The Marshall republican., 1907-07-26

Jim. I must have q talk with you.
Come over to my once" When we
got there he turned the key and stood
In front Of me. His great eyes looked
full into mine. In college days, gsE
ing into their brown depths, by sope
magic I seemed to see the heroes and
hercines Of always happy-e aiding tales,
- the child sees enchanted cpeatures
far back in the burning Yuie log
flames. But there were no jeyous be.
ings I'm the hauntfd uepr6s OF Bob's
eyes that day.
Jim. you gave me m awful scare"
he said brokepy. Don't ever do Il
again. have little left 10 live for.
To be sure have some feeling for
mother. Fred. and sisters. But for you
] have . love second only to that 7
sa>suid have felt for Beuiah had I been
allowed to have her. The thought
Jim. that ! had wrecked your life,
with all you have u live for, would
have been the last straw. My life IL
p~urEstory. Beulah Is only an ever.
present curse TO me--a ghost that
rends my heart and soul, one minute
with . blind frenzy TO evenge her
wrongs, the next with an icy remorse
that l have not already done 30. II
did not have her. perhaps In time
could forget; perhaps I might lay
out some scheme 10 help poor devils
whose poverty makes life unendur.
able. and with the millions I have
taken from the main shaft OF hell I
might do things that would at least
bring quiet TO my soul; but Il Ia i'm.
possible with the living corpse OF
Beulsh Sands before me every minute
and that devil machinery whiriing in
my brain all the time the n Re.
venge her and her father, revenge
YOURSELF II Is impossible TO give II
up. Jim. must have revenge. I must
stop this machinery that Is smashing
up more American hearts and souls
each year than all the rest Of earth's
grinders combined. Every day I de-
lay | become fiendish in my do.
sires. Jim. don't think I do not know
that have literally turned into a
mend. Whenever OF late ! see myself
In the mirror. I shudder. When
think Of what ! was when your father
stood N up In his once and started
US In this heart-shrivelling. soul.csl
lousing business. and what ] am nov,
i cannot keep the madness down sx.
cepts with rum. You know what Il
means o ms to say this. me vho
started with all the pride Of a Brown
Icy; but IL Ia so. Jim. The other nisht
] went home with my soul frozen With
thoughts Of the past and with ~
brain ablaze with rum. intending 10
end II all. ! got out my revolver, ssd
woke Beulah. but as I said. Bob 10
going TO hill Beuiah and himself she
laughed that sweet chiid's laugh and
clapping her hands said. Bob - %
good to play with Beulah.' and then
] thought OF that devil ReInhart and
the other nends OF the System b.
ing left to continue their work unhin.
dered and ! could not do II. I must
have revenge; I must smash that
hsart-crushing machinery. Then I
can 90. and take Beulah with mo.
Now. Jim. let Us have It clearly under
stood once and for all"
/, Rsmorss and softness were past;
no was the Indian again. II am going
to wreck that hell.annex some day,
and that some day will b the nsxt
time ! start In. Don't argue with Ne,
don't misunderstand me. To-day you
stopped me-. I don't know whether
you meant what you Threatened; I,
don't care now. II 10 Just n we'll that
] stopped. for the 'system's' machine, !