The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-16

then silence. The two man stared az
me- with painful intensity IL grauhod
mo 10 observe that ! had given HOLSTER
a new sensation.
''she Is a girl OF beauty ana o. Guilt
Walton" said. "She sings dixie scr1ph.
and che has the soul Of an angel. love
hcr so much-how can ! say it in way
10 make you understand IL would he
entirely uf,lesF To tell you that ] am hap
py You would answer. 80 is a paretic
who fancies himself king.
There are, as you intimate" raid col
win "no limits Co thc Authorizations of
tho human mind. 1 suppose. Tor instance,
that YOU expect 30 mako her happy2''
'tf ] did not I SHOULD never see her
again" ! replied ITO Begin upon the
lowest ievcL sho is poor. You VIII admit
that ] can Frcaiiy alter her surroundings.
Women. as wei o. men, have vac. vac
rlcty 81 desires aud those that wealth
can crafty are 90 the least Importance.
yet they exist ~ ! cannot answer the re-
quitcmcnts % her higher nature. let me
serve ln ms own grade and be content,
since 81 is che whom ] serve, aud ~ ID
affords her ss much pleasure 20 give M
o. new heart ana soul. new aims ana
new Nfe as b. affords me to buy a ring
Tor her finger. she VIII be- happy"
1T Is all over with YOU" said Colwin.
And 500. old man. there's no reason why
you shouldn't keep us company. We're
coming back you know. and she'n never
and out about a."
GOWN I rcjolued, you are even a
lower animal than I supposed you 20 be,
I refuse 90 talk with you on subjects
above your comprehension. But I appeal
20 you. Hulhster. ia this matter. Am ]
not right So refusing 90 rick my lifo2'
"ISvery man ls right in doing what Re
t.I.. -
cau.e he can't help II. He Is a MARION
cite OF nature and the toy IS worked with
a single striug-Eratlfcaiion. IL it pleases
you 90 be ia love. who can venture 20
criticlsee IL Is iufernal nonsense and 1t
doesn't pay But what isn't NONSENSE
Au1 what does psy2 Colwln. / guess
Wen have 60 leave Ainslee out He has
made his choice, and that Is his privilege,
but I can't help remarking that n love
is the best thing he can ana in his life
les a strong Reason for taking a chance
with another"
Il am ready" said Colwin. taking up
his glass. by heaven. this stun smells
like all The blossoms OF paradise"
1T has been exposed some minutes
now" remarked HOLSTER.
You don't suppose that makes and dif-
ference, do your" asked Colwin, anxious
W.
II have not detected any IN the course
Of my experiments" was the calm re-
uiy." but you must remember that my In
vestigations aro stlil In progress. The next
step seems to be this and he drained
his glass.
When Colwin raised the goblet 90 hts
lips ] heard it rattle against his teeth.
Few men OF my acquaintance, ! believe.
could have shown 70 much emotion in this
adventure. and not one could have been
so surely depended upon 90 go through
with Il. Though he believed that death
lurked In the glass and feared Il heart
ily. wild horses could not have pulled
him away from Il.
The draft seemed 20 steady him, but
only for few seconds. Then he turned
to me and besought me not 10 neglect him
when he should become unconscious. A
moment later he ran up to HOLSTER, who
had seated himself on che piano stool
You don't show any effect yet" he
cried with that strangely resonant tone
which have already noted as d symptom
Of the new poison. what II Il should not
act on your You viii not leave me to go
through wish this alone9'
Go and lie down on the divan." said
HOLSTER calmly. you're all right. and
80 am !. And. by the way. old man.
what do you expect 60 seer These opium
dreams. or something really Eenuincg
Colwin's eyes shone with enthusiasm.
His mind had been suddenly turned upon
the true Interest OF the adventure.
Il shah see my own body lying there
dead" he cried. ''Aiy soul will rise out
OF Il. ana / shall look down and see my
self Nobody ever did that before. II
will be worth taking a chance for
HOLSTERS hands strayed over the keys
OF the piano Music with him was an in
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with the emotions. The works had heard
him play were more like the formulate OF
che calculus than the EXPIRE sslona Of a hui
man soul. and "a was the coolest harmony
that he brought from the strings on this
occasion when an ordinary man might
have drifted into sentiment II he had had
the nerve TO play at all.
-f-turned to Coiwin. and only Just in time.
He was falling as ! sprang toward him.
and It was partly the impact OF my body
that Carried hts 20 the divan. As I laid
him in an easy posture upon the dun red
covering OF the couch, there was no sign
OF life In him. except the warmth that
fingered IN the stagnant blood.
Throw n couple OF those cushions on
the floor behind me-" said HOLSTER over
his shoulder. I'm lie there comfortable
enough while the wing OF the dark angel
shadows me. BY the way. Ainslec. Il oc-
harTassinE position II neither OF US wakes
up. What will you dor
''Teil the TRUTH" said I. who can con-
/ iradict mc7"
"And what viii the girl sAy7'
THAT she Is sorry two men should
have thrown away their lives instead OF
doing good with them" said l. And
/ sorry that / should not have been strong
enough 10 prevent H."
THAT ls one way TO look NJ g." said
Hollisler. Perhaps the volition idea OF
life 10 che more agreeable. but even as a
child ! could not accept a."
! Doubtless tho Retrospective suggestion
| In his last words Influenced him more
strongly than would have been possible
| In his normal condition. and with a sin
/ gular result. UnconEciously 10 himself. ]
dare say. his fingers on the keys strayed
/ Into simple harmony OF a sweet old song
| that he must have learned IN childhood
| Certainly I had nat heard Il In twenty
years. In the midst OF Il ! saw the soul
! 20 out o. him. and / caught his body as
/ q sank backward. limp and neryoless. I'm
| medlatoly the spaniel that We had shut
/ into another room began TO scratch upon
the panel Of the door and to howl piteous-
/ ~.
II was necessary TO quiet the animal. and
10 I brought him out into the room. and
| bet him stand beside the body OF his mas
| ter. His actions convinced me that the
trance produced by the drug was deer
enough 20 deceive the instinct Of a dog
\ which Is supposed TO De very acute.