West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-08-07

the doctor
Monsieur, " was the reply. Il have
! passed through much, aud am. as you
sec, strong and elfpOssesscO. will
promise YOU 30 be calm.
/ Then. said the doctor, "I may
/ tell you that the disclosures refer to
relate 20 the death OF Your late hus-
/ band"
'1ndccdr' exclaimed the lady. "what
\ can they be? oh, not Surely he-my
son-could have had nothing to do with
! that?'
IF you think YOU can bear the
| dreadful facts which he has to reveal, >"
said the doctor, solcmnly, tomorrow
you shall have an opportunity of doing
| So
She pledged her word TO be calm. and
/ to give way 90 no foolish excitement,
/ whercupon DIR. Turbgne said
| Z" IL will BE- do ,irable 10 have yout
\ son-in-law, Afghan. present, as the only
male member of the family, aud must
therefore, ask you to invite him to be
/ at the chateau tomorrow at noon pre-.
/ cisely.'
When the time came. DIR. Turbigne &C.
/ companicd Madam LOuard and Afghan
| from the ante-room 20 the bedroom oc-
| cuped by Buchy, and babe them wait
I He entered the bedroom and was alb.
/ sent only few minutes. On his return
he led Madam Louard into the presence
OF her son, requ sting Afghan to re-
main behind until summoned.
BuChy at in an eaSy-chair. wrapped
IN drcsslng-gOwu, and looking hale
and rational His features were com
! posed, and his eyes were bright and full
OF Intelligence. He arose without help
10 meet his mother, and the greeting
was most allectionatc. The mother was
seli-pos, essed, and spoke in gay and
| pleasant tone, and her son, with more
clcarncss and courtesy than she had
ever known him manifest, returned heI
congratulation with thanks.
DR. Turbignc, after few minutes
hal passed, stopped and asked Buchy:
Are You readyP'
Perfectly, monsieur" was the re.
ply.
Then DR. Turbigne opened the door
and summoned Afghan. As he en-.
tered he had smile on his face. DIR.
Turbigne closed the door, turned the
key and put it in his pocket. Aipnan
approached Buchy with salutation ON
his lips. Buchy's face grew stern. and
he simply bowed his head Then
there was moments strange sill
ence
Madam" Buchy said. turning to
his mother, "on the day of my acct
dent. was drinking with Afghan.
We came home together late. and
we went to my room by to back
stairway. When | reached trrs long
corridor | saw Your husband walking
along the corridor with his head down
and his hands behind him. rs though
in thought He was going toward my
room. | did not wish him to see me
IN half-drunken condition, rs had
promised him, rs you know, to amend.
did not know what to do. | was
close to the open door of his work
shop, and, ~ | saw him about to turn,
l stepped into the work-room and hid
myself behind a large board on which
he drew his designs"
Here he looked toward Afghan.
The eyes of all followed Buchy's eyes.
Afghan stood leaning against the man
tel, pale as ghost
presently" continued Buchv, al
heard voices, and the next moment
Monsieur Louard and a man entered
the workshop. Monsieur Louard held
in his hand package, and the man
said he had received it only that after
noon, and, supposing it was something
connected with proposal to sell build
lng-stone from quarry on the estate.
he had opened it and become possessed
OF its contents.
1t astounds me, said Louard, and
know not how to communicate the
wonderful news to my wife
Write her letter, said the man.
and he got ink and paper and laid them
on the desk. As he went for the ink |
saw him take something from bench
and put 1t in his pocket Monsieur
Louard seated himself i'm his easy chair
in front of the desk, and the other die
tated. shall end my life happily
/ he said. Monsieur Louard wrote. When
| he reached the word life the man
babe him stop and let him consider
what the next word should be. Mon
sicur LOuard leaned back in his chair.
I'm an instant the man drew sometime
| rom his pocket at the same moment
/ he seized Monsieur by the long hair be.
/ hind and drew back his head. There
I was flash and a stroke of the arm
/ across Monsieur Louard's throat and
the blood spurei forth
Horror sat upon Madam Louard's
face. Afghan during the recital had
stood tranSiiXed. When the climax
came he gasped and exclaimed:
"Ihe man is q maniac II is the ut
terance Of an IDIOT. 1t is an Infamous
fabrication,'
lie moved toward the door. Dr. Tur-
bigno confronted him
That is the mani 50 d Buchy. point.
ing TO Afghan lie turned savaoclv
DR. Iurbgnc seized his arms from be-
hind. and held him as i'm wise. DR.
Levisse looked around; then he seized
the bcil-rope and tore 10 down. The
next moment Afghan was bound and
helpless.
Buchy continued. II was paralvzed.
] tried 10 move, to- scream. but could
not Then Afghan laid the knife ON the
floor 40 The right hand of the murdered
man. lie examined his hands. and
stepped carefully 90 avoid the blood
Then hc Quilted the room aud closed
the door which had % catch-lock. Then
] recovered my strength III STAYED
thcre / should Boz deemed tine ASSASSIN.
AFRO O.. passed the corpse and Quilted the
room closing the door then flew
downstairs 10 give the alarm before the
murderer could escape My fee flew
from under me-. and after that al is "A
blank until few days ago
After Afghan trial aud conviction
. and