The Seaforth News, 1926-05-27, Page 6st IrinK
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THE SHOT IN THE NIGHT
BEGIN HERE TODAY.
"Now," 1 said, "quick. You've no
The writer of this story, seeking time to waste. What happened?"
nwalks toward She seemed to find speech difficult,
nocturnal adventure
but she tried: "1 can't tell you "
London from Woolwich. He stops, "Oh, nonsense!" 1 spoke harshly
to rest in front of a long, low house en purpose. "It's no use trying to
of interesting architecture with !fide. I've just been through that.
front covered with white stucco. Tall 'room and I found your husband, at
Hench windows lead into the gar- least I suppose it's your husband.
den. In one of the French windows Don't begin crying again;' I
there burned a light. said angrily, as her mouth opened.
A revolver shat is heard. The "It's your only chance. Tell me what
writer lifts the latch of the gate and happened. You shot him, didn't
tiptoes up the walk to peer into the you?"
lighted window. ' He sees a man "yes," I caught the whisper•
seated in a desk chair. He steps "Well now, what's to be done?"
into the room and finds the man She wag rapidly becoming .co
dead. A door opening into a dress- posed: "There's nothing to be d
ing-room is ajar and from that room except send for the police."
comes the sound of sobbing; "I suppose I ought to," I sa
NOW GO ON WITH TIIE STORY "But I don't want to if I can he
There was u big armchair covered it. Oh, whatever made you do thi
with crackling chintz, heavily flow- She was not listening to me,
cred in blue. Upon it, or rather upon she replied: "Is he dead?"
her knees on the floor and thrown Yes, he's dead," I told leer,
face down upon the armchair, la a looked' But, by the way,
Woman, whose shoulders convulsive- haven't asked me what I'm. dot
ly heaved as she wept. Evidently here." She shrugged her shoulele
she had just risen from her bed, for les, I agree with you; it does
over her dressing -gown of green heardhter. 1 was passttsg outside;
silk, unbound curly red hair flowed a shot, and 1 came m.
in heavy waves. I watched her for `Weil, you'd better fend for t
me
a moment, for there was something po' Wh
abject in her attitude. Her arms by should I?" I looked at he
were outstretched across the ehair; more carefully, Instinctively, s
she made no attempt to wipe her.had wiped her face; no doubt it
tears. I had a queer feeling that her beauty which inclined ns
she wept as if she were bleeding to mercy. I realized that when all w
death, Her plump, pretty white well with her, this woman wo
amts came out of the'green silk rougshow most beautiful features, T
sleeves. I was just about to go to locks, es if ruddy t had beeng raveled in a
her, when I perceived in one of her
ore -
one you see, he was a rich man. My
husband began to take an interest
id, in shipping. He bought shares in
1p ships, and opened an office. And lie
s?,;made a lot of money, for he was
for clever. Oh, I couldn't bear it."
"But how. do .you mean," I said.
.,I "I don't quite understand,"
you "He .began to follow the move-
ments of Dick's ship. It was quite
rs, easy_ He used to come in in the
ret evening, and say, 'The Cheronia
I has been- sighted off Sandy Hook..
Would you like to send Dick a wire
ire less, darling?' I didn't say any-
thing, but it hurt. Or again, he told
r me when Dick was promoted to sec -
he and mate. He found out; he told me.
was I dont know; he must have - rade
to spying a business. He told Inc how
as much Dick was getting 'ter month.
uid He even invented stories about Dick
he and other women, month after
ed month, year after year. Almost
ut every day, he had something to tell
me. I gritted my teeth together,
—' tri
mu
as
I
rale
less as Dick.' And, in •t restaurant,
he asked me whether Pd like pudding
a la Dick. But I didn't get used to
it; it only got worse and worse. Year
after year, I was going mad with
it',perhaps I am mad, But it didn't
stop my heart bleeding; perhaps 1
could have stuck it out, however .
!perhaps he'd have got tired of it.
For my husband loved me, you know,
i ill his way; 'indeed, it was always
after I'd cried, when r lay weak and.
sick with hysterics, that he'd take ire
in his a•tns and cover me with 'kisses
service,- Mother said- he wasn't .
the right class for me. They woul
let me,marry him. He was only
and .he tt isn't' earning much.
I was bad, bad."
She stopped, end I said "How
you mean,bad?"
"Oh, I ought .to have stuck to h
I promised him. I told him I'd .w
But they wanted me to marry ..
the man I married. Ile was ri
very rich, and we were so poor.
