The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-09


four post bed Ia the center Of the room,
had been shrouded IL white slIeeting
At the foot Of the bed there sat. Of
rather here vas hall reclining in a
barge chair covered with crimson vel
7et, young lady-she could be
scarcely more filan ninoteen--exeeed-
in1ly beautiful, and with OGDEN hair
that fippled osef her shoulders Her
Hands were tightly ciasped. and she
Vas deathly pale. She was clad in
long. loosely flowing undress robe Of
some white, SILKY material. and DR..
Macbride could see that her little feet
were bare. -
/ You see this Foman-this most
guilty and unhappy womsn?' said in =
Harsh voice the taller of the two gentle
men, She has disgraeed the noble
| family 10 which she belongs, and it is
necessary that she should be deprived
Of life. Here is the case of lancets,
and you viii instantly. proceed to
bleed her 70 death. -
''She Is prepared TO submit to her
fate" added the shorter gentleman in
green and silver, land you will make
the greatest possible expedition.
need scarcely say that YOU will be
amply recompenscd for your pains.
Il will do no such horrible and I'm
manly thing" said DR.. Eneas Mac.
bride. DO You think that /, ply
stefan, whose duty is to do everything
that he possibly can TO save human
Ilife-be it that of the newborn infant
or Of the dotard of 90-would consent
to put to cruel death poor lady who
should be enjoying all the happiness
that earth can give? Do your butehery
work yourself; I'll have no hand in
it."
at IS precisely" replied the latter
gentleman, .'bceause we are DESTROYS
that this indispensable work should
not be done in a bu:cheriy manner
that we have brought you here. You
are known to be the skillfulest surgeon
in Rome, and you will perform the
operation at once by opening the veins
in her ankles; if ron refuse, swear
that and my bro''-he checked him
self before he could wholly pronounce
the word "br0ther' my companion
will fall on you with our poinards and
hack you to death.
"Do their bidding" said. in low,
faint voice the young lady in the arm
chair.
do hear aright?' said the Doctor.
You didr' resumed the lady. do
their bidding. or you win incur fate
as dreadful as nv own
DR.. Kneas Macbride appeared to
hesitate for n moment; then he said:
81 will do your will. and may Heaven
forgive me for yielding to you? But
must have vessel; a large vessel of
warm water.
THAT shall be at once procured" re-
piled the taller of the masked men,
leaving the room. You will remember
that DIR. Eneas Macbride was also tall
of stature. He bent over the reclining
lady and whispered something to her.
II have told her" he said. drawing
himself up to his full length. that
will not hurt her much"
Presently two female attendants,
each closely masked. entered the room.
carrying between them large silver
tub full of warm water. This vessel
they placed before the young lady,
who, without q word. Immersed her
feet in the water. Then DR.. Macbride, |
once more bending over the victim,
the hair on her forehead |
and feeling her pulse, knelt, lancet in
bath. He rose. looked in the victims |
face, chose 3 fresh lancet, and knelt |
again by the side of the footbath. The |
water was now deeply discolored. Ere
long it was completely crimson
bring another bath-a tuba buck
et-what you willr' said the doctor,
sand more warm Water!' Then he
continued, hastily holding his wrists
around the ankles of the patient. while
the first foot-bath was taken away and
another substituted for it. This viii
finish the work.
''How she bleedsr' said the tall man,
who, with folded arms, was watching
The scene. The young lady had fallen
back in her chair, her arms hanging
loosely.
''She is insensibler' said the shorter
IF the masked men.
''She is dead!' said Dr. Eneas Mac
bride, solemnly.
''How she bledr' repeated the
shorter of the two masked men.
''She will bleed no more, )" said DR..
hacbride. 'And now let me ask you
What you intend to do with the evil
lence of your. and may almost say
ny guilt? How do You intend to dis
lose of the corpse?'
'.Put it into sack full of stones and
ink it in the Tiber," muttered the
aller gentleman.
Eat the risk Of the sack rotting, the
Weights becoming disengaged from the
body. and of the corpse floating, or of
being washed on shore and the feat
Tres recognized. p"
BURY it in the garden" suggested
he shorter man.
at is still dangerous, resumed the
loctor. 1.-The bodies of buried people
hat have been murdered have been
lisinterred over and over again. One
vas, you know, last year in that vine
yard close to the Appian Way. and the
assassin was brought to justice.
''That is true. y
when You planned your little
scheme. gentlemen the doctor went
N, almost banteringly, ''you should
lave planned the last act of your
ragedy as well as the preceding ones.
.et me tell you that n murdered dead
,ody is, in = civilized city, one of the
most difficult Of imaginable things to
ret rid of. But since have gone with
'ou so far in this abominable business
viii 90 yet further and help You to
ne 10 my surgery in the Piazza di
ipagna-I am accustomed to have
UGH burdens brought to me at the
lead of highland Tn dissect her. By /
which mean that in less than twelve {
Iours no recognizable trace will re- {
main Of yonr deceased relative-n :
elatiYe she is. !"
The victim was evidently stone dead.
liter long consultation the masked
aen aeceded to the proposition Of the !
octor. who appeared to have become !
o completely their accomplish, and Z
rho accepted, with many protestations !
{ thanks, large purse of gold Sc
uins. Again he submitted to have 81
is eyes bandaged. and again he was :
onducted to the coach in waiting be- Q
DIV; but something else accompanied
be party, and was placed on the seat q
eside the doctor. That something
lse was the body, rolled up in many =
iicknesses of white linen. Of the lady 5
'ho had been bled to death! The car !
age made route as circuitous as be- U
IRE to the Piazza di Spagna; but 10
as then. at DR.. Macbride's request. {
riven round to the entrance of the mar f
W lane behind the Palazzo Carminali 4
hen the burden wrapped in white lin z
/ was carried bF the doctor and the 4
iller Of the masked men. sby the back 4
Dor into the dissecting room and laid d
ke stone On the table. The doctor :
oticed that his fellow bearer was s
embling violently. and he had eVi.
entity had enough of horrors for that 5
IQhtl Il
Three montlis ard Dr.. Eneas i
Iachride stunned g Hamburg. bring 4
& with him his wife. young and ex> q
emely handsome Italian lady Of q No >
e Roman family Pope Bsnodicf y
w. the enlighlenei ana humane d
ambretilf had had nch 10 do viii B
'inging ahont tlo uni6n Of the hand +
ne. vn1lno lady With al Ffsaffnfn -