Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09

was gonel
Then was unneryed. / grasped
at the stair rail and caught it just
In time to support myself Carrie
came running out. her face pale with
alarm.
.Oh, Fred. are you i'll? Let me
call mother and the doctor. You are
white as a sheet ~
And / was better. was strong
all at once-desperately strong. And
what brought about the changer
That simple receipt which had in
my pocket Anderson had nothing
to show that the money had been
paiGi and was not my unaided word
as good as hisP
| was foolish enough TO believe
that could brave il through, and !
grew confident and quite easy at
once.
There. Carrie. am much better
now. The room was too warm,
guess. So some sneaking thief has
lodged in and stolen my coat? Well,
let IL GO II was an old one and now
I'll have better one"
aBut was there nothing in the
pockets?m asked Carrie.
II is strange how suspicious guilt
will make us. ] really thought
Carrie suspected me and an angry
reply was on the end Of my tongue.
] suppressed It. however, and uttered
falsehood instead.
Nothing OF consequence. Carrie
a pair Of gloves and some other
\ triiling notions
I II am glad IL is not worse, Fred.
Now. II you viii wait just moment
/ / will get you one OF fathers coats 70
wear home"
Thus equipped left her. You may
/ guess that my slumbers that night
were not very sound nor very refresh
ing. never passed a more miserable
night. and in the morning my haggard
looks were the subjet OF remark
why, Fred, you look as though
you met a legion OF ghosts last
night" said Winston. What's the
matter?n
II had bad night Of it." ans
wercd, with sickly smile.
An, those terrible hours that ]
passed. and night coming on brought
me no relief Can you not guess
what was meditating? Coward that
! was, had at last resolved on self
destruction,
! commenced my preparations with
the same calmness and deliberatioE
tina, would have used ia the most
common transaction ! wrote a shor'
explanation for Carrie. another foI
MIR. Winston, and one for my poo
mother and sealed them all In |
J fourth envelope ! enclosed the re
ccipt TO Mr. Anderson All this &c
complished ] went 10 my secretair,
and took out the wea pom Of dealt
Ii was simply revolver, small anC
insignificant enough in appearance
but all-suiiicient
Having examined the cartridges {,
make sure there would be no failur'
l sat down before the fire. ard liftin.
tho revolver placed its cold. death
like mrszle against my forehead. j
another second | should have beef
: lifcless; but jlst as my finger bega
! to press the trigger there came Ia
on my door. 1t startled me. an
hastily concealing my weapon Gale
/ out that could admit no one.
/ Not me. Fred?n
r knew Carries voice, and a yearr
ing to look on her loved face got th
I mastery OF me Quietly slipping th
, tell-tale letters. which ] had left Q
!. the table. into my pocket, ! opene
the door.
4 "0h. Fred. You are really illr' eS
! claimed Carrie the moment the ligh
: fell on my face. why did you no
/, send for me? Aren't you bettcrg
, Worse" answered huskily
1 "But, Carrie--good heavens,"
! As / uttered this exclamation
4 started back and then forward an
4 theu-I scarcely know what, 70
hanging across Carries arm was m
i, oyercoat! Recovering my astonish
!, ment. drew out S1l,750 %
! You nave heard about. and perhap
\ seen. the singular capers Of MAD
! man. or the wild antics Of thos
:. crazed with rum. or the grotesqu
dancing OF savages Well, judgin
I from what Carrie told me, and frol
1 the appearance Of my apartment a
!. ter IL was over, ] am led to believ
! that were il possible TO concentrat
the three aforementioned species /,
!, demons into one, was possesso
thereby.
n But cooled down after awhil
II and just in time to save Carrle's hea
d a thump from the chair which ! hi
5 seized in my crazy waltz.
q Then | asked for an explanation
4 II was the simplest thing imaginabl
!. do not know why had not though
/ OF il before IL was simply a mi
q take OF Carries father He had mi
q taken my coat for his own, and wol
n Il down town, never dreaming tn
a small fortune was lying idly in h
r pocket
II sent Mr.. Anderson his receip
"a h,r1od ovo, tho money Ia Mr. WI