The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27

"sncu' u! iouu Whisper: Dld you
ca.i, Sir
Mt. Medllcott started out OF his
sleep.
; w. w nat Is the matters" he cried.
No.nlns, sir, answered Luke. Il
| .nousht ! neard you call. I'm sorry
~ I've disturbed you. Would you
Ak s.,, ahy!hhg 10 drlnK:
~, nlahk you. yes; feel very thirsty"
Inc next moment he had drained
inc Iatai draught to the last dregs.
-, AS ne saw MN raise the glass to his
ups Luxe couiu searcely forDear the
impulse 10 9ash II from Ills hand and
, s..L.eh ' a.ouu ~ warming. ANA as 1t
noheu upon MN empty. gulf seemed
. ~ ,"Ne suuuehlv opened between him
...iu ,ne iMs'. Ahu the Dfahd OIL CAIN
VII u", mug "!,on ms uro".
LON, .i"M ne cit tne doomed man, softly
shu'tlms inc door Dehind him, and re-
H., ,.n .ie ' s.a.Is 10 ms own room
W. W. iI'u no conscious knowledge OF.
49,. nsA .sso's.'oll Ie!urneu Tic round
l' ms, -, as I'M serted III MS arm chair.
nn' " NJ Yen =. "sieel,. dreaming:
Ill u ,'. ~ ne coulu ohiy nave as
su , .'.', ,. tnat II was dream,
. .,a ...t'. us SOU, was sun Tree from
'' n,,' SUN. ..!.. o.. apsolule murder.
.,... nc . .mMa'u eiy was put MoMehtary,
. a,,..,.,sa... 1Mnelneu every other
. .,,naa a'. s..l INT torrent. Ana
, ,ns.e was ss, a." ~ Impulse 10 rush from the
'" ms. " .a. ns from ms CRIME.
M. MouiI pe madness, certain de-
''l TMnro ,,,. 'e ,,,n Illus. liam, Sam himself
I'll. n.'e MAS, Nus more vlliainy 10 be exc
,,..,,...,, .". ~ l,ossinie' more dla-
,;",...'ie eye" .Man murder. TO save
m,"" "' ~, ~ ,'...d mus. hfst hX the guilt
"l ~. q" .nuoeen. head.
, Un.e ii'u.e he ieit the room and
1;'p. ~ ,.os:tniohus chamDcr door.
,a ie ..'ei ~, ~ was unlocked! Noise
,Iss.s w .u.ncu .he iiahdle ana put
M. s,., e.l asa ~. u 70 listen.
l.. ~" ' ' insoieu lim,shc Slept.
III low eieat voice. but as unlike
ms oWl as Tic co"Ia render 1t. he pro-
n. ..,.,sn . .msse worus:
' emu ~ ooWh ~ MT. Mcull-
COZ! room' lie Is DYING
ne le;ifd start, stir within, and,
.,.',.n,, ~ wy uoo, WIN Click, lie
..... .u " .,.'s li..o MS own room, which
va" M u. .ae same moor.
l., , H.. map nv nau SET was hendish-
~s'spfy gu
lam mo II: WIN fast-heating heart,
"',lios, prea.hiessiy nc listened.
M IN we i''e s, dazed with sleep.
AosnnoH. ilau risen UP III the bed,
aW w, ny the voice.
.,,l me foon' WAS rtch dark-al was
silent.
ehe caliea out: Who Is there?' Is
any one ut the door!'
! ,, neic was no answer, no sound.
y, Mas II cream:
M, AZ 80, II was nh usually vivid one.
ne voice sun seemed ringing IN her
".aS, anu IL souhaed Ike that OF the
ec WIZ, ,. $780,.
ne'Mct u were dream or real
ny such Il warming summons was not
I" we. We negleS!ed.
Win Ieeihs OF mysterious terror
Z upoli ner sne sprang out OF bed
s;u =. u .,,. Msn., thrust her feet into u
. u"m " s"ppels' wrapped herseil III a
u.sss."s soMn anu aescenued the
S Soam' WHY" 'e'' ~ MI. Meuileotts
'" 1I;'. ,,,
49,, ., .s ,,e was ulon tne ilrst hoor
~, ' s.a.c nus i'ness ne nad slept with
49,, Ls ."l uiop .ne Mtch III case he
shpulu require assistance IN the night,
~ W., ne "" .',.n not naSe nurse.
,,o M,,u. sue arrived st inc door she
, - was Iu!et !hiouehont the
Mouse. ~ must nave Deen dream.
ns we'll. Womb. r. not ho hast 70 n,,is
nm ono of the sarvnnts or tho so.r.,
tnryy '0 '@'
! Yct to olorm tho bo,sobo,, ,,.,.,o,,.
n cnuse wnuid he si,lv "''''
+ She Ind Inf tn ,.nnt,v ,,r, +,,o Inn
die and moan IN nnon i,,,n. - ,,o , nam,
awake he would he angry Int CIV,
m,st hr,vo thnt '' "". e.''
Win tremllin. en,or. s,,o ,,,,o,,
tl,c door cront IN anI ra,s;"p Ia,
t,ncr looked toward t,,o ,,.d 's4
4 Mr. Mn.l,icott w"s i,,,nn ,,,,,, h;s
stdo with his ho"E +o,,nr., ,,om om.,
apparently In n doan oo,,,, s,,,ni,a.
One plonca sufsiood ~ rao ss,,na 49,.
ma sho Mt onco i,ost,i,, rot~nn.n1
| In si,v.+,ne t,,o sas. ~. ~. 100 IL,
from, nar han5 a.. &C., o ~. .Me ,oen s,ppe,l
tonoa a,raIn ~ Hoi. - .ao ~ ~, ~
W,,,, ,,,,.:,, t .s ..noes y. 'ne .ouse.
.,,,, ,,.,, ,,.,,',,,. , ~ .ne acc'uch,
80 60, s n.nS VIZ. u..eA ~ hef pei-
ti~mro NJ tha snerat.u .ne , nun is
hor TIC eeete'"iy s'oo" before
"iyho+ e. .,, ...o.,
hv,w,n% ,,,,;a, S ,.'"' ..e ne asked IN a
What hos ,,I"n.,. ne m.''l ~, noise.
Rosamomds s'u "o"h' MISS
4,
fiurfieu ny the noise she had made
ana 1eeling the stl1ngeness Of her
POSITION s, trembling from head to foot
WI, Win nervousness ana tine chill she
nau experienced OH leaving her warm
peu' hosamond could only stammer
out that she thought she heard some.
thlns' ana Try TO hurry past him, but
he narreu hcr way.
IL, Excuse .., me, MISS Kosamond." he
s s.a,,, ,,a pue l. must nave witness to
!oIf presence mere at this hour.
I'll MS voice SOUNDED strange and muf-
nea MS ups seemed scarcely able
W iiaihe 'he WORDS. anu MS features
were drawn and CHASTITY white.
stunning Iacing one another, with
me ..s, u''n i,anl OF inc tapers falling upon
!helt White. agitated visages. they
s looked ~, llke two guilty creatures fresh
a ,, ''. 10 ev u,.a OF some dreadfu!
crime. no IKE at times arc guilt and
innocence noe aee.,
. avu y,e.W ., win CONFUSION TO
I ea.,a,.e!, .ne meaning OF MS words,
Np sa ..a... i.laue no reply.
IT. INV 'urheo ahu ascehded the
s.als' aiu sue ioioWed until she
sane ~ ."c Mnuins upon winch hcr
oNH iooh was sltuuteu.