The Van Buren press., 1896-06-20

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at gas four good long steps between
IA There. too. was the baFrieade of
fhe table. Should rnsh apon her
auss reeeipe es Ieass ore and probably
too Or three shoes. she eoald ass miss
ne. aad a buffet would surely disable
aaes These salags flashed through fay
Brafns aa8 she idea was dismissed At
the miaIefaQ Of ar eYelid. Then TIRE flgll
terror Of my situation eanae apen me
a. a eaqee The poa4ans bfaia had
Turned sFe vas eFazY add possessed
~ that ore fatal asa. get@esn nlgseif
and death was the slightest pressl1re
# finger mere muscular eon.trae-
zion. responsive at any Instant 70 the
dis6rasred insps4lse Of A list mind +
sna NOS ashamed 10 say that eher the
fsf realization Of my critical position
came apon ne that was scared. badly
scarab, scared completely oes Of ny
senses. sat there helpless. aazed and
be0lldered. The woman.s VOICE aroused
me-
Restore him, she said. Bez5n
Aosy
~ bat id oas not the resait Of any
ferethauahs. bas sfhaplY a mechanical
act induced BY fright. ffeaeaed down,
picked up The medicine ease, opcred ",
and began lingering over the vfaIss say
fft9. ali TIE @hiles
We'll. well. Re patient and We all
try what sgs can do
II diA NOT know ny own voice, 1t
sounded 20 Ear off and queer. Bag 4 be-
gan ia recover myself somewhat. and
ny thoughts assumed something Ike
order. veatufed 10 look mp at her.
She was now sitting down In chair,
her arms resting on The table, her
hands still eIasping the pistol. It's ugly
raazzle pointing straight at rae. she
held It firm and true. There was no
hope for me In that face. No feeling
there save fhe concentrated force 81
her insane determination
Hurry she said.
Her gofee was as whip TO ray mind.
The FIRST coherent idea that formed
Was. anything 70 gain a little time. So
spoke to her again, never raising my
head. for f man don't care 70 gaze upon
such faces OF into such eyes any oftener
than he can help. lied 20 her good
and hard, too.
There is = possibility said, that
I've Is in a cataleptic trance. Living, but
presenting all the appearance Of death.
n this is so. may be able 70 revive
him
Revive him, then, she answered,
do your work, and DO II quickly. Bring
him 20 look at me, to talk to me-
"Ah, me, no one has ever worked
such marvel since the gentle Nazarene
walked the earth. My panic had gradn-
ally worn away, however, but the sense
~ deadly peril still remained. a care
less movement, an fhcautious word,
might bring a bullet crushing into my
brain. but the quick movement Of my
mind brought suggestion Of q means
Of escape. PuliWg myself together,
spoke again;
Madame, win USE my utmost skill
in spite Of the extraordinary situation
10 which you have placed me. That !
would do in aBy event, and IL MI can
DO. I had no idea Of beng called 70
such ease, and the simple medicines
I have with Ine IRE useless in this in
stance. irequire rare drugs of extraor-
binary power With your permission
1 will return NJ once 70 town and get
what need. The delay will in no way
affect your husbands condition.
would this pretense deceive her7
She 1id not answer At once, and when
she did The structure Of my hopes fell
in ruins.
"'No. she replied, you cannot leave
here. will call q servant, aud you can
send for what sou wish
MY despair was only for moment.
for her very words we're pregnant with
a great idea. I would send message
Tor what wished. but it would BIZ for
help TO living man, not impotent
drugs for a dead one. took out my
prescription pad 10 write. and came
near spelling all with my prccipiinncy.
Of course. she would insist on seeing
what I might write, and, reading sum.
mons for help. her crazy fury would 20
beyond all restraint. Deceit must wear
most careful guisc How 10 write
such "a message rs would be ineligible
in town and unintcliiRible 10 her
puzzled me considerably until 1
thought OF Latin. would write the
thing in Latin, although there was n
chance Of her being familiar with the
language. As opposed 10 the certainty
Of English there was no choice In the
matter. | went 20 work at once, and
the necessary words came 10 me with
surprising small effort, considering I
had allowed years 10 pass without any
attempt NJ furnishing up my old col
lege studies. My completed prcscrip-
ton read like thisi
TO sATTEHLEE & FINK. DRUGGISTS
For Mr. wlman's residence. Hanson
place. South road;
In nomino Del. draehms.
Btntim mite huSilium. ounces.
Homo mortuua eat. 10 ounces.
rxor furioHa. me. 2 drachms
Tcnous cum pistole, dfachms.
ADRIAN EpwAHpH Al y.
1T was very hard Latin. NO bad that
I expect the soul OF my old professor
up in Heaven grew heavy with indigna-
ton, but u the right man got hold of IL
lie purport was plain. Translated II
meanti In the name OF God send help
Immediately. A man Is dead. his wife
insane. holding me with pistol Iput
signs Of drachms and ounces nc the end
- .a.t. t!t.. O.. ola a., tlt. ,.rsa.rt. Ion.