Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-07-20
/ not in an athiable mood / would not

not in an afiiable mood would not
answer for your days"
''And do not answer for yours. "
"a defiancei TO mel Capdeuacl Do
you know that have fought twenty
duels. that have killed five OF my adj
versaries ana wounded the other
fifteen? Go, young man. go. have
pity for your youth. There Is still time;
CO."
II see, replied Anatole, ''by your
manner and your surroundings that
you are an adversary worthy Of me,
and that increases my desire TO
measure swords with so doubtful a
man. Come! Shall we take these bat
| tie axes? or cavalry sabers? or do you
prefer these yataghans? Are you un-
decided? What do you say?"
II hm thinking Of your mother and
Of the sorrow that awaits her"
II have no mother. But per-
haps you prefer carbines or revolt
vers?
Young man, do not handle those
f rearms."
Are you afraid? You tremble"
'Tremble! /? 1t is the cold.''
Then you must fight, or renounce
the hand OF Nicette."
II admire your bravery The brave
understand each other. Shall / tell
you somethingp"
Speