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whlplHsh sudden horrible lear
made mr faint and weak sat down
on thr lower mug u he ladder leading
q We iuh and wiped the cold sweat
from my forehead
Snakes. hY Jerchp!'' exclaimed
That means business.
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rntn-s'als that soon began slowly 10
wngrlc and curve With bursting eye.
balls and all The strength II mind /
Possessed ! forced that corn..talk back
from ihr animal 70 the vegetable King.
dom. and then I staggered fcebly out
INTO the open air ! leaned against a
fence, and. for fear | should sec mors
p those horrible twisting things.
'lung 10 q post and closed my ewes.
Time j. called, Jim. | said 10 nv.
,"li' whisky sud you part company 10.
lay, aud s0berer than | had been for
many months, though with no more
strength than a baby. | managed to get
lack 30 the house.
Their was a fight, though. | didn't
.'I my wife; for | had made a good
many promises that hadn't held water.
md thought I'd 90 II alone for
while got up in the morning. after
terrible fight, with the thirst Of n
.hasrd fox upon me. Water wouldn't
.nench II. and | tried milk. | crcpt
MO me milk room, slipped q straw
the edge Of 4 cream-covered pan,
nd sucked out the milk until only tho
rran was left, lowered smooth and
nbrokcn to the bottom. Then | tack.
vt another and another. until the fierce
ra'lng was somewhat dulled. Ii was !
household mystery what became Of {
milk No cat could lap il, my wife ,
nd and leave the sides and cream un. )
'nched. and where did II 20?
! let them talk, for the struggle was q
70 sore and fearful to be- spoken of. I
! went on drinking the milk. il
" The road from my house to nv Il
,op lay By the groggcry. When i s
my gate in the morning | took the
'il' ana, ON a dead run, as il pur. c
made the distance. ! ran hard n
the way home 10 dinner. and back d
ter that meal. never, in fact, trust. "
& myself to walk, or even take tc II
g sidewalk for months. The cure "
slow. keep all the brakes hard Il
yet. A single glass Of hard eide, $,
luld undo the work of all these Il
arS' but you can bet that glass "
touch my lips while the ST
'mory of those little, crawling, black OIL
ptilcs stays with mc.n
"And did your wife finally learn what
of the milk" he was asked.
: Yes and his voice broke. "a" -"
d her on her deathbed."
: Jim, dear she said, when / Ind
ished, with her hand clasped In Al
Jim. knew II all a., Inn -