The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-12-14

white beard. lying In the NEXT DUNK,
stared at him.
Where are You from, mateyf' he
asked. N
New York, II you gotta know"
snarled the other. $
"Sailor, bain't ye?"
"Ha, I guess you'd like to know,
wouldn't va" the newcomer snarled.
II put It over on 'em, all right, all
right /. i u =
whats that? Put what wei who7'
demanded the little old man. &%+"
Tomorrow at eight" answered the
sailor, still with the snarl, half ferocity
and half timidity, In his voice. He
clutched the other by the. arm. Lis
ten! Tomorrow, at eight, they'll come
for me, to take me Tor a nice little
walk through q nice little door, and
put me in a nice little chair-a chair
with arms. And-they won't find mel
Get that, boz" ey~. 2
%" dunno what you're talking
about" w%himpered the little old man.
''I'm afraid Of you" .
"You might as well be, DO. / amt
q dead man and I amt exactly alive.
Listen, herel I'll tell you. Gawd, I
gotta tell some one!" .
'"Tell me-" whispered the little old
man.
"Tn tell you. I didn't kill her. They
thought it was me, but it was only my
hand. I had no control over 1t. It
was my hand that hit her with the
hammer, only they thought it was me,
and that's why they wanted to send
me to the chair with the arms-seef'
I'D been a student afore they sent
me there; a student of the Indian
sciences. I amt what you think I am.
That's the body I took. It amt me.
I'm an dedicated man-understand?"
I'm afraid Of you. You look like
a dead man." whimpered the other.
The sailor laughed. "And, when I
was in the cell waiting to be sent to
the chair with the arms, I applied
lesson seven Of the book-concentra-
ton. I got out of my body by night
and went wandering all owe the
WolIuy LOOhIlS 1oI q MOA WAV was
ready to cash in.
"There was one on the Thames en-
bankment, just ready to drop off with
heart disease. He didn't know. No
body knowed it but me. I saw him In
my cell as plain as I see you nova
"Then it was lesson eight Of the
book for mine. I'd studied and stud
led, and practiced and practiced till I
was all ready to slip out Of my sheath.
It was as quick as a fash. I seed his
soul going out Of his b0dy-one, two,
like this"
you're crazy" said the little old
man.. you're crazy. I'm afraid of
you. I don't want you to talk to me
no more"
you're going to hear it." snarled
the sailor. "You gotta hear it now.
The minute he passed out I slipped in
one, two-like that. I left my old
carcass lying asleep in the cell, wait
ing for the warders to carry it through
the nice little door into the nice little
room at eight o'clock tomorrow. And
here am T.
" dunno as I mightn't have picked
q better body, being an dedicated man,
and things has got sort of confused,
but I'll remember in time, I guess. Ho!
no! hot" He roared in laughter.
They'll think it's ME tomorrow at
eight in the morning. They'll have
another guess coming, though"
"Don't you talk to mi no more"
whimpered the little old man. I'm
afraid of you. I'm going to sleep, I
am"
Eight o'clock, boysl Turn out |"
shouted the attendant.
As the clock struck, for a moment q
look Of fear came over the sailors
face; then he laughed. II guess /
fooled EN-" he said. (which way you
going, bot"
I'm going east, but I'm going
alone" piped the little old a
Tn going with you till two O'CLOCK"
said the sailor. you come along Of
me. L may want you at two"
They started off and walked side by
side out Of London, into Epping for
est. They sat down on a trunk. 1t
was two In the afternoon.
"You-you was lying, wasn't your"
piped the little old man.
course I was lyin'," snarled the
other. "Ill stick by you. You're a
good sort, DO. I'll
Suddenly, with an inhuman scream,
he seemed to stiffen. his muscles
strained as II against bonds; his body
sagged and fell forward.
"He's Dead" piped the little old
man. Hes dead. The devils got
him"
And he started running at full
speed into the forest.