The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-01-13

Yet, for some minutes longer l re-
Trained and stood STILL But the
beating grew louder, louder,
thought the heart must burst. And
now a new anxiety seized me-the |
sound would be heard by neighbor
the old mans hour had come,
With a loud yell, threw open the
lantern and leaped into the ROOM |
He shrieked once-only once. In
an instant l dragged him to the floor,
and pulled the heavy bed over him
Then / smiled gaiIy, to find the deed
so far done. But for many minutes
the heart beat on with muffied
sound. This, however, did not vex
me, it would not be heard through |
the wall At length it ceased The |
old man was dead. l removed the
bed and examined the corpse. Yes,
he was stone, stone dead. l placed
my hand upon the heart and held it
there many minutes. There was no
pulsation. He was stone dead. His |
eye would trouble me no more.
If you still think me mad, you will
think so no longer when l describe
the wise precautions / took for the
concealment of the body. The night
waned, and 1 worked hastily. but in
silence
1 took up three planks from the
flooring of the chamber, and deposit
ted all between the scantlings.
then replaced the boards so cleverly,
so cunninngly, that no human eye
not even his-could have detected
anything wrong. There was nothing
to wash out-no stain of any kind
no bloodspot whatever. l had been
too wary for that. I
When l had made an end of these {
labours, it was four o'clock-stillSl {
dark as midnight AS the bell soun- {
ded the houo, there came a knock /
ing at the streetdoor. l went down |
to open it with a light heart.-for !
what had l now to fear? There en- q
tered three men, who introduced q
with perfect suavity, as S
officers of the police. A shrek had S
been heard by neighbor uring
the night; suspicion of foul play had
been aroused; information had been
lodged at the police office, and they
(the officers) had been deputed to
search the premises.
smiled what had 1 to fear?
| babe the gentlemen welcome The
/ said, was my own in
dream The old man, mentioned. L
was absent in the country / took b
my visitors all over the house. I
)ade them -search-search well. c
ed them, at length, to his chamber W
showed them his treasures, secura. II
In the enthusiasm Of v
ny confidence, l brought chairs in r
o the room, and desired them here 5
o rest from their fatigues, while io
myself, in the wild audacity of my A.
perfect triumph, placed my own seat u
lpon the very spot beneath which Il
opposed the corpse of the victim B
The officers were satisfied. My fo
manner had convinced them. l was W
ingularly at ease. They sat, and NJ
'hile | answered cherily, they chat s!
ed of familiar things. But, ere to
1ng, l felt myself getting pale and q
yished them gone. My head ached c.
nd | fancied a ringing in my ears; SO
ut still they sat, and still chatted. ne
he ringing became more distinct; 81
lit continued and became more dis ne
net: ! talked more freely to get ha
ID of the feeling: but it continued fin
nd gained definiteness-until ut cl;
myth, found that the noise was be
OF within my ears. iol
da
No doubt l now grew very pale:
but / talked more fiuently, and
it'll heightened voice. Yet the
,und increased-and what could |
,? 1t was a low, dull, quick
,und--n1uch cueb snund all