqu It. The
We y pistol with which I Lal done the deed
served TO twist the kcn lrgs until 1t; p,e,+.
urs chez leI III, flow Of blooL A tin-e Of
co.or cana Lack to the as. Zen lip, AMI for
The first time l hoped that Euitaca Grant
woull not dia
But I must havs assistance. Here ~,
m.gnd wait Until doomsdav W thou. a crea-
,ure coming near VA Their, vas but ons
chalce O. saving HIM. 4 must leave him
and a. for aid.
wonder II man ever ran 90 fast as l ran
along tat sire C of SAM Ali tn, while I
WIS launted bv tn, dr,,d that SOM move
ment OF lie helpless mans hani woull shift
tie rough anl-realy La liage. ami that,
when l saw him again, I should gezs on
d~eayn-dsath for VII Oh I wa, accou1 able.
Thoughts 4ile Ibis ar. spur, wh.ca mi rtt
urge the Stoves. % suoor umaa spe i.
1 rush,l up into III, v,lia,. begged
tie first man l saw to ga; others-to pro-
cure a ga,e. a shutter, q pink. an 5t'iag IN
which a wounded ma G. ulj lie caYr.,.i, and
t. slart at on'a u tho coast / tot. lato
the Httls Inn, s,izei q bottle at b"aniy,
orierel the sure n % le summonal ~
cnce, than ran back as wildly Is I had
cone.
I outetrippei the fishermen, who wers
a ready on their way with an extemporiz i
an,bu,anc,. 1 reached the ravine. AMI, sick
at heart, entered to learn u Grant wsre
still aliv,.
Tnant heaven. he livadl He Law jlss as
l hal left hun Once more I raj 10 | hls
lead, and then gave him a tca,po ,nful OF
stimu.ant. Il, moan,l family, AMI The
sounl OF pain went through my heart like
a knife.
Presently 1haard the fishermen. Ico!lel
70 them. Tenaerly as we coull. we Dor,
Grant throu III the entranc, of the rav.na,
ami lald him on tho stretchor. The, at
a slow pace, started on thu home ward
march.
About holf- way wa met the surgeon. He
cal,et a halt, eNauhinei the inju:el man,
an ccmDllnen5ad me on tho way IN which
applied the tourn.quet. Tne saving Of
the mans life, if 1t couli ha saved, would
lie due to my prompt acton. How little
ne knew that, before attempting to save
1t, had done all in my rower to take that
life!
He gave Grant more s'imulant. SLOW
in the world Sld it happeni' he askel, turn.
ing to ma
was stammering out some reply, whan
saw Grants ewes opon, and hii lips move
asst about to speak. The surgeon aad I
bent over him.
Acct 'ent," heard him say to tbs sun.
geon. Shot mv,elf-very stupil"
flush, don't tai x" sail the surgeon.
Grant said no more. His eyss mat mine
sor an instant, aud their look told me that
IT be died, he meant to die without accu in.
me. My heart was too full for me to say a
WORT. turned aside to hile nv ~fealinga
from thu rough bearers, who once more
ralsei the PROSTATE form.
"Hum!" said the surgeon. "verv strange
Tor a man to shoot himself in the right
breas'. Mus bs le%ft-handei, Isuppose."
The risk Of carrying Grant u, the hill was
too great to be incurred, 80 bv my instruo-
lions he was borne to the inn. There, on
my own bed, was placed the mau whom l
ha1. without one thought Of compnnction,
thai morning sono out to XII. Now, an
hour later, I hung over him in spe.chl.ss
aronv, awaiting the result Of tho surgeons
examination.
Brief it was this. The bul,et-my hand
after all must have sw,rvei-hal entered
the rlght breast, crushing through the
framework OF bones. and was now lyin.
embe Lied under th, shsal Ter. bla lie. 1t
"ouii be dssirclv felt iu its r,ssirg-~lacs,
and hv I'D hve couli be cut out. Twas to BE-
lionel that no rar icies OF clothing had besn
C. rrlei lnto til, wou1l.
But would he livs-wcu,d he ever he
b m'e!f agains U,doubteile. unles, uu.
tcres.an complications arosa III, cure
would b. a te1.ous affair, buI he would he
cur,l.
As he,ri this favorab's rs-pr., l Gull
hive thr,w, mvselt on tn, su-~,on', neck
and waos for jov. If Eustac, Gran, when
he thou ,hs him'elf diving, couli forgive ms
and str.ve to sAieii ms. l felo Ger iai1 rs
wolll for~ive ms whel his recovery h..
came IN assural fact-:orgive. aui, with
bis solemn asseveratiol still ecb oilz
through nv mind, l dar,l to bona. all N,
IN re~ajning the woman who had LETT me
Tor 'ome reason which WIS nov veiled in
mvstsr7. But I thrust thi, daw hing hon.
into the background. At presens my ons
task mus be to undo, or to US, every
human mean to ave-a the dire cons,.
que 1ce' OF M murder SUI dssl.
! le t tn, room, saw tn, ir1'sseo,r aui
bis vie anil gavs such unl mist iustruc-
lions for evs-v car, ani CO Mort proclrabl,
that the COOL peoples eve br.gntsn,l. No
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