The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-06-22

your being DISCOVERED while iuea stats
Of unconsciousness, but NOT de4d. md
the treatment they give you then Il NOT
pretty. Many quick poisons are pain
ful. very painful. and in any case yoa
leave your body about after. So untidy
--such q want Of neatnessi, Every sui-
eide Is anxious to wipe himsehi right
ont. to get away from public attention.
II he leaves that body about after. peoa
pie sit on il and say that he was tenn.
porariiy insane. and one Of the jury 10
rude to the coroner. and the coroner is
severe to one Of the jury, and the, whole
thing gets into the papers and the fam
lily is disgraced. and everybody feels
that the death Yves grossly inartistic. =
81 don't know said Streuth. 'sif
you imagine that by telling me these
things you can deter me from the end
which i have in view. If 30. pray do
not waste your time and mine any fur
Their"
81 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 scandal.
no untidy body lying about afterward
A simple, mysterious dissppearancs,
your own SELF, respect saved. and tho
feelings q your family spared
"Weli." said Streuth. :tRhak isit e.
"Fire. plain fire. that Is all Near
Weybridge there is certain furnace
which is kept going dayzsnd nights rs
heat isA enosn0uaA There are 30 half
measures about that furnace. ThssveSy
moment yous go intoit you are Dad.
Hall an hour aftesward nothing of you
Is left thatis recognizable as ever hav-,
ing been humans; Twill give you direc1
tions and admission card In exchange
for your check for IS 30 soon as that
check has been cleared.
Streuth, pulled five sovereigns from
his pocket and put them on the table.
'3 l''I will take the directions and card
Of admission now" -.
Certainly, said Blake ''This lit
tie plan makes your way clear from
Weybridgeg station. ait Is six or seven
miles. and you will have to walk it
Cabs can be tracked.
q 81 quite see that. > said Streuth.
For similar reasons you must not
inquire your way. You cannot miss It.;
the plan Is on q large scale and every
possible landmark Is indicated When
yon reach the furnace (which Is sop.
posed to- be used i'm connection with
some brick works., you viii find q deaf
muteas night porter in charge. Hand
him the, ticket. and he will show you
by signs what 10 do -
gStredth took the ticket and plan.
shook handsian went out All
Ne was q passenger in the last train
10 Weybridge that night. b.
Thrsa days afterward Streuth. with
o smile on his face. called once more on
Mr.. Blakai Mr.. Blake did not seem ct
ell surprised to see him. A''
"Let us speak plainly. :" said Mr..
Blake. "You were afraid Of the Gre r. =
~ was. = said Streuth. ler ;4od
Everybody ia II is the most awful
element, having In it something Of the
supernatural Il have sent ITS suicides
to that place and only three handed
their tickets to the night porter.
"And did the three commit suicider
"Eol They came ont again. Not one
Of them has committed suicideor ever
will You won't. for instance. 81
NO. said Streuth: common sense
has dawned. After all, ]" be muttered.
''she is not the only girl in the world. /"
MANY Of my clients" said Blake
smilingly, "give me some little present,
some trifling, 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 mess"
'tNot at ALL, said Blake genially.
"not at all. To prevent the possibility
of accidents there isn't any furnace"
He swept the sovereigns from the
table intosthe palm of his hand.
''Most liberal of you, I'm sure. -
Barry Pain