The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-30

and from the rawlings and mutterings Of
the lad as he tossed on his bed before
death released him. To his brother he re-
peated again and again that the first shot
was an accident-that he had not meant
to kill LeOna, but showed her the re-
volver to intimidate her into clipping with
him. While he held the weapon menac-
ingly before her, with his left arm encir-
cling her waist as they walked slowly to-
ward the cemetery gate, the weapon ex-
ploded said the dying boy and the ball
passed clear through Leona's body and
into his encircling arm behind her. Panic
stricken and frenzied by what he had
done, he fired at her again, not half know
ing the deed he was committing. She had
turned to fly from him when she saw the
revolver and heard his words and at the
instant she was shot AS she continued
to run forward he fired again and the givs
fell prone to sob out her life upon the
grass close to the city of the dead.
Then too we'll he realized what he had
done-that he had slain all that life neld
dear to him and that henceforth his ex-
istence would be a mockery and a tor
ture. He strove to die at once beside
his sweetheart, and he placed the revol-
yer to his head and fired. But his ner-
| vous hand shook so desperately that the
| bullet went through his hat. Not even
| knowing this. but feeling that another
| attempt was necessary, Sutton placed the
gun against his side and fired once
more Then he placed the empty weap-
| on close under Leonas dead hand With
some wild notion of seeking to repre-
| sent that she had shot herself. He scarce
knew what he did in that awful moment
| His strength was just sufficient to en-
| able him to climb into his buggy, stand
! ing in the roadway near at hand, and
| without a guiding rein, leaving the dead
! girl where she had fallen.
This is the story of that awful scene
at the cemetery as it is pfeced out by
| those who heard what Sutton said before
| he died, and those who looked upon the
surroundings before the dead girl was
taken into her fathers house. Whether
! or not Roy intended doing his deed OF
| death when he started on the drive, no
man will ever know. 1t was not his re-
! veTVer and the fact that he borrowed it
| that afternoon shows at least that he
! contemplated using it as an argument to
intimidate Leona, and bring her to his
way of viewing the elopement question.
He may have intended nothing more than
intimidation, with a threat of ending
| both lives if she refused to leave her
| home with him. Then, when the gun
was discharged accidentally, as he assur-
| ed those around his deathbed, he saw it
| was too late to stay his hand. The fear
| full deed had been done, and in frenzy
| of remorse and despair he fired again,
and then strove to end his own life.
| He died Saturday night. The flame OF
| life which was Pickering so feebly when
| help reached him dwindled to a spark,
| and then went out before he could rally
strongly enough to tell the fearful story.
| He murmured at times that 1t was an &C
| cident that first shot, but he never told
| why he borrowed the revolver from
| Britton, the restaurant man. Friday af-
| ternoon before driving to Leona Elmore S
| house. He never told what thoughts
| were in his whirling brains when he in
| sisted so strongly on Leona's company
| for that last, last time. And now they
| are sleeping not far from each other in
| the little cemetery which saw the tragic
/ ending of their lives, so full Of hope and
/ fair promise a brief fortnight ago, and
i no man will ever know just what was
/ the ending Of the chapter.