I ought to have stuek to
boy Dick , .. but they were
strong for me, 1 couldn't. I w
only 17. Oh, you `do understa
don't you? I couldn't. They w
too strong "
"Yes," 1 said. "I understand.
on."
"Well," she went on, "I married
•him. I coel'dn't help it. Seven years
ago. 1Ie wasn't unkind to me at
first. Ile said he loved me, and 1
suppose he did:' And I tried to love
him, -too. I did: my best;' I swear to
you I did my best. But t couldn't. 1
Was always thinking of my boy,
Dick, far away, and the dreadful let-
ter he "wrote me when he. heard that
I'd married. Ile was right, but it
hurt me dreadtul,y. For a year or'
two things went well enough: I -was
very wretched, but I didn't show it,
And my husband, he seemed pleased.
But one day, I don't know how; he
found out about Dick. I don't see
why he minded. I'd married him;
that ought to have been enough' for
him. I was a good wife to him; I
swear to you 'I was. But he got
jealous. Jealous of my poor boy
Dick, so far away, whom I hadn't
even seen since I married. My hus-
band began to task to me about Dick.
Well, I' tried to say it was: just a boy
and girl affair, but my husband
understood. He couldn't help seeing
that I didn't love him. He thought
it was Dick's fault, and so it was in
a way. Ile began to hate him, He
was jealous of him, just because I
loved him. He hated Dick, and he
hated me. Oh, you don't know what
it's like. ' I hope you'll never knew,.
To give with somebody who's got a
grudge against you, and who's trying
to make you suffer, trying all the
time. I don't know how he did it
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hands it revolver firmly grasped. .
She'd killed Min! That woman! It
was she who had fired the shot. Ob-
viously it was her husband whorl'
she'd .. ,
Swiftly, the domestic tragedy took
forma. A maddened woman, killing,
one didn't know why, the man who
had spent a Ione.y-right in the room
beyond. But the tears interfered
with the logical continuity of my
thoughts. Murderess or not, she
was crying, and crying s0 that my
heat went soft with sympathy, 1
went up to her, laid a comforting
hand upon a shoulder that heaved.
I expected her to start up with a
scream, but I had forgotteh !sow
much she must need the comfort of
human contact, for, instead, she
suddenly raised her head, gripping
my hand. Looking up at me with a
stained, blotched face, she mur-
nmred: -For God's sake, don't leave
me," She rested her cheek against
my hand, Her sobs were louder naw. (11 snY
Of course I won't leave you," I
said, in a comforting tone.
Y)h, don't ]cave nie," she said No doubt it was her beauty which
again. inclined me to mercy.
"Now, try and pull yourself to-
gethet•: • I remarked. It's no use of its plaits, for a green bow hung
crying." At this her sobs increased at the end of a strand of hair. It
so as to become almost screams; I grew low upon the white brow,
realized what a foolish thing I had where it trade seven beautiful points
said. I did not know what to do. d of bright bronze. Under gleaming
couldn't stay indefinitely to be die- golden eyebrows, large green eyes
covered by the servants perhaps. So were looking at me piteously, and a
1 used a heroic remedy. Freeing my very red mouth trembled, "Look
hand by a violent effort, I seized her here," I said, "suppose I'd passed
by •the shoulders nd forced her to your house five minutes later, I
her feet, shaking her vigorously two shouldn't have heard. I shouldn't
or three times. She gave me a moan, have coma in. Then you could have
a gasp, and suddenly her tears escaped, Now, look here, get your
stopped. She was staring at me with clothes on, and go as quick as you
open eyes, her mouth still convulsed, can; otherwise you're sure to be
but silent. caught. You'll go to prison for
'years. Get your clothes on quick, By
;the time you're ready 1'11 be gone."
She seized my arm with her free
hand, having evidently forgotten the
!revolver in the other: "Don't go,"
she whispered, Then, .tensely; "1f
you go,
I.tJ. but," shoot myself,
ssaid,tovaguely.
i "Don't
don't erre o1 couldn't helpc1t. 1 had
to. It couldn't go on. I couldn't
stanch it," she said on 0 louder note,
which made me fear renewed hys-
1 rerfcs. But suddenly she grew calm:
1 don't know who you are, and I
don't care. I don't Bare about any-
thing. 1 don't care if they hang me
I wish they would."
"OF course they won't hang you."
"Listen. Let me tell you. I want
to tell you. I suppose you think
I'm horrible because 'I'm -a murder-
ess. I couldn't help it," Sheaeleased
my arm and sat down heavily in the
armchair, as if her energy deserted
her; bot all through her story her
voice was flow audible, - though
monotonous,
"The man you've just seen, who's
dead in there,was my husband,
We've been married for seven yeas.
