Charlevoix county herald., 1904-10-22
CHAPTER xxxIll.
A Mendacious God.

Mendacious God.
Here's a message for you, Jessie!
The man says he will wait for an an
swer. I'm just dying from curiosity"
Jessie Garden was reading when
Edith Hancock rushed into her room.
Too impatient to wait, she leaned
over Jessies shoulder. The note bore
the letterhead of a hotel and was
written In a firm but scrawling hand.
It read:
Miss Jessie Garden,
"Mr. James Blake has been serious
ly wounded by a pistol shot and may
not recover. He wishes to see you.
Ii possible, come at once
SAMUEL l.. ROUNDS"
When the purport of the message
dawned upon her, Edith snatched the
paper from Jessie's hand and de-
voured it with straining eyes.
He may not recover!' she moaned.
HE may not recover! Oh, what has
happened? / am going to him! He
shall. not die! Hurry, Jessie, hurry"
Two white-faced girls rushed in
upon General Garden. His lips com
pressed as he read the message.
This is Morris work." he said.
Tell the messenger we will come at
once"
The hotel entrance was blocked by
mob when the Bishop carriage drew
up. The blue helmets of police Of
fcers formed line which marked
the edge of struggling crowd.
"One moment, sir" ordered an of
ficer holding his baton in front of Gen
eral Garden. make way for the am
bulance corps!"
The folding doors of the side en-
trance opened and four men slowly
advanced bearing a stretcher. 1t con-
with a white cloth. Jessie chung to
her fathers arm.
With low cry Edith Hancock
sprang forward and raised the CLOTH
She looked into the dead, staring eyes
of Arthur Morris. The bearers paus-
ed while she gazed intently at the
face. She nervously replaced the COW
ering and turned to Jessie and her
father.
Its Arthur Morris! He's dead.
Perhaps it is all mistake about Mr.
Blake. Find out, general; find out
at once! Well wait for you here"
General Garden returned and silent.
ly conducted Jessie and Edith to a
room on the second floor.
A case of surgical instruments lay
on the center table, but the room had
10 occupant. AS they stood hesitat.
| ingly by the entrance, the door con.
Meeting an adjoining room opened
and a tall man with red hair, sharp
| blue eyes and enormous hands enter.
| ed Jessie recognized Sam Rounds.
"Heou dew We do" he said softly,
Sorry tew meet you in such place.
but the bitter goes with the sweet.
Jims badly hurt, out he has a chance
| so the doctors say"
In whispers the four talked of the
| tragedy. Sam mad entered the hotel
Office just before the first shot was
fred.
SIT all happened so quick I couldn't
! do a thing" Sam explained. The
second shot fired by Norris just miss.
! ed-some one else--some one Jim
was tryin' tew save-an' went
through the top of Mr.. Hawkins hat.
Morris was dead before he struck the
floor"
The door opened and grave.faced
surgeon entered the room.
Miss Garden may see Mr.. Blake
for a few minutes" he said
In the dimly lighted room Jessie
Garden saw two figures-one propped
up with pillows so that only the head
and arms showed against the white
linen. The curling, black locks fell
back from the pale brow, and the
purest marble.
(To be continued)
Answered the Call.
On the bank of the Mohawk river
| midway between Amsterdam and
| Tribes Hill, New York, is the farm OF
Aaron Pepper. The proprietor is the
! possessor of several horses, and
among them one that is blind, of
which Our Dumb Animals tells this
story:
The horses frequently resort to the
islands in the river for pasturage
They ford the stream at point near
the dwelling, and the blind mare
usually follows the others. During a
recent freshet the horses attempted
to return, while Mr.. Pepper, anxious
as to the result, stood watching them