Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-04-21
LIGHT AT LAST.

chain. His eyes, brown. soft and ten
der usually, are no. black, piercing,
burning into the soul OF the unnatural
father, the COW crlng criminal before
him. The MINUTES pass-still the son
wnIts-still the father does not reply.
His frightened, wandering eyes are
rowing about the place. MS If in search
of some way of escape; his breath is
coming in labored gasps, shaking his
massive frame.
lie is desperate man, is Andre
Gareau. lie will not hesitate
at anything, SO long rs his own
personal safety is assured. He looks
about him. Suddenly his ewes become
riveted upon an OBJECT upon the desk.
1t is the notebook of DR.. Wilbur's
notebook.
The book" he gasps. hoarsely.
slow did you get II? how did it come
here" He is eyi'!r:,tly stricken with
terror ut the sight ~ this book.
you recognize it, les the son.
"You have seen it before, murderer"
lhc man shrinks in horror from the
desk, from the Misunderstanding OBJ
lect, yet so terrible TO h IN. lie tries
TO shut 1t out from lis gaze then.
Win i'o"is 81 c' ne III rh.s pas' mn cho
son, into the room aGJoih'Is. .ne
ph!sie"ln h"iiies "i'ef him. ho nAuo'
not escape.
A crash the sound of falling body,
then ~ vo CO hoa ST with terror.
~. Ike it way Take it from me!
My God. take il away! did not muir
Ger you ! d d not intend to kill YOU!
va, ANY ~ " .,, m,
IL II NC t'hcg VI .ne 1 1a IT,. ne ne
SOB - III .he Ioo, way VI
t"e lamp r'Venis piaihIy wna0 siie nre
mas Trinity q, u"ne-.he Mhi.e iace oi
ne corp. i.' nun nus e Ill. ~ uYon
en- e'"s .ne 'r""'' "e has i1Aie" up'n
l"S or 'eH''S ~. A., ...
III vac uu "Pproa,e'ieS ''e 'fein'
"'."' covering "I' 'ch.
car eon'c.eh : ACCUSES you ne
says Ste'hly' i'oN, gus upon .ne
Ia Oh your VI 'ih', 'ha Me anu Hen
~ cover anu siIihn. iouf
q ihe ID hnoMh "ou nus
"r'ru you up 10 JusCic =, ahu
y >r'''i &c me 'r'' OUT 70 you. there
s.'''.i "a no liie'.t: ho. o,ie y"C nioie
Ii'h yo" sh""e" ''i's n'ipicss oiu nian'
O." &C our race !or huluen.u o,
I'll eoHhtenai'c' urn rom ,.e ueao'
90" v.n''os e..'.ce .ue s,snS VI nis paie,
o." ice rom your nieh.al 'isIoh. N
me aarRbesS Of tne n'ght' as you waie
~ tae Prison 'eil the coming Oh the
GAVIN when VIII sec you " uark,
~ l. ing mass upon TIE scanold' you
VIA Ia AIS V"i sounu'ng IN your
ears even us yoH near mine now' cry
ing. Murderer. murdo,er'
: re young man Vol SOUNDS TERRI
lie u ,hc man bel, r. him, strikes to
Il" 'onl' r!hgo IN ms ears lie must
e>cnie. How? Not by the front door,
thai rs imposS'oie, hut Is there not
s.owo Their way? All he sees small
d or Mt the further end OF the room.
IT. mm' open ether upon the yard Mt
The task "f the house or the k'tchen.
lie must make an EFFORT lie springs
suddenly erect; daShes the lamp from
the hand OF ms son, strikes MIN
heavy blow and spr ngs towards the
door. IL opens r ably u leads TO
the woodsled. There Is window In
the side OF Inc frame strncturt. Des-
perately he makes q dash at 1t. the
next moment, tut &nd bleeding, he Is
out upon the street.
AS he reaches ihe street dark figure
ri'cs, seemingly out OF the ground, q
figure that cries, Halt
lie does not heed II. only springs
forward desperately. He is swift
runner; he must ne.ds be, for the dark
form Is following him, VIII overtake
MIN, unless nc rNerishimseiit 10 greater
Peed;
hait, OF III nre' comes the stern
command. -,
fire ana ne d. mutters tne
heeing one. NJ,
lang a r,Sto' snot rings out up
goes the ou'''t' w"'s'i'hg past MS