Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-22

Is Grant had fallen upon his side. His face
was turned from me, and one arm, thrown
out as he fell, half hid his head. For a
moment stood motionless. Now that the
desi was DONE the horror felt at my own
act rooted me to the spot. l fe.t, that L
cou. ! not meet the dying mans gaze-the
reproachfut gazs Of one whom had slain
in what was little more than cold blood
Ga, if could but und my work. .2a aa-9l.1
But was he dead; I had aimed straight
at his heart-had my bullet reached it!
well "a intention. If So my pistol had a
second bullet, and my aim, when / turned
The muzzle toward myself, would be as true
as before. st
j dropped the fatal weapon and ran to the
fallen man 1 kneeled Eesi1e him, AMI;
with the mechanical CAIN OF despair, set to
work to learn the worst. @
No. thank heaven. he was not dead-not
vetl The blood had flown from his SUM-
tanned faca: his feature, seemed p,nchei
aud drawn with pain: but h, still lived.
lhs blood was trickling down his white
e AT. and falling on the thirsty white sand
which formed his couch: but he was not
dead.
i raise1 him, thinking that dong so
might oh eek the flow of blood I placed
that gran 1, massive head on my shoulder.
He sighed family, and his eyes opened 49,,
.fYou have killed me, I Think he said.
ssBut listen On the oath of a man who
believes ne has but few moments to livs,
l swear that Viola. your wife, is pure as
the dav on which she marrlei you. The
truth Won NAV never learn: but believe
this" Etf .r5 q
The effort of speaking exha listed him
- NJ 1
passed over me- | would have given all /
possessed for flask of bran1y. l saudderel
at the thought chat perhaps those eJes had
closed forever
NV agony was increased tenfold by the
words he had SPOKEN. 1 could not, dared
not, doubt them. If, while believed in his
guilt, remorss at my crime sprang up and
seized me, what were my fee ings now that
1 knew had killed a man who had not
wronged me? those diving words had car
ried complete conviction to my mind.
must do some thing. If only to place my
pistol to my head and fall lifeless across my
victim, l must do somethingl l took out
my knife and ripped up tns wounded mans
coat a1d shlr6. 1ounu us nanoKerchlef,
which knotted to my own Then, picking
up smoooh pebble, enveloped 1T In piece
of linen torn from the snrt, and with these
appliances mads rou5h Uournlquet The
very pistol VIII "hlcn hao done tne deed
served to twlst inc Dan1age unui lts press
ure checked the How OF blood tinge of
color came back 10 tne ashen ups and for
the first time 1 hoped tnat EuStace Grant
would not die
but muSc na's assisla here we
mlgo' wai0 untn uoo'n'1 ~ wiInou. crea-
ture coming near US. there was put one
c1anee o. Saving nii' nil's' leave LII
anu ny loi e1u
"onuei - nan e'eI ts1n ~ a. ,aso as ran
aions .naS sSreoou ~ VI eslnui A. M7 WINE
was uaanSu W Ono uiee,o Onay soi1 ,nu ~, ..
menu OF me he!Pless mana nano would shlls
eue r1us ~ any ~: eauy oo4ua ano tnao
.nal s 90" .- enou.u So ~
u u7 III "ae
Ahougns ms ..s ere spu.s WV VI nis ~
urge Ine sio"esG " supernu !,,u speeq. -.
-. e .u.nou up Luz ~. 4s snia Deseo
que iASS niau .4% ~ soI Jone. pio.
So s es 49,, 1 p ~ 10y aayr . az, ~
wnlcn wounded man could ne caIrleo' ana
W IVA. az onoo ny .1o oo'a.
tne hC1ie Inn, se1zed notue OF Dranoy.
ordered the surgeon to be sgmmoned a, !,
once, tnen ran BACK as wildly as + nao
come
outstrlpped the nshermen, VINO were
J already on their way with an extemporlzeo
ambulance. reached the ravine, ana, SICK
az neart, entered TO learn Il Grah1 were
stlll awe. -
ihank heaven, he livedt He lay just as
! nao iei0 MIN. once more L rai'eu hi >
neao, ana tnen gave MIN teaspooniul o.
stlmulant. he moaned family, AMI the
SOUND OF pain went through my heart ike
KMle. 49,
PRESENTLY heard the fishermen: caileo
70 onem. Ienderly as we could, we pore
Irant through the entrance OF the raVine,
ana LAID him on the stretcher linen al !
a SLOW pace, started on the home ward
march
ABOUT halfway we met the surgeon. lie
calied halt, examined the injured man,
an comDlmenJed me on the way IN Wnlcn
appled the tournlquet. Inc saving OF OF
the mans lie, If 1t could be saved Woutu
De due to my prompt action. How lle1ie
ne Knew that, before attempting 70 save
II, mad done all in my power to take tnat
mel
de gave Grant more stimalant. ,Ho"
m the world did it happenFN he asked, 'titn'
ing to me.
was stammering out some reply, when
saw Grants eyes open, and his lips move
as about to speak. The surgeon anu
bent over him.
ACCT ent," heard him say to the sur
geon. "Shot myself-very stupid" saD'a
'Hush don't talk" said the surgeon.
Grant said no more. His eyes met mine
for an instant, and their look told me that
II he died, he meant to die without accusing
me. My heart was too full for me to say a
word. I turned aside to hide my feelings
from thu rough bearers, who once more
raised the PROSTATE form. h- @,
Hum" said the surgeon. Every strange
for man to shoot himself in the right
breast. Must be left-handed, Isuppose
The risk Of carrying Grant ND the hill was
too great to be incurred, so by my instruc-
tions he was borne to the inn. There, on
my own bed, was place1 the ran whom l
had. without one thought of conjunction,