Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-19

thing OF relief in 1t. 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 40 IN afterthought he added.
and. 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. He'll have
forgotten Neby now Fay no attention
to it. Never mind sending for Clay"
But already have" answered the
doctor, and he was surprised at the
audiences with which the CONVERSE
ton terminated. Stone had hung up
on him.. .- IN.
IS Y Clay, and death made 4 merry race
Of it for the bedside Of Stones old
clerk And Clay won.
Feebly raising one trembling hand,
West haltingly grasped Clay's OK.
tended palm, and indicated to the doc
tor and nurse that he wished to be
alone with his guest ht4 .t.As
Take that pad and pen from OF
the table, and write as I dictate. the
dying man commanded. And this Is
the statement he made with the last
ounce Of breath In his emaciated
body: =
II relieve my soul of the con.
fession that my employer, Horace
Stone. stole 100000 In securities
from Edgar Clay, ST., to whose
son / am now debating this con.
fession Stone obtained tho sig.
nature of transfer while Clay was
intoxicated. one hour before said
Clay was killed by train. have
been bribed by Stone to keep this
quiet"
Summoning m OF his waning
strength, West took the pen from the
young mans hand. and with a firm'
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 IL his wearied spirit
had been released by the lifting Of a
great burden, Peter West, smilingly
lay back and peacefully passed away.
Slowly, with that awe all 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 SEQ
the last few immediate attentions rem
dered by the nurse. left the saddened
cottage and hurried away to hnd his
partner. n
He did not know that Stone. peer
Ing from the shadow Of neighboring
building, had seen his departure. and
had gazed long and earnestly after
him as he strobe away. Anxiety and
hate were depicted on the attorneys
face as he shrugged his shoulders in
impotent rage and muttered to him
self:
l IuuSG uNu Vut VIM uC AuOWo'
w.
And now, lmpelled by the swift and
memorable fate that had been released
By Folly's hand, events we're moving
swift and fast to . certain crisis.
Slowly the pattern In the wool Of
these peoples lives was being COM
pleted. Poor fools oil. they had done
homage at Folly's court and were
about to pay the price.
Mrs. Clay was back ct Cora Blake's,
playing heavily a. vas her wont, and
losing steadily Clay was back ut his
partners once showing him Vests
confession, and laying plans to benefit
BY the knowledge that had SO strange
~ come to him. Stone was back at
his desk, busily scheming to ind .
way to learn what Clay had found out.
Just at the time that irwin ana
Clay had decided that this confession
Of Vests would probably prove their
financial salvation Stone had remem'
bsred, almost 40 an inspiration, that
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