The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-02-13

Y He paused for breath. and the blac
f eyes stared at his friend.
d Jim, / can't die | haven't lived
4 I've got to get up from here and d.
k some things I've meant to do-all thos
sick people-I'ye got to do something
, for them. I'm going to build palace.
E for the lame, the halt the sick. thu
blind. I'm going to gather the grea
: men of science from the ends of the
earth and set them to work to III
this shadow from the world"
sudden pain seized and convulsed
his fral body and Stuart called the
doctors from the next room.
They stood by In helpless sympathy
Cant you stop this painf' the H.
nancier gasped in anger. What are
you here for? Am | not able to buy
enough morphine 10 stop this hellish
agony?"
His family doctor bent and said
''Your heart action is too low just
now. Mr.. Bivens. you can't stand it,
"Wel. can't stand this Give IL to
me. tell you"
The doctor took hypodermic
syringe. filed II with water and in
jected II into his arm.
While Stuart watched the pitiful
trick. his eye wandered over the mag
nlfcent trapplngs OF the room.
What irony of fater' he exclaimed.
under his breath.
The sufferer stared and becSoned to
Stuart.
Handing MIN a Key wnIcn ne drew
from beneath his pillow he cried:
Unlock the right hand top drawer
OF that safe, Jim-the door is open.
/ Hand me those bundles of stocks and
bonds and call those doctors"
| Stuart complied with his request and
Bivens spread the brilliantly colored
papers on the white covering of his
bed. while the doctors drew near.
Listen now gentlemen" he began.
still gasping with pain. You're our
greatest living doctors, I'm told. Well.
I'm not willing to die. | won't die-dO
you hear? I'm only forty-nine years
old. You see here thirty millions in
gilt edged stocks and bonds. Well
there are three of you. I'll give you
ten millions each to take this stone
off of my breast that's smothering me
and give me five years more of life
The three men of science stood with
folded, helpless arms and made no eff
fort To keep back the tears. They had |
seen many men die 1t was nothing |
new-and yet the pity and pathos of
this strange appeal found their way to |
~. q Nv .s,..Il
a millionaire again.
They retired for another consulta- |
ton. Stuart replaced the papers and |
gave the key to Bivens.
ASK Nan to come here minute"
he said feebIy.
Stuart walked to the door and whis-
pered to a servant. When he return
ed to the bedside the dying man look
ed up into his face gratefully.
you don't know how 1t helps me
TO have you near. Jim. old boy. I'm
lonely. Nan | guess is i'll and broken
down I've lavished millions ON her.
I've given her all possess in my will,
but somehow we never found happi-
ness. II could only have been sure
of the deep. sweet, unselfish love of
one human soul on this earth! If |
could only have won a girls heart
when | was poor. But | was rich.
and I've always wondered whether
she really loved me for my own sake.
At least I've always thanked God for
you. You've been a real friend Our
hearts were young together and you
stood by me -was--poor"--
An hour later when the covering
was turned back from the dead body
Stuart saw that the smooth little cold
hand had gripped the key to his treas
ures In last instructive grasp.
He looked again at the lump of cold
clay and wondered what was passing
In the soul of the woman who was
now the heir of all his millions.
Why had she shown such strange
and abject terror over his death-an
event she had foreseen and desired? .
A horrible suspicion suddenly flashed ,
through his mind He determined to i,
know at once.
AS he had feared. Nan refused point ,
blank TO enter the death chamber and {
asked him to come TO her boudoir. :
He found her standing by win
dow, apparently calm. Stuart looked
at her moment with Il curious de-
tached interest Suddenly aware Of
his presence she turned.
"At last, at last!' she cried In low
broken accents. 'Oh, dear God. how
ong I've waited and despaired. At !
asst we may belong to each other for
everybody and soul Nothing else mat.
.ers now. does it? We shall forget all
he blank hideous years; youll forget
t, won't you. dearest? You'll forgive
ne-now-sey that YOU willY"
"Ive long ago forgiven, Nan. but tell
ne about this sudden attack. You were
With him when he was stricken
"Yes. took the nurses place at
l couldn't sleep"
"How long did You stay with him?" Il
Until | called YOU"
"And you gave him the medicine in
he absence of the nurse?'
"Only one" she answered, hesitate
ngly, "a particular kind the doctor
1ad not prescribed, but which he s