The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-02-08

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"You had a cataleptic fit?"
"Ifit was not catalepsy, | know
not what it was, l am no decor
SIR"
"And you we're within an ace OF
being buried alivel The thought is
terrible"
1T was terrible to me-"
"And you saw--you actually saw
Philip Morris rob the saleg"
II was silent witness TO his crime.
IL was only when he supposed that |
was dead, that il occurred to him TO
place the guilt upon my shoulders"
"What n villain the man must be!
Ii seems incrediblel But the whole
story seems Incredible, for the mat
ter of that and the most incredible
part OF il il your presence here. But
even supposing that what you sayis
true--and God forbid after what you
have told me, that l should deny il
how are you going to prove his
villainy?"
"Mr Burton, am but newly come
from the chamber OF death"
"For heavens sake, don't talk like
that You make my blood run cold"
but the fact is SO; and things are
revealed to rue which to you are hid
den" i rose up, still in my grave
clothes, trembling like q leaf. "At
this instant the thief is ut his work
again, and tampering with the safe.
Mr.. Burton, entreat you TO come
with me to the bank; his viliany shall
be proved tonight"
Come with you-to the bank-at
this hour of the night
But had my way. The banker
lent me great coat to throw over
my shoulders. The coachman was
reused; carriage was ordered out.
Within very few minutes we were
seated in it, and were being driven
swift toward the bank, through the
silent streets, to catch the criminal
in the very moment of his crime.
The carriage was drawn up some
little distance from the bank. We
got out. Mr.. Burton had the key
of the private door. We approached
swiftly, yet silently us we'll Our
chief [obicct was not TO giXe the
BIZ uLcSt dltlui.
On the very threshold Mr.. Burton
paused.
II am afraid that this is a q wild
goose chnse that you have brought
me on. Some folks would even call
1T by n stronger name"
Can you not hear himl Harkl He
rustles bundle OF notesl They are
30. tnl.
which you searched my house to
find"
"Henr him, Wheeler Are YOU
mad? when he is in the private office
-if he is anywhere,a ut all-and we are
out in the street"
II can hear him, If you can't.
Give me the key or open the door.
Every moment which we waste in
creases his chances of escape"
Hesitatingly--I believe he doubted
my sanity even then--Mr Burton
put the key into the lock Noise
lessly it turned on its well-oiled hing
es. We stood inside. II was pitch
dark.
Hadn't we better have n light?
| cannot see my hands before my
face. We shall be falling over some
thing II we don't take care"
II need no light Remember my
eyes have grown accustomed TO the
dark You, sir, have only to keep
close To me-"
| led the way. He followed close
upon my heels. Suddenly paused.
'See; there Is light"
Sure enough there was, In the inner
room-in that inner room in which
the sale was kept caught Mr.. Bur-
ton by the arm. "Sir, come little
further. ana you shall see il all. You
shall see the criminal detected i'm his
crime"
! did not tremble then; | had be-
come quite cool and calm.
knew my hour was at hand With
unfaltering fingers / Embossed the
cloak from about my shoulders, and
stood revealed in my cerements rs
though had risen from the grave.
And then
Then / stole by the outer door in
to the Office in which | had been over
taken by that STANCE mockery Of
death. Through the glass partition,
sure enough. saw at n glance that
Philip Morris. lantern in hand, was.
mt his old work, busted with the
contents OF the safe. leaned right
forward on the desk and tapped with
my fingers against thu glass. He
caught the sound mt once, but for a
moment did not perceive from whence
IN