Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26


was full of suspicious. The mere sight
of Dalto filed me with silent rage, I
felt like leaping upon him and strang-
ling him with my hands. It seemed as
if he knew how felt, for he kept at a
distance from me. When I saw him
going away I could not stand 1t any
longer. quit work also and followed
him. / had to be cautious about it. for
he seemed to be afraid of something and
every now and then stopped to look be-
hind him. | crept along, edgiug to the
houses. It was spring time, but the
sun sank rapidly, and it was soon dark.
Dalto kept on, quickening his pace; I
followed him and came closer to him.
"And all the while 1 was blaming
myself. It seemed to me that was do
ing wrong in spying the woman loved
the child | picked up in the snow and
made my wife.
d" MtSere de Dieat! Dalto stopped,
and creature came to him. It was
she +! It was La Tarpiaude
| "And she threw her arms about his
neck, Just as she had done with me
only the evening before, when she came
in late. ~
CT was about to spring forward, but
contained myself by a tremendous ef-
fort. I wanted to know all.
She had taken his arm and was walk
ing along with him, lolling upon him,
laying her cheek upon his shoulder.
"Just as with me Just the same
thing -
1T was at the Quinconces-amon
the trees and flowers. The promenade
was deserted, for the weather was still
cool; and the trees which overshadowed
the walks gave me a good chance to fol-
low them closely. / never lost single
movement Every moment they kissed
each other, and the sound of their kisses
felt as though something burned me to
the very marrow of nv bones. bit nv
lips; [ buried my finger nails in my
breast. But l still followed them.
They sat down upon bench, and I hid
behind great chestnut tree to listen. I
heard him say: ..s., .... .....
No, no! We must not remain
longer together this evening. / am sure
Jalras suspects something; he never
took his eyes off me all day. We were
foolish to remain together so long yes
| terday evening. He suspects us,
She burst out laughing.
I" He pecaire ah, the poor fool
You don't know him l could make
him eat dandelions, believing they were
| asparagus. Why, whenever I let him
kiss me he sees stars and all sorts of
things, and goes crazy-really crazy =
Yes, she was right. I was crazy,
mad, frenzied. | leaped upon them with
the roar of a wild beast. Curse you,
cried; course you, shall kill you
BOTH ....-.
But still controlled myself.
{" Here! said to Dalto, striving to
keep myself from leaping at his throat.
L do not wish to murder you. You have
your knife. / have mine! Defend YOUR
self, and remember, we fight to tie
death" .. ....
And put myself on guard, my knife
IN my hand. He also flung off his jacket
and rolled it about his left arm.
" had narrow escape, for as I was
Just on the point of burying my knife In
his heart, stumbled forward, stung by
an atrocious pain. La Tarpiaude, crawl
ing upon the ground, had got behindme
and bit my leg in hopes of making me
fall. knocked her from me with q
heavy blow; and, as Dalto rushed for
ward, we grappled. His knife grazed
my cheek; but at the same moment
buried mine In his chest.
1t was time! La Tarpiaude had at
tackled me again. and bit me a second
time.
When she saw her lover fall she ut
tered smothered, cry and fed. Ahi I
never even thought of running after her.
| had killed man, Loyalty, however, IN
stalking my own life against his. And
if La Tarpiaude, the wicked thing, had
succeeded In making me fall, they would
both have murdered me.
"When you, fashionable folk, have
cause for offence when your honor is
outraged = you fight with pistols or
swords. But we others-Workingrne
men of the people-we have only our
fists to resent an insult, and our knives
when we fight duel to the death. n
''I did not think of running away.
remained right there-my teeth chatter
ing-repeating to myself all the while:
1 have killed a mani I have killed a
mani ..a ee @
People passing by saw Dalto lying
stiff and dead, and shouted Murder!
murderr The police easily captured
me, for | ma ie no effort to resist them.
x = e IS
tThe police commissary questioned
me. When I told him my stery he only
laughed in my face. He declared that I
had had a private quarrel with Dalto,
and had lured him to the Quinconces in
order to murder him. He did not be-
lieve in the duel story for very good
reason. When was arrested still had
my knife in my hand, bnt the dead mans
knife could not be found, III -
"And then remembered having seen
La Tarpiaude stoop down just before she
ran away. [ had thought it was to see
whether her lover still breathed: it was
not; it was in order to get the knife. 1T
was In order to make murderer of me.
La Tarpiaude had revenged herself
we'll ov NCr
"What use my explanations to the
Judges. They only shrugged their shout
ders and looked at each other, smiling
with incredulity. They believed me a
common assassin, nothing more.
La Tarpiaude had shrewdly guessed
the whole force of the blow she Wasable