Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-27

..Yo.,'D smother me- the victim
painted with : eoavslsivs shake OF hls
b4gged bead
sIT give yoa SOME air, and the as
sassin kept his word by relaxing hls
hold safieleT.ly % make an aperture
..Sos. sit down quietly On the ground.
Reabcn. It's got 10 be done. you know,
snd tho quicker its over the sooner
yoa'u be comfortable
II was st this point u the experiment.
thai Reuben became greatly amazed
Ia recalling IL 10 memory az his pres
ent condition Of raind permits him 10 DO
retrospeetivel he viii reeoileet that the
novelty OF the horaicide was wondrous
lie sat Gown on the ground obedlently.
Over his head, bat leaving small open
space, the reversed bag was punched
La one hand by Joseph. who with the
other tool. up a pailfal Of water and
poured Il into the opening So Reuben's
head was as completely submerged rs
though he had been at the bottom OF
The pond
For a minute or two there was q
rreat deal CT coTnrnosson- II Reuben
had net tried, IA the absence Of air, to
breathe ire water, his violent strength
might have availcd him, but he had en-
fcyed no experience with such rnex-
pected circumstances, and his futile
writings and contortions seemed 70 be
actunted by n confused belief that he
might swim oct Of the difficulty. Joseph
twisted tho beg with oil his might, thus
forcing shs water down around Reu-
ben's head
stop kickingw he cried "Do You
hear rac?'
Reuben heard him, hut couldn't say
90; and, whether In obedience or not.
his resistance ceased. aud he soen lay
drowned to death on the sun-dried
ground. lie had died so much after
the manner Of fish that had been
pulled out Of the water. with his captor
holding to him while he foundcred,
that tho suggestion of some new and
awful form of Adirondack sport flashed
into the slaycr's perturoed mind.
But it was not blithcsorae or jocose to
be alone IL the woods with two men
whom you have murdered, and Joseph
sonal regret for the sacrifice OF feeling
which his enterprise had demanded.
Besides. he knew that most incon-
venient and painful ordeal still awaited
him. he had put himself into rc-
stored resemblance Of his deceased
brother: no had caused the body TO as
sumo the proportions of his own "a last
seen by relatives and friends; he had
si,crceG tho only witness Of any of the
process; he was ready to 60 out into
civilization with the now iad;sputable
lie that the two men had been drowned
accidentally in tho lalrc--exccpt that
one important oct remained to be donc.
II Joseph Haden was TO be accepted
without suspicion as Jasper Hadcn,
then the dead twin must have two feet
and the survivor only one.
Joseph was not man TO enter upon
en- important undertaking without cal
culoting IL to climax, nor to stop in
his endcavor before no had done his ut
most to reach the ultimate success. He
was q surgeon, and well aware Of tho
bother and unplcasantncss OF nraputa-
ting his own foot. But he felt that tho
two other persons concerned had cuff
fercd considerable annoyance. and he
would not permit himself to hesitate in
doing his duty by tho affair. So he cx-
cised his left foot at the ankle, ead it
was an excellent piece OF sargery-well
worthy of full report to his medical
society, If he had not felt an obligation
Of professional eccrcsy.
Joseph allowed himself week for
tho wound to get along In tho PROCESS
Of healing. With sisillful ond uncom-
monty solicitous surgeon in attendance,
the case had no mishaps or complica-
TONS When oil was ready he went to
tho nearest settlement, introduced hi,r-
sch as Jasper Haden, reported the death
Of Joseph and the guide. md arranged
for their burial. There was no urousal
Of suspicion in the minds Of the rustics
who had to do with the inquest, funeral
and interment. Several relatives and
ncGuaintances Of the Hadcns came, but
there was no cause for incredulity.
There was o well-rounded and two
footed dead Hadcn-for the surgeon
had attached bis severed member to his
brothers ankle In q manner which, be-
ing uninvestigated, was not discovered.
There was slim and single-footed live
Haden--for he woro the artificial foot
Who could suspect
Il was almost month later when tho
false Jasper Hayden arrived at the sta
ton at the outer end Of the Ad.rondacks
railway.
"Ahl sec that I guessed wrong that
you wouldn't mood q return ticket" eaid
the young man behind the window.
"How uncertain life is. Your brother
looked 20 robust and healthy"
And am alive, though no better Tor
my sad trip. thanks TO grief ond-and--"
as he lirnpcd on the still sensitive stump
Of his left leg.
Then he looked across the room, and
saw the same detective who had loungod
there ut the time Of the journeys start.
The guilty man blanchod and tremblod.
"You herc?' he fal.crcd.
40, yes; I am here. SIR" and the spy
glanced f,irtivcly at The lame foot.
Instantly the criminal felt that he had
been watched throughout bis awful
deeds by this sleuth hound Of che lawi
Bot that was an utter mistake. The
detective had no suspicion whatever.
So far rs anybody save Joseph laden
knows Joseph was drowned In the Adj
rordsclzs, and Jasper Hs6en is sumptu-
oasly living. and fat.erins with 3ndi-
cious siowness on the Injuries which
an ample fortune Commands. Some
times he goes to the cemetery and reads
his own name ca tho Inc monument