The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-21

trank. tTank. the man Eabbled in abject terror Don't You fright en me, I; might go eff by acci- dent"
 I wat n know vho' he doe tor says about me" continued Frank what he really says. Understand ? And as sure as there's q heaven above us and another place below for liars-I'll shoot you if you lie to me. I'm down and done for, and night as well de one good deed before die"
 Good deed, Shoot me- That am what I'd call good. And your n.other'--
 Don. mention her name. You've core here against her express wish es and done your miserable best to fill my head full of suicide Don't name my mother. Answer my ques- ton"
 Burrelrs lips were blue with ter TOT, and his face was gray. Upon my most sacred word of horor" he stammered, "ChC doc tor says you're going to get we'll just as well as ever you was in your life And that's the truth Tt is not" said Frank. anu his tone froze the others heart "1'n give you one more chance Am ! to be lame?"
 It now flashed across Rufus that the way of safety lay in the avoid ancc Of contradiction. He had tried the other route, and it had failed
 "Wei a lttle-maybe a little the leas, bit in the world"
 "Tha. wasn't what he said and l know f. It's not bit like him. Tell me the truth I'm desperate Neither your life nor mine cuts any figure with me now. Speak ou,, Am cripplcd?"
 Rufus was in agony He knew not what to say. The facts were nothing to him; escape was all
 We'll he said you might be He said vol might be. That's how I understood him"
 He told that to my mother?'
 Yes. was listening outside the door Maybe didn't rightly hear. She sem Martha and me out
 For fear you'd tell me, Yes, I un- derstand." He lowered the reyol- yer and then suddenly raised it again. I'm to be a cripple? That was the word?"
 The sudden alienation of relief and fear vas too much for Rufus. He was beyond all consideration ex- cept his own personal safety.
 Yes, a cripple, That's what he said"
 And my mother?"
 She burst right out ,rying,' an swercd Rufus, with desperate in- vention.
 Again the boy lowered the revol- yer. and this time he removed his eyes from Rufus.
 Well" said he. If that's fact I guess can stand 1t. Better fel- lows than am have had to and have lived their lives out brayely to the end. as will But this sus- pense w&s getting on my nerves, and had to do something to come to the facts You'n forgive me for frightening you, Cousin Rufus. The revolver is not loaded"
 He restored 1t to the box as he spoke.
 And you won't do harm to yourselt?" cnattered Rufus.
 "I? I die the death of a coward? No. sir. You risk me for that. When you're calm again, Cousin Rufus, go to my mother. Tell her l know the truth, but not how I found 1t out, and tha I'm not in the slightest de- gree afraid or discouraged. l will uU lIIS "oI III lIt "OI lu "lll Cllt leg just as well as l should have done 1t with two. and my father and my mother shall be proud of me"
 Burrel fell on his knees beside the bed and burst into sobs,
 II was lying, Frank" he gulped. I was-was just trying to say-any thing that you'd believe. The doc tor never told your mother that you'd he crippled
 That's all right" said the boy cheerily. T can stand it. So now if you'll put away the gun and give me book I'll pass the time pleas antly enough till dinner" COMMANDMENTS OF HEALTH Keep the Window Open" Is at the
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