In a word, Mr.Braden, he has offered me a great sum of money if I'll put four of those little pills into a glass of water to-night and give it to him to drink.

There's enough poison in them to kill three men in a flash, sir.

My God, Mr.
Braden, it was--it was terrible!" The man's face was livid.
"A great sum of money--" began Braden dumbly.

Then the truth struck him like a blow in the face.

"Good God, Wade,--he--he wanted you to _kill_ him!" "That's it, sir, that's it," whispered Wade jerkily.