The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-04

ins tome by rrsss uinu nutf Irsen W %
shrek. and I became convinced that
Marsden and could not go on to Balti-
more that night unless ] was willing tu
constitute myself The guardian Of @ ma
MAC.
IL ann quite as upset, Tom" | re-
piled. Quite as deeply gricyed over
tho possibility Of Jacks death.
Don't speak of it-dont of It."
he shuddered, GOVERN iHtu the
corner of the cab and hiding his face
with his hands.
"Ha1tly, | don't believe you ruder
stand. he added, grayely, after minute .
or two Of silence "Do you understand .
that it means Oblivion: Do you COM
prehcud that it means absolute annihilu-
ton. dcstruction a blotting ont forever:
Do you-do You realize that
He fairly Shook me with his grip on
my arm as he gasped this ont
mo. do not. 1 answered shortly. 81
believe, as you used TO believe, in God
in heaven, and have not changed, and
/ know thpt AIastersou has no reason 20
fear death. His soul is the purest-
81 am not thinking of Masterson,' he
/ cried. and then, his voice sinking into n
whisper. he muttered. II refer to our
selves. We shall vanish; we shall be
/ blottcd out. Masterson's soul is all
right. but ours-we have no souls With
| his death we are plunged into formless-
ness-wc become zeros'--
My dear Marsden,' ! said, trying
/ hard to conceal my perturbation, for
was now convinced that he was mad,
my dear Tom, don't talk that way.
Keep quiet. All will go well. ALI
1T cannot" he rctorted, ''if Jack Mas
terson dies. If Jack Masters0n dies We
Hartly, do YOU realize what you are,
what am: l. with all my hopes. allmy
ambitions. my loves. my hates. every
thing. am but iigpeut in the BRAIN of
Jacl, Masterson. Nou are the same. ]
know. l have studded have seen.
| When that mind cear. 20 work and
that imagination TO fa.cy, You and l,
John Hartly cease to BET
As Marsden spoke the cab stopped at
my door and we entered the house. /
was simply appalled, at the horror Of
Marsden5 hollucination and at tho new
responsibility for his welfare TINT had
temporarily devolved upon me. Tie was
mad; hut how mad: Was it durable or
not? / feared felt that hut one thing
was needed to upset his mind altogether,
and that was Masterson's death No.
had any hope that that was a blow to
be averted. What 70 do was the quos-
tion, and my own feelings were that un-
less that question were speedily solved
l should myself stand in mental peril.
We went to my apartments, and
showed under the door | found tele-
gram awaiting me. To open it was the
work of moment. and then Marsden,
feeling that it must be from Baltimore,
snatched it from me and tried TO read it,
but fortunately he could not. his eyes
were so filled with the fears of fear.
Read it," he cried, trembling with
excitement. "Read it!'
took it. and casting my eyes over the
line saw the announcement Of the fatal
termination Of Jacks illness. Jack
died at ) o'clock this afternoon. it said;
but did not dare read it aloud.
"What does it say;' gasped Marsdeu.
"The danger is over, and there is no
need of our going to Baltimore
Thank Godr' cried Marsden, falling
on his knees and then with n groan sink
ing in n faint to the floor.
: Marsden is still connected with the
asylum in Massachusetts, he thinks rs a
r consulting physician. but as the world
5 knows, rs n patient and II bear the
, burden Of my deceit in that horrible
r night by conducting the correspondence
D of two corners of our triangle of love
I my own corner and that of Masterson,
of whose death Marsden has never heard,
for the experts say that were he ever to
hear of lni friends decease, so strongly
does he believe himself part of the dead
mans day dreams. the small remainder
e of his once strong lrind would be utterly
T. blotted Out.-H. W. Hardness in Frank
t Leslie's
The Number "Taree" In the Bible.
o When the world was created we find
g itand its surroundings composed OF three
l. elements--air. water and land 90 the
d whole lighted by the sun. moon and
c stars. Adam had three sons mentioned
d by name, and 80 did Noah the patriarch
n Daniel was thrown into den with three
n lions for the crime of praying three
t times. Shadrach Me~hach and Abed
o negO were rescued from the fiery fur
~ uhLgs tlu Ildl lliitt Npttlll iIitlhH
d There were three pairiarchs-Abraham
n Isaac and jacob Samuel was called
S three times; Elijah Frustrated himself
IL three times on the dead body of the child
1t Samson deceived Deliah three times be
% fore she discovered the secret Of hi
great power, and the Ten Command
l. ments were delivered on the third day
d Jonah was three days and nights il
} the whales belly. Simon, lowest thol
ie me;" was repeated three times. Pau
Al makes mention Of the Three Graces-
s. Faith, Hope and Charity. The famou
5 allegorical dreams of the baker and but
N ler were to come to pass in three days
Is Then we have the Holy Trinity-FatheT
Is Son and Holy Ghost; the sacred letter
II on the cross were three in number, the,
D. being |. II. s.; so also the famous Re
D man motto was composed Of three word
u viz, In hoe signo.-St. Louis Republic