New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-01


covered up?" echoed Blair, and he
..ughed. I'll be covered up-in my
grave, and. by -. Elmendorf, | don't
want to die! i don't want to die! Can
you understand that?''
Don't die. them said Elmendorf:
there's no need of it. shan't trouble
you. could make a lot Of money BY
letting you alone. and I'm going to do
it for nothing. or, to be exact. I'm
going to do it for Elsie Miller. You'll
go scot free Blair, you black hearted,
lying brute!'
Blair suddenly rose to his feet. He.
seemed to be impossbly tall as esstood
there with raised shoulders and clinch-
ed hands, staring down at Elmendorf
DO you mean to say that you have
not come here to take me?' he demand
ed.
That's what / mean." said Elmen-
dorf. "You can go where you please,
and you'd better so as fast as you can,
for Alden may be here at any moment
Perhaps you have observed certain
physical peculiarities Of Mr. Alden?
seem to hear your bones crack. Blair,
in his hands," | II
Blair gave utterance to a terrible
oath.
do you know what have done?'
he cried in a voice that sent chill to
ElmendOrf's heart Look herev'<
He lifted the small bottle and then
dashed it down to shivers.
"I'm done for! I've taken enough of
that to kill three men, No electric
chairs for me. And now-1 might have
lived! l might have gone abroad:
could have had money-found new
life; but Pm a dead man"
He had Wrenched open the door of
locker upon the wall, but at the last
words he turned to launch frightful
curse at Elmendorf. .-@
81 may still save, myself" he bab-
bled, and there was rattlng of bot
ties in the cupboard. This is it,
Great heavens! There is hardly enough.
Bring me that water''
Elmendorf started to comply, but his
speed did not equal Blair's impatience,
and the latter sprang forward so that
they came together. There was a
tinkling of glass upon the floor
Blair sprang back, his face dripping
and CHASTITY red with the poison.
cts all l have" he cried Its my
last chance! And you-you did it!''
With incredible strength and sudden
ness he seized heavy paperweight
from the table and aimed a fearful
blow at Elmendorf. The detective reel.
ed for an instant and then fell face
downward upon the floor, where he lay
perfectly still.
Blair glanced at him once, then rush
ed to mirror near the window and
stared at his own livid face
"There may be timer he gasped, one
get to a drug store'-
He seized his hat instinctively and
rushed to the door, through which he
passed into the hall. .
''Dr. Blair" said a remembered voice,
Il must speak with you. Come back
| with me. Where is Elmendorf? Have
you seen him?"
HAAhllC, AS tlleu ~ SHAKE OIL the
hand that was on his arm, but the hand
was Of iron. He babbled unintelligible
| words. ~
"Poison!' cried Alden. "Who is poi
| soned?> Come back here to the light"
And he thrust Blair into the office,
practically carrying the man at arms
| length Utterly insane with the fear
of death. Blair struck at his captor
vainly and screamed like a child
Elmendorf was struggling to his feet
as they entered, and Alden uttered
| cry at the sight Of him.
"Did he do this?" he exclaimed,
pointing at Blair. whom he had re-
| leased.
Elmendorf pressed his hand upon his
hair, which was wet with blood.
eyes," he said hoarsely; 'this-and
the otherv',.
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