New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-29

have PASSED from this state to one of unconscious
slumbcr. because, when he opened his eyes AGAIN,
the gray dawn was creeping III ~ me WINDOW
making the gaS-liGht Change 10 pale and sicklY
hue and bringing out, in dim, shadoWN outline, the
roofs and climneNS of the cnTronlng houses
He aching in every Ilmh; Singing pains scot
numb and Stii his throat was iiNhrd ana
swollen lie looked rouud At the clock; il was
& o'clock Thank tod. the MINT was over
With the breaking of another dtr hope rose
glimmcring in his heart lie ''r "tcr lH his
mind all the possibilities OF ''''pr the
day: the assistant might return Oh some 'r.'hd;
tIo paS would be seen burning through the tran.
som should any one approach IL" room: his friend
micht return 10 the hotel. near OF his Sirane"
dsappca -ncc give some clc" I" thr ryS'rry
That lfrcsS form on the foo ''d no tctr0r for
him. fortunately. and, unless he moved ms bead
and looked right down, he could not sec il. II
was an awful death. he thought. aud what if he
should die too, aud never meet hi, wife again
never explain what had happened. How il was
his brain did not give way through that fearful
ordeal he never knew. Hour after hour passed in
sickcning, agoniZing suspense. The fortunes Of
waiting the f1intncss of hunger, the compulsory,
strained position OF his body, combined 20 over
come and undermine his physical strength, and
finally deprive him Of all feelings OF consciousness
\ stingng, flaming sensation suddenly gathered
the scattered embcrs Of his hafeNtingushcd senses
together. and caused them 4" emit small flicker
Of stirring. rlinmcrne vitality. The heat in
creased until he was sufficiently restored TO locate
the sensation II was in his throat, which seemed
on fire. Molten, lead seemed to be trickine
efforts he slowly opened his eyes. Where was
he? Was this death or life? \ strange face
was bending over him. lie tried 10 move, and 10
his great joy found that bis limbs were free. and
the magnitude of that emotion made him hale lose
consciousness again.
Dcvcrancc, though tardy, had really come at
last The double tragedy. slowly developing
within those four walls, had been avcrted by the
timely entrance Of the janitor Of the building.
who had come in to prepare the room for the
business OF the week. The horror-StricIxcn man
had had presence of mind 10 release Marshall from
the fatal chair, drag him 10 lounge, and then
rush of for n doctor. Brandy, used as the
specdicst readicst restorative, had brought him to
his senses. under the impression that his throat
was on fire 4 very few words explained the
situation, coupe was summoned. and with the
doctors aid he rcgained the hotel exactly twenty
four hours after he had left il for only ten
minutes" The anxiety with which he had
mentally followed Olga's probable treatment of
his peculiar actions prepared him for her fight,
Exhaustion. apart from the fact that the last
Sunday train had already gone. checked his first
wild impulse Of instantaneous pursuit.
However, the first train speeding northward on
Monday morning carried with il, not only the city
papers with the thrilling account NJ the dentists
sudden death and the narrowing sufcrings Of his
unlucky patient. but also the chief hero Of the