Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-05

hour after hour until nightfall, with the
perspiration dripping from his head
down the outside of the bag, inside of
which the accumulation of water threat
encd to rise high enough 20 extinguish
the lamp. The fire did burn itself out
at length, and then the simmering man
tumbled weakly from the seat.
Take off the rubber" he whispered.
That's it. Now lay me out straight
and rub me with that wooden jacket.
ard-hardcr-that's right"
The friction dried the man, drcnchcd
the jacket and tired the guide.
Now" Joseph said, ''I'll turn in for
the night"
Wrapped thiclzly in blankets, he slept
ON the bed of bouThs until morning;
but at dawn he started off on brisk
walk of five or six miles before break
fast, of which he ate sparingly of lean
meat only. During the ensuing five
days the guide was aStonishcd by the
amount of boiling. walking and rub
hing which this singular man endured.
Hadn't we oughtcr go out'n give no
ticc of your brothers dcath?" Reuben
once suggested
eco and make one more hunt for his
body" was the reply, land if you don't
find it, we will quit the camp tomorrow
morning"
Reuben did find it, and good reason
why. Joseph had looscncd it from the
rope and stone an hour before, and then
fed from 1t as it fioated. for he habit
ually avoided unpleasant sights if pos
sible. He looked long enough, howcv-
err, to see that it had bloatcd so much
moro than its former bulk.
Good Lord" the guide cried breath
lcssly, as he ran back into the camp.
eve found him. Ills clothes was gone
How could that a'becn? And he was
as stocky as you was two weeks ago."
lie looked at the surviving brother,
and saw in an instant tho change that
had been wrought in him. The fat man
! had reduced himself to n thin one by
violent sweating and exercises right
before the staring eyes of the guide;
but it was not until now that the dolt-
! ish witness realized the extent of the
alteration.
my gracious" he exclaimed, draw
ing back for critical survey; you're
the image of him like he was when we
come here, and-and-'
And his body is as big now as mine
was them" the other suggested, ur.
bancly.
That's Jest about so, DR.. Haden."
And it looks to you as though had
been drowned, and he stood here before
you alive?"
ITO jedge by the 'pearanccs, yes.
Only -
"Wcll, only what?"
'Only there was his foot. mean
only there want his foot!"
'Ah, yes. He had only one foot.
So, the false one had become de-
tached?"
"Gone along with the clothes, I
guess"
mo doubt"
but what I can't guess, doctor, is
how them clothes got off'n him.
Joseph wouldn't do any needless lying.
Tie was inclined, rather, to economic
in the guilt necessary for his enterprise.
lie was no reckless criminal. Still, the
time had clearly come to murder
Reuben. Nor was it to be done thought
lcssly. The manner and means had
been planned already.
You think / resemble my brother,
US he was when we came into the woods
together, do you, Reuben?" he re-
marked.
''As like ez two peas" was the reply.
II never seen sech resemblance"
'All caused by the treatment / gave
myself, Reuben. was too fleshy to
suit my notion, and SO reduced myself,
you see"
Reuben passed q hand dazedly across
his own brows. He was not used to
hard thinking, and these strange occur
rences made his head ache.
Great thing. the Turkish bath.