Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-03-06

I
before you make your Quietus l wish
to ask you a few questions. Have you
provided for your niece's future wei
! fareP"
whats that to you?'
considerable. l am about to mar
ry Miss Silver; so her interests are
naturally mine"
Then she is provided for amply"
Thank you for your information.
Very glad to hear it. And now ex-
cuse tho apparent impertinence of the
question. but where is your will?"
Here" said Mr.. Maddox, laying
his hand on il.
Suppose you give it to me to take
care OFF"
Give it you? Why prayP"
at might become misplaced" ex-
planned Guy.
"rll keep it myself" said Mr.. Mad
dox, roughly.
Then just leave memorandum on
the table," said Guy earnestly, ITO
tell where it is. 1t will save trouble,
perhaps"
Get out" cried Mr.. Maddox.
angrily.
"Ah. see," said Mr.. Cheevers,
coolly; Gin hurry to begin. Well, 1
won't detain you, but l have a little
suggestion TO offer"
"Well?" said Mr.. Maddox impa-
tiently.
1T is this" said Guy. "Niiss Silver
informs me that you have mado sever
al previous efforts to cut short your
trouble and your breath, and always
unsucceSsfully. Now, it seems to me
you don't go the right way about it.
This box" and here he opened the box
before alluded to, contains several
little plans that l think might please
you Here's one" and he showed a
little steel instrument
whats that?" asked MIR. Maddox
curiously.
This" said Guy sis an article
that you can place round your
neck like collar, then by
striking your hand on the left
side OF your neck sharp spike is
driven right into your jugular vein"
"But that would kill me-" said Mr..
Maddox, starting.
We'll, amt that what you want?''
demanded Guy, sternly. Now. here's
another" he went on. Here's a
wheel, you observe; you place this
band around your neck, pass it round
the wheel and give it two or three
turns-then let so. The recoil will
twist your head almost off your shoul.
ders-kill you to a certainty"
Dir. Maddox started at him with un.
feigned horror.
Then" went on Guy. coolly
'here's a little package-a torpedo
Itcontains nitroglycerine. You place
it in your mouth, snap your teeth OF
it, and off goes your head, smashed
into millions Of atoms"
Good Heavens!" exclaimed Mr.
Maddox, fearfully, "What terrible
idearn
mot at ALL" said Guy, soothingly
Beautiful invention-I quite pride
myself on it-scientilic suicide, yol
see! Anybody can take poison OIL
blow their brains out but to do it sci
entifcally requires real talent 70,
have il, aud am confident that yol
will reflect credit on my inventiv,
skill. Now" he continued coufiden
italy, "if you could use all three o
these inventions at once-cut you,
jugular, garrote yourself and blow
your head off, all at once-why, Ia
thank you"
WHAT" cried Mr.. Maddox, ffercely
"do you think I'm crazy? DO you
think Fam going to use any of you
internal inventions? Get out of thf
room, you cold-booded villain, before
throw you out OF the window"
' "But | nave n great many more t.
5 show you" demonstrated Guy, 'ant
you see want you to try as many u
< possible. Well, wellr' he ad led, a
: Mr.. Maddox grasped the poker threat
= eningly. "l'm going. But I'll leav
y this box here, and before yo
1 get rid OF yourself just make n memor
D andum OF what you will use and leav
1 it on the table, because you know ther
r will probably be nothing left OF 20
: 10 draw conclusions from, and So
: Here any further speech was Gu
' short by Mr.. Maddox Selling his visi
$ tor and hustling him out into the pas
= sage.
"WellP" said Lizzie anxiously, {
!, Guy.
, IL think it's all right" said Guy
i grinning.
Get the lunch ready. Your uncl
s is all right He'll be down"
!, Aud. sure enough, 80 he was; and
!. although he spoke not, he ate mos
!. voraciously ofeverything
Q Lizzie" said he suddenly. after a
It hours pause, 'did you ever see an in
n fernal old fool and an idiotP"