The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-11

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mediatsly; but you've got an awful mo-
ment. If you don't know the right dose
you have very bad time You will be
found with your hands violently
clenched, your eyes glistening and your
Pupils dilated, and you will shrek just
before your death. Unpleasant, isn't
ito" - rff 49,
'Well," said Streuth. ''there are other
poisons-"
"All are open to objections. Choral
may Kill you comfortably, or make YOU
sick. Other anaesthetics may lead to
your being discovered while in state
OF Inconsistencies, but not dead, and
the treatment they give you then is
not pretty. Many quick poisons are
painful, very painful, and in any case
you leave your body about after Sc
untidy-such a want of neatness,
Every suicide is anxious to wipe him
SELF right out, to get away from public
! attention. If he leaves that body about
after people sit on it and say that
he was temporarily insane, and one
of the jury is rude to the coroner, and
the coroner is severe to one of the
| jury, and the whole thing gets into the
papers, and the family is disgraced.
and everybody feels that the death was
grossly inartistic."
Il don't know" said Streuth, 'if YOU
imagine that by telling me these
things you can deter me from the end
which I have in view. If so, pray do
not waste your time and mine anv fur
ther."
Il had no such idea," said Mr. Blake.
"All | wish to do is to give you a
| chance of committing suicide in the
best possible way. No pain, no scan
dial, no untidy body lying about after
wards. y simple, mysterious disap-
pearancc, your own self-respect saved,
and the feelings of your family spared"
WELL said Streuth, what is it?'
Fire, plain fire, that is all. Near
Weybridge there is a certain furnace
which is kept going day and night. It's
heat is enormous. The very moment
you go into it you are dead. Half an
hour afterwards nothing of you is left
that is recognizable as ever having been
human. l will give you directions and
admission card in exchange for your
cheque for five pounds as soon as that
cheque has been cleared"
Streuth pulled five sovereigns from
his pocket and put them on the table.
81 will take the directions and card
of admission now"
Certainly" said Blake. ''this little
plan makes your way clear from Wey-
bridge Station. 1t is six or seven miles,
and you will have to walk it. Cabs can
be tracked"
81 quite see that" said Streuth.
For similar reasons you must not
inquire your way. You~cannot miss
it; the plan is on a large scale and every
possible landmark is indicated. When
you reach the furnace (Which is sup
posed to be used in connection with
some brickwOrls) you will find deaf
mute as night porter in charge. Hand
him the ticket and he VIII show you by
signs what to do
Streuth took the ticket and plan,
shook hands and went out.
He was a passenger in the last train
to sWCybridge that night.
Three days afterwards Streuth, with
a smile on his face, called once more on
Mr.. Blake. Mr.. Blake did not seem at
all surprised to see him.
Let us speak quite plainly" said Mr..
Blake. You were afraid of the fre?"
Il was" said Streuth.
Everybody is. 1t is the most awful
element, having iii it something of the
supernatural. l have sent IT'S suicides
to that place, and only three handed
their tickets to the night porter"
"And did the three commit suicide?''
mo! They came out again. Not one
of them has committed suicide or ever
viii. You won't, for instance"
NO" said Streuth, common sense
has dawned. After ALL he muttered,
'she is not the only girl in the world"
MANY of my clients" said Blake
smilingly, give me some little present,
some trifing souvenir on their return. -
Streuth put his hand into his waist
coat pocket. AS he fumbled with the
coins he said: Suppose that one of
those three who did give up his ticket
to the porter had committed suicide,
you would have stood fair chance of
getting yourself into devil of mess. %
t'NOt at ALL" said Blake genially, mot
at all. To prevent the possibility of &C
cidents there isn't any furnace"
He swept the sovereigns from the
table into the palm of his hand.
Most liberal of you, I'm sure,
Black and White.
Reflections Of an Old Maid.
Don't work. because the things that
used to Please you please you no long
CT; the thin0S that used to hurt Won