The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-10-22

me sleepy. was beginning to ooze
when the Elixir touched my arm,
pointing to something he had writ
ten on the margin OF the paper OPP
posite the description Of the murder
err: Compare this with the man ON
the bench, and if you agree with me
pass 1t on to Father Belcher."
The only thing which astonished
me was that ! had not thought of 1t
before or that the mans ewn account
of himself had not suggested it, The
priest read it carefully, then went
over to the bench and read it again.
He crossed himself and muttered a
prayer. Allowing for such days and
nights as he had spent out in the
storm the pen picture was perfect.
The Elixir stood up and, looking out
of the window, said:
"a red sunset and fair tomorrow,
so we shall part in the morning. Let's
have breath of fresh air together
first"
We understood and followed him
outside. Close upon the horizon the
masses of gold and crimson cloud
were following the sun away. The
Elixir cast one admiring glance over
the glorious wilderness, then his be-
! ing changed to something entirely
new, even after all that he had been
before. He spoke rapidly and earn
estly:
THAT fellow is stark mad" he said.
He was demented when he did it. II
is like the work of maniac. Per
haps he'd lost everything up there
and charged it to Sir Robert. Be
sides he is helplessly i'll. Do unto
others as ye would, applies to US. If
we leave him here and go our ways,
the fiends from Kalgoory will tear
him in pieces. If he is crazy he
ought at least to have show of JUS
tice. and we can secure it for him If
you will help me. have handled
maniacs several times and always
successfully. We two can easily get
him to the coast If we are not over
taken by a mob from behind. You
are starting for Kalgoory in the morn
ing, Father, and will doubtless meet
searching parties coming down. 1t
will insure success if you will tell
them that the man is already cap
tured in safe hands, and well on his
way to the coast by way of the Low
er Fork, where he will be given into
custody. Keep them from following
il possible If not, then send them
by the Lower Fork. The day after
tomorrow wire privately to- some one
you can trust Say that the prisoner
will be at Baldwins by Friday noon.
Tell them of his condition, SO that
they will be prepared to care for him
properly"
After little parley the priest con.
sented, and did his work SO we'll that
the plan worked out to the end. 1t
did not rouse the man, even when
the Elixir made him drink the soup
and relieved him of a rusted revolver,
some cartridges, an ugly knife with
black-red rust spots on the blade.
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sky, and the Elixir proposed that we
start at once, lest the people OF Kali
goory do the same.
We borrowed cob from the half
caste for the prisoner, who was evil
IDENTIFY an old horseman for he sat
the saddle by instinct. He would not
pay the slightest attention to me, but
needed every suggestion of the Elixir
to whose watchfulness he owed his
life many times over during that rap
i'd and dangerous journey.
The officers with a physician met
US at Baldwin's, but for the first time
the prisoner became obstreperous. He
chung to his deliverer, fighting and
yelling, and kicking every one else
till for the sake of peace they per
suaded him to continue with them
and we parted abruptly, | at least
never more reluctantly.
Two weeks later, back in the bush
a letter came to me by way of Kal
goory.
Before you open this / shall have lef
the Convict isle for quarters undfscover
able, as It was l who killed the demon a
Kalgoory Finding myself In trap, ant
worse, that ] was recognized by the fel
low who came in on us, looking so llk'
the printed picture of my so-differen
self, / was forced to utilize him, and In
cidentally saved his life by getting hin
to a hospital, in return for his getting M
out of the trap. l must make this un
folding TO you, that you may stand b.
him again if by remotest chance the sus
picion should cling to him. / did it; but
lest you smite yourself for having helpe'
me unwittingly. let me add If you hat
been in my place you would have don
| as [ did TO the fend who wore that ring