The Forrest City times., 1891-02-27

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 Considerable. am about to mar " Miss Silver; SO her interests ar, naturally minc."
 "Then she is provided for amply. ,
 "Thank you for your information Very glad to hear it And now ex cuse the apparent impertinence of tho question. but where isyour willp"
 "Here." said MT Maddox. laying his hand on it.
 Suppose you give it to me to take care ofp"
 Give it youp Why pray?" "lt might become misplaced" ex, plained Guy.
 "Pll keep it myself" said Mir. Mad. dox, roughly.
 linen just leave a memorandum on the table" said Guy earnestly, .to tell where it is. It will save trouble. perhaps"
 Get outr cried Mir. Maddox. angrily.
 "Ah. I see," said Mir. Cheevers. coolly; ''in hurry to begin. We'll, l won't detain you, but I have . little suggestion to offer" "Wellp" said Mir. Maddox impn- tiently.
 'It is this" said Guy. Miss Silver informs me that you have made 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 1 think might please you Here's one,' ard he showed a little steel instrument What's thatp" asked Mir. Maddox curiously.
 This said Guy "is au article that you can place round your neck like collar, then by striking your hand on the left side of your neck q sharp spike is driven right into your jugular vein"
 But that would kill me-" said Mir. MauuoX, starting.
 Well. ain't that what you wantP' 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 1t two or three turns-then let go The recoil will twist your head almost off your shoul- ders-kill you to certainty" Mir. Maddox started at him with un- feigned horror
 Thea" went on Guy, coolly. here's q little paekage-a torpedo. Itcontains nitroglycerine. You place It in your mouth, enap your teeth on its and of goes your head. smashed into millions of atoms"
 Good Heavens!" exclaimed Mir. Maddox. fearfully. "What a terrible ideal"
 Not at all," said Guy, soothingly, Beautiful invention--I quite pride myself on it--scieutific suicide, you see! Anybody can take poison or blow their brains. ouA but to do it sci entifcally requires real talent You have it. and l am confident that you will reflect credit on my inventive skill. Now" he continued confiden- tially. ''if you could use all throo of these inventions at once-cut your jugular. garro1e yourself and blow your head off. all ut once why, I'd thank you"
 "Whatr cried Mir Maddox, ferosly; do you think I'm crazy? Do you think Fam going to use any of your internal inventions? Got out oi this room. you cold -blooded villain. before l throw you out of the window!"
 But l nave great many more to show you" remonstrated Guy. '.and you sec l want you to try as many as possible. We'll. weilr' he added. us Mir. Maddox grasped the poker threat eningly. I'm going. Bat I'll leave this box here, and before you get rid o'yourself just make memor- andum of what you will use and leave it on the table, because you know there will probably be nothing left of yoa 10 draw conclusions from. and SO"
 Hero any further speech was cut short by Mir Maddox seizing his visi- tor and hustling him out into tho pas sage.
 "Well?" said Lizzie anxiously. to Guy.
 "I think it's all right" said Guy, grinning.
 Get the lunch ready Your uncle is all right He'll be down." And. sure enough. 60 he was; and. although he spoke not. he ate most voraciously ofoverything Lizzie" said he suddenly. after an hours pause. ''did you over sec an in- 1 fernal old fool and an idiota"
 Never that know oi." said Lizzie. "Why%
 Because; just look at mo and you'll soc ons." said Mir. Maddox grimly. and he stalked upstairA
 Up to tho present time Of 3riting Cyrus Maddox Is still alive. enjoy ing remarkably good health. and he seems to be on friendly terms with Mir. Chee- vers and his wife Lizzie He proba bly forgave that gentleman on account oi a discovery he made that the nitro. glycerine torpedo contained nothing more dangerous than salt aud the l other ..infernal inventionsn wero In.