The Delta independent., 1899-03-17


With his aas1h - ~ suckaA the
0asroW.
.Now ~ Q panchi'' - esisa
"Thess 10 no h0s Wates." RiohAsd
vapssred to ~.
"Watefi Who sskcd fog v.tse! Bfiss
ne . lsaca, snms s1eas and . kssais.
The kestIs was piscsa % the ArA
The stranger filled IL With brandy. sdd-
ing lennon and sugar 70 sait his ssste.
A tie liqaos boiled over II caught ass.
setting The whole In . blasA
Richard jumped up 70 taks II o6.
The stranger caught his arm and dung
him beck ~ u he had bssa . child In
stead Of . Substantial eitissn a 500
poupda
"whas are you aboutf'' b exclaimed.
"Tbe punch 10 doing we'll enough"
~ was only afraid The hosss might
b burned."
Bother The hosssr replied the liz.
tie man. "There's no danger"
"YouF health, Dick. as length he
aaid. and raising the kettle all blazing
to his lips be drank like dromedary.
"And now. Dick. it's your turn" he
said, after long breath. lyon must
drink my bealth now. -
Richard drew back
Drink shouted The stranger. hold
ing ouS the vessel.
Poor Dick took . sinsls gulp He left
the skin Of his mooth on the bsim OF
the kettle, his throat was scorcbed %
with liquid firs and his hair was sinsed
BY the blaxa
k~
stranger. rssumins bis ssat snd Isaviss
Dick 10 sit or stand ~ b chosa
"You knew John WalseR. believer
"Ye-yes. ssammered Richard II
once knew . person Of that nams'
"You aud be west 70 Califosuis 70
RetbeT?"
Richard acknowledged the fsct.
"You made money. and hs didn't!'
II believe was the noss fossusats
Of the two"
"You and be started to return toeesh.
ef, and he died at San Fsaseisool''
Richard bowed.
"His wife and children sss sow desti.
tuts. the stranger psssissed-
II cant help thsG"
"Of eouFse not. IL was his boy you
gave tho good sdvios TO today. hops
the young scamp will psons By IT,"
Tho sceps with The little b<ggar.
Richard wss quite sure. bad bsen Wit.
messed ~ no one. How the sessnger hsd
found ont was pass compsebensioaL
You're auits sure John Walter died
poorr' the stranger went o..
"Oh. quitew sid Richard II paid
his funeral expenses Dysell"
That's . Ner' rstosted the little
man "rhey wess psid BY the public
It's another lie that hs died poor. lie
had Gao. 600 with him which you stolsi''
II deny il. Richard fairly soseamsa.
and defy 700 to prove isr'
Prove lei Wbss s6soaessyi Why. ]
saw you do itr'
"l,'s iaIsci There vas sobody pres
entr'
BE earsfsl. Dick. - yos'll commit
youssslf saW zoe % apoihss thing.
1iehasd sssk shivssiss isss . chair.
bat aid sothipe.
''John Walter wouId hsve survived
his iiluess. bus 700 Pot poison In bis
nsdicipsr'
A sudden fury took possession Of
Richard whinstone when he saw the
srcfst Of his life In anotbe1's kesping
Ths carving knife hay within bis reach.
He ssised It and. spsipsinG ON The
stranses. with . desperate plunge
sought 10 bury the blsde In bis heart.
bus u glanced - from plate ssmos and
In - Instant the little mas vas % his
feet.
"Oh. hoi Thas's your game. 10 n!'
And with . trip thas seos his beeis
spinuinx In the air Richard wss thsows
heshIona With Q force that shook the
bouss TO is foundasios. The elsb loot
vss planted ON his stomsch. and Whss
. horribly sgiy foos 10 wssi lt was elefs
like the hoof Of IN OF and seemed 70
weigh ton.
"Tbsn yoa sre"-
pray keep . civil sonsus In your
bead Esd come along" said The iissi"
Usn.
Richard tainted.
Whsp - came 20 htmslf, day wss
bssakiue. The old bosssksspss. Who
bed iosnd him sscopisg and spsawltsa
. tks noos. bad with much difhculsy
ssaken hin inte Consciousness. Shs -
sjsssd bin 10 ~. bss Richssd sever
vss hinssk asaisL Tbs ssSfsis a PIC
bsd bsoaehs on . lsvss. a which hs
1jsd h eight daya His lass fatiossi soo
vss ehs exseutiou ef . will. by which
hc Isft The bulk Of bis fortune TO John
walters widow and child, which. aft
e all. wss . simple ct Of jassics. for
the demon o. sigbt0aes had told the
srush. Cincinnati Post
WAes Sesssess vssss esseeAe1.
Ines bsvs been . singular looking
yoush 90 vet evenings. for ] walked