The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-04

vall," she said, "and somebody is dy-
ing. and they are in a great hurry"
He found that it was his ofiice-maid
at the other end who said that Mr..
William Marsh had telephoned from
his fathers house, asking that DR..
Furnivall come there at once, drop
ping everything else, as his brother
Everett was in a dying condition, and
1t was hoped that he could be made
to speak before his death and save the
family name. Within ten minutes DR..
Furnivall arrived there, to find that
the wounded man had been shot twice
instead of once only, the other bullet
having entered the abdomen. 1t was
this wound that had taken fatal
turn, and the moment that the physi-
clans practiced eye fell upon the vic
TINS features he knew that his very
minutes were numbered. But he saw
something more. "Ah!" he breathed,
after one long, earnest scrutiny of the
eyes, hands and conformation of the
head. He looked at the brothers.
Wei, it's the only way out Of it." he
said to himself, and it viii stop all
further annoyance of anybody else"
Then removing his spectacles he held
the sick mans eyes with his own and
asked:
Mr.. Marsh, who shot you and your
father?"
A slow, wan smile came into the
pallid face, and with a slight shake
of the head the dying man replied:
Nobody will find that out from me-
you realize. do you, that the odium
of this crime will always cling to your
family, unless you name the guilty
person?"
No" he said, quickly, mot so. for
nothing can be proved-and-and-"
His eyes, fixed on the doctors, at
first glared wildly, then a look of sur
prise passed into them, which yielded
almost Immediately to an expression
of deep peace. A sigh parted the gray
lips, his form relaxed from the ner-
vous tension to which it evidently had
been strained, a light as of perfect
content spread over his face, and then
he continued in a monotonous tone,
as II it were a matter of no conse-
quence:
II shot father and then myself"
The brothers gave an incredulous cry.
"He Is out of his head" gasped VIII
liam. "Why. the thing is absolutely
impossible"
Its an outrage to make a man"
began Henry. But DR., Furnivall went
on imperturbably, holding the calm
eyes with his own.
why did you do it?'
81 loved my father. and could not
bear TO see him made a fool of. He
had paid a woman $4,000 to promise
to marry him, and she cared nothing
for him--despised him in fact, and
would have humiliated him to death.
] ofen demonstrated with him, talking
for hours, but It was OF no use, he
would not listen-the first time he
ever refused my counsel in my life.
| knew she must be schemer, or she
never would have entered into such
contract, and | told him that If he
would put watch upon her he would
find that she was giving the price Of
his foollshness to some other lover.
This reused his jealousy. and he sent
for q detective. But thinking IL all
over came to the conclusion that the
best way would be to end II all at
once, so that neither OF us need have
any more trouble forever SO bought
a revolver and shrt him. and then shot
myself twice. for J Wished 20 go to the
dark shore with him and look after
him there, as have always done here.
Poor old mani He is nearly out of all
his perplexities now, for I shall soon
be with him. But of course | would
not confess, because would not place
the burden OF being brothers TO
known murderer on William and Hen.
ry. ! tore OFF my watch, and strewed
the papers in the safe around to give
the impression of robbery"
He ceased speaking, and as the
brothers stood sobbing the death rat.
tie came into his throat
"lie was delusional paranoiac.
wasn't hep whispered the attending
physician to DIR. Furnivall.
"Yes-with halMcinatory confusion.
He was born insane. The wonderful
thing is that though he carried the
stamp OF his disease on his face he
has lived all these years among men
without their finding 1t out"
Copyright. 1905. by w. q. ChapmanA
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