New-York tribune., 1911-04-02


On il loose and the hand on the doorknop was l'he
skeleton while the face all that YOU could see .ous
the black matted beard was whi'c al i, al cy
fearful The thing wasn't transparent ,uo"1 1o, 200
ccpt the hand-honcs,ly, sir, you 'ou'u ''''''''
through that, it thin!
LIE pauscd during which silence haStcnea 10 nrso ,.
IL notes of his description OF the aPP.',.; aPP,;ro and
matter Of the opacity of the obIcc, was interesting '
unique h o,,,ucd. shut
didn't see anv particular reason Tor fc'ci uo', -:
harm in flesh or out, so urea u W "' ~
"'IIow are you. Pctcr!' ,.ho.J hccn
SLOW would YOU expect a man To oc VIZ WI, JaJ
cut to pieces and killed by railroad cng'ne' c '"''
with bitter laugh. ,,oh that
ox,.r;cnce I cant tell offhand; but always thouet
that what happened to in the body didn carry OWL
to the next world Does IT,! =, ..,, III oc,
"'It does and it don't, sad ne, suPP,'. -, honr
ovcr il in time: but it was a sudden shock TO ne"
mean to feel them wheels go over me, and .
..Dont Peter! says. It's all fresh IN my ihcii
or, as Il il was Yesterday How did it happen anyhow:
Won was comm to my shanty. wash you 10 r,i W., o
how thc family was and see about goin ho'nc' was"
81 suppose | was. Tom says he AND thHn. ,,o,.
..You ought to know says |. All can tell Is tncy
called me out, and we found you ali-wci' yo" "'''
dead. Peter
"'IIow did you know me' ,,,.;,,o. ,o,,
had on the ring she give yon-the one with your ''''
hat
".Dont Toni! he says, pulin one "i III: pony ,,a "a
across his eyes and loOkin near to cyil aS o'e"
turc of air and mystery could Then there WASH any
thing said for a minute till he looked up ana "SN'''
Swell, and what then: :,
..Wc took YOU home, Peter, and your vile
..noni AK me TO tell yor.' says |. was almost
erwin myself and couldn't see him through g;r 'r s "s
before my eyes, but seemed to hear nm SoDpit uoI
ike he used to when he'd come home ana 'f'l ,1i
how his wife had been pinn for hm. Nhel coi,I
COO him ,c,n his face was cold and set once more ana
hc said: -,
..Out TO Chestnut Hills says |, in decent grave
You would have shame to see the place ,;.,, ,
"Thanks,' says he; mcbbe will II ! nave ''',I, me-
Then he stopped and looked down and fingered AT 'nG
oboe II thc long coat ne wore NJ last he looked up ana
ca;I like he was tcarin the question ont ol hIl'cn'
'Shc-mv wc-Shc Is still - ,t. L
"He stopped so finished i, for him, as thought he
She is still livin here says |. But not in the N'ne
bosc or-or like YOU left her. You know, Peter alter
you died
TWAS goin' to go on and tell him the whole business
- stngpce and how she d finally married George
Iawlor. when remembered that probably nc knew al
about il anyway: and if he didn II would be more
painful subject than III like to dwell on Fortunately
Don't tell mel he says. 4 can't bear to hear. |
lcf, her no money and the baby Just come and-God'
Tom. What Scoundrcl.
"'Dont. Peter saws. trying TO console him.
81 can't help ii. saws he TO think how made her
suffer. and the privatons She must have gone through
R tcl me lust this Ia, il wore off some: Is She hap
pier; ,.r,
@Thank Cod say, he. That's the first breath OF
relief that has passed my lip>. -,
interrupted the fish warden. Did he say breath Z!
/ asked
".Breath' was the word, Mister. | noticed ii as
strange at the time: but didn't pretend TO understand
ghost way Of speaking Besides. he went ON 50 quick
l didn't have time to do much thinking about It.
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