The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-10

$50 when this chemical compound
comes in contact with water it forms a
deadly gas, q breath, of which Is fatal.
The victim dies with all the symptoms or
heart failure. The most careful autopsy
will disclose no other cause Of death. In
the hands OF interruptions persons this
compound Is a potent and unfailing agent
for crime. The formula ~
jacques closed the. book. and glanced
fuTtively at the locked door. Il Then he
walked: TO his window. threwsup the case,
ment and drank great draught Of cold
night abr to keep himself from chokingsto
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dulating and shimmeringi over the house
tops From the caves Immediately In
front of him, hung long, scintiilating
icicles, rigid and plumb. Jacques glanced
toward the locked door. again, and then
took up a half filled water carafe from
the window sill.
For "a brief moment he held it in his
hand, CHANGING alternately from the gap
ing mouth of the vessel to an icicle hang
ing within easy reach from the caves.
Suddenly he made up his mind. Stealth
lily, but with evident determination, he
returned to his trunk and from the third
tray extracted small parcel.
Without the slightest, nervousness he
unWound the cord which held 1t together,
disclosing avail of colorless5 liquid.
Over his shoulder, with that agility COM
mon to those who contemplate desperate
deeds, he shot glance at the water car
affe, and with the vial in his hand, re-
turned TO the WlEuOW.
In the distance he saw the tower OF
Madison Square Garden, while in the fore
ground the dark gables of lightless houses
broke the monotony Of the snowscape. A
distant clock, pe ts,a IKE a., great eye
hour was after midnight. FgE 5,ii
Leon Laquelle slept peacefully on the
floor below him. +.
you shall live with me- nurnured
Jacques, recalling the words OF his I'M
oil Z. ihl1 vf,11 l.
have-made- you-my-heir. Try-to--win-
the-heritage"- +&tstN
1t was enough jacques would try. The
next instant he reached through the open
window and grasped it from the shin
gles The frozen stalactite broke in twain,
Z the upper half falling into Space
It seemed to drop for full minute,
while jacques leaned forward and waited
for it to crash below. But it chugged soft
ly into the snowbank and its faint echo
L waited back to the fearful listener be
Jacques relaxed from his tensity and
pulled down the blind. For a few nerve
racling seconds he stood transfxed, with
the tcicle held tightly in one hand and the
broke from his forehead.
BY the sweat of your brow. /" |. he
thought barking back to the admonitton
He placed the tcicle softly in his wash
bowl, set the vial carefully on his dress-
i ing table, selected a ten-grain capsule of
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the contents into the palm Of his hand.
With a vigorous breath he blew the dose
Isinto space, and from the Nal filled the
Flower half Of the capsule. Il 81 q Il
With a sure hand he pressed down the
empty cap and stood the diabolicaI mix
ture gingerly against a Spncushion. TAX
ing manicure file he followed out hole
in the big end Of the icicle. scraped an ice
plug from the other end to fit the hole,
placed the capsule tenderlY in .rthe laper-
ture prepared for its reception, fitted in
the plug and held his work up to the light.
Il It was an artistic and crafty creation.
The murderous charge assimilated the
tones and unts Of the ice chamber and
was practically invisible and air tight un-
| til the moment for the execution Of Its
devilish mission arrived. 80 t9 & 4
Jacques picked up the water caraffe,
and carefully slipped, the capsule loaded
| ieicle through its wide neck, 1t gIided into
the water bobbed about moment and
! finally foated peacefully
Jacques. in his stocking feet, unlocked
bis door and peered into the hallway. The