The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-07

! lift. I'm bit done, Sanes you d be,
but | ask no odds from God or man
and ! don't take none from such as
YOU. Hi. you monkey, Where's that
whisky"
soulful eyes fixed on the poor fellow
in mistaken sympathy The half-caste
was ambling siowl' across the room
with bottle and glass. The man on
the bench sat glaring with bloodshot
eyes at the Elixir Just as the inn
keeper reached him he muttered:
Didn't | tell yer to-er- Ye lob
ster-eyed-er-"
With words still gurging in his
throat he fell over on the bench I'M
conscious
1T is better So the Elixir said,
gently stufiing a blanket under his
head for pillow and lifting his feet
to the bench. sleep will help him
more than that hell-fire you call whis-
ky Go heat up some OF the stuff you
said was soup this noon
The Elixir returned to the window
anu HIS newspaper. 1 WdtCutu tuc
unconscious face till the CLINT of the
freight across it dazZled me and the
hypnosis of his steady snoring made
me sleepy. | was beginning to doze
when the Elixir touched my arm,
pointing to something he had writ
ten on the margin of the paper OPP
posite the description of the murder
az ~ IL. ~ Al
the bench, and If you agree with me
pass it on to Father Belcher.'
The only thing which astonished
me was that | had not thought of it
before or that the mans own account
of himself had not suggested it. The
priest read it carefully, then went
over to the bench and read ii again.
He crossed himself and muttered a
prayer. Allowing for such days and
nights as he had spent out in the
storm the pen picture was perfect.
The Elixir stood up and. looking out
of the window, said
"A red sunset and fair tomorrow,
so we shall part in the morning Let's
have a breath of fresh air together
first"
We understood and followed him
outside Close upon the horizon the
masses OF gold and crimson cloud
were following the sun away. The
Elixir cast one admiring glance over
the glorious wilderness, then his be-
ing changed to something entirely
new, even after all that he had been
before He spoke rapidly and earn
cStly:
That fellow is stark mad" he said
He was demented when he did it, 1t
is like the work OF Il maniac, Per-
haps he'd lost everything up there
and charged it to Sir Robert Be
sides he Is helplessly ill., DO unto
others as We would applies to us. If
we leave him here and go our ways.
the fiends from Kalgoory will tear
him in pieces If he is crazy he
ought at least to have a show of JUS
tice, and we can secure it for him If
you will help me. | have handled
maniacs several times and always
, successfully We two can easily get
him to the coast If we are not over
, taken by mob from behind You
are starting for Kalgcory in the morn
ing, Father, and will doubtless meet
, searching parties coming down. 1t
will insure success If you will tell
: them that the man Is already cap
| tured, in safe hands. and well on his
f way 10 the coast by way of the Low
/ er Fork, where he will he given into
| custody Keep them from following
: il POSSIBLE II not, then send them
| by The Lower Fork The day after
e tomorrow wire privately to some one
you can trust Say that the prisoner
will be at BaldWin's by Friday noon
. Tell them of his condition, so that
!. they will be prepared to care for hin
n properly"
r After little parley the priest con
r scented, and did his work so well thai
n the plan worked out to the end. L
n did not rouse the man, even wher
Y the Elixir made him drink the SOU
s and relieved him of Il rusted revolver
0 some cartridges, an ugly knife will
/. hlack-red rust spots on the blade
II men the lIlOOH EoSt Ill a tltdll-SWtp
|. sky, and the Elixir proposed that W,
d start at once, lest the people of Kal
It goory do the same.
s We borrowed cob from the half
e caste for the prisoner who was evi
Vt IDENTIFY an old horseman for he sa
e the saddle by instinct. He would no
e pay the slightest attention to me, blu
d needed every suggestion of the Elixir
e to whose watchfulness he owed hi
v. life many times over during that rap
d i'd and dangerous journey.
n The officers with physician me
n us at Baldwin's. but for the first tim
n the prisoner became obstreperous. ii
" chung to his deliverer. fighting an,
'r yelling. and kicking every one else
n till for the sake ol peace the pei
H. suaded him to continue with al
d and we parted abruptly, | a
v never more reluctantly
u Two weeks later. back in the bush
letter came to me by way OF ka
lie goory
:. Before you open ibis | shall have lei
II the Convict isle tor~puarters undscover
Y. able as il was | who killed the demon a
Il kalgoory. Finding myself in a trap, an
:, worse, that ! was recognized by the fc
= low who came in on us, looking so Xix
he thu printed picture Of my 50. iffercr
IL self | was forced to utilize him. and in
- | videntally saved his lie by getting hir
10 n hoSpitaI in return fpr his getting n,