The Argosy, August 1905 — page 122: what you’re looking at

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‘7. i “amy Mie THE ARGOSY. " a; “tien, ~ i = other men whom the prosecution in- the globe over the dead man’s desk were. 1: vo tended to use as witnesses in the po ae rae mich Se eee tive he : nel 4 ae a a ‘i touched this metal. Instantly his body * | 2 sae ‘laine had told how he had short-cirenited the electric current, his S Reet over the “phone with the dead right hand still grasping the telephone y San attorney, and the men in the standard. In falling to the floor his , strect testified to the sudden putting head struck the dictionary stand and ¥ eee tric light in Cannifl’s was cut. : amie. ee: “ Your honor, I ask that my client be “7 ioht, your honor,” declared set free at once. There was no murder, , the a oy pa the shaded bulb over Eben Canniff’s death was caused by an Mr Canniff’s desk. act of God, with which is found some fe <at there in his hat and coat, contributory negligence by ate | eae 6 aes: while he telephoned “The death of our brilliant district to Judge Blaine. As he completed his attorney, Eben Canniff, is a public mis- message, he hung the receiver on the ‘fortune. He undoubtedly made ene- shaft of the telephone standard, and, as mies by his determination to root out he placed the latter on his desk, reached the eyil of misgovernment that has up to turn out his electric light. sapped the political strength of our “As the testimony of the lineman community. However, to hold my client and his letter from the electrie light an hour under this awful charge, and company proves—as well as the con- after these proofs are laid hefore the tributory evidence of the recent fire in court, is an injustice that I do not be- the building and the report of the city lieve my brother ”’—with a bow to the fire marshal on the same—the worn public prosecutor—* will countenance.” insulation of the lighting wire in the He sat down. Half an hour later closet on the floor with Mr. Canniff’s Burke walked from the court-honse a office doubtless caused a grounding of free man, with his broken and white- the current, and the metal trimmings of haired father leaning upon his arm. THE HOODOO RANCH. BY SEWARD W. HOPKINS. An inheritance that was unexpectedly come by, miraculously reached, and which staggered its possessor when finally viewed. SYNOPSIS OF CHAPTERS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED. 4 RicHARD WALLACE is a young college graduate thrown upon his own resources in New York. He has failed in various pursuits, and has reached his last cent. At this crisis he is notified that an uncle has died, bequeathing him a cattle ranch in the wilds of Arizona. Wallace works his way to New Orleans, and there seeks to get money enough from the ranch to reach Arizona. He receives discouraging news from the foreman, Miguel, but no cash in reply to his letter. Taking his last few dollars to buy a supply of food, he stows away on a freight train loaded with eotton for San Francisco, California, = a - a a — i Fe . CHAPTER V. _ The rumbling continued; there were i MY TROUBLES SEEM ONLY TO BEGIN. oo fee Hee ae noe EING in total darkness, I could not on the track that indicated we were tell the hours. I slept well, on a going forward. . ene be of a bale of cotton, and was awakene The only way I had of judgi by the jar of getting under way. was by my hunger, Peeters ARGosy, whieh will be mailed oo Ae Livi ; ap . of 10° cents. hy *. * story began in the July issue of Tan ; comicbooks.com