The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-19

20 Ai4N7T ~ iilt person cuISeu /
would mean immediate destruction.
Nor was this all-the coins mlght .
not come 10 US as brass cash. they
might come TO US as a kOpeck piece, or
as a rouble; as marks or pfennigs, as
francs or centimes. as anything. wher-
ever we might be. We should never
know when they were coming: we
should take them ia the ordinary way:
we should handle them, but only for
one moment: the next moment we
should be dead
One day Tom sent for me, and IL was
20 tell me that he was going 10 be mar
ried. This struck me as something pc
cullar. for l had thought Tom Morton
was one of the last men likely to fall
in love The wedding duly came on,
everybody was pleased, and Tom and
his bride went away to the south Of
France A few more weeks rolled By
and Tom returned. There was 10 De
reception at their London house, and
the invitation which was sent me was
one which | could not we'll refuse.
In the evening had the opportunity
of u chat with Tom. We had gone out
on the balcony. which overlooked the
garden, and there l purpOsely made
reference to the superstition which ne
had for the Llama's coin.
Perhaps said /. now that you
have gone unscathed all these years,
you are beginning 10 lose faith in the
potency Of that prophecy
Well. to tell you the truth. said
Tom, Il AIN getting a little shaky about
it, and when one begins 10 reason. su
persution on any subject is likely 4
yet Knocked out. lt has struck me tina
after all it may be but mere foolery.
We entered the room once more, but
was dying for smoke, and. making
/ some excuse. l slipped away 10 IN
smoking ROOM had been sitting ther
I about five minutes when Tom MOrto
p came In.
What do you think he said M
wife has got this Mongolian story int
: her head so much that she is perfect
: ridiculous. She has been telling every
e body about il. and. of course. they al
4 all laughing. and the worst OF it all
@ ,hat she IS laughing with them az m
e But come come. old fellow, l want
e show you something.
T. rose threw my cigarette end ava
II and followed him. We went along Il
D. corridor 10 the drawing room. whi'
n was crowded. and even aS We enter'
~ heard Mrs Morton's voice.
Il really DO believe it will be SUI
g. FINN" she was saying Here com
r.. Tom. and now We will try. A coin.
~ you please. from each of you. Let 1
le see-how many are there here:-twe
rs ty-six. good. then l want twenty-s
III coins"
st Now. Tom" she said. take of Oh
he wretched glove and let us demonstr'
nd THAT YOU can touch money with 80
ungloved hand
nd Tom was pale. and l saw his Or
ell shining with perspiration. He mutt
M al something. but what it was was Il
he i'm the laughter and banter which We
er around the room. With quick.
.ot ,rlsive movement. ne drew Off his ri
er glove. ,,-
Ne vreathe into a hard. unmirthful Sm
sis 81 will take the coins just 10 show
nd that l am not afraid.
ad Then. one by one. his wife coun
hin nm, the coins into his hand I've
.r. 49,. already there. when, unable
ais .,ntrol the impulse which came d
-sv mo started up and cried: "DroI
the Tom. Why challenge such Il 'hins
iug t,at:"
,yn ua looked at me, and saw how
,,s All bow stern was his face. He
an. lining to me. but merely turned TO
NJ, with the Whisper. Go ON
,nt ..,rwenty-one. twenty-five. tive
,i,r ,nree twenty-four. twenty-five I'VE
4, six. twenU-seven--
nor ..Tweuty-seveu." l cried. "ha'
,s5 ,.,+ rbere are only twenty-SiN pc
.. - , '',,. There is a mis-" But could
49, -, further. Tom had staggered d
rrv his body shrunken in size. lie te
'.,rs rho floor. A death-like silence ie"
tho ,be aSSemblage. l stroue Over ~
frieud's PROSTATE form
his Tom was dead and cold and ii
,nl, ,,~br hand there We're twenty-S
,,sn inns / looked at the top one IL W
-" Imam niece. value twenty mark
,bs fook i, to the light and sazed ulC
and ,.ross the profile OF Emperor WI
,Ins II / saw a mark which described 4
hs, snpare. and then knew 'ha'
Isma's curse At length had hau q
..,s Penny Pictorial Magazine.
the $50,
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