The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-24
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$3.50. by Frederick Trevor Hill 1890.
by Doubled.
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Then a. hidrauHly grp same be-.
gan The utaefHH .Hrtifer daaErd
around the sitting room table. pull
IuF chairs and other fufhesifT int"
HIH pururrH path and I#urimrr
Isausd and scrambled over the uh.
sla#lra with constantly Increasing
raru Uuf each t.Ille Drought him
nearer tu his aHarry who va rap.
HIF losing HTarh Finally hn
.uaaped down upon BIS tatferIuE
aud terrified victim. daAieii him q"
the fIuur Iu mad pauukyam # HaEr.
aud fhru with a savage - af iIi.
umph. lifted him mp and threw him
unou tho sofa Rat was too weak
In make Resistance. and Iurimsr
PINNED him down with . knee on HE
chest. and then. leaning forward.
laughed "a hla 1 GO With maniac de-
light
For a moment thoy glarod At each
other IN silence. and then t4aFtmrf
hand stole slowly toward the table
Rat turned his head and saw that
his ahHailant vHa trying 10 reach a
shiny metallic instrument lying
upon tho blottlnK pad At first he
thought Il wa a knlie. and began
struggling 10 release himself from
the losscned pressure on bis chest
Hut torimsr.a cropping fiuEeru
quickly elutehnd the instrument.
aud with a horrible laugh he again
flung bis " hole weight upon his
victim. Then Rat saw that the man
held a hypudefmle needle and was
testing iin weight Ia his hand. With
. sharp cry of terror he twisted on
his eide and fought desperately 20
free himself but Lorimer lad been
powerful man. and with his sud
den M % madness all his natural
strength returned and be speedily
oYerp0wrfed bis weak antagonist
10 adjusted the needle. aud. putting
his mouth close 20 Rats ear. Wits
persd that he uas going 20 give him
a liberal doae Of the grandsat 10Y
known 90 man he was EainE 10
heap enough Goals ~ fire on his
head 10 laat him tiIl he got 70 hell
Then he laughed Wildly a. be noted
the dumb terror ia HE victims
eyes. and HeIkluE Rats left arm.
tore open his sleeve With n frcn-
fIcd twist and saulrm the e9naump
tive turned on his side. whipped Jut
hia revolver. ard shot lorlmsr an
der the ieft arm.
The body rolled 10 the floor With
a thud and Rat scrambled - bis
feet he ran Ia the door aud listen
81 There waa no sound Of excite
maut or alarm In the house. The
shot had apparently NOT been heard
After a moments anxious waiting
he returned - the sitting room
picked up the summons which Lori
mrr had dropped strsiFhteaed the
dIaardervd furniture. pat aat tho
lights stole uolHeiaaaly into he hall
and. anraklHE downstairs. escaped
anH1tirel into The street
lie had not learned that iafimer
Haa dead until the next morning
aud then he had hunted up The old
NumHna rouma. Intending "a keep
ont ~ the way until the excitement
subsidized HY chance he happened
u HAaaAA 81 ~ H#HaHHA n HAHHt HAa#Ha
sent TO tho court room 90 learn n De
had anything 70 fear lie lad hal
m idea thaf any serious attempt
auuld be- made TO lnculpats Nfs
Evans or Maddox
The STORY had come from Rats
llpa In dislaiufed sentences. inter
ruplad By long pauhea. broken oul}
hy his heavy. painful breathing and
his hard DRY cough. and Tor some
moments after he reached its con
eiuaion no oue spoke or moved
Then the sick man leaned 10 one
Hids and Tor the first time addressed
the cofunsrH physician directly. hla
voice growing weaker with every
Rard
Lawful defense be whispered 10
TIE official ApprehcudinE great
personal injury in imminent. dead
" peril Cot that DocT lmminsnt
peril That eade. and-mY case
know the Law. but didn SAINT
trust a."
Tie paused and his eyes again
sought Hhrmonya.
Wouldn't ever told except for
you. he painted
Then be slowly nodded hts head
toward the official
Tell him hurry" he added
huakly. you viii hold my hand
while ! sign Iou-you don't mind
now %
Harmony shook her head bitterly
ashamed that she could not conquer
her anupathy for the pitiful plead
ing wretch whose life was rapidly I
ebbiug away A she listened IN his /
story she had been conscious Of no /
feeling bat fear that he might not /
tell It In time She had falt no |
throb ~ sym patty for the poor little /
atom struggling To DO her service
or experienced any sense OF graft I
fude Now n sudden feeling Of deep 1
compassion. and sympathy. and self /
repruach overwhelmed her This |
ugly. mlsshapen little being was fac.
Ing death brayeiy. making no moan /
and utterinE no complaints In his 1
own way he had paid her the high |
eat tribute which a man can pay a /
woman. aud made all the reparation |
In his power TO those he had unin- l
tennonally injured. He was play
Ing a mans part
The physician placed bis writing |
board on Rats knees. and Harmony
knelt beside the bed.
I'm 80 grateful-so very crate
ful. - she whispered. earnestly. and |
and proud OF you"
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