The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-02-11

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If l have no cause for complaint,
neither have YOU
4 refrained from. further argument
of the question, but my purpose had
not been altered and L straightway
decided that as fair means had failed
N remove my hated rival, 1 should
not hesitate to employ drastic meas
ures to further my dire intent. On
the morning after resolving on this
murderOus course Edith announced
her intention of going over to Newark
to spend the day. In her absence 1
saw my opportunity to dispose of
EbeneZer.
about II o'clock 1 went home on
vengeance bent. No sooner had 1 as
sured myself that Edith and the maid
were both out than Ebenezer, who,
| instead of being confined to his par
ticular 'eozy corner was allowed the
freedom of the whole fat, came wab-
| bling into the kitchen where l then
stood, squawl1ing some taunting cpl
tibet which he seemed to find partic-
ularly appropriate when addressing
me.
"He strutted across the room crOak-
ing out the .appellation with exceed
ing rancor, but he never strutted or
croaked again. Before he reached the
back window my fingers had closed
round his windpipe with a vindictive
grip and in five minutes Ebenezer
had given up the ghost.
Like all other murderers, no soon
er had I executed my victim than l
began to conjecture of the safest
means of dispOsing of the corpse.
Knowing that it would be impossible
! to bury, cremate, or otherwise con-
ceal Ebenezer's body in the neigh
| borhOOd of the house, l put him in a
small brown leather travelling bag and
started down town with him, intend
| ing to dump him into some ash bar
rel or garbage box on the way. I
was exceedingly nervous when l left
the fat, and looked fearfully around,
expecting to be taken red-handed at
any minute. 1 soon saw that this
presentiment was not unfOunded, for
l had proceeded but a short distance
down the street when Twas over
taken by Edith's cousin Jim.
"'Hello, Stuart he said, where
are you bound for with that bag?
Going out of tOwn?'
Yes said l, glibly. I've got to
go over to Trenton this afternoon on
business. 1 thought I'd take my grip
along in case 1 should be delayed
81 hoped Jim would leave me then
but he didn't. He tagged along at
my heels all the way down town and
followed me up to the Office, where
he sat incoming round till lunch time
when he blandly volunteered to share
my MONDAY snack. AS the day adj
vanced and Jim still chung to me like
leecII my nervousness increased. AS
the only way to disengage myself
from him, really did buy ticket tc
Trenton, hoping that the lowlands Of
Jersey might prove a convenient tomb
for Ebenezer.
''The train l travelled in was pop
ular one, and every seat was occupied
1 stumbled through the whole length
of the train, humping elbows of iratt
passengers with the grip wherein re
posed my vanqUished foe. Finally {
lady who had been thumped will
exceeding vigor looked up with al
impatient exclamation. l dropped the
bag, Ebenezer and all, at her feet.
"EGreat Scott, Edith, 1 said, 'wha-
do you mean by starting over tx
Newark at this time of the day%
Edith moved over and made room
for me beside her. 4 intended to %
early this morning. she said, but
went up to the dressmaker's Will
Cousin Mollie, and they kept me 81
long that [ just couldn't get started
any sooner. | thought I'd better run
over for a few minutes, however, ever
if it is late, because 1 had promised
to come. But where are you going?
she asked, with such interest.
: "'Oh,' said I, I'm just running owe
to Trenton on business
"She eyed my grip suspiciOusly
Were you up at the fiat before yOl
started?' she asked.
eyes said l, carelessly, FOR min
ute or two. 1 had to run up and pacl
few things in case I should be de
tained.'
"'Was Maggie at home?' she asked
Ono said 1.
Edith started. 'Ebenezer wa
there, wasn't hep she asked.
"'Oh, yes 1 returned, he wa
, there, and L suppose Alexander, al
though, come to think of it, I didn'
; see him. 1 was so busy that I didn'
, take slime to look him up
"'But you saw Ebenezer, didn'
: you?' she persisted.
; "'Oh, yes said, 4 saw him.
And how did he look?' she said
Was he all right? Do you know,
was thinking of him just as you cam
in? | don't know whether am get
: ting superstitious or not, but some
! how or other l seemed to hear hi
sweet voice calling me as if he wer
: in distress, and l felt as if 1 must g
5 straight home and cuddle him up i
= my arms and make sure there