Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-14

why do ynu use such language as YOU uset
ut the meeting tonightp"
only because, as | tell you il exhiiar
ates me to rouse the passions OF severa
thousand fools. couldn't rouse any body
passions by talking Toryism, you see, and
have the comfort of knowing that do no
body the slightest harm by my extrava
gance The rule of democracy is quit,
certain to come, all the oratory in tn,
world won't check or hurry its advance
and as for me, my strutting and shoutin,
will have been forgotten long before tn,
last act has begun"
need not relate more of the protractet
conversation which ensued 1t was a con
versation which interested me very mucl
at the time, though less. perhaps, on nc
count of its intrinsic merits than of tn,
light which il threw upon the character OF
my interlocWor.
saw no more of him for some months
after this. Toward the end of the sum
mer when parliament had risen, he came
down to address his constituents once
more, and had promised myself the pleas
ure of listening to him again, but was pre
vented from doing so by professional en-
gagements, was walking homeward.
late on the evening which had seen adyer.
tised as appointed for his meeting, when a
poke in the back from a walking stick
made me turn around, and there was Sir
Horace himself
You're the very man | want, doctor,n
he called out cheerily. Are you too busy
to drive home with me and make an exam
ination of this troublesome heart Of miner
don't believe there's much the matter.
but I've had some uncomfortable symptoms
today"
said | was quite at his orders, and
presently was seated beside him in his
brougham, which took Us out of the town
at a high rate of speed On the way he
told me that he had been consulting some
of my London confreres, who had done
their best to brighten him.
"As If getting into funk was likely to
prolong ones life! However, / think |
should IKE Just to hear what you think Of
me. There are one or two matters which |
ought perhaps TO see to in case Of acct
dents"
The coachman did not turn in a. the
gates OF cambridge park, as had expected
him to do, bat, wheeling abruptly to the
right, conducted us along a lane running
parallel with the paling and pulled up be,
side small iron gate.
81 dare say you didn't know that have
IA tiny abode here which belongs to me ex.
said Sir Horace, as he iumped
out. well, | can take you into it, but IN
lay you ten to one in anything you like
that nobody else can"
He dismissed the carriage and led the
way into what, so far as could see in the
darkness, was a small, circular building.
by classic columns and sur
mounted by dome 1t dated, no doubt
from that Eighteenth century period when
such constructions were fashionable. I
followed Sir Horace into dark vestibuie.
and thence through door which he opened
into "a brightly lighted and comfortably
furnished study. While | was CHANGING
around it heard the click Of closing lock
behind me.
"Now," said Sir Horace. triumphantly,
how did we get in hcref"
The room was paneled with oak and had
neither door nor window, only cupola in
he roof to admit the daylight. Opposite
20 me hung a red curtain, but it was OBJ
'ious that we had not entered that way.
WELL" | answered, 81 suppose we got
N by opening one Of those panels"
quite so, my dear sir; but which of
hemp Aud il you were to hit upon the
light one, do you think you would hit
lpon the dodge Of making it yield2 Sim
pie though the trick is, / doubt whether
-ou would discover it, because nobody has
tone so yet And | have every reason to
believe" added Sir Horace, with a twinkle
n his eye That some people have tried
heir best. BY the way, ! hope you don't
mind walking back with me to Working
nam. It's fine night, and there's a short
mt across the fields, you know"
| said should enjoy the walk; and then
ne made me sit down in an armchair, and
ave me a cigar and fetched decanters and
classes from a cupboard. He WAS in the
ct OF opening bottle Of soda water when
le suddenly started. staggered forward
md fell heavily to the ground ! was not
urprised. for ! knew that in his condition
very slight strain will suffice to bring on
N attack of syncope, and the exertion Of
rawing "A cork was quite enough to nc.
cunt for il, but the look of his face when |
stopped down over him frightened me, |
nd few moments later | became aware
hat great misfortune had happened. |
here could be no doubt about it. Sir |
Iorace Sibthorp was stone deadi
| hardly know how long it was before /
he awkwardness OF the position la which 4
was placed dawned upon me, but dare /
ny il may have been some little time, for, /
( course | was very much shocked and |
istressed, and had not all my wits about |
ne. | believe it was the necessity OF raising
DOR Sir Horace's body from the floor and !
he difficulty of doing so without help that
rSt enlightened me. Help there was not .
'ithin reach, and, what was worse, knew
ct how to get out and give the alarm. .
lade long and laborious examination of
he panels, but could not discover that any
No Of them differed from its neighbo
! shouted once or twice with Just a faint
ope OF receiving some response, and then
resigned myself to the inevitable
hould De able, no doubt, to make myself
card In the morning even IL did not,
18th the aid of daylight, find some means
exit; meanwhile | managed by using all
ny strength TO drag the dead man into the
doing bedroom and to stretch him out
eceDtly upon the bed. ! have seen and
andled too many corpses to be affected
y the repugnauce and terror which seem
} he the instructive sensations both Of
uman beings and Of the lower animals
hen brought into contact with the dead
their species; get ! must confess that
nat night appeared to me very long and
ither grewsome-especially after the
,mps went out. neither slept nor at
,mpted to sleep my one anxiety was for
ne day to dawn
But when the first gray light of dawn
,me and when, little later, the sun
a !
, stream down through the cupola, was
n battqr off thau | had haan in tho darL