Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-07-20
THE FATAL FLOWER.
"You are dead man" said the doc
tor. looking iixedly at Anatole.
AnatOio WAS astounded.

Nu htG u uEtA NtAHs haiN NtAS wv
tor. looking iixedly at Anatole.
Anatolo WAS nstounded.
lie had come 10 spend the evening
with his old friend. DIR. Bardais. the
iilustrious sayant, whose studies Of
poisonous plants had made him famous.
II was not his fame, however, which at
iracted Anatole 10 the doctor, but his
nobility OF heart, aud almost patcrnal
kindness And now suddenly, without
any preparation. the young man heard
this terrific representation from the
lips Of so great an authority,
Unhappy boy" continued the doc
tor, what have you done2'
Nothing th4t know Of. stammer-
cd Anatole.
Think. Tell me what you have
drunk. what you have caieA. what you
have inhaled2a
This last word WAS like ray Of
light 10 Anaiole. That very morning
he had received letter from a friend
who wns travelling In India. In this
letter he found IA flower which the
tourist hnd pluckcd ON the banks Of ihe
Gangrs. IN 0dd-looiSing little red
flower whose odor, he remembered.
seemed 10 him 10 be strangely pungcnt
AnatOie looked IN his pockeibpolS and
took thcrcfrom the letter aud the iiow-
or which he showed 10 the say,.nt
There g. not a doubt" exclaimed
the doctor lit Is the Pyramenen-
sis Indica, the fatal flower o. blood"'
You really think SOP
"Alns! am certain"
',Iiu, II Is not possible that Il shoald
prove fatal 10 me, am only twenty
i've years old, am strong and In the
best 81 health =
AT what hour did you open this
fatal letter."
AT o'clock this morning.
well. @-morruw morning. Mt the
same hour. at tho same minute. in full
health. as you say. you will feel a
peculiar pain in your heart, and that
" II end all"
"Anl you know Of no remedy. no
means of "
None. suia the dosto,
Then. clasping his head in his hands.
the savani fell into chair. overcome
with grief
The emotion Of his old friend con-
vincod Ana;ole that he was indeed
doomed. He departed at once; he was
almost insane,
4 cold sweat on his forehead. his
ideas confused. walking mechanically,
Anainlc went forth into tho night un-
conscious Of what was passing about
him. For long time he walked thus,
then. coming to bench. he sat down.
This rest did him good, Up TO that
moment he had been like a man who
has suddenly received severe blow on
the head AZ last, however. his mind
seemed TO clear. aud he began TO gath
or his scattered ideas.
My situation, " he thought, sis like
that Of man condemned 10 death.
Such person. however, can still hope
for mercy, But how long have TO
livep"
He looked at his watch.
Three o'clock In the morning. IL
is time to go TO bed. What! | go to
bedp give 20 sleep the last six hours OF
my lifep No. ! have certainly some
thing better than that TO do. But whatp
Why, have my viii TO make
Not far away was restaurant which
was open all night Thither Anatole
went.
waiter bring me bottle OF cham
payne and bottle OF ink, /" he said as
he seated himself nc table
ITe drank glass of champagne and,
looking at the paper lying on the table
before him, said 10 himself:
ITO whom shall leave my income
OF $4,000 francsp have neither faith
or nor mother Among the people in
whom l am interested there is only
one to whom / care TO leave my money
.--Nicette,n
Nicette was Anatole's second cousin,
charming girl of eighteen years,
having golden hair and large dark
eyes. Like him she was an orphan,
aud this similar bereavement had long
since established a bond OF sympathy
between them.
His will was quickly drawn up. He
left everything to Nicette.
That dons, he drank second glass
OF champagne.
Poor Nicettew he thought. "she was
very sad the last time | saw her
Her guardian, who knows nothing be-
you'd the wiud instrument which he
teaches pupils of the conservatory to
to play, did not do right in promising
her harAd to brute, a bully, whom sho
detests. She detests him all the more