Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-15
4 DOCTORS CRIME.

They were talking in the smoking-room
after dinner Pereira, the director of the
- theater, celebrated for his paper col
lars and his brilliant crayats, posed before
the chimney piece, holding in his hands a
glass of curacao.
"The plot, the plot" said he, every
thing is in that; the piece is good fol
nothing, unless you can relate the subject
in FIVE minutes. When an author comes
to me to talk of his comedy at the hour Of
my breakfast, stop him immediately
Can You tell me- | say to him, can you
tell your affair before l have finished this
soft-boiled egg? If you cannot, the piece
is worthlessP" and Pereira gulped his
glass of curacao.
Z" l am not dramatic author" said the
big Maurice, attache Of the embassy, from
the depths Of an easy chair in which he
had buried himself; nevertheless, if you
wish, Pereira, | can relate to you story
that 1t seems to me a man of your
profession and brains could draw upon to
advantage. But the time to eat an egg
it is very short"
Then" responded Pereira, with loud
laugh, accord you an omelette But
the ideas of plots of the people Of
the world, l mistrust them,' as the
guillotined par persuasion said. However
go on"
Very well; but permit me to add that
tl,1 10 H. of
salons at the time that / was there. 1t is
authentic, and the hero of it a certain DR..
Arnold-of course have changed the
names as the affair was very tragic.
" His speciality was treatment of diseases
of the heart. Scarcely 40 years of age, he
had already magnificent clientele; more
over, was handsome man, tall, elegant,
with regular features, and full blonde
beard, typical Austrian, in fact, but with
pair Of American eyes, blue and cold as
steel, that made you reflect.
" Among those who sought the advice OF
this celebrated specialist was family Of
Russians, call them Skebelofs if you like
on behalf of daughter of the household
Mile Macha
"'It was the beginning of an aneurism,
the specialist told them tedious TO treat
OF to relieyep
"Think of it, my friend, the position and
privilege Of this handsome doctor, to ap-
ply his ear to the breast of beautiful bru-
nette OF 19 years of age-to knock upor
her heart as if to say: Permit me to en-
ter-to-'"
Maurice" cried the master of tn,
house. Maurice, stopl No pleasantrie
of the vaudeville. You promised US {
dramar
a You shall have it. Be tranquil! AL
though received in good society,"" Mau
rice continued, "these Skebeloffs were
trife suspicious. They lived at hotel
and the father Skebeloff had too many
tags, loops and braidings to his fur pelisse
They carried things in grand style, how
ever, although the diamonds of Madam le
Mere were said to be false, and the two
daughters were too beautiful to be good
so said the skeptical world.
"Ah, well, to cut it short, the doctor wa
seized with passion; he demanded the
hand of Mile. Macha in marriage, was ad
mitted to pay his court-in three months
time had espoused her, and the family
Skebeloff, suddenly disgusted with vi
emma, departed TO the new table d'hotes
The wife of the doctor, Frau Doctorin, a
they called her there, now appeared more
frequently in Viennese society, wher,
newly-married ones were very interesting
The doctor loved Macha at once as wife
and patient-he adored her and cared TO
her tenderly.
"This pretty romance enchanted th'
sentimental Germans, and they watched
her as she whirled in the waltz"
"Whirled in the waltz with heart dis
ease ?"
Certainly, for the health of Mad. Ar
mold, thanks to care, was in a way to b.
entirely re-established-so well cured, in
deed, that her husband, as physician
was forced to concede her a turn in tn
dance, though it is believed that he woul'
willingly have forbidden it from jealousy
for the handsome Captain de Blazewitz, al
Apollo in white uniform, was always tn
FIRST to inscribe his name on the ball care
of the beautiful Madam Arnold, and t
clasp her tenderly against his shoulder
knots. Once more the myth of Mars anC
Venus was re-enacted"
Good r' said Pereira "behold your sit
uation-your men well posed-now cap
ture us, as we say in the profession-cap
ture u.s."
$50 be it-only wait. One day the doc
tor discovered a bundle of letters"
"Hackneyed-worn out-the bundle 0
letterss'
"Pereira, you are insufferable. Us
for your own stories what thread you will
in mine, it is the bundle of letters"
(Which gives to the husband the Ger
tainty that he was no longer loved by hi
wife However, go on, go on the hus
band revenged himself"
by one of those crimes which remain
unknown"
Then how did you know it?
See here, Pereira, if you stop m,
again you can tell the thing yourself, for
WON'T