The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-12-02

turned cold to my finger tips Great
heavensl Was itall dream? rubbed
my eyes and gazed at the cub. No, it
was grim reality. every bit of it. The
girl had refused him, and so he had
concluded that the best way out of his
misery was to commit suicide.
The tobacco began to hiss and burn in
the bottom of his pipe bowl His last
smoke was drawing to close. And
then
Ithrew him my pouch.
"More 'baocy?"
He placed it politely on the edge of
tho desk.
''No, thanks-flnished now" And
he rose from his chair and walked to
the window. ~ should just like to take
a last look at the sun shining on the
trees. :"
1 suppose | moved, for he wheeled
around like lightning.
IF you attempt to interfere with me, +"
he said, with the same unnatural calm
in his voice and manner, "I'll shoot
| you first, Worm, and myself afterward
So pray be careful. -
put it off for few minutes, !
begged him. Il want to talk to you.
Just tell me what has happened.
I'm not in any particular hurry, -
he observed, reseating himself, land /
have no objection to telling you what
has happened. But nothing you can say
will alter my determination. This thing
| must bel say must be. And he patted
the pocket which contained the poison
''Well, go ahead, | urged him.
''Just tell me what you did after you left
us so suddenly in the Doone valley"
mo need to detail the journey, he
muttered; Just sheep walk--every
one goes the same way. i made tracks
for southampton, caught the night boat
to Havre, went on to Rouen, thence to
Paris, Paris to Geneva. and there l
was.
"And then, of course. you took
Mousie--I beg pardon. Miss Rathbone
by surprise, proposed to her all in a
heap, and got rejected, us was quite
natural. You can't rush thing like
that
81 did not meet Miss 1essthbone, " said
the cub coldly, land did not propose
to her. Getting to Geneva was one
thing, but finding her was quite another.
People go to Geneva and make excur-
sions all round the shops. found out the
hotel at which she was stopping. and
tried to get rooms there myself, bat il
was full up. This was why l constantly
missed her--she was always going off
somewhere, and whenever | followed
her she always caught the train or boat
that / just missed So, although /
lodged about for fortnight, l didn I
meet her once. Tho amount Cf money
spent chasing about and making in.
quiries and tipping people was some
thing appalling, but Of course l didn't
mind that. .
well, " said, II don't SEQ why you
should kill yourself because you missed
her in Switzerland. -.
LET me go ON, said the cub stern
ly, "and then you II understand why.
just as / was thinking of giving it UP
and coming home l heard that she and
her party had gone to Chamouni, with
the intention of ascending Mont Blanc.
OF course-just my luck-I was train
and coach behind, as you go to Cluses
by train and then coach on to Chamouni
When finally got there, was told that
the party / was in search of had started
up some hours before. l asked whether
it wouldn't be possible TO catch them
up. but the great fool Of q guide | was
talking to just laughed and made face
Then he told me that l could watch
them through telescope, but as for
catching them up that was impossible.
Well, (" continued the cub II paid my
money and the telescope chap put me
on to them at once He said they were
nearly 1000 feet above Ike valley, but
could see them as plainly as if they
were only 80 yards away. There were
FIVE or six people. just as | had got my
eyes ON Mousie great fat Johnnie who
was walking fewyards behind her ac-
tually went up, and-and"--
The cub paused. 500 on" said.
"What did he dof"
"Why"--with heaving chest and glar-
ing eyes-"he put his arm inside hers
and began talking and laughing as if
he'd known her all her lifel''
"And what did she do?"
"Talked and laughed back -
"Well?'
well, isn't that enough? She's en-
gagged to him-that's clear. came slap
home and here / am. It's all over. In
five minutes / shall be deadP'
l started from my chair.
"There must be some mistake, =" ex-
claimed. 1.-The man you saw was evil
IDENTIFY relative -
II know all the members of her fam
ily," said the cub, land there's no man
like that i'll it. No; she's engaged. /
don't care to live any longer.
Look here, Jack. said desperate
ly, "let me make some inquiries. / give
you my solemn word of honor that /
won t say anything about your--er--in-
tentions. Let me 60 to your place and
try to find out the truth of the matter.
Trust me not to give you away. -
The sun shone out gayly just then.
Perhaps the cub thought it pity to
leave it SO suddenly. At any rate he
said: 81 won't do anything till you
come back--I swear it. Now goi'
So off went post haste to the Jungle,
and when returned with the news
that relative the cub had never heard
of had suddenly returned he was will
ing to live long enough to try his luck
aud ourcaadad -Exchappp