Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-28

"But how am l to pass 1t to You un-
sern:" she demanded. TREMENDOUSLY.
"&fhcre Is but one way" he made an
sw>'r, emphasizing his words by press
Ing his lips to hers. "lou must pass
the phal under cover Of Il kiss"
"uh. Rchard." she moancd. this is
asking more OF ME than l can do. 1t
is too terrible"
"ls it," he retorted. in an angry
whisper. "'rhcu. don't do it. But re-
member, YOU are emhittering my last
moments by Your refusal. And now.
go!"
Thus sorclv pressed. what could the
grief stricken wife do but consent?
God forgive us both, Richard" she
sohbctl, III am doing wrong. shall
do exactly as You bid me-"
spoken like a brave little woman
and Il true wife" he answered. 1T
will comfort YOU hereafter to know
that YOU made the end easier for me.
And see here, dear DO not prolong
our last interview tomorrow night. l
shall need all my nerve to face the
end. and the briefer our farewell. the
better for us both. Above all, keep
your promise"
Il shall keep my promise, Richard,
She said. In voice SO broken with an
suish that even thu wardrr turned his
head and stood With hand-covercd
eyes. Wardcrs. after all. are human;
and he WAS Il married man.
ASK for some more paper. please"
remarked Somerville, after his wife
was gone. Il must finish my mono
graph, and the time is running short.
Tie man started. Such llnpcrturuble
: ,.,,t,,,
but he Signalleu To n colleague. and the
prisoner WAS supplied With the re-
uuired paper. Far into the night the
doomed man wrote. Then, overcome,
AT length. by WEAKNESS. he babe his
custodian goodnight. threw himself
upon his truckle-bed and slept like 4
child.
Cool" muttered the warder." AS
cool as they make them and-as
| game
That same evening queer fancy
took possession OF Daft Billy. Al
though his interest In the little bust
hess presided over by Joe's mother.
made it no longer necessary for him TO
hawk special editions, he thought he
would like TO resume his old vocation
(by way OF change> upon the scene OF
his first meeting With Zana. And so.
eQNlpping himself With stock OF even.
Ing newspapers, he hetuoS himself 10
his former station near ElAckfriarS
Bridge
But either there was dearth OF eNcit-
Ing telegralnS or his voice had lost its
trick OF forcing his literary wares upon
the pUhlir-tor, after 4 time. he wear
ted OF his Self-irlpuSed task. and. max
Ing Il present Of Sundry unsold copies
10 FORMER acquaintance in the same
line OF business. bent his steps home-
ward. Near l.udsare Circus some
workmen were testing certain under
ground wires. by torrhlight. III search
OF y leakage iii the electric current.
Billy paused TO watch the operations,
and was staring curiouSly al the coils
OF wire when his pipe slipped from his
hand and fell into the open trap. He
Instantly sprang forward to recover It.
stand back. you fool" cried the
foreman. roughly: but the warning
came too late. Rilly's head came IN
contact with the wire. at the leakage
point. aud he was sluitteu down rs b,
y lightning stroke. The men raiseG
him and examined HIN by the light Of
4 torch
Poor chap" was the foremau's com
ment. Hell lueddle no more witt
electric currents: he's us dead as Il sal
herring
Such also was the upiuiou OF wv,
hastily -Suiumoued puliceuen aud OF
group ot oulookerS. as the stricken
man WAS borne OF To- the nearest po
lice station Hut such did not prove t
be the verdict OF the divisional sur
seon, by whose orders BILLY wa