The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-16
CHAPTER ll.-(continued.)

The man looked up and nodded
"Well it's too late now. That's done
for good and all. We needn't quarrel
about It,"
He went back to his seat
Good Lord, how long they are!"
He began to talk, to maunder to
himself of what might have been and
what had been, speaking Of his aims,
ambitions, achievements in an oddly
detached way, as he might have re-
viewed another's life. only emotional
when forced to realization of the fact
that this was the end of II all. The
phrase, This ends it, punctuated
the semi-confessiona soliloquy mo.
notOnously, repeated over and over
with the same falling infection. Coast
detected not a word, not even a nC;e
Of regret for his crime, save inasfar
as It affected Blackstock's fortunes
blasted them
A shril clamor Of the telephone
bell electrified them all. Dundas cried
out Blackstock jumped up and
stumbled into the hall. Coast. rising.
heard his voice.
Yes Tell them to come up"
He returned. almost reeling Here.
Dundas," he said, slowly, you let EN-
in, will you, like a good fellow"
Mute in his panic. Dundas went to
the door.
Coast could hear the whine OF the
ascending elevator, the clanking OF
It's safety chains
Abruptly he was conscious that
Blackstock's temper had undergone a
change From passive surrender to
his fate the man had passed 10 a mood
Of active resistance. Somehow in.
stinctively, Coast seemed to divine
this in the surcharged, tense atmos.
phere of that moment. He shot
swift, suspicious look at the man. and
caught in return look of low cunning
and desperation.
He saw Blackstock in a pose of at.
tention, listening. every sense alert,
every muscle nexed-a man gathering
himself together as a cat about to
spring.
The elevator was very near the
floor.
BY Cod" Blackstock whispered.
wetting his lips; and again his eyes
were blazing. "Ill fool EN- yeti"
The man turned swiftly. Outside
the elevator gate changed. Coast
heard a confusion of footballs and
voices, a knocking on the door. And
suddenly he understood what Black.
stock intended. Already he had re.
gained the side table and snatched up
the pistol. He turned with 1t lifted.
They shant have me-" he cried. and
reversed it to his temple
You fool!" Coast screamed uncon.
sciously. With almost incredible
sWiltness of action he flung himself
upon Blackstock and seized the pistol.
dehected 1t toward the ceiling. 1t
exploded.
For moment longer he was strug.
glhg irantically with Blackstock to
save 'he man from self-destruction.
ILeu, without warning, he was seized
and dragged away, holding the pistol
strange hand snatched that away
o'her hands pinioned his arms 10
us sides. He fought for freedom tor
an instant, then ceased to resist, thun.
uersUuck with amazement.
blacksiock lowered over him. point.
ing him out That's your man-take
ulIl he cried, He's done murder
s"u was trying suicide, managed to
Neep MIN quiet until he heard you
VOInlhg' then he made a grab for the
p'stoi Thank God, you're in time!"
something stuck In Coasts throat
uS tongue trying to articulate in a
mouth dry with fear and consterna.
You" '"''
ouut up, you!" One of the police
~0" uolulng him clapped hand over
.. "hy he heard Blackstock say,
you saw him yourself, gentlemen. If
suere any question in your minds.
mere mere 5 Mr. Dundas, who saw It all
cas, cunuas, who shot Van Tuyl? MIR.
Coast, here?" ' WI
NJ D',niy as through haze Coast saw
:, OuuaS % emerge from the press of men
", ~ .ue room, ghost of a man. eyelids
SuEerihg' limbs shaking. features
{, ,%O,Slng In his small, pasty face. And
so,. als anguish of anger, fear and re.
oSnt "'.neht Coast detected the look, un.
dose,a e,Vea by any other, of secret un.
Two men. 'e'"eeh the
lon les, Dundas said. his voice tremu.
Con.. a Why-why, of course Mr.
Ms 'as, o, ielt the chill of handouts on
Son, vista chill that ate into his