The Detroit times., 1909-12-25

about Geo. Cavanagh and she was ten
derly supporting him
"Weu?" asked Sir Charles at last
Weaker. curse il. replied Or. Full
ton
"lniectp"
10. last Of all. The battery.
quick
We heard the rapidly Intermittent
clicking sound Of the working battery
al once.
stop" shouted Fulton
saw the patients legs twitch and
draw up half way 10 his stomach. and
his arms ;pasmodically jerk.
Awaken HIM" commanded Or.
Fulton
Sir Charles applied a small phial
10 the patients nostrils. After a while
the poor fellow turned his head aside
ss though unconsciously trying To es-
cape a torture. But the phial fol-
lowed him remorselessly. and present
" ne moaned Sir Charles at once
removed the spring wedge from his
mouth His teeth clicked. shut and
he uttered a heartrendiug gurgling
groan.
Stop battery" cried Dr. Fulton.
Marion. come here"
The girl left her lover and hurried
forward She stopped over the pa
tient and looked into his eyes. "Ah.
nv poor fellow" she murmured sooth.
ingly in English. you are awake at
last. see. IL Is all over now--aii over
nothing more 10 fear now
Try and drink this, she proceeded.
1T is not medicine. only little
brandy and water All that's right
, There. my boy. shut your eyes. and
try to sleep You'll soon sleep, and
yOu'N wake well and strong"
The poor lad obeyed her. and he
seemed to sleep Immediately. but
J Marion's prophccy was not fulfilled
He never opened his eyes again.
For a long hour we watched him.
the hearts OF us all racked with anx-
lety. Every few minutes Dr. Fulton
injected some drug into his arm, and
by degrees the fall force Of the bat.
terry was applied But all in vain.
He is dead" said DR.. Fulton at
last. Turn of the battery. Vernet,
please"
Our nineteenth failure" observed
Sir Chas Venner. folding his arms
and looking down at the corpse with
face Of stone And they have all
died of shock. Nothing else
Mr. Cavanagh started forward.
How can you be sure Of that" he
demanded How do you know that
your accursed solution did not poison
him." The young mans face was the
hue OF ivory. hut his big eyes were
ablaze with passion
Sir Chas. Venner gave wintry
smile we have proved It beyond
doubt" he replied. I'VE have tested
the blood hundred times"
Mr.. Cavanagh put his right hand
into his breast pocket. His counte-
nance was perfectly livid. He stepped
back a pace and looked at Marion.
George" she cried what ails you.
dear" She was trembling like a leaf
in the wind.
Life" ne answered. and uttered a
laugh that still echoes in my ears
Next instant he produced revolver
and before our eyes put the muzzle TO
his mouth. There followed a click a
sharp report, and he fell at our feet
a corpse
There are periods OF crisis In human
happenings when a cycle of years may
be compressed into a few minutes OF
ordinary time. and such period was
that which succeeded the tragedy |
have described 7 felt my soul grow
cold and hard and more old than all
nv previous life had made IT, stood
like frozen image gazing at the
artists clay waiting in an agony Of
expectation for Marion to scream. But
she made no cry, and after a long.
most dreadful pause. something i'm
pelled me to look AZ her. She was
swaying TO fall and already insen-
sible. took her In my arms and
bore her senseless body from the
awful room. Where | would have
zone. Providence alone knows But an
old woman led me 20 a prettily fur
nishrd little chamber laid Marion
very gently down upon the bed and
turned TO the old woman. who was al
ready fussing at my side with salts
and sal volatile.
Don't touch her" | commanded
sternly. Let her sleep as long as
Cod wills"
Left alone. leaned over the un.
conscious girl and softly pressed my
lips upon her beautiful. but clay cold
brow. An angel could not have bcen
the worse for that carcss, for In my