The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-11-07

AN event which had been awaited TO:
several months; and when the grave,
digger appraised him of the long expect
ed death, he proceeded to file his sche
dule.
That night he disposed in his own bed
the corpse which had been carefully dis.
inferred. When he had arranged it he
fired two pistol shots In the dead mans
face, completely disfiguring it. Then,
the suicide" having been accomplished
in the deserted house, he made his es-
cape, taking with him only money tt
defray his travelling expenses, and went
to try his fortune in America.
The unfortunate man seemed to be
carried away by the memory of his ad-
venture while describing it. Suddenly,
however. his language became more
sober while referring to himeslf, but
while describing the sorrows of his
separation from his wife he did not fail
to picture the anguish of his long voy-
age, the torture which he had imposed
upon himself II remaining dead to hen
as we'll as to the world. He would not
have had the courage to pursue the
task he had set himself if she had writ
ten to him and had summoned him
back. He had condemned himself to
ten years of toll and silence.
At last he had become wealthy,
two or three times as wealthy
as he had formerly been; he
was about to return to pay his
creditors. capital and interest, to rehab.
ilitate himself; and now, as he was freed
from anxiety, he would have time to de:
vote to domestic happiness with his deai
little wlfe-who he believed had not re.
married.
The first thought Of the second hus,
band was to go to the first and kill him.
since he had dared to rise from his legal
tomb under the pretext that he was moi
dead. The state would justify the mur,
der; there would be no change to make
in the death records; there would be nc
This would not be a duel; it would hard
ly be a murder: it would be, under the
circumstances, a legitimate defense.
Yes, yes, the idea was excellent. He
would carry it out at once.
"No. no, not that!" cried Nine. de
Beauiieu, with terror.
Had her first love risen from the
dead with her first husband?
do you take his part? demanded
number two, trembling with jealousy
and horror.
"Ungrateful! Do you not owe to him
our five years of happiness?"
unoos bo npf cop,o IN fol-n nv h. rps
ness from me?"
He has not the rightto do So"
"Our marriage is void; he is not"
"Our marriage void-and our chill.
dren?"
"Ah? u childaen, our children!"
The little cherubs were there. They en-.
circled their father and mother with then
caressingarms. They softened the anger
of their father. There were tears and
embraces, and finally the unhappy
couple went to consult my friend the
lawyer.
1t was arranged that the latter should
demand a divorce in the name of Nine.
de Beaulieu from her first husband, and
that NJ. Torcy should be made to under
stand that it would be dangerous for
him to return to France. His escapade
is complicated with the violation of a
grave. The gravedigger is dead, but
NJ. Torcy, on his own confession, can
be made answerable for the crime. 1t
would not be reasonable to call upon
him to kill himself--that would be the
logic of brutality. 1t would be possible
to make him agree to remain in Ameri-
ca and pretend that he is dead, but
such a course would be romantic.
Thanks, however, to M. Naquet, q more
practicable plan has been suggested.
A divorce will be obtained, and then
NJ. and Nine. de Beaulieu-whose mar
rage in the meantime will be consid-
cred Professionally void-will remarry.
1t appears, according to the latest
news received from NJ. Torcy, that lie is
resigned to this arrangement. He is
not coming back to France. He will
allow the divorce to be obtained, and
all the more willingly as he has been
able to maintain silence for seven years
and not write to his wife. In making
his preparations to return to France It
was necessary for him to end an in.
timacy with IN amiable American
widow. Now, however, after an honor
able acquaintance with her of seven
years, having been freed from all do
nestle obligations in France, he will he
able to espouse the fair American.