Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-28

Clifford and the attendant were hold
ing down the patient by main force
upon the bed. Hewas struggling to rise,
and the expression Of his face was one
Of terror. His eyes seemed as if start
ing from their sockets.
Something has induced a violent
paroxysm, whispered Jim. "He can't
last long if it continues
The sick man sank back on his pill
lows. His lips moved. By STOPPING over
him could catch some of his words.
They are coming-coming now" he
gasped, ever SO far away, but 1 can
see them! Something moves before them
something dark! I can't make it out
Something about to break! Will it save
poor Octave? Will it,
"Visibly worse" said Clifford aside
to me, "and the pulse abnormally high.
If this goes on, he will be i'll high
fever before long"
TWAS breathless summer evening,
but the sky was overcast with murky
Clouds foreboding a tempest. The room
already grew dark with the shadow of
it's coming.
Suddenly there was loud knocking
at the front door. Presently heard
voices in conversation, then heavy foot
steps began to ascend the stairs.
At that instant a rose colored flash
cleaned through the darkness of the
room, terrific peal of thunder follow
ed, its echoes crashing and rolling as
if the building were about to fall upon
our heads. The sick man sprang con-
vulsively to all almost upright position
in his bed, then fell backward-dead!
The door opened. There was pause,
and two plainly dressed men slipped
quietly into the room
DIR. Clifford, presume?" inquired
the foremost politely.
Jim nodded assent wonderingly.
II have a very painful duty to per-
form in respect Of your patient here,
continued the speaker fumbling paper
as he spoke; "a very painful duty in
deed. But the fact is, I hold warrant
for his apprehension under the name Of
Henry-Octave Henry - on charge
off,
"My patient" interposed Jim very
quietly, ''has just obeyed another sum-
mons. The man died while you were
coming up stairs. "
From the explanations which ensued
it seemed that our late patient had long
been wanted" by the police on no less
charge than that of murder. Doubtless
his unwillingness to be removed to q
hospital arose from his persuasion that
he was safer from detection in private
dwelling
Guilty or not guilty Of the crime he
was accused of, it was long before Jim
and I ceased to speak of him. Nor, in
turn, had he forgotten us. We We're
handsomely remembered in the will he
had executed before the operation. But
we will never again undertake the care
Of resident patient. -Answers.
Old English Inns.
A feature essentially English is the
CHEEKY inn that overlooks the common.
From that upper latticed window the
jolly innkeeper Of yore would watch the
solitary horseman Of romance crossing
the heath and perhaps hint his opinion
of the traveller to the gentlemen Of
the road"-the Claude Duvals-who
found it convenient to keep Oh good
terms with mine host But those days
are gone, and now we can take our ease
at our inn, with its deep bay windows
on either side of the entrance, its
swinging signpost, it's horse trough,
pump and outdoor settle. Enter and you
will find that the bay window forms a
delightful sunny recess with seat all
round. In one instance branch of q
vine from the adjoining greenhouse had
been trained into this recess, and round
the window punches of grapes We're
hanging, some beginning to purple in
the warm August sun. The fireplace is
often a great, old fashioned one, with
seats on either side of the ''ingleneuk, :"
right under the chimney, while framed
over one Of these fireplaces found the
following verse from Sir Matthew Hale !:
A Sabbath well spent
Brings week of content
And health for the tolls of the morrow,
But Sabbath profaned,
Whate' er may be gained,
Is certain forerunner of sorrow.
-Ta,np1n Rar