Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-07-23

thing Of relief in It. Too bad. Poor
fellow. Keep on doing everything you
can for him, doctor, and send me the
bills as you have been doing"
"All right" answered the doctor,
and then as AM afterth6ught he added,
land, by the way, West begged me to
send for Edgar Clay. He said he had
to see him before he died."
Some foolish fancy, no doubt"
quickly interrupted Stone. Hell have
forgotten 1t by now. Pay no attention
to 1t. Never mind sending for Clay"
"But / already have" answered the
doctor, and he was surprised at the
suddenness with which the converse
ton terminated. Stone had hung up
on him.
Clay and deeth made q merry race
Of 1t for the bedside Of Stones old
clerk. And ClsZ won. e
Feebly raising one trembling hand,
West haltingly grasped Clay's ex.
tended palm and indicated to the doc
tor and nurse that he wished to be
alone with his guest.
"Take that pad and pen from on
the table, and write as I dictate" the
dying man commanded. And this IL
the statement he made with the last
ounce Of breath in his emaciated
body: a~.-sssssi sS
II relieve my soul Of the con.
fession that my employer, Horace
Stone, stole 100000 in securities
/. from Edgar Clay, ST., to whose
eon ! an H6w debating this con-
taaeion. Stone obtained the sig.
mature Of transfer while clay was
Intoxicated, one hour before said
Clay was killed by train. have
been bribed BY Stone to keep this
quiet" 49, se-~~A
Summoning all Of his waning
strength. West took the pen from the
young mans hand, and with Arm
ness that was remarkable in one so
near death, penned his name. in
good, clear signature at the bottom Of
the confession.
And then as II his wearied spirit
had been released by the lifting Of
great burden, Peter West, Smilingly
lay back and peacefully passed away.
Slowly, with that awe ali feel IN the
presence Of the great leveler Of hu-
man rank, Clay, the precious confess
sion safely slowed away in his inside
coat pocket, tiptoed from the room,
and pausing only long enough to see
the last few immediate attentions rem
dered by the nurse, left the saddened
cottage and hurried away to ind HE
partner.
He did not know that Stone, peer
ing from the shadow Of neighborlng
building, had seen his departure, and
had gazed long and earnestly after
him as he strobe away, Anxiety and
bate were depicted on the attorneys
4ce as he shrugged bis shoulders In
ihipotent rage and muttered to him
Self
Il must and out what he knows"
~,
And now, impelled by the swift and
memorable fate that had been released
by Folly's hand, events were moving
swift and fast to certain crisis.
Slowly the pattern in the wool OF
these peoples lives was being COM
pleted. Poor fools all, they had done
homage at Folly's court and were
about to pay the price.
Mrs Clay was back at Cora Blake,s,
playing heavily as was her wont, and
losing steadily. Clay was back at his
partners Office showing him Vests
confession, and laying plans to benefit
by the knowledge that had SO strange.
ly come to him. Stone was back at
his desk, busily scheming to find a
way to learn what Clay had found out.
Just at the time that Irwin and
Clay had decided that this confession
of Vests would probably prove their
financial salvation Stone had remem.
bered, almost as an inspiration, that
this was the night Of the Van LiDds'