The Red Cloud chief., 1895-12-13

PCSS d %lish wIli so s'
which will soon read:
''Dr. Henri Glrcau. physician and
surgeon
For the skillful senior partner is no
more. Ills brain. so often racked for
knowledge which will relieve the suf.
fcrings of mankind. is at rest. The
kindly voice is hushcd. The gentle
tender hand is lying l~ifclcss upon his
breast. The noble heart has ceased to
beat. He i, lying upon his bed. APP
parcntly sleeping. lie has been car.
ricd there after the inquest. He is
sleeping the last long sleep which
must come to us all-thc sleep from
which there is no earthly awaking-
the sleep Of death. In the Office below
the junior partner sits alone. his head
resting upon his folded arms upon the
desk, the light shining upon the red
dish brown hair, lingering lovingly
upon the mar who is nursing his sor-
row. the genuine sorrow of II noble
hearted man. He has lost his bene-
%factor, the only living being he loves,
and his manly form is convulsed and
shaken with the sobs that well M
from the depths Of his soul.
He has been sitting thus for n
long time 80 has eaten nothing
since morning. lie cannot eat.
Cannot bring himself TO think of
anything saw the cold ~li!elcss clay, in
-thc room above. He rises and looks
about him, mechanically observing the
familiar objects surrounding him.
Dead" he murInurs. ''Dead-and
soon to be placed beneath the sod. And
such Il DEATH lie shuddcrs. Then
his face grows dark, his eyes flash
ominously, he clcnches his hands: the
finely moulded lips compress. Curse
the hard-hearted wretch who did this
foul deed, he muttcrs. Curse. ave,
damn the tlcnd, who for n miserable
pittance struck down this good old
man. May his limb wither. may his
~cye-balls rot in their sockets" lie
stops. and smiles bitterly. How mclo.
dramatically he has spoken. But he
means it. every w.rd.
lie walks to the door and throws il
open. The night is dark, the warm
summer winds gently fan his heated
sign of life about him. They
retire early in these rural towns. lie
looks up the street. Within "a stones
throw Is the cemetery, the cemetery
where the loved form will be laid
away, in his last resting place, the
cemetery where awaits his benefactor
all that he AN claim of earth. the six
feet which can be claimed bv all, King
or peasant, p~otentate or u d
And he will soon be laid there he
mutters bitterly.
Suddenly, he remembers the words
by the loved partner. the last
time he has seen him alive. the promise
he had cSacted during the last inter
view.
If should die suddenly, read my
will before bnrying me-"
lie remembers he has promised to
obey him. lie recalls his own words.
Your will shall be read before you are
inferred. Pray heaven that. i shall
never be called upon to read it,"
Then the impressive tones OF the
other, Pray heaven that you will! 1t
Is for the benefit of science that you
should.'
He remembers how the words have
impressed him. lie had felt curious ut
the time.
II seems n long time ago to him. He
can scarcely bring himself Il believe
that it was only the day before that
this interview took place, but u little
over twcnty-four hours. There has
so much crowded into the short
day. So much of horror, SO much of
sadness
He closes the door and returns 70 the
The will shall be read. His
partners last wishes shall be obeyed.
lie has said the document was in the
lower drawer of his private desk. He
has the keys in his possession. He
turns to the desk, the desk where the
good old man has passed so many
hours in study, has written so
prescript'o ns Upon the leaf are
of his work. Half written
pages of manuscript, the pen lying
upon the rack, the cover of the ink
lying near. lie inserts the KEY
in the lock of the lower drawer, and
pulls it open. A collection of odds and
ends meets his gaze. Walls, instru-
lnents, old-fashiOneG abandoned, grow
ing rusty from disuse. n bundle of
manuscript, tied with pink tape, a
legal looking document at the very
1t is the will. lie takes il out.
Yes, across the top is written in the
angular hand,
Last iotH and testament Of Ezra WI
bur-"
He pushes the drawer in with his foot,
and busting the document, sits where
light can strike the paper and rev
un:ol1s is.