When the married I was 17,
and he was 45. l :didn't want to
m trey him. 1 .. I wanted to
marry somebody e:se . , , my boy
Dick. My mother, Well, she didn't
like 17irk. Vuu see, we were what 1j
cared 111043 people, and Dick was
third mate on a ship in the merchant
ed not to burst out, but it wits too
ch. My husband was using Dick
a cant phrase, Instead of .saying:
forgot my' umbrella today, how
ess,' he'd say; I'm just as care -
Go
1 th
amity
V It makes
them smile—
it's sure
worth while.
ISSUE No. 22—'2..
which 1 hadn't the strength to resist:
(To be continued)
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0. it. Then.
"You should never marry a girl un-
less elle hits a special calling,"
"61511, my girl is a: telephone °per-
ator,"
Index of Character.
rt Is sold that: a clot can sueeeesfully
Ile with Isis eyes, but not 3'1±11 his
,loath. The face Is such an index of
ammeter that, the very growth of the
latter can be trace.] 5p0u the former,
and most of the at1CCeselve linea that
carve the furrowed face of age are en -
grated directly or 111311 ectly by Mind.
There is no beautifier of this titre like
a 'meant spirit. The want of Mand 1
lowers all tate powers of the hod 111)1
so sloes an evil and debased mind,'
which is still more 3110naer151.-Brian I
Brown.
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In the Forest.
Father, thy hand
Bath r±eared these venerable columns,
anon
Dfdst weave this verdant. roof. Thou
Met 'look doctor
ripen the naked earth, and, forthwit1t,
rose
All these fair ranks of trees. They
to thy sun
3101115(1, and shook their green leaves
fu chi ireeze,
\nd shot t(105rd'hetven . , .
rill, at last, they stood,
s
now U ey stand, massy, and ti 11;1
• and dar'lc,'
111L shrine for humble worshipper t I.
hold
C'ontinunio)n with his 3iaker. Thes
diet vaults,
These 'winding elates, of human pomp
or pride
Report not. No fantastic cgi't,ines
shote
1. The boast of our vain race to change
the form
!Of thy fair works.
Noiselessly, around,
From perch to perch, the solitary bird
iPasses, and you clear spring, that,
FF'e!ls softly forth and •
a 1 w'anrlelrhug
1
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51 its nel•ba,
sleeps the roots
01' half the mighty .forest, telis no tale
Of all the good it. does. Thou hest not
left
Thyself without a w'I1li es; in the'
shades,
Of thy perfections. Grandeur, strength,
and grace
Are here to speak of thee, This
inlglity oak --
By NI' 11,055 Immovable stem 1 staid and
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!Alma 00111) annihilated- mot a prince
' lu all 1115± Mond cid world beyond the
e
E'er (fere his crown as loftily as he
Wears tine gie,m coronal of leaves
with which' '
Thy hand has graced him.
• Bryant, "A forest Flynn)."
Roasted a Shell,
Two old gypsies who lit a camp fire
in at weed near Anfiens, France, Inad-
vertently roasted a shell,, w•htch blew
up and killed them.
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Perhaps lieges some pari of the ses-reity
of Spring poems may .be traced to the
fact that the poets. are burning.. their
scratch pads to take the chill off, the
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The English S rrow.
That�
unwelcome foreigner, the Eng-
lish sparrow, by many Is considered a
great pest, but in my opinion lie is not
nearly as black as he is painted. I.
have frequently avatched• whole flocks
of these birds In winter, hard at work
In a garden In which the weeds had
been allowed to grow during the sum-
mer, and
untmer,.and It could easily be seen that
they were devouring the seeds of these
weeds. They kept coming back to this
garden until they had exhausted the
supply of seeds. It is very evident
that they do a great amount of good.
Sparrows raise two or three broods
each season, and until. the young can
fly and forage i'or themselves, they. are
Ped on insects. Nor are the old spar-
rows averse to an. insect diet. 1 have
often seen English sparrows chasing
grasshoppers and moths and other In-
sects when they had no broods.
