New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-19
IN COLD BLOOD.
PART I.

world he was known IN MS proicsslon "S aon r
If bcldness and originality. and OF immense r,cl,
,al powcr Tic had studied medicine ana su,sol,'
in an their branches at Brussels ana EdlnouiS1n ~,
and had carried everything before nun, ,o W
every subject he touched he neca ias i, nIa,n.
For the rest, DR.. Owen Garth was a pl.'n u,
faced man. except in so far as the rcuccllon "a
intellectually may he accepted as ocdu.y ooc
countcnancc His features were Con'll1Snii tcc
and his light. thoughtful eyes weakchcu Wy Wv
"nnstant Study. were now obliged TO rely upon
Tho assistance Of glasses. HIS pale lace wa
lean and long, but the forehead was masslNo oh
grand. with the sparse hight han gr3W row. ssrccch
oil IT, His voice nasal, and MS spo.SS"
rcrvous and hurried but with all these 9'sa a.
vantagcs there was about him. ocSoiu a,; I"'
evidence of genius which evoked adn'l IN it, H.
somcthing so generous and true thaI an NJ
scGuaintanccs liked him, while by MS Hi'"0'
he was positively teloNcd ,oos4 vos
Hope MofIct, a young gentleman seN.In S oonn
Owens Junior who upon Succeeding 10 Con -,
Portable income, had abandoned the s'uaH %
medicine for foreign travel, and nad su"S ,'
aucntly applied himself to the s'nuS " StorN;n
with sufficient success to tccomc a %" frscndsbin
name though not in practice i nc Co. many
h,twccn the two had been IN cNlS'chC,c ~, Ia
wears and it was upon the altar OF ina1 l', rn
Shin thatOwen was nov about 10 SaCIlliIC i,;c
able evening in compliance WIN 'i'o i0"'"A'o
Characteristic note - rs
.Fp,rvp Owrv-Thisi is to impore NOT 10 s,A
command YOU, to abandon pa,waa, nma"rf'f II les.
suca lclk ,n nmnanionship of Hope Monett + res
3Fellow of the ROYAL Company OF SwE1T'S,;i 'thU en-,
fcss,r of convivla,ity. and vice-presl"cli VI w.
I.Ms si, Society. Come along 10 my diGglngs
like good fellow and may even prt,ma w" n, ."
discourse of evolution ana anatomy aI"aV' H.o
iSoS vo, do not recall TO nv remembrance that
autocrat of the latter science the drean9n "a m II
.Yon needn't reply to this. A colo Dtd " !.
await dissection and a 1agon OF vine Analysis AT
7pm. iou' n.,,- o,,Tc
seven, Owen qnickcmcd his r9ce' an" ~ mars Of
10, Ualis
die Temple. Turning into ono of row "l h,gn
old houses, he made his way up INC s,'iliS W ~"
third floor where he knocked al doVr N ,I
bore upon it in bacl, letters the name Mr. Hope
Moffctt ,o.,.o, .,,,o;r
little louder Still no answer. .,,,,,
It's very strange" he nmttcrcd. Hope may
have gone out for few minutes, hu1 surety
Ham is about somewhere -
liam was II 2pc's servant, handsome negro
,bc eccentric fellow had picked up IN Oai"
Becoming impatient, Owen tried the laCh
md finding that the door was Wlockcd ne
opcncd il and walked IN. ~
Owen CROPPED his way across INC a"''i". az
cudcd lv his knowledge of the lOcdll'N d, ~"
furniture and partially assisted Ivy lhc HE"'
fro,n a small ict Of gas that WIS burning ON INC
lndinc. At n. or Of IN sitting oom' WI On
was open, he caused, ana tire" TO ga,r wiSb
,,,.ill, IL, i'm his bedroom. hc Shou ca ANY
{nly n home 9' and listened Tor a 'rpN. rs
none came, he began cautiously to icci ms way
in hc pitch darkness across the slihn%-io"l
What queer fellow Hope IS, to I've sure
nc remarked audihy He must surely nat'
fr,onff~n that he asked me for scvcn "r'"'t
Ia Il snarl, Of fire in he crate, on achilly nlSh'
IL, his tool That's not like Hope. Icihdl"
he left liam with message, and the black ras
cal has gone ont 60 I'll himself WIN '"cf' y"
uiaht at least have left me light.
81 hat moment he stumbled over chair
~ i swearing miillv. he paused to rub his knee
10 doubt Hope VIII have very good cNcuS'
go offer for this--to put 1T mildlN-cold i"tP
ton" he reasoned chair ably. 81 must give
him half an hour al least. I'll make Tor ms
dcsl; over 10y the window. There are Nu'c To uc
pics tobacco and matches mere ia any V">vv
can cnsconcc myself in his mg arm-chair.
Thcn with his arms ou'Src'Chcd 10 save HIM
from another collision with the furniture, ne
resumed his uncomfortable pilgrimage. very
soon he was relieved toy feeling The PACK o. VIC
armchair The next moment his hand rested
upon something which occaSioncd him rolcn'
Start. 1t was the top Of some ones head
Hone You scOundrcl - he cried. " ha'
s;llv irick TO play upon me DO vou know
that had Glanced 20 bc 4 subject Of heart dis
ease. | might have drOppcd dead on The carpet
lis fortunate al any rae, that my nerves are
pretty ron. How could you have the hCatl 70
bear me Stumbling about the room-and swear =
ing at you--wthout striking light, io' me z
Now Ucic's occasion TO keep II up 3n>
longer YOu have had your little Joke. and IN
icor,ily scll Of this wlctchcd darkness. Where
are the matches llopc-ddmn Ii Old fellow,
why don't YOU speak 7 -
As there was still no reply Owen, with the
urcasincss a, his heart fast growing into
alarm. stretched out his hands again, and when
thev encountered he head seized the hair and
pulled it slightly.
this is no Joke after all. He must he i'll:
Then he passed one hand down the face
II was Hopes face. Ovens sense OF touch
WIS sufficiently acute TO convince him Of that
hut the GOODNESS Of it struck straight to his
heart.
As quickly as he was able he felt his, way
TO the window. and threw back the hcaNv
tapestry curtains which covered it. The blinds
were mp and the faint, silvcIy starlight cicp'
s'calthily into the room 1t was too week tC
he Of much service. tut 1t revealed TO owen
TIC shadowy outline Of his friend. sitting hOr-
rhly erect and still in the great high backed
chair
Owens nervous organization was fortunately
firm in composition and we'll strung toy tram
ing That something was wrong, dircly wrong
with his friend, he had now no doubt but he
did not lose his self-poSscSSion for a moment
I he dim glow Of the o4tcr night was sufficient
to direct him to the desk. where he quickly
found the onc-sought matches. Striking one
II took 4 candle from the candclabum when
stood on sidc-tabc near lighted IT. and APP
preached his friend That which was then
revealed to him filed his every nerve with
chill horror
He saw Hope sitting bound in the armchair
facing the window, and distant thcrfrom ahou'
four paccS--hls eyes SET and gray-hucd, with
widc-opcn, staring, unsccing eyes. Shcahcd
in his breast was a large tablc-knifc, on the
white ivory handle Of which the blood glared
rcd in the candlc-light
With blanchcd face Owen leant closer and
held the light before the poor staring eyes
Then the candle fell from his trembling hand
and went out.
Dead
PART H.
Murdered Cruelty, deliberately. savagcly
murdered As Owen stood still in the dark
ness temporarily bercft of The powers Of action
b,s brain dullv accpntcd the hOrri1 faci