New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-14

point into one Of the blood vessels Of your neck.
and inject the contents; you will at once endure
exquisite tortures which. after two or three
Minutes which will seem to you like centuries,
will result in death. But have resolved to do
myself and you this service with neither OF the
three
| Hewitt made attempt to speak. He was
| not a pleasant object to contemplate As the
other had said. to Judge from his appearance.
he already seemed to be suffering some OF the
pangs Of death All the manhood had gone from
| him Only the shell Of what was meant to be
a man remained The exhibition OF his pitifui
cowardice afforded his whilom partner unquali-
fed pleasure.
Have you ever heard Of an author named DE
| Quincy? He wrote on murder considered az
| a fine art. 1t is fine art have had TO
consider 1t. In that connection have had to
consider three things: ]. That you must be
! killed. q That you must be killed In such
manner that you shall suffer the greatest pos.
sible amount Of pain. g. And not the least
essential that you must be killed In such
manner that under possible circumstances
can I be found guilty OF having caused your
death l have given these three points my care
full consideration, and think that have oeen
| able to find something which will satisfy all the
The stranger went to the box which was on
| the table-the square box which had, as orna.
mentation. the hideously alternating stripes
| blue and green and yellow. He raped on "
with his knuckles. AS he did so, from witnm
Il there came a peculiar sound like sullen
murmur. .,, e..,,
| the box 1t awaits its prey. II bids you come.
| He struck the box a little bit harder Tnere
proceeded from 1t, as II responsive 70 ms touen.
what seemed to be series OF sharp ana angry
screeches. - ,
| 1t bids you hasten. All! . A.
He brought his hand down heavily upon tne
| top OF the box Immediately the rooni was
filled with a discord of sounds. cries. yelpings
screams, snarls the tumult dying away IN
| what seemed to be an intermittent sulen roar.
| ing The noise seemed TO rouse the snakes. ana
| efts and lizards to renewed activity. Inc
room seemed again to be alive with them. a.
| he listened, Mr.. Hewitt became livid. He was
apparently becoming imtecile with terror
| His aforetime partner, turning TO him. pointed
| TO the box with outstretched hand
| "What a row II makes! What a rage us IN
| Your death screams out to you with ravenins
| longing-the most awful death that man can
| die Andrew-to die! And such death as
Again he struck the box Again there came
from 1t that dreadful disccrd.
stand up" ,,,,
| idiot might look at a keeper whom ne iears.
| II seemed as II he made an enort to frame ms
| lips for the utterance OF speech. But ne nau
| lost the control Of his muscles. with every
| nbre OF his being he seemed to make DUMP
appeal for mercy to the man in front OF MIN
| The appeal was made In vain. The command
| was repeated a., a..
Get of your chair and stand upon the iioor;
| Like some trembling autcmaton MI How'll.
| did as he was told. He stood there IKE some
unatic deaf mute 1t seemed as II ne couao
not move save at the bidding OF his master.
| That master was careful not to loosen oy ~
much as a hairs breadth. the hold he mad Oh
him. ., a.. x.ost
exquisite part OF my whole scheme were "
unfasten the box and let death loose upon
| you, some time or other II might come oa' .,
| these things do come out. at times-and u
might then appear that the deed had. ar.er ~
| been mine. I would avoid SUCH risks; 90 sonS
oloxso
| yourself unloose the box. and you shaii yous YOU.
self give death Its freedom. so that 1t may wo's
on you its will. The most awfui dea'h 'ha'
| man can die Come to me. here! ia. .
And the man went to him, moving Win =
curious. stiff gait. such as one might expect -
! an automaton. The creatures writnins on '' an
floor went UNDECIDED even tnoush Tic "''
them -. nh. man
stand still In front Of the box" the man
stood still. "Kneel down." a., or, "a
The man did hesitate. There ala seem
come 70 him some consciousness that he snoue
himself be the originator OF his own sons an
There did come to his distorted vsssiI "a
agony Of supplication which II was 'e'''''e
| witness s r.rswaI Of
The only result was an emphasized rene"S' "
| the command.
And the man kneit down. His face was w' shs
a few inches Of the painted box AS ne km .sh the
| stranger struck the box once more VIZ" .nne
knuckes OF his hand Ana a aiscnrdant sounds
"Ouick. Andrew quick. quick! Press your w.
r.r on the spring! Unfeste the box!' ,....,t
The man did as he was bid ana u u, au 80 nieces
like a conjurer's trick the box feii a.! 70 2pwitts
and there sprang from II. right into MI no ring
face with dreadful noise. some dreao.us .
which embodied his head In Its hideous emu
! There was a silence. r.a eoftIy:
Then the stranger laughed. He calico so Sain
aAndrew!' All was still. Andrew: LITER
there was none that answered Inc 'a's
! was renewed. - .,w.vs sup
~ do believe he's dead I had away, . 10
nosed that the stories about peins aruwnhsI
sr,rhten a man to death were al a91 Sao,b nv
Rut that a man could be frightened 70 ae"'.
! q thing like ths-a roy! ..s concealed Mr..
ne touched the creature which concsa' Tow.
rowitts head and face AS he SAID u Wa the
a development Of the old-fashionea SrsadfuI
box. dreadful development. ana az. a y. 81 the
TOW Made In the image Of some crea. ,.asd with
souid class, painted In hvid hues' poh sctuated
a dozen long quivering tentacIes. eacn ssntacles
nv a spring OF it, own. 1t was tnese ness n their
which had embodied Mr. Howitts ne"1 "
IA the stranger put them from mn" tabjs.
Howitt's head fell face foremoss S S% N at him.
| His partner lifting It up. gased oowh Sst Il was
| Had the creature actually been we worked
intended TO represent It could not nav Mitch Was
more summary execution. The loon .r ~ turned Il Z
on the dead mans face a. his psr.m6 Marsh, " Z
upward was terrible to see-tH'cns'1