Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-10

@ Tn the mild excitement of our inter. Eyiew the thin voice had gathered Setrength, and the last shrill insult was gscreamed after the devoted medico as She retired in such order that I felt rertain he was going to take this try .1ng patient at his word. The bedroom Moor closed. then the outer one. and he doctors heels went drumming flown the common stair. l was alone iS91n the flat with this highly singular 8Bhnd rather terrible old man.
 And a dashed good riddance! 5troaked the invalid, raising himself o1 bne elbow without delay. "l may no have much body left to boast about |5but at least I've got lost old sou Flo call my own. That's why I wan ISS gentleman of sorts about ne. Tvs Abeen too dependent on that chap. H. X % won't even let me smoke, and he's been in the flat all day to see didn't &|fou'll find the cigarettes behind thu dadonna of the Chair"
 It was a steel engraving of the grea kaphael, and the frame was tilted rom the wall. At touch a packet
 cigarettes tumbled down from be ind.
 Thanks. And now light"
 I struck the match and held it, whil, he invalid inhaled with normal lips nd suddenly l sighed. l was irresist bly reminded of my poor, dear ole allies. A smoke ring worthy of tht reat A. J. was floating upward from be sick man $ lips.
 And now take one yourself. l have noked more poisonous cigarettes, bu zen these are not Sullvans.'
 l cannot repeat what l said. ! have b idea what l did. l only know-l hly knew-that it was A. J. Rallies
 the flesh.
  +'Yes, Bunny, it was the very deyi
 swim, but I defy you to sink 1T Mediterranean. That sunset saved B. The sea was on fire. l hardly Tam under water at all, but went al knew for the sun itself. When it SC , must have been mile away; mti 1 did 1 WAS the invisible man. fig ed on that. and only hope it wasn, down :i.5 q case of suicide. l shal
 outeQ quite soon enough. Funny
 l'd ratacr be droppcu by the haAS
 Ii tisAn throw fly OWL Wict,e ' ay,"
 Gh. my dear o'! chap, to th;;nll oi
 ing you by th" hand again. l fee
 though We we"e both aboard ll.d1
 rman liner and all that's happened r ee nightmare thought tlla1 e was tie ;ts,.
 IL t looked rather like it, Hunny. | taking ali tle l.:'...s ;;nI hitt.:lg al u rything Ru. t12 game came of some day I'll tell you how u Dh, I'm in no hurry to hear. It's
 ugh for me to see you lying there
 ont Wanl to i...JW LoN you came
 Fe, or Why. though fer :ou mus pretty bad. ;nu.:t have gool at you Eef2re let you speak an
 Pr word''
 raised one of the blinds. sal upol
 bed and I had tLsyt look. It left
 all unai.'c, to cen. actVre E.si ::.Ut
 e of Ecaith. but e.,!itc certain il
 own mind that my dc.r Rallies
 not and never would be the ma,
 he had been. He had aged twcn
 years; he looked fifty at the very
 t. His hair was white: there was
 trick about that. and his face was
 fher white. The lines about the r lers of the eyes and mouth were t| many and deep. On the other s D, the eyes themselves were aligh1 Q alert as ever; they were still kecI v gray anl g:eanling. like finely tenn c |d steel. Even the mouth. With . s rette to close it. was the mouth ot hes and no othe:-strong and un 2 pulous as the m:in himself. It was the physical strength which ap 5 led to Lave departed, but tl.a was 2 suliic;ent to make my heart bleed
 tAe dear rascal who had cost me
 tie 1 valued by the tie between
 wo.
 mink l look much ollcv:" he asked = Hgth.
 ,el hlt," I admitted, but it is chief
 bur hair"
 herely hangs {, tale for whel , e talked onrs .vcs out. thcUrh
 often thought it WAS th"t long
 that s,An.ei it. Still. the isian1 - ba is a i'...I,....fy show. can assure } And %::',"@ is a ru:,2:::a!er." oa r,o::t ]I,se.e ;s.cetor all?" nther! It's the European paradise such as our noble selves. But
 g no place that's patch on little lon as q ,nonconductor of heat; ii need got too hot for fellow [ If it does it's his own fault the kind of wicket you don't get pm unless you get yourself out. Sc . l am again and have been for til, SIX wee..s, and mean to have an knock"
 !. Ut ss.rely. old, fellow, you're not e'1 lily fit, are you?''
 s;s s; 1t! My dear Bunny, I'm dead airI the bottom of the sea-and don't s q forget it for minute" NJ ut are you all right or are you -lih.
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