Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-01-03
CHAPTER xxx.
HARoI.p TAXES rnr NEWS.

egutst ttuioih uBBt NUt blftuluK
man, whether he senseless or dead they
knew not, into the house and laid him on the
sofa Then, having dispatched a servant to
seek second doctor In case the one already
gone for was out they set 10 work 10 cut the
clothes from his neck and arm, and do what
they could, and that was little enough, 10.
ward stanching the bleeding II soon, how
ever, became evident that Cossey had only
got the outside portion Of the charge of No
7-that Is 10 say, that he had be,n struck by
about a hundred pellets out Of the three nun
dred or ~ which would go to the ordinary
ounce and an eighth. Had he received the
whole charge he must, at that distance have
been instantly killed. As 1t Was, the point OF
the shoulder was riddled, and 50, 10 n some
What smaller extent, was the back of his
neck and the region Of the right ear. One or
two outside pellets had also struck the head
higher up, and the skin and muscles along the
back we're torn 10y the passage OF the shot
by Joyef' said MIR Quest, Il think he Is
done for"
The colonel nodded He had had some ex.
perience Of shot wounds. and the present one
was not of a nature To encourage hope Of the
patient's survival
chow did it happenF asked Mr. Quest pre-
sentiy, as ha mopped up the streaming blood
with a sponge.
1T was an accident" groaned the colonel
Your wife was loosing at my new gun
l told her that it loaded, and that
abe must be careful. and | thogght she had
put IL down The uext thing that / heard
was the report II 10 ali my cursed fault for
leaving the cartridges IN
An said Mr. Quest, ''she always thought
that she understood guns Ii Is a shocking
accident"
just then one Of the doctors came running
up the lawn carrying box of instruments.
aud followed by Belle Quest. and in another
minute MAS at work. lie u quick and
skillful surgeon and having announced that
the patient was not dead, at once set To work
10 tie one Of the smaller arteries in the
throat, which had been pierced, aud through
which Edward coSsey was RAPIDLY bleeding
10 death. by the time that THIS was done
the other doctor, an older man, put in an APP
pearanee, and together they made rapid ex
animation OF the INJURIES
Belle stool by holding a basin OF water.
She did not sI'eak, and on her face was that
same tixed iuUs Of horror which Harold had
observed after the discharge Of the gun.
When the examination vas finished the
two doctors whispered together Tor q few
seconds
"Wil be liver asked Mr.. Quest.
I'VE cannot say" answered the older
doctor. We do not think II probable that
be will II viii depend upon the extent OF
the injuries. and whether or no they have ex.
tended 10 the spine II he dnes liVs he viii
probably lee pafal y zed 10 some extent, and hs
viii certainly ioss the hearing OF the right
ear"
When she heard tins Belle sunk down upon
chair overw hcimcd. and then the two doc
Edward Cossey INTO another room which had
been rapidly prepared. leaving AIR. Quest
alone with has Wife
He came and stood IN front OF her and
looked her IA tlie face. and then laughed
"tpon my sori, he said, I'VE men are lad
enough, but sou women leaf US Ia wicked-
neSs
Nv hat do sou nieanfn she said, family.
II mean that 0u are mufairrcss Belle"
he said. s1iealiiiy And yo1 are a bungler,
tOo. You cuali not bold the gun straig hLs
Il deny It, sine said. this gun went
or
Yes, b. said. you are sise 90 make no
admissions. they might Ds used Ia evidence
against you lat mo e, ,ansel you to make no
admissions but uow COX here. | suppose
that tins man viii have TO lie in tins house
until he rscoyefs or dies, and that YOU will
utap 70 hhise biiiL Ell, VIII have none Of
your msifsleruus work gasng on here. do you
bear mef Aun are not 10 complete at leisure
what you have begun IN haste"
Nv hat do sou take ne FORT She asked
with some return Of spirit. "a do YOU think
would tnJurc a aOanded mann
II do not know" he answered, with q
shrug. "and as Tor what take you Tor, |
take you for "a woman whose passion has
mace her mad. ana he turuod and left the
roanL
" nen they had got Edward COSBY. dead
Or alive ana he looked more ike death
tnan itie-up 10 the ROOM prepared for hun,
the colonel, seeing that lac could tie Of no
further Use, leit hlu Nlth a view Of going al
once To the castle.
I'm his way our he looked into the drawing
rom anu there was Airs Quest, stir sitting
oii Inc chair aud gaziug blaiikiy before her.
fiiying her, ns entered Come cheer up.
AIRS Quest he said, Kindly, 'thsy no, .
that he waii i've
so. laaae no answer
~ Is an awful accident. but ana almost
"A enlpahle - yuu, Tor ! left the cartridges
~ We gua. A4y bow, Gods Will w done.