The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-10-27

The man united the boat and pushed
off. / had found pair of overalls in the
hut, and an overcoat belonging TO De-
metrius. In these I felt fairly com
Portable, and my teeth stopped chat
tering None the less it was bitterly
cold; and felt that my patrons pro-
testations Of gratitude might be de-
ferred. Gerard however. was fever
ishly loquacious, and could not be ST.
fenced.
"Cold?" he exclaimed. "By heavens,
l never was so pleasantly warm in my
life. If you want to feel cold, Hugo,
get your heart frozen. My body is
small affair"
"NIy body isn't" 1 returned. eve
can discuss these matters later, sir, un-
less you propose to thaw out your heart
with a burning dose of pneumonia"
We had stood for fully ten minutes
exposed to the raw fog, and / cut short
his chatter 10y moving towards the hut.
| thought, too that heard the voice of
the Greek.
Cad" said ], "Demetrius has come
to-"
Gerard started at these words, ran
nimbly ahead and entered the hut.
heard an oath, followed by a scream
from the boy, and then-a horrid thud.
AS / burst through the door the Greek
met me, bloody knife in his hand, and
a glare in his eyes, the like of which
pray that / may never see again. One
arm was still tied, and both legs, but
he lunged viciously at my heart as l
eprang at him. | turned the thrust
with my naked left arm-I shall carry
the scar to the grave-and countered
him full on the point of the jaw. He
fell like a stricken bullock, and, fore
ing the knife from his clenched hand.
FASTENED past him and bent over Ger
ard. lie was lying on the floor, NOR
tally wounded, could guess, but con-
scious.
Secure him first" he gasped.
The boy was crying bitterly. had
to shake him vigorously before he an
swered my question.
"How did this happen?"
ct united him." he sobbed. 81 united
him, oh, father, father! l didn't
mean to do any harm
"Never mind, my boy" said Gerard,
Gerard had time TO fling himself be-
tween the miscreant and his victim.
He saved his sons life 10y the sacri-
fee of his own, a sacrifice cheerfully
consummated.
Demetrius was arraigned for the
murder of his master and convicted.
The day before his execution his iron
nerves gave way, and he was baptized.
n trembling penitent, into the commu-
MON of the Greek church. Before the
ceremony, and in the presence of the
warden of San Quentin, he confessed
to the murder of Ferdinand Perkins.
The motive was jealous hatred of the
man, who had supplanted him, and,
cvershadowing that, the lust of gold.
Familiar intercourse with the Croesus
had aroused a passion of envy. Gerard,
doubtless, had dangled his dollars be-
fore the young mans eyes, and had
trained his pupil in the CONSTRUCTED
area of the grCssest matcrialism. But
the prize. a partnership, had been given
| to poor Perkins. The fastening of the
crime upon Burlington, who had begun
to suspect him. was an afterthought
lie left all his money, a large sum,
| carefully invested, to the archiman-
drite of his native town; and he faced
the hangman with smile upon his pal
lid lips.
Gerard fingered several weeks, the
! nnppiest, so he assured me. of his life.
I,1 81.
ravelcd, and it was characteristic of
the man that he accepted his sentence
of death without repining or remon-
STRANGE.
IF Mark" he said to me, only the
| day before the final summons came,
"if Mark profits by my experience |
don't grudge the price. I've always
held, Hugo, that reform rises, as
rose, from the ranks, but I've learnt
that it falls, like the sunlight, from
above"
Under the terms of his will re-
ceivcd handsome legacy, sufficient
to insure independence and abundant
leisure TO scribble, leisure also to brood
| To exercise the demon of unrest,
turned to sport, and spent the summer
and fall upon the headwaters of the
saskatchewan, hunting and fishing
But around my campfire lowered the
image of Nancy, alluring, moclNng!
Upon my return to San Francisco a
letter advised me of the approaching
marriage of Burlington and Mrs. Ger
ard. | was invited to the wedding and
assisted at the quiet celebration that
followed. Both Burlington and his
wife welcomed me warmly, but Nancy
so l fancied-held aloof, and greeted
me with chilling civility.
81 presume" said |, at parting, with
a forced smile, that you will be kind
enough 10 send me a card for your we'd
ding"
"My wedding?" she faltered.