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It is said that these birds. are 10)1(1
of young peas, but l have never' noticed
them doing lunch damage In the. gar.
den, and they certainly more than
lin Ellie up t'at what frufl andyoung peas
they do take by the Insects and weed
seeds they eat. B. is also said that the
sparl'OWS steal grain from chiekey-
pens; but the amounttheyLake le neg-
ligible, for. when the feed Is first
thrown in the fowl's -all crowd around'
to get .their share, and tvta allow no
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cumbing to honed hair just as •they
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use of rogue. Pollsh girls have natural.;
Iy long i:11.1 beautiful hair.. which Is
worn traditionally in two long braids,,
a style that. suits their native beautY
and makes the Polish girl Filmy to have
her hair cut short.
MIRACLES WOWED
BY DOt 11OEiS
'Bones- can now be.taicen out of the
body at Ono place incl re -insetted at
another (out M?cltcal Corleetnoiident
writes). Wonderful operations of this
nature have just been performed on a
boy and girl admitted to Westminster
Hospital, London. Certain bonesc.ali.
their arms and legs were missing.
Atter transferri•nglione and flesh to
the deficient limbs from healthy but
less'itnpoi•tant parts of the body, it
now" confidently hoped that these two
children,.'. who might have 'been,'crip
pies for lite, will soon be able to make,'
normal use of their limbs. In the .
same wsy, during the war, many sol-
diers were given new faced . •
Snatched' from Death.
In another London hospital not long
agce the position of a large tumour- in-
side 'a man's brain was correctly 'lo-
cated aid fifteen square inches of, the
hong of his steel removed; wliiist at,
Montreal, Canada, a piece of tin was
taken from the brain of a girl only two
and a half years of .age. The -trouble
was caused by the explosion of a fire -
Work in a can, a piece of tin flying off
and penetrating the child's brain to a
depth of four inches,
Dr. Karl Meyer, of Chicago, was re-
ported recently to Bayo saved the life
'of a patient by taking out his heart, ex-
tracting a rifle bullet, and finally 1•e.
storing the organ to Ito place, .where
It continued to beat. The Iran had
shot himself accidentally and his re-
covery was regarded ase hopeless. Dr.
Meyer located the position of the bul-
1•et by X-ray examination, opened the
chest, emptied' the vossela of blood,
and succeeded in squeezing :out the
bullet,
An Artificial Voice.
Cancer of the throat 19' extremely
malignant and its unfortunate victims
seldom survive more than _ eighteen
months.'or-two years unless an opera-
tion is performed .which necessitates
removal of the larynx or Adam's ap-
ple. One of the final steps in the
operation is to 'carry the -upper end of
the windpipe .forward into the wound
and to sew it Main such a way that the
windpipe 'communicates directly with
the outer air. Henceforth the patient'
breathes through this hole anti not
through the mouth, - But he cannot
speak,
Those who have lost their vocal
cords in cancer operations can now be
fitted with a small apparatus made,of
rubber tubing and silver -an artificial
larynx—by means of which they can.
talk with sufficient volume to be heard
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however, is all of one pitch, because the
rubber diaphragm `in the artificial
voice" cannot be stretched and com-
pressed at will like the natural vocal
cords.
A Daring Experiment.
Delicate operations are sometimes
carried out in amazingly difficult sue.
'9itndittgs. A schoolboy attempted to
305 1`31 a movin;, trainees in Sydney,
Australia, when bis leg was caught un-
der the wheel. Despite the use of jacks
to lift. the heavy vehicle, efforts to re-
lease the limb felled° and three doe -
tors who happened to be present de-
cided that amputation was the only
course.
Only by lying on 1beIr backs under.
it eath•the car could Ole doClot's'reach
the boy's leg. But whilst the pollee
lcept bank the crowd au anaesthetic
was administered and the operation-
s,.
perationstaluecestssrfneetily performed In the middle of
Walking about .In the isle or Wight
to -day is a man who whilst being given
gas for an operation in Westminster
FIospital, London, stopped breathing,
Shortly after, the Males heart ceased
to beast, and he remained, to all In-
tents and purposes dead.
A daring experiment was then tried
by the operating surgeon who made an
incision in the man's chest ---and put
_has hand inside! He began to massage'
the man's Heart, and after a while it
gradually started to beat again in the
normal manner.
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Things True Enough to Last
a Long Time.
Misery is the inseparable companion
of law debates; the pleaders are miser-
able, for sooner ellen they attain to
the end of their lives than to the final
decision of their pretended rights,—
Rabelais.
ights;Rabelais, •
So many professed Christians yet so
few imitators of Christ, so much talk
of religion, so much science, so utile
conscience, so much knowledge, so
(1100y preachers, so little practice!—
Robert Burton in the early eigdhteenth
century:
Nato but the plain hitshaom'an or
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