Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-12-15
CHAPTER III.
"BRING A DOCTOR J"

tottbe same moment he caught
.%to Of young man in the stage-box in
a, If him. whose attitude attracted
B w. ,nention. 1t was the same man
ham the unknown had been looking al
s,,,b her glass before Casse-Cou had
.tsn his perilous leap,
MI fhis solitary occupant OF the best place
,bs theatre was standing up, leaning
h ,,, ,rn pillar which partly hid him,
n looking attentively at the box with
~ ~ iron grating. II was difficult to dis
Gnni,h his features, but it was apparent
q MI he was pale, slender, young and
,I n Strangely enough, at time when
i ,msllias were still very rare in France,
absd in his hand a red flower of that
4 ina and raised it from time to time,
< m the evident intention of attracting
C,se.C ou instinctively felt that this
t,a signal. The young man suddenly
rr back into the box. Had his
I,ntOnime been replied to? The cheva-
Il srcould not tell; but he was not a man
remain long in uncertainty, and he
y lte1 up the stairs.
q Onthe third step he came near running
4 ,ninst man who was coming down (;
y as he raised his head he found him
4 A fronting the tyrant OF the unknown
& Nv This disagreeable individual held
little girl by the hand whom he had
win the box, and was fastening toward
aeyit 50 fast that the chevalier had but
glimpse of him.
N This encounter set his Imagination at
FORK once more Why had the ogre left
\ lady alone? Where was he going
I, I'M the child? Perhaps only to buy
IArpIums, but this commonplace ex-
4 NATION did not enter Casse-Cou's mind.
4 Without knowing what he was doing
h continued to go up the stairs, and
f Siked directly toward the box, the num-
N HO which he remembered. When he
4 and himself near the thin partition of
Ml which separated him from the mys-
lB which his Imagination was dwelling
hon. he began to reflect. To call the
0nan who opened the doors of the
Ies would have been as irrational as to
4I lNk at the door. What could he say
woman whom he did not know? But
was nsanely anxious to see her
lin He took Il middling course, and
ing quietly to the oval hole which was
level with his eyes, he looked into
e box.
The semobscurity which prevailed
fithin, prevented him ut first from see
aMythnu, but after looking in for Il
lew seconds he drew back with cry of
Terror
what is the matter? Have you gone
tnad?' demanded an old box-opener
4 sIo was squatting upon her stool like an
'1cIen sybiI over her tripod.
Il The question was not strange, in view
IA the extraordinary behavior Of the
lleaIIer, who, with a pale face, staring
a teS, his hair on end, and his hat pushed
= ark, was iurOusly pounding upon the
a poQr Of the box with both fists and ex-
almng;
4 She is there | can see her-quick
4 llckm
+ DO you know that il you keep on like
As shall call the police ?" said the box
SS1er, rising reluctantly from her stool.
The cheyalier came down upon her
Ike whirlwind, seized her hand in
'h.cll she cIutched the keys OF the boxes,
ni dragged her toward the door.
IOpen it." said he, hoarsely.
4 Ihe Old woman, in terror, and con-
Insed that she had dangerous maniac
deal with, mechanically obeyed, and
EhIoCEed the door. The rays OF the lamp
Ine lobby penetrated into the box and
ned up sorry sight.
iAe unknown lay upon the floor in the
InoOlIity either OF sleep or death.
Twas the turn OF the old woman to
81 \ ont, and this attracted the attention
me other boX-openers on the first floor.
S%Cou had rushed into the box and
" already raised the motionless body
Ie young woman in his strong arms.
K make way cried the chevalier, us
pore her along rs though she had been
seepng child "a doctor! bring doc.
= added he, placing his burden upon
Tu the benches in the lobby.
,e was then able to examine the face
= Ute unknown. Her features had moi
l"sed, but her eyes were set and life
N anu her parted lips showed that hel
,m were clnched, perhaps in tina
.a'91slon, Her attire was not disor
tnd, and the white gloves which
Z ,,ucu her arms almost to the elbows
A. nol sQlIed, One OF the long tresses
"el PACK hair had become uniastened,
N igSoIy IN her fall. The chevaliel
= nS grlGl had distractedly touched he
81 a ,'IG DI Ups, which were as cold as ice
"A uli Knelt down beside the body,
n %,u 'uy upon the bench, and was rub
S S we Young woman's hands, while /
= nm, o vi Oh Dox-openers were running
n DIt w'Grihg lamentations and groanS
n hal, wv" WV sIhg IN remarks and were en-
r oto OIy u always II crowd where any un
slotLoor misfortune has taken place, an,
4. ,w %'y was soon filled with persons
S," V'''Iler more by curiosity than the
= eor " MAKE themselves useful. The
IDs, ~ Mnom Il box-opener with NOR,
= md i h me rest OF the party haC
4 lmn5L "1 W dilllculty in making his wa,
T9'sn The throng.
iln nIiWiyS'clnn was a hald-headed oil,
# i,s ' ~ G, u white tie and the grave still
er, n tho medical practitioners Of Mo
,9tl S d unie lie pushed Casse- Coz
z 6SS " "S'ae and began to feel the pulls
rT",g unknown
l r"s a .i lasted lor moment
r atos5, winch the Ohoyalicr stamped i'm
i GTTyl'lly mp and down.
sn, @v,c II nothing to bo done, nothin
gn Ii .r said the Esculupius, DRAWN
"b@ 9 words "this woman is-dead.
los.iGio6, repeated Casse-C Con. "In
+ ha,v.Gn man. resumed the doctor, i
T Reyor '" tone, "lct me tell you that
4 rqisL "'oNo mistakes, and that my dia,
4 "p "yn; She must have been murdered A!
s lht, AMI i', line 'lle, permit me, do not "a
BS% Si, anGrG is no symptom Of"
de cIoy ",T, by that giant" resume
present who naturally took hin