Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-02-16

motives, IN spite Of himself r. ,s. s,s
mai with which his mind lad ,ucsss' - = !
y occupied itself-Bo. for hearen's SAKE
anything 0tit fhat.-..I want no sister :,
i1ierey, 20 attendant: lobk after mo :
,htfiF''is q several hours, fesaid ,u,r
ir:s t. the physician. '"' =
re smiled at fhc notion.
Hartman determined uet ~ fs,t s,o,.
PC strngglsd terribly. and fought witt
al the strength he bad left against ~,
approaching Zoe. -
Ihers be lay shaken by the feve, Inn,
still conscious 'u
That's the uurA.. thata the oh.;~
now ! an stretching ont my hand
knoT exactly What a,n doing" be re-
peated ten times every hour
And II i turns out otherwise. Womb
they give any weight to feyerisil dreams
siTs's. who have 10 hear 90 mar,
things, will not notice 1t at all Z
u have not committed the theft.
Know nothing about it. That / viii
Keep repeating to myself continually
perhaps that viii influence the deIiriurn
They say the mind runs usually or
Things that are the farthest removed
from the normal thinking, but N,
thoughts are still perfectly Clear
Then veil fell over the reality. In.
stead Of the Sister Of Mercy, the attor
ney IN his black gown and cap stepped
INTO the room. took a chair and sat down
before the bed. Through the sharr
glasses the still sharper looks were IN.
cessantly directed upon MIN. Like
glowing steel, they bored themselyes
into his brain.
fou will be delirious. my boy said
the attorney, and nodded his head.
= shall not" thought the sick youth
and chung to his bed.
Day after day the tormentor sat there,
staring at him. and listened. Then more
and more Of his colleagues came. also
Judges in their robes, and all seated
themselves in long rows before his bed.
Breathless they listened: one gentleman,
Old and hard Of hearing. always kept his
hand at his ear Now he win be de
lirious, they whispered at times. There
was deafening ringing in Hartman.
ears.
He felt terrible rage against the
elacrs assembly.
He had mind to put ont his tongue
at them and to call: Wait. if you viii,
you fools, you will not hear one syllable
from me; shall remain mute as the
grave" But he controlled himself and
remained quietly lying.
The faces, in close array, drew nearer
and nearer to him. Now the nearest
were already sitting on the edge Of tbs
bed, and now even ON his body. They
put heavy ice cold law books on hi.
head, heaping them up to a crushing
burden. One kept striking him with an
invisible hammer on his forehead and
crying ont madly: Wont you rave now
won't your
y 1t became insupportable. He struck
ont and shrieked so that the landlord
came hurrying up the stairs and looked
through the chink of the door, and the
attendant drew back in terror. and tbs
physician stood helpless for a moment.
With the greatest effort the feverish
patient raised himself and cried loudly
and distinctly: "Wretches. you think
would rave and betray myself Now
just to defy you shall not do it. See
with clear mind. TO spoil your pleasure
| say it frankly: stole the money from
the merchant Hellwig in his Office the
twenty-fifth of March. [. Conrad Hart.
man.
As If relieved. he sank on his pillow.
From this moment sensible improve
ment was noticed
The nurse told incidentally about the
strange occurrence, the landlord spoke
of it. and so it happened that the young
attorney had the satisfaction. before the
expiration Of the period of limitation, Of
redeeming his previous failure.
The first caller which the convalescen'
received was the attorney. Without
surprise, cold and quiet, he received
him and made his confession.
Afterwards he tried several times td
drink off his medicine with one draught
but he was prevented from doing SO.
So he was able, after few weeks. t.
exchange the sick chamber for the prison
cello. Shotler in Five Stories a Week