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THE SOTIANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY MORNING, JUNE Bl, 1897.
Che Rome Reading Circle
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BREAKING
BY OWEN
Author of "The Track of a Storm."
Copyilglit, 18l)ll by tho
TAHT I.
T:lio world Is sulci to bo rrally run
by lta enthusiast!), anil It may bo truo
for anything I know to the contrary
but J am pretty suiv from perHonul ex
peiloWe that tho enthusiasts them
pplves don't always enjoy tho process of
tunning It. Take my own case, for In
stance: I am mi enthusiastic bicycle
rider I have boon branded by Incon
siderate acquaintances us n bicycle
llend and hcio was I, at the moment
when this unvarnished tale begins,
feelliic very clearly and unpleasantly
that I wasn't !r. It. Now, this wan all
the worse because 1 had been decidedly
In It during tho four days of our hill
picnic at the cave temples of Murlsha
bad. As a. stranger bringing good In
troductions,'' I had been received with
the open arms of Indian military so
ciety, and that the fact that I had come
to make a tour of India on my bicycle
had gjven me something of the vogue
that attaches all the world over to any
'Wt specially eccentric. 1 had been
pJWuaded to abandon my original Idea
of making the hill Journey from Koon
dWnll.v to' Murlshabad on my wheel,
Which had gpneup In oneof the wagons
and In nplte of all my enthusiasm I
would willingly have let It go back
In the same way had I not felt as
hamed to feel so far to renounce my
freely-expressed opinions.
I felt very much, I confess, like tho
engineer hoist with his own petard
that morning as I stood watching the
Inst of our cavalcade winding down the
mountain road, and felt that I was
condemned by my own choice toamoro
or else solitary Journey as the only rep
resentative of the now locomotion. I
glaiiced nround at the site of our now
deserted picnic camp by way of taking
last farewell before leaving. There
was little left, indeed, even now, except
thes ite, tor alieady the little crowd of
retainers, conspicuous In their turbans
and white linen garments, had struck
the remaining tents and nearly com
pleted the stowage of the thousand and
one pieces of baggage which go to
make up the strirt essentials of an In
dian picnic. The place had been well
ehosen and plcluiesque, and even now
the open glade where tbe giant teak
Wood trees cast heavy shadows on tho
grass and tho level sunlight lay In
Hecks and splushes of gold,, formed a
scene to delight an artist. Four or five
wagons, drawn by pairs of mild-eyed
zebu oxen, were receiving the last of
their loads, and It was evident that In
a few minutes more the rear guard of
tho picnic party would have started,
and the mountain glade which had re
echoed to so much laughter nnd been
the witness to so great an amount of
pleasure would be 'left to Its solitude.
As my eye lingered over Its last sur
vey of the place- something uncon
sciously led it upwards from the level
of the camp to a point on the hillside,
where, as I remembered, a well-defined
path ran along the slope between
clumps of tall bamboos and stately to
bacco plants. The path had been a fa
vorite one, and perhap3 It was this
that led me to glance up at it for a
linal farewell. As I did so, however, I
was startled by the apparition of the
head and shoulders or a man cau
tiously peering out from the screen of
shrubbery and leaves. It was a notice
able race, with a pair of fiery bright
eyes that even in the distance gleamed
and spatkled with what hcemed to mo
an expression of deadly hatred, as ho
watched thp proceeding-., of the ser
vants, and then glanced quickly down
the road after the retreating patty on
horseback. The faee was a startling
one, and Its expression made it still
more Impressive, and it was several
minutes before 1 could shake off the
Impression that It boded no good to, the
party which he watched so Intently.
He did not seem to notice me. or per
haps he felt surj ho was, concealed,
for he remained as If In thought for a
minute or two, and then suddenly dis
appeared. It was not without a seii3o of vague
uneasiness that I mounted my bicycle
nnd follbwed the party, whose volcea
und laughter could still Le heard from
time to time, although a bend in the
mounta'n road had hidden them from
flight. A minute or two of the familiar
exerctsa reconciled me n my choice nf
locomotion, oven at the expend i of com
pany,. There was something in the,
smoot's, gliding motion, silent, easy and
mineni:y independent, that ceemed
well suited to tho place; none of the
heavy, numbering gait of the elephant;
no neivo'io starts like those of a hlgh
splrlted horse; perfect Independence
and control, with an amount of exertion
haidly greater, while the fieedom of
action .vj all In favor of tho machine.
