Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17


lungs the vertigo left him, and he
knew that so intently had he listened
that he had held his breath almost
to soffocation. The revelation was
vexatious; he rose, pushed away the
chair with his foot and strobe TO tine
center of the room. But one does
not stride far in the darkness; he DE.
gan to grope, and finding the wan
followed it to an angle, turned, ioi-
lowed itpast the windows, ana thefe
in another corner came into violent
contact with the reading-stand, over
turning it. 1t made clatter which
startled him. He was ANNOYED.
Glow the devil could have
forgotten where it was? he
mGtsered, and CROPPED his way
along the third wall TO the
fireplace. II must put things to
right, said Mr. Jarette, feeling the
floor for the candle.
Having recovered that, he lighted
it and instantly turned his eye
to the table, where naturally, moth
ing had undergone any change. The
reading stand luy unobserved upon
the floor; he had forgotten to put
it to rights" He looked all about
the room, dispensing thedeeper shad-
ows by movements Of the candle IN
his hand, and. finally, crossing over
to the door tried it by turning and
pulling the knob with allhis strength,
lit did not yield and this seemed 10
afford him certain satisfaction, IN
deed, he secured it firmly By bolt
which he had not before observed.
Returning to his chair, he looked at
his watch; it was $50. With q start
of surprise he held the watch 70 his
ear. 1t had not stopped. The can
die was now yisibly shorter. He
again extinguished it, placing II on
the floor ut his side, as before.
Mr.. Jarette was not at his ease;
he was distinctly dissatisfied with
his surroundings, and with himself
for being so. What hayeI to fear2"
he thought. This is ridiculous
and disgracetnl; will not be SO
great fool" But courage does not
come OF saying, 81 will DO coura-
geous, " nor OF recognizing its appro-
priateness to the occasion. The more
| Jarette condemned himself the more
reason he gave himself for condem.
nation; the greater the number DIVA
riations which he played upon the
simple theme OF the harInlessuess oil
/ the dead, the more horrible grew the
L u ~ IA .
he cried aloud in the anguish Of bis
/ spirit what Shall !. who havenot
Il shade Of superstition in my nAtnrc
II, who have NO belief in immortal
/ ity-I, who know (and never more
clearly than now that the aiter lift
il the dream OF desire-shall lose
at once my bet, my honor and my
self-respect, prehaps my reason, be-
cause certain savage ancestors, dwell
ing in caves and burrows, conceived
the monstrous notion that the deaC
walk by night; that" distinctly
Enthusiastically, MFR. Jnrette heard BE-
hind him light, soft sound OF foot
falls, deliberate, regular and success
lively nearer.
Just before daybreak the mex
morning DR.. jefferson and his young
friend, Harper, were driving slowl,
through the streets oi North Beacl
in the doctors coupe.
"Have you still the confidence o
youth in the courage-or stolidity-
of your friend?" said the elder man
''Do you believe that have los
this wager"
II know Won have" replied thl
other, with enirebling emphasis.
well" upon my soul, hope so.
1t was spoken earnestly, almos
solemnly. There was a silence for
few moments.
Harper" the doctor resumed
looking very serious in the shilttn
halt-lights that entered the earring
as they passed the street lamps, .
don't feel altogether comfOrtnbl
about this business. II your frien
had not iFritated me by the contempt
uous manner in which he treated m
doubt Of his endurancp-n partl
physical quality-and by the cool II
civiIity oil his suggestion that til
corpse be that ola physician, Ishoul
not have gone on with 1t. flank
thing should happen we are ruined
as ] fear we deserve to be-
what can happen? Even If III
matter should be taking n seriou
turn, Of which am not at nll airait
Mancher has only to resurrect hin
self and explain matters. With
genuine subject from the dissectini
room, or one Of your late patients
it might be different"
DR.. MaDcher then had been as goo
J as his promise; he was the corpse.
J DR.. Helberson was silent for n Ion
time, as the carriage at n snail
pace,crept along he same street II ha
Travelled two or three times airend,
Presently he spoke: well, let /
J hope that Mancher. If he hns had /
, rise from the dead, has been discre,
about it. A mistnke in that mipf
, make. matters dorse instead OF be
, ter"
yes" said Harper: "Jnrett
, might kill him. But, doctor-looI