The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-09-14

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ef ard the dootor Yop are Is sti'e -
sheet
No, 90. C.rris / tH,rs.lsd. There,
sm better uos
Add "a. better. wu strong Gll :
ouee --desperstsl' strong And whs
brought sbout this cb.ose' That ii npl
rrosip, which bad in ny pocket Ander
sou bal nothing 10 show that the uoue,
has een rsid. sud vs. rot ny uoSriel
.ord .sood ss bR' ". foolish enough
to believe tbsl could trlve 1t through,
snd grew co bderi sui qaite essy
al once
There Carrie, | said quietly, sm much
better pow. The room vas too warm. |
guess. So some suestiug thief has dodg,
cd 10 .hd stolen nv coatf Well let Il go
# vas 80 old one, sud row IN have beil
ter ole
Bot you must not go out without 40
overcost, the dear gl1 suswered. aud II
you all wsit jus, momon, will get you
one Of fthet's coats 10 wear bone. Sue
did so, and stsrteJ for bone You msy
guess that my sl lnuIber that night ~ss not
very refreshing, nsser pissed more
misersbls night,
Why, Fred, yo1 lIok . though you
met Iegion Of ghosh last night, said Mr.. |
Winston ss be osm' to the Office nert
morpiug. Whs, is tie msttet2
did DO, sleep well lin,wered. with
smile
by the ~sy. continued my emrloytr.
did you arte to Anirs u as r'quest
ed2
do not knou how managed to reply,
for the question set ne shIveilng from
head to foot, aud | Was so weak that
coul scarcely ait in my chair, | muat
hsye a. sversd 10 the sfirmstive however
fr be said: I
TLeu We may lCok Tor something from I
him TO morrow or neIt day. Immed Iately
sherwsTd he added: Why, Fred. you
bad tue sgue, and you are sweat lg like q i
bu cher You're III, man! Come, jump
into my trap. aud Ill take you home q
| Was glad Of the change to get away, '
sud on reaching home looked myselt il. /
Ah those were terrible hours passed j
and night brought no relief. Gan you t
guess what | was mediistiDg2 Coward E
hat was. had resolved Ou self destruc d
lion. began my preparation with the
would have used 10 the most common Il
rsBssction. wrote ssboit eXplsustion o
o Carrie, another for Mr., Winston. Il
bird for my uother. 10 the fourth en-, fC
elope | enclosed the receipt TO MIR. An 81
Ter on. All this accomplished | went to Oi
ly wardrobe and took ont my revo yer. Of
Hsviag examiued the cartridges TO make Ii
ure there would be no failure | sat down IN
efore the fire. and placed the pistol p
Rsinst nv frr-ha.a la another sacnn1 -
would have been lifeltss, but 1st ~ my al
nsefs began to prea the trigger there dr
as tap on my door. 1t startled me, pit
ID easily concealing my weapon called
IT that could admit no one. by
Not me, Fredf on
| knew Csrrie'sv ice, and yearning to bn
ok once again into her loved face MASTER ca
me. Quietly slipping the tell tale let' Ss
rs which had left on the table into my Nj
,cket, opened the door. sm
Oh, Fred, you sre really i'll! exclaimed M
Irris the moment the light fell on my gel
GO. Why did you not send for n eS ass
ent you BETTER y,
Worse, | answered huskily. But Csrris
good hesvensl As uttered this eIclsI
.tion started back and then forward, int
r hanging across Carries arm was my ito
ercost Recovering from my ssionishi wal
mt, drew from the pocket the 81 750,' the
tor
You hsve'hesrd about the singular ca. ho,
rs ofs msdmsn or those crazed with tha
m, but Judging from What Carrie told A
, snd from the appearance OF my apart snt
mt nf,er it vas over sm lead to believe Chi
It was far m1re grotetque. libt
Then | s.ked for su eIplsnstIon. 1t was /
simplest hing imaginable, ! do not cor
ov why bad oct thought OF 1t before VII
was simply buadsr Of Csris's fsthi on
He hsd mistaken my cot for bis OVID lie
wor it toSD town, never thinking con
It fortune w,s lying in the pocket. ! and
It MIR. Andertol his receipt, handed the was
Iuey 10 WIDston aud went on With my ne'
ties wiser aud, hope, much better gin
n by