I had soon overtaken the others and
. mnde or.o of tho little cavalcad-j that
vas maklnsr the most of the morning
hours to diminish tho march of forty
nifies that lay between us and tho cun
tiutents of Kooudewalla. Fortunate
ly, Ti was all down hill, and the road,
thoutUi in Its upper parts little more
than a rjooil mountain trade, was
smooth land good. For my own part,
.though 4 he sun wa3 hot, my effort was
so trillltii; thut In tho comparatively
coul ah of the high tableland, I was
qulta alile to enjoy tho kcsnery, and tho
PIMPLY
rirapici, blotches, b!cthrad, rrd, rough, oily,
molhy skin, Itching, scaly scalp, dry, tbln, and
falling tlr, nnd baby blemishes prevented by
Cuticvh Soap, tho uiotcfieclleskln purify,
in and hqautlfylng' soap In tho world, as well as
purc.t and sweetest for toilet, bath, and nursery.
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tola I'repa., Boio, BJllowto lkiutlfj It). Skln,"frs
BLOOD HUMORS
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FACES
A RECORD.
HALL.
llucliolJor Hyndlcnto.
oriental features of the landscape,
which had not yet had time to lose
tliolr charm since I had landed a
month before at Bombay. "We made
good progress, and by the time we
reached the spot that had been chos
en for our midday half and meal we
began to feel that we had diminished
a good deal of the eighteen hundtcd
feet that represented the difference In
elevation of the temples at Murlshabad
and the Cantonments at Koondewalla.
The stately teakwood trees, the most
striking feature of the vegetation of
the hltrher level, were rapidly giving
way to masses of tropical looking foli
age and shrubs. There was still great
trees, Indeed, but the wide-spreading
banyans with their many stems and
flg-llko foliage, the wool tree, with Its
vast leaves, and the stately tobacco
plants were becoming more and more
mingled with the palms and the hun
dred other vegetable forms that tell
so unmistakably of a tropical forest.
The spot chosen for our halt was a
romantic one, and It was rendered still
more so by the close neighborhood of
an old hill fort, said to have n dark
history In the old Jlahratta wars, and
even to have, been used as a robber
stronghold In much more modern
times. The preparations for lunch
were not yet complete, nnd It was pro
posed that we should spend tho time of
waiting In exploring the old fort. It
stood but a short distance perhaps
two hundred yards to one side of tho
road on which we were and the Idea
was hailed as a good one andactedupon
at once, at least by the younger mem
bers of the party. Most of us dis
mounted and sought one or the other
of tho forest paths which appeared to
promise n short cut to the fort, the top
of which, dark and threatening look
ing, could be seen rising out of the
masses of tropical Jungle that lay be
tween us and the higher ground on
which the old robber fastness had been
built.
l'orhap-j it was a little spice of na
tive obstinacy that led mo to cling to
my bicycle Instead of joining one of
the parties on foot, whose laughing
voices made the echoes of the Jungle
ling with the unaccustomed sounds of
pleasure and amusement. Reasons are
nearly always mixed, and I didn't take
the trouble to analyze my own as I
once more mounted and pursued the
road we had been traveling a little
farther. In search of the place where
It must be Joined by the path leading
up to the fort. In a minute or two I
had reached It. The old fort builders
had made no attempt to conceal the
approach to their stronghold, and I
paused for a moment to admire the
unstinted use of patient labor that had
been spent In hewing away the beetl
ing granite crag, round the foot of
which It swept to join the main road.
The sounds of laughter higher up tho
hill, however, made me face the steep
ascent, and 'it was only after live min
utes of rather harder work than was
pleasant thatsj found myself on the
level of the fort. Even here I was at
tho actual level of the entrance, for
the ground dipped once more Into a
hollow rising suddenly to the ruined
gateway.
I glanced round and saw that as yet
none of the others had arrived. The
hollow beforo me was not deep, nnd
letting my bicycle go, the Impetus of
the descent carried me with a rush up
to the very entrance. I was In the
very act, and within a few yards of
the gateway, when my eyes met a
man's face looking out at me through
tho shadow of the arch. It was the
face again the vety same face which
had fascinated mo with the malign
ant gaze It had fixed on our last night's
encampment from the hillside some
houis before. The thought (lashed
through my mind with an Irresistible
conviction. The face wns the same
the same marked features, the same
eager gleaming eyes, the very same
deadly fierce expression which had
startled mo In the morning. It flashed
out upon mo from the shadows cast
by the crumbling gateway for nn In
stant, und In the same Instant it was
sons.
