The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-08

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forged to it. | have come to get thai
note from You"
| Cochran looked at his visitor, and as
be looked it seemed to him that viii
Jachson's eyes blazed with constrained,
repressed ferocity IN their deep sockets.
| H shuddered as be looked.
I'll know nothing he stanmered,
involuntarily shrinking away from those
awful eyes.
DO not give yourself the trouble Of
lying TO me, Mr.. Cochran, because a
man Of the world like yourself will
recognize the uselessness Of it. I repeat,
am here for that paper
1T is In New York" began Cochran
eagerly. 'sFor Gods sake. Mr. jackson,
don't point that thing at mer'
1T is in New York, repeated the Wis
itor slowly. Then am sorry'--
1t Is in New York, swear it is!''
Because its absence from Boston viii
cost you your life within FIVE minutes
time, Mr. Cochran
"What-what do you meanfv asked
the other quaverirgly.
i mean this. have come here to get
that piece Of paper or to kill you, and /
viii have it or your life before five min
utes. shall not look at my watch; you
can trust me not to make the time too
long" he added grizzly.
Cochran gave one look at VIII jack
sons face, saw murder there, and knew
1t was death to refuse.
IF you viii wait until I get up" hs
said hastily, ''you shnu have it,
Very good; that is what want"
The man climbed out Of the bed, and
going to desk in the corner opened it.
BE careful. Don't touch that re-
volver or I win press the trigger came
in cold, harsh tones from the visitor.
II wasn't going to-" hastily replied
Cochran. Il only want to get the note.
All, here it is, and turning he held .
slip Of paper out.
Hold 1t up 80 that can read it.
Now the other side. Yes; that Is right"
and taking the paper Will jackson put
1t in his pocket. Then walking over to
the desk he picked up the revolver lying
there. II will give this to the man
down stairs, he said. Now, Mr.. Coch-
ran, I have the honor of bidding you
good day. | think you viii be able to
find pleasanter places Of residence than
Boston for ths FUTURE" and passing
through the door he went down the stair
way, rang the bell and gave the revolver
to the servant, and then walked quietly
home, where he played with little Car
RE and chatted with May until Charlie
came home.
There, Charlie be said, ssis your
note, which you had better burn. Re-
member it has cost . great price, and
you will be careful for the future"
How ON earth did you get it?n asked
the brother-in-law, after many protesta-
tons Of gratitude and promises.
s'Mr. Cochran listened to argument, +"
replied VIII grimly, and that was all
they ever heard.
As might have been expected, VIII
jackson announced his intention of re-
turning to his regiment the next day,
where he proposed TO face the inevitable
trial, confess his aesertion and submit
to his punishment. But it was not to
be. The next morning, after Eleepless
night, he complained Of pain in his head,
was in a raging fever. Before forty
eight hours had elapsed it was evident
that brain fever had him in its clutch.
The trial and suffering, the mental strain
he had gone through had been too much
for him, and 1t became question wheth-
er he had not in fact laid down his life
that his brother might remain unstain-
ed. Day after day and through the
long watches of the night he tossed and
talked and tossed again. Charlie Farm
ham and his wife learned to know the
sacrifice which VIII jackson had made
as they listened to his pitiful pleading to
be spared. During that time, too, Char
lie Farnham had an impression produced
on him which never wore away; there
was little fear that he would again put
himself in jeopardy.
When the patient recovered from the
physical sickness it was found that his
mind had received shock from which
it would take years to recover. He was
not exactly insane, but he seemed dull
and stupid, and he remembered nothing
at all of the past. The physicians who
attended him prescribed absolute rest
from every hind Of labor, and home
was found for him in one of those asy-
lums where kindness rules the applica-
ton of scientific treatment. Here he
remained four years, patient and uncom-
planning, and grad ually his mental power
came back to him. With it came mem
DRY, faint at first, but clearer and strong
er as the days went by. Had it not
been for the deeply religious nature of
the man it is probable that with the
recollection of the sacrifice q relapse
would have driven him back, and this
was greatly feared by his physicians
One day when Charlie was with him
chance paragraph in the newspaper tell
ing of the arrest of Cochran in Chicago
caught Wills eye. He seemed dazed for
a moment and then, like a fash, he re-
memberedit all. And with the memory
an expression came over his face that
made Charlie cry out. Will rose, paced
hurriedly up and down the walk. his
features working violently, and when
DR.. Armstrong hurried up to him and
took his arm he shook him off with q
gesture of intense anger. The physician
watched him carefully and Charlie sat
there almost sick with apprehension