The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-14

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money. You will earn enough 70 pay
interest on II, and It will be easy
20 avoid showing any securities. They
are elsewhere II your uncle wants
them I'll you make enough 10 pay the
money back. You see. would not rob
an orphan, Marsden. Oh, no. am
only asking the money Of you for old
times sake. and you can pay It back
10 Sylvia. You viii be happy, Mars
den with sylvia's love, and shall al
ways be shut out Of the sunlight OF
cOngenial companiOnship. Think OF
the difference. Marsden, between hap
pine1s with Sylvia and-the cold I'M
feeling bars Of cell in Sing Sing
prison"
Man! DeviiT'
flush! They may come any minute.
and / must leave New York tonight.
Quick! No one will ever know! DO
II nowp'
Marsden suddenly awoke to the fact
that he was looking into the barrel
OF revolver leyeled at his head.
Take your choice" said Weston
cOolly.
Thoughts that burned like molten
lava rushed through MarBden's brain.
lie was no longer master OF himself.
Like man In q dream he rose from
his chair. moved by the powerful will
Of the other. and crossed to the safe.
InstinctiveIy Weston turned the lights
low. Marsden moved like a man
walking In his sleep. Dimly he was
conscious OF his lifelong innocence.
but the words Of Weston were ring
ing In his ears. And he loved Sylvia
m few men ever love.
lie opened the safe. There lay a
pile Of bank notes. notes he had drawn
from the bank that afternoon. He
vaguely wondered how Weston knew.
There was a dim recollection Of sec
INK a man like Weston In the bank
when he drew the money.
lie reached out his hand 20 take the
money. He started as he saw beside
II q small revolver. He picked It up
with the money.
That's right" said Weston. with a
cold laugh. "use that after I am
gone You can't use II before. Raise
II and I viii blow your brains OutF'
With his right hand still holding the
revolver Close TO Marsden'a head. he
reached with his left and took the
package Of bills.
This win get me west nicely. and
you win never hear FROM me again. I"
| he said. shut the safe"
With a groan Marsden did 20.
"Slt down In that chair with your
back 10 the door"
Mechanically Marsden Obeyed.
"DOn't move TIL | am out Of the
house. II you do. I'll shoot. I'm toe
rich now to give up. even II | kill
you"
With another groan Marsden sank
into the chair. Weston started toward
the door then stopped. He had heard
q noise that Marsden In his agony had
not heard, The outer door had opened.
People were coming IN.
There's a light" said a silvery voice
Fired must be waiting for ns."
Weston was perplexed. He glanced
around. In the library was a large
screen. Nolselesaly he slid behind that
Marsden did not know. The reallza
tion Of what he had done had come
upon MaFadon now and deprived him
Of reason. How could he prove thai
be had been threatened with a re
volveF2 How could he prove that he
had not taken the money himself
| Vfhn ,.sr.ti1 R,atf.,.. that NVsat.,,. had
walked In aud then out again with
S6.0OOf
Ills brain whirISd. He was besidS
himself
A beautiful girl In an opera cloak
with smile on her lips, tiptoed to the
library door to surprise tho lover II
whom she had so much confidence
She stood horror stricken ON the thresh
old.
Marsden sat with his head turnet
away. with hia right elbow resting OF
the table. his hand raised. and her own
revolver pointed at his head.
She dared not startls him. She saw
that he was meditating. There wal
but second to spare.
Win the night OF q bird she Bpranl
to his side.
"Fred'' she crted and knocked dOwI
the hand that held the weapon.
II exploded, There was q cry frOu
behind the screen, II fell toward then
aud the body ~ Weston. still with hi
own revolver In his hand. but with
bullet from Sylvia's pistol In his heart
plunged acrusa the sercen to the door
MY Godr' said Marsden. aud thei
be lost consciousness.
In westOn's pocket was found tn
album from which whlttaker's nam
had heea torn Marsden's explanation
were clear aud convincing
A month later be aud Sylvia wer
married. but she shadders when sh
recalls that night aud thinks what an
either moment o. delay In reaching
home would have cost her.
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