Moro startled now than I should
have cared to own.I leaped from my
machine and shouted a welcome to the
others of our party who were now be
ginning to straggle by twos and threes
from the Jungle. My victory was ac
knowledged by tho rest, and we pro
ceeded to explore the old building. To
my surprise there was not a sign of the
man whose face I had just seen he
had utterly disappeared. The fort
seemed to afford no place where he
could Ho concealed, and It was with a
sense of uneasy astonishment that I
failed to find him. The rest of the par
ty were disposed to laugh at what they
called my apparition, and even Identi
fied It with tho old Mahratta chief who
had built the fort. I couldn't laugh
myself out of the Idea, however, nor
shake off tho uneasiness which It
caused me, and, nfter spending a few
minutes in convincing myself that the
man was really gone, I remounted and
returned by tho way I had come.
Col. Maltland had stayed, with the
moro matured portion of our party, at
tho spot holected for the luncheon, and
there I found him seated on a camp
stool and watching, with all tho In
terest of a well-seasoned East Indian,
the preparations for tho meal.
"Uackflrst, Hall?" ho exclaimed, as
I rode up to where ho sat under tho
ample shadow of tho wide-spreading
tree. "You niado short work of the
fort, then." I had already decided to
tell the colonel my adventure, so I at
onco explained to him what I had seen,
mention tho npparent Identity of the
men I had noticed.
"You think ho was tho same man,
Mr. Hall, do you?" he said.
"Well, sir, I hardly llko to sny so,
It seems so unlikely, but I confess I do
think so."
Tho colonel looked thoughtfully
around for a moment; "Well," ho said
at last, "most likely It's a mere coin
cidence, but I havo Just been hearing
that tho neighborhood has been get
ting a bad reputation lately, nnd It
may be as well to keep together.
Would you mind warning the party up
at tho fort that they had better hurry
baok to luncheon? Don't alarm the la
dles, of course, but get them to come."
The colonel's mnner Impressed me,
and In nnother half minute I wns re
tracing the pnth I had nlready traveled
a few mln"?s before.
lr'ys be
p;
RT II.
It wo wlth a sense of relief, which,
In spit of tho shndpwy nature of my
grounus for anxiety, wan considerable,
that I saw the wholo party safely col
lected nt the pleasant picnic meal
which hnd been prepared under tho
wldespreadlng shade of tho great ban
yan tree. I fancied I could make out
corresponding look of relief on tho
colonel's face, nnd detected him moro
than onco In a quick, alert glance
around him, but I was conscious that
this might have been a mistake, nnd I
could even fancy thnt the old fellow
was chuckling Inwardly over my cred
ulity In being so easily alarmed. At
any rate, nothing of nn alarming char
acter happened, and the luncheon, with
Its luxurious leisure, wns tho count
erpart of those we had enjoyed
throughout the days of our mountnln
picnic. Whatever effect my story
might have had on the colonel's mind,
It was by no means apparent In his
actions, for ho certainly didn't at
tempt to cut short tho time allotted
for the midday halt. Looking at him,
as I confers I did from time to time,
it seemed to me thnt ho had quite re
sumed his ordinary easy-going man
ner, and I enme to tho conclusion that
I had made rather a fool of myself by
speaking to him at'all.
Our halt must have lasted nearly
three hours, and tho heavy, still atmos
phere of tho afternoon had fully re
conciled us to tho plcusant Idleness- of
the moment, when the arrival of the
wagons wo h'ad left behind In tho
morning served as a reminder that the
afternoon was slipping away. The
word was given to start once more, and
by tho time the tops of the slowly
moving wagons had disappeared round
the first bend In tho road below us we
wete nearly ready to follow them. The
ladles were about to mount their hor
ses, and I fancied I could observe a
few uneasy glances cast nt my bicycle,
as If thoy were uncertain how far Its
near neighborhood would be conducive
to the good behavior of the animals.
It was annoying, but there was no help
for It, an making a virtue of necessity
I mounted and prepared to act as an
advance guard. My annoyance was
little more than momentary, for there
Is something In tho motion of my wheel
that always seems to soothe my
nerves, and before half a minute had
passed I found myself spinning
smooothly down th'o long and gentle
slope nt tho further end of which I
could see through the vista of sunlight
and shadow the hooded ox wagons
that contained the main part of tho by
no means inconsiderable baggage of
our party.
