The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-26

TO be aware OF mY existence Moth
ina but excessive mental torture nnd
areat travail Of spirit could pro
duee oil ihg eQungpgng an expres-
sion SO pItlnblY sad and yet so
frultfuly desperate,
"A Ia gloomy and meditntlvu ST.
ionce he nndreasad himself. with
considerable effort drew OF his trim
narrow toad guitcfa and prepared 60
retire. / wondered what mighty grief
Il WAS that bad faatened ITSELF
upon him what wrongs had he sur
frred what disappointment eucoun-
tered or what crime had he
committed that noW arose Ike "a
gaunt apeetcf before him and wfung
his soul IN torture lie at last
seemed ready 10 retire. but instead
o. DOING 80. opened his yuliHe, which
lay % his feet. aud. after rummng-
ing ever It's contents fnt a white.
took out a razor ANA began Htrop-
plus n on the palm OF his hand.
A. I looked at his face. now dark
r. ana more determined than oser,
at The bright hlade which eiltteFea
In the light aud az hts Hrek, no~
barred e. his 0feaFi an appalling
possibility flashed 60 my mind lH he
about to cad hiB auffs1nRs 60
quiet the pBngH ~ rsnafae with the
horrible and eownrdiy crime of self-
murdera Il he about - thrust hia
blaekened soul Into tho pFessnee Of
his master with this enQwnins Act 81
Wiekeaness Am 10 wttneo' 81 hof-
rlhle and bloody deed
1 could scarcely restrain myself
from spfmRlng up and crying ouL
yet almost feared % breathe, lest
/ should attract hia attention.
Tranafixed with horror and ALARM
| lay eonxulalVeiy eiuichnE tho
butt Of uly revolver beneath nay pill
low and watching his every motion,
az, with demonlaool elaboration -
continued stfopplne ths raAor On
the palm of his hand. now draw iifs
Il across his thumb Reu. nov hold
ing lt toward the liRht "a inspect
the kscnnoas OF the edge lie soon
Iaid the raaof ~ The table. aEasi
turned e. 10 vaiiae. and. after q
moments search. he took cut a
slender vial containing aoios dark
liquid
ig vas now clearly evident that
H. was bort on self Aegffue ton. yet
Il was Win aumae esiisf that 1 saw
that he ha.d chosen n tnilaef method
Il taking his iife. | vas seiEed VITA
an impulse 70 spring forward and
annfrh the fnsur from his reach
and. IL possible. 70 thwaFt him in his
fell designs upon his avn llfc.
would reason aud plead with him l
would e.ll him 20 meet the trials
sne harashlpa of life hraVeiy to
brace up and DO a man.
nut no. perhaps he would turn
unon ae lu hls desperation and
ffeusyi / was physically no match
for this imam. there might be TIVE
dead meo in the room next mdfn=
Ing tnofead % ouei ! shsddetrd a.
the thought
lie aaa ehan 81 hts position iH
ths roam 30 that ! couid no longer
see him enlsns / stsoaia faiss up Do
bed. and this would attract his at
tsntinn % me. Fearing far ms own
NHEFAHa an Mtstt AAaA - - 100
should %. / waited ana listened Tor
asasns moments Wrntehed moments
they we're. q terrible suspense.
Now ara then I beard n nuttrred
blnsHhsnly Wns sure ! could
sstiolI some powerful drug. bot could
not tfn what IL Nas ~ Last. ans
able - endure thr TEXTURES - ras-
rensr. arose 60 sitting posture
AZ the safne instant he turned out
the aRht and with an cath ~ fisnd-
ian sxuliston sprans tnto hts bed.
I do not kuo~s how long ! SIT
there. beWiidtred ana sinrsfisf.
starring NJ the inarenetrnbie dark
ness afsuna hisn. vsisty enarsN-
afed 20 reconcile ana account for
the mysterious conduct and ap.
pearanes of the strange maH.
Tor a while / heaFd him roll IN
easily uasn his bed. and then
all was atiii The air. u0w laden
with the odpr Of some strong drug
.