The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-06
BY
Fergus Hume
Copyright, 1906, by w. G. Chapman.)

I gTr,
/ like q ninepin!"
/ There was a. jug of water ON the Ia
/ pie used by Nark for diluting his gin,
SO magyar Sprinkled the WrinI<led face
OF her master with this fluid and
] slapped his hands VarIS looked on
rather anXiOusly. He did not wish the
Ola man TO die yet; and Jacob was a,
/ long time coming out of his swoOn.
/ rms paper made him faint said
/ Nark, removing it from Jacobs feeble
grasp. Let us see what it saws" He
/ knew the contents quite we'll. but nev
erlheIeSS he read 1t aloud in a distinct
voice for the benefit of Hagar. Thus
ran the words: Memo: To extract
/ the juice Of fOxglOve-a poison difficuIr
/ TO trace-nothing can be proved after,
| ueath Small doses daily in old mans
/ tea or Cruel He would die i'm a few
/ weeks without suspicion. Will trusg
Hopody, put VIII prepare drug myself
Hagar looked steadily at Vark 'syVhO
wrote that" she said in a low voice.
the old mans son or-you?"
:! cried Vark. with well simulated
mug IlaJlOn, why should L write it
Or how could I write it, The pen
manship is that Of James Dix. il was
| concealed in his tobacco jar; the Jar
was broken by accident; YOU saw il
yourself; Do YOU dare to
,n- Be silent Interrupted Hagar. rails
ing Jacobs head; he is revivinr."
The old pawnbrOl1er opened mis- eves
and looked wildly around Little nv
IltJIe his senses returned to him. and
he sat up Then, with the aid of Ha-
gar ne climbed into his chair, and be-
gan to talk and sigh.
Little Jimmy wants me to die" hee
mOaned feebly. ''Hagar's son wants
TO Kill me. FOXGIove poison know it,
Not a trace does it leave after death
HagarS son! Hagar's bOyS P+lrricider
Parricide'" he cried shaking. his +v-r,
fists in the air.
He wanted the money. you know
limited Vark, softly
he shall not have the money!" said
JACOB with unnatural energy Iii
make new Will-Tu disinherit himI
ParrIcide! Hagar shall have aIIt'
/, Mr. Dix? No. uoI''
say yes, you jade. Don't cross a
dylnS man. 1 am dying; this is nv
death blow Oh Jimmy Jimmy VOLTS
cub! My will! Ny will"
PuShlng back Hagar. who strove 10
Keep him in his chair, he snatcbed IN
the candle and staggered toward the
safe TO get his Will While he was look
ing within. Fark hastily fumbIed in his
capaclOuS pockets. When Jacob re-
placed the candle on the table, Hagar
saw thereon sheet of paper covered
with writing; also pen and ink Jacob
ciutching the win. beheId these things
also, and anticipated the questions on
Hagar's lips.
What's all this2''
Your new Will, Mr.. Dix" expla ned
Nark. smoothly. Z never did trust
your son. and [ knew some day thar
you would find him out I therefore
prepared q VIII by which YOU left ever
thing TO Hagar- Or added the law
yer. taking another document from his
pocket, If you chose to make me your
heir
You? You? Never" shrielzed ia
cob, shaking his fist "AU shall go 10
Hagar, the namesaI1e of my dead wife.
/ IN glad you had the sense to see.
mat falling Jimmy, I'd leave her my
money"
Mr. Dix interrupted Hagar firmly.
90 not want your money. and you
nave no right to rob your son Of"
No right, No right, YOU Jade, The
money IS mine! mine, 1t shall be yours
L could have forgiven anything to Jim
my save his wish to poison me"
don't believe he did wish it, said
Hagar, bluntly.
But the paper-his own handwrft-
ingi" cried Vark
Yes, yes; I know Jimmv's baudv-ri+-
ing said Jacob. the veins in his fore
head swelling with rage. He is a devil
"a paT-DaT--' The violence of his
temper was such that Hagar stepped
forward to sOOthe him. Even Vark felt
alarmed.
Keep quiet. you old fool" said he.
roughly, you'll break blood vessel
Here, sign this Will I'll witness il:
and" He stopped, and whistIed shriI-
" A man appeared. Here is another
witness" said Nark- Sign
It's plot! a plot" cried Hagar.
III make you take It. hussy.''
snarled Jacob, crushing the VIII up in
his hand 4 shall leave il TO yOu-nOt
to Jimmy, the parricide- First I'll de-
StrOy this" With the old viii he aD-
the fire and threw it in With
the sWiftneSS Of a swallow Ea gar dart
ed past him and snatched the dOcu-
ment away from the flames before 1t
was even scOrched. Jacob staggered
back, mad with rage. Var1 ground his
teeth at her opposition. The stranger
witness looked Stolidly on.
No" cried Hagar. slipping the will
into her pocket. You shall not disin-
herit your son for me-"
''Give-give-Will," painted Jacob. and
almost inarticulate with rage he
stretched out his hand. Before he could
draw it back he reeled and fell: a tor
rent of blood poured from his mouth.
He las dead.
You fOOII'' Shrieked Vark Star,Dire~
You've lost a fOrtune!''
I've saved my honestly" retorted
aagar, aghast at the sudden death.
Jimmy shall have the money"
Jimmy! Jimmy" sneered vark.
NrathfulIy. do you know who Jimn1,
50" ''O 'iiiiiiy
''Yes-the rightfuI herr
Quite 50, you jade-and the rel
haired Goliath who drove you to this
1awnshop.'
1T is a lie,"
its 1T is the truth! You have robbed
Hagar looked at the sr,sr11c- r,c.
II Nark; at the dead man lying at her
Get; at the frightened col1uteoance Of
ne witness. She felt inclined TO faint.
luC, AFRAID lest Nark shou,d steal the =
VII which she had in her pocket. she
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