The Coolidge examiner., 1934-02-02

r KISSED the photograph q
the girl be uas 20 have mar
rlel. waved graceful fare
wsll % his comfortable sitting
room. Eiasped bis revolver nfniy
aud put the barrel 10 his head
o. The brief pause thar followed
bis funeral song wns rended BY
trolley ln the street A nne that
De had been sentenced 20 write
three thousand times nf school. and
had never thought about since.
came back iuto his miad Life hath
more awe than death And having
looked az lf vith Tie startling clear
urss - ouc vho uas 90 the verge
of tak.nx &c 10 the age o. twenty
SIX be- said aloud. Ny friend. a
last look round
lie pa, The Eun among bis pipes
and sialze1 across in his desk
Even in that fantastic dressing
Eowu and rather zrutesQue pyJamas
~ managed 90 retain the wiry. mus.
cular appearance thHt goes with
playing golf ln spite q his open
work shoes. too. which were an the
Eo az Newport. bis clean-cut face
With an amusing nose bore the
stamp % his efforts 20 reduce bis
handicap. For tho res; bis color
was chocolate. which proved that
be was possessed % leisure and the
money 70 pas Tor u. or friends
who 30, him up. lie vas very
popular man.
TIE letters to bis lawyers and his
recent nancee be- then proceeded 20
sal They looked more formal like
that Clanclnx 90 the clock with
more than q touch % lmpatience be
strained hts ears toward the door.
beard approaching footsteps. re-
turned to bis fayur.te chair and put
the gun 20 his brain. Yes. be bad
brain.
Ten minutes before be had opened
the door ~ his apartment lie
didn't desire O. BE- disturbed By a
rlnzlnE bell while In the act ~ De-
parting on the only journey for
which h, is impossible 20 obtain =
ticket 10 return. lie held bis posi-
ton until Alan Mccromhle. bis
wealthy friend. entered the sitting
room with a sort ~ reluctant haste.
whereupon Gilbert put bis revolver
where "a simply had 90 be seen. lie
vas annoyed az being caught IN
what. after all is n very private act
lie said. toulug down bis anger In
what under the circumstances was
surprisingly friendly voice,
Whats the great ideaf-
McCrombie had seen the revolver.
us refused. however. 10 believe the
evidence - his eyes. lie had
danced all night 10 a jaEz haunt
and considered that be had the
r.rht 60 see non-exisiing things
floating yellow spots. sudden
smudrcs 90 clouds. curious little
dark things which moved about
RAPIDLY lookIu- for holes So the
wall. All previous calls by Gilbert
had resolved themselrts luto imme-
date touches fur cash lie was
fully persuaded thai De had now
hssen brought 90 the presence 81 this
graceful and charming sportsman
Tor that purpose once again. But
when be approached the table he
was bound 60 believe that what be
had seen vas gun IN the very
truth. Horror thickened his voice.
We're you Is Il possible that
sou OF al men. you -.
Il don't suppose you know. said
Gilbert you who have so much
money. how difficult II Is In these
DAYS of unJusflfied panic 10 screw
oneself up to moment of such high
courage as this. As you have
broken In upon me one minute too
soon I'll confess quite frankly that
| was about 10 remove myself !
hoped that you would arrive 10
End not too messy a sight Hence
this dressing gown bought-or rath-
er owed for - especially for the
event"
McCromhle had a tender heart
and a sympathetic soul II has
been said that he had already lent
Gilbert various Jumps OF cash. one
way or another they totaled up TO
about fye thousand dollars. In re
turn he had received. OF course. the
usual !. O. Us but. although he was
proud Of being seen In public with
sportsman so well known. be had
been through moments OF severe
pain nj the too long withdrawal OF
this useful sum from his four and
a-half per cents IL was true that
Gilbert was heir TO real money but
this was stlll being enjoyed by his
last remaining aunt. This dear
old lady was not only a vegetarian
who took regular exercise but she
was also a yibratIOnist who permit
ted herself 10 tune into only those
thoughts which are philosophical
a.