It was pleasant to glide swiftly, yet
without any effort, over the elastic
turf checkered by the light and shade
of the overhanging trees, and to see
the long succession of gorgeous tropi
cal plants and shrubs that hedged In
the sloping road on one side, confront
ed by the abrupt masses of rock that
rose, wreathed In creepers and gemmed
with flowers on the other. There was
no need of exertion, for after the first
few moments the Incline was more
than sufficient to Insure speed, so that
I had amnio leisure to look about me
as I went. Even now the thought of
my apparition was partly present In
my mind, although, as I swept past the
spot where the hill path to the old fort
Joined the road on which I was travel
ing, I had the pleasant Impression that
I was leaving it behind. In spite of
this, I was conscious that It was to the
upper side gf the road that my eyes
turned Involuntarily, and that I scan
ned with quick, sharp glances the hol
lows that oenoc among the rocks,
and the clumps of luxuriant vegetation
as I swept past them on my downward
course. Suddenly, Just as I was smil
ing to myself for my action, I saw him
again. ThU time there could be no
mistake. He had not seen me coming,
I feel sure, and of course my wheel
made no sound on the soft path, but
sudenly, within a dozen yards In front,
the same figure I had seen twice be
fore, sprang out of the bushes on the
very edge of the rocky wall, which at
that spot rose perhaps twenty-five feet
above the road. He had a gun In his
hand, and tied to the muzzle was his
loosened turban which ho waved three
times over his head he was still in the
very act of waving It when I swept
past at his feet. His eyes were fixed on
some point further down the road as I
did so, and even then I don't think he
could have been aware of my presence.
What did It mean? I looked over my
shoulder and saw our party some
thirty In all. of whom ten were ladles
cantering down the road three or four
rundred yards behind. I could Imagine
I heard their laughter as they came on.
There was danger danger of some
kind, I was sure in the action I had
Just seen. If a face, and the expression
of a face, went for anything, the dan
ger wns Imminent and deadly. As the
conviction flashed across my mind I
tried to think what was to be done.
Unless he has actually tried It, no one
can tell how hard a task It is to think
under such conditions of emergency.
Tho danger evidently lay In front,
where, some two or three hundred
yards off, the ox-wagons were travel
ing ulonjr uneonsciouBly. but the party
against whom It must be aimed were
still behind. I hesitated for a moment,
and then feeling tho necessity of do
ing something, I turned half round in
my saddle and, waving my arm franti
cally over my head, 1 shouted the
words: "Halt! Danger! Hack! I hadn't
tried to stop, and it was probably for
tunate that I hadnt for the echo of
my last word was still ringing In my
ear, nnd my eyes were still fixed on
the party behind me to see what effect
my warning hnd produced, when some
thing whlbtled closely past me, and at
the same moment the sharp report nf
a gun startled all the echoes of tie
spot.
Hud I thought for an hour I could
have hit on no better plan for giving
the alarm, and even as I Involuntarily
bent my head, as If tt escape the shot,
It was a sensation of no little relief
that I heard It. At the same moment,
and while I was In the act of looking
back again to pee what effect It had
had, my hand went Instinctively to the
belt under my loose coat where I had
religiously carried my revolver In Its
case since my arrival In the country,
I had made up my mind now. It was
useless to go on In the hope of warn
ing the wagon drivers, for If the shot
hadn't done so, nothing would. My
place was clearly with my party, and
In tho meuntlmo my desire, which
somehow was a very keen one, was to
get a shot at my apparition In return
for his own. I had almost Instinctive
ly swerved towards the wall of rock
when I heard the report, and now I
exerted myself to check my speed.
Fortunately I was not yet going so
fast ns to make this difficult, and In a
very few seconds I found myself able
o throw myself hastily from the bi
cycle under shelter of the cliff. It waB
only a matter of moments, and as I
turned the machine and remounted I
heard a shot from tho direction where
I could see that the wagons had stop
ped pnd were now huddleU together.
THE UNCERTAIN FUTURE
r i J sly """"" " ji!
HE: "My darling, I -always feel
enter your sacred presence."
"Well, 1 would rather you did it
-From "Life."
