The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-04

1t he laid the key on his anvil. and with
a stroke Of the hammer beat it out OF
shape.
Now" he said to himself. almost tri-
umphantly, when it was done, coward
or no coward, in about half an hour 1
must die"
He was ghld that the affair was settled.
There was nothing left to live for The
only thing that he stiH feared was his own
want of courage and determination.
70 get away from his anvil and tools.
with the chance they still offered him of
changing his mind and breaking the chain
round his waist as wen as TO save the
empty house from needless injury, the in
ventor put on his hat and walked out into
the country road that stretched in front
of his lonely dwelling
He walked along rapidly, anxious, whilst
MS determination remained firm, to place
as great distance as possible between
himself and any chance of undoiue his
hahdlWork. There was not a soul abroad.
OF course at such an hour, and Carbon
had no fear Of injuring anybody but him
self by the explosion that now he was ex-
pectlng every moment. When the road
look him near any habitatIoa ne made a
Wlue circuit to keep it outside the range
OF the dynamite bomb round his waist
WIN the same thoughtfuness for others
ne stopped, when, after about half an
A'NNiA 81 VAN nc caught SlRul OF the figure
OF woman approaching him He was like a
man with the plague. whom il was dan
Eerous TO approach, and Ralph was about
TO turn precipitately, and get out of the
Womans way, when something i'm her
Hgure struck him as familiar The night
was moonlight one, and in the middle Of
the road where she was walkinll it was as
clear as MONDAY. "A second glance told
nm That his suspicion was right: il was
Deborah Dene hurrying along the road.
In the complete surprise of seeing her i'm
such spot at such an hour the thought Of
his invention went clear out Of his mind
1t was due to 80 off at any moment now.
but Ralph was so astonished that he ac-
tually forgot its existence
He hurried forward
Deb" he said what are Won doins,
here?' WINS
For answer the girl flung her arms round
his neck and burst into tears. She had
hurried as fast as the train would bring
her to him Immediately on receiving his
letter with its hint of suicide. and han
walked from the nearest station. three
miles farther up the road, expecting to
reach his house only in time to find hin, a
corpse. She sobbed for five minutes on hi.
breast without heing able to speak word
IN the relief of finding him alive. The LET
ter when he had received. and which she
was supposed TO have written, she had
never heard of except through his re
proaches. II was a forgery. no doubt CON
cocted by some spiteful acquaintance of his
or hers to ruin their happiness. She loved
him with her whole heart and SOM Oh.
sobbed, and could rever dream of giving
him up
It seemed to poor Ralph Carbon. who
loved her more than his life. that the pates
Of Paradise had opened TO find tbst an
the mental agony through which he had
passed had been without cause or basis
made him feel the happiest man i'm ne
world. '''N
IL was actually not until he cIaspod bis
sweetheart I'M his arms with every doubt
ana suspicion removed, that the corse-
qucnt pressure of the bomb against ms
flesh reminded him how I'M few norc
minutes at most IL would blow him to
atoms
This story was told me- as true bv a
friend of mine. who knew the interest
take in tho subject OF suicide. Tlo stop-
ped when he had reached this point Ina IA
narrative, as if it was concluded
and were they both klled9" 1 asked
with interest
"Dh uo' they wore married .shortl,. af-
ierW1ri. CARBON gave up TRYING "a u..
vent from mat nlRht and bpramp pr.fty
success SOU when ho found hIs roai forre.
tale writing
"bui the bomb2 q asked was not IN.