The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-08-17

was full of humiliation for the cowardice
of his conduct, full of contrition, and
eager to appease her anger. She, vic
torious, dictated terms of reconciliation.
They left Leipzig went. think, to
Dresden, and lived in the old way. He
was from home a good deal on business;
and, one day, she received telegram
from Bremen, asking her to come to
him. She passed through Leipzig, and
called on her friends as she went could
not think why her husband had sent SO
peremptorily for her, but went on by
the first train. Arriving at the end OF
the journey, an officer, who seemed to
have been expecting her, accosted her,
inquiring If she was Mrs. -. She
was the person, and he put her and her
children into carriage and took them
to hotel, where them seemed to have
been expected. But her husband did
not appear, and there was a strange con-
fusion about everything. People looked
terrified, and hurried about. The Off
Ger behaved like q man conducting a
funeral. She asked to be taken to her
husband, and he answered her evasively.
Where was he2 His chief could tell
tell her. Next day the chief came, and
questioned her closely about many
things that she thought her own private
affairs, but gave her no information about
her husband. After sor4e time he began
to give her history of the recent events
in his city. He led her up to them
gradually, and watched her closely.
After an hour Of torture, she under
stood that terrible crime had been
committed, and the chief wassconvinced
that she was innocent of any participa-
tion in it, when she exclaimed "And
my husband did it !"
The chief was sorry that it was even
80, and of course she tainted. Again and
again she was questioned and cross
questioned, and at the end of two days
was taken to hospital to see her hus-
band. AS she passed through the corri-
dor to his room her blood was curdled
by cries as of a panther in extremity.
The noise increased as she neared the
door, and, admitted, she found man
There was no other occupant in the
room but man in attendance, and the
bowling wild beast was her husband
A suicidal wound had shattered his
jaw SO that he could not articulate a
word. His tongue was swollen and
protruding. His head and face were
enveloped in blood stained bandages,
and his blood stained soul glared forth
from his horror stricken eyes. For a
time she covered her face with her hands
to shut out the frightful vision, and
tried to stop her ears against the more
frightful cries. Then she went forward,
and, throwing herself on her knees at
his bedside, exclaimed passionately
How could you Z Howe could you bring
this disgrace on me and on our chill
dren Z"
This reproach added fuel to the flames
of torture in which he writhed, so that
his strugglings and howlings became
terrific, yet she continued to pour out
the story of her wrongs, and to upbraid
him with his crimes, until the attendant,
with fearful eyes, interceded for the
monster, saying:
"Do not, madam Do not He is
dying now | Say kind word to him, if
you can"
Then she controlled herself thought
Of his kindness to her, their children;
spoke gently; took his hands; assured
him of her forgiveness. His panther
shrieks sunk into groans He clung to
the hand she gave him; nodded intelli-
gent answers to her questions; seemed
comforted by her pardon and the hope
that God would not withhold His; and
soon the soul of the dynamite fiend
passe to its account The indulgent
husband had paid his last milliner's bill,
and gone to that other reckoning, leav-
ing his wife and children in absolute
want,