As he tittered these terrible words he gasped for breath
between each one and I rang for the doctor. Dr. Mason
came in at once and after glancing at the patient lie turned
to me and shook his head.
"Has he finished?" he asked.
6'l don't know." I replied.
Then as the doctor turned to the bed again, he said a
few words to the nurse, who immediately left the room.
When she returned she carried a bag of oxygen which Dr.
Mason administered to the patient. He made a motion to
take it away and his lips moved too low for me to distin
guish. Doctor bent his head to listen and turned to me just
as a shudder told us another soul had gone to answer before
the Higher Court to which all must sooner or later come.
"Did you hear what lie said, Mr. Devery?" the doctor
asked.
"No," I replied.
"He said:—'l killed the wrong man for I have since
seen—,' and the rest I couldn't hear."
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