The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-30
THE RULING PASSION STRONG IN DEATH
HABITS Of LIFE TIME HARD TO BREAK.

tated stakeholder, and the money OF
upon a chair between them and within
the reach of either They chatfed each
other for time, and Jim asked If
Sam would donate the stake to the
hospital If he won Sam answered
that Ne purposed to have a good time
with it at Concy Island or elsewhere.
Their joking really was ghastly. and
it was quite evident that all thoughts
OF death had been forgotten in the eN-
citement of the outcome OF the wage
The end came swiftly. Sam was
eyeing the little roll of bills upon the
chair lonsingly, but his cyelids began
to droop and his respiration became
stertorous. Jim watched Sam longing
ly, and his Quiclened respiration and
glazing eyes indicated that he was
in the final throes Three hours after
the bet was made Sam lay silent, a
smile of expectancy upon his wan
cheeks.
The poor chap had lost the bet, 90
said the doctor and lost no time in
telling Jim he had won. If ever !
saw rapture in the eyes of any man, \
saw It in Jim's lie asked me to give
HIM the money. and As | placed it in
his neryeless hand he whispered, II
always could beat sam at any game,
and died as peacefully as any saint.
Money Went to His Sister.
Jim had sister, and the money
went to her, together with some jew
elry of slight value. She never knew
he was gambler and never told her
OF her brothers last bet"
The physicians told of woman
who had by the practice of great self
denial saved several thousand dol
lars. which she had buried in the
woods near Westchester. She refused
to reveal the hiding place, believing
il she did so her divorced husband
would obtain part of it, and this she
would not countenance.
Il made inquiries and learned that
her divorced husband had been dead
several years" said the physician. "t
told her of that fact, but she would
not believe me. For the sake of two
sisters, | sought to obtain the wo-
mans secret, but she steadtastly re-
fused to reveal the hiding place of her
money.
Then a strange thing haprcned.
She became unconscious and within a
few minutes her respiration apparent
ly ceased Suddenly she opened her
eyes. but without observing myself
or her sisters, who stood at the bed
side, she whispered. In the tree be-
side the big boulder Those We're
her last words"
Was the clew sufficient" was
asked
The sisters could not understand
what was meant, but year later they
learned that their sister frequently
visited a woman friend near White
Plains. upon whose property was al
large three standing near a big bould-
er They found it to be hollow, and
n search revealed a tin box containing
nearly $4,000 in gold and greenbacks.
They had no difficulty in proving own
ership."
IF your theory that the ruling pas
sion is dominant over every other
thought before death is true" asked
the reporter, how came it that the
woman revealed her secret in her dy-
ing moment"
BY a sor. OF reflex action of the
mind over which she had no control"
was the reply. Her dominant thought
was the secret of the hiding place of
her money, and this was stronger at
the last than the thought of actual
possession, and it voiced itself a.
though the brain that inspired the Ut
terance virtually was dead"