"Sicily over again, I guess," I mut
tered to myself, savagely, as I bent
over my wheel and, skirting the rock
ns closely as I could, put all my
strength Into the effort to get back to
the spot where I had seen my unpro
voked assailant. It was a different
matter from the descent, Indeed, but
yet It was far from steep, and my
chief effort was to keep myself con
cealed, partly to avoid a second shot
and partly to give myself a better
chance of taking my savage-looking
friend unawares so as to return his
compliment. The plan had the advan
tage that It mode It lmpossble for me
to catch sight of our party .Straight
ns the road had looked to me riding In
the middle, or perhaps a little nearer
the trees, there was evidently a bend
nnd now as I crept up close to the cliff
It shut me off from a view of the up
per stretch.
After all, 'It was only for a minute
or so, and then noting the spot where
the rock rose bare and rugged and
gripping my revolver a large and ser
viceable one In my h'and, I swerved
Into the middle of the load with a quick
und noiseless rush. My Idea had been a
good one. As I came in sight of the top
of the rock once more- my friend, wa..
in the very act of turning away, and
the momentary glance which I got llko
a flash of light at his face, seemed to
me to show a savage, well satisfied
smile on h'ls dark features. In a mo
ment I had fired, and at tho same in
stant he had seen me. There was a
short fierce exclamation, ns with a
threatening motion of his arm he
plunged into the tangled mass of
bushes behind him. I couldn't be cer
tain that I had hit him, but the rest
of our party evidently thought bo, for
they shouted: "Well done! Good shot!"
by way of greeting my return.
They had halted near where the path
to the fort joined our road, and In an
other minute I had joined them. About
half of the men had ridden back to
where the wagon that was to have
followed us with tho paraphernalia of
our lunch was still standing, and It
was Col. Maltland who rode a few
paces forward to meet me and greeted
me with the words: "That was a good
Idea of yours; glad you got the scoun
drel." "I hope I did, colonel," I replied,
vindictively. "Do you suppose there
are many of them?" I added.
"A good many, I should Bay, other
wise they would never have attempted
an attack." I glanced around, nnd
even my unmllitary eyes could see that
our present position was quite unten
able. The colonel noticed my look.
"Bates tells me that we can easily
hold the old fort," he added, "till we
can somehow send In word to the can
tonment. We have guns enough with
us, I think, and the principal difficulty
will he to get through tho scoundrels."
There couldn't be a doubt about the
correctness of the colonel's remark, for
to travel such a road beset with armed
enemies looked the nearest thing to
Impossible. The ladles behaved well.
There were no screaming, no tears,
and no hysterics, and within two or
three minutes wo were on our way up
tho hill track to the fort, the men In
front and behind, and the ladles In
the middle. I noticed that more than
one of the horses looked uneasllv at
my bicycle, so I pushed on up the In
cline, glancing, I confess, suspicious
ly from side to side as I went, expect
ing every moment to hear the whistle
of a bullet or tho report of a gun. Noth
ing happened, however, and In two or
three minutes I had once moro sur
mounted the rather steep ascent and
saw the old fort not 100 yards In front.
I was not tho first, for even as I
topped the edgel caught sight of three
or four vlllalnous-looklng fellows with
guns In their hands running down the
path and making for the entrance of
tho fort. "Barely in time after all,"
I muttered to myself, ns I took advan
tage of the change of grade and shot
silently down the track after them.
As I went I congratulated myself
once more on my mount. Tho hoofs of
my steed, at any rate, were noiseless,
and Icould easily see that tho men in
front were entirely Ignorant of my
coming. I gave the machine free scope,
and we rushed down the slope at some
thing approaching racing speed. The
men were running fast, but It Is need
less to say that they seemed almost at
a standstill when compared to the pace
at which I overhauled them. I was
within twenty yards of them before I
made up my mind what I should do. I
had my revolver In my hand ready for
Are, and yet I was In doubt. So far
these men had ono me no harm, and,
whatever they might be about to do, I
hardly felt prepared to fire at them In
cold blood. I vaa close behind them
now, and something must be done.
They had reached the little hollow
from which the path roso for about
thirty or forty yards to the entrance
of tho fort, and I was close behind
them, coming noiselessly In their track.
I llf'ed the revolver and fired between
the two men most directly In front of
me. They were close together, nnd
tho bullet muBt have whistled In the
ear of each as If It had been aimed at
them. With a startled exclamation
that was almost a scream, the two men
leaped asunder, tnd at the same mo
ment my bicycle swept like a flash be
tween them and up the Incline beyond.
like taking off my shoes when 1
now than after we are married."
Copyright, 1S07, by Mitchell t Miller.
It was all done In a moment. I saw
the start, which for the moment para
lyzed nil four of the party; I heard the
loud, quick exclamation of astonish
ment nt the unheard-of apparition that
flashed past them; and the Impetus
I had gained as I came down the slopo
had carried me to the ruinous gate
way of tho old fort before any of the
party had recovered sufficiently to put
his gun to his shoulder. The surprise
had been complete, and I was in pos
session of our place of refuge in time.
Perhaps they had really thought there
was something supernatural about me,
for, no sooner did I throw myself from
the bicycle than they seemed to re
cover themselves and prepared to fire.
There was nothing to be gained by ex
posing myself, nnd I had Just shelt
ered myself In the angle of tho gate
way when two shots, one after the
other, passed closely by me, and tho
reports of the rifles rang out sharp
ly overhead. Two only, I thought to
myself; the others must be following
mo up. I looked out quickly, and I
was Just In time, for the two men
wero almost upon me. Each had his
gun in his hand, nnd behind them I
could see the others coming up tho
slope. I hesitated no longer, but step
ping, out Into the middle of tho gate
way I fired. The man nearest mo
stumbled and fell heavily on his face
not a dozen yards before me, and my
finger was Just about to press the trig
ger a -second time when the man who
was next leaped suddenly Into the nlr
and rolled almost at tr.y feet. At the
sumo moment the sharp report of a
rllle announced tho arrival of our party
at the top of the hill path. My other
two assailants heard It as soon as I
did, and by common consent darted
off Into the dense cover of shrubs and
undergrDWth that hedged In the track
on cither side.
(To Be Continued.)
ONLY A MAUICIAN'S ACT.
Vet It Frightened a Voting rnrmcr
Into Insanity nniUIrny JInirs.
From the Detroit Tribune.
John M. Woodley Is tho name of a
young farmer who lives in Sandwich
South. One week ago he was strong
and healthy, with a mind considerably
above tho Intellects of his associates.
Today he Is little better than a phy
sical wreck. His hair, which was
black, as a ravin's wing, Is already
turning gray.
On Tuesday last Woodley, who Is
about twenty-four years old, was com
missioned by his father to go to Wind
sor and attend to some business.
After doing this, tho young man
thought he would cross over to De
trlot and see the sights. He wandered
-around for a time and finally drifted
Into Wonderland to witness the after
noon performance.
Among other attractions on the bills
was a prestldlgltateur, who, after per-
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forming several seemingly Jmposslblo
feats, ended up by decapitating a man.
The trick Is cleverly done, and to tho
uninitiated Is startling In iln nugges
tlveness. Woodley sat' unmoved
throughout tho porformare until the
last act on tho programme that of
decapitation, was reached.
As tho conjurer, after stating what
he wns about to do, started mnklng his
preparations, the young man began to
display considerable uneasiness. Ho
shifted In his seat and glanced about
him nervously. At last all was ready
nnd with one sweep of his big, keen
knife, the magician apparently sev
ered his victim's head from his body
holding It out In plain view of tho
audience. Tho trick Is an old one and
beyond a llttlo applause and a few
nervous "OhVfrom tho timid ones,
nothing was thought of It, tho wholo
being a bit of clover delusion.
Woodley, however, had never seen
tho feat before, and Imagined that
Borne terrible blunder had been com
mitted. Ho sprang to his feet and
rushed from the hall Just aa the cur
tain was falling. His face was ghast
ly palo and his eyes seemed to start
from their sockets. How he reached
homo he cannot explain, but a few
hours afterward he Btaggered Into his
father's house.
All nttemptB to obtain from him nn
explanation are fruitless except that
he repeats over and over In a Janglo
the words, "They cut off his head;
they killed him, I know they killed
him," and then he covers his face with
his hands as though to shut out somo
horrible nlghtmnre and relapses Into
a morose state, from which ho Is with
difficulties aroused.
Ills family at onco began Inquiries
and soon learned just what had befal
len him. It Is supposed that the shock
of seeing what he Imagined to be a
genuine decapitation was too much for
htm, and so turned his brain. The
unfortunate man Is unman led and
lives with his parents, who arc com
paratively well-to-do farmers.
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Where the best thing you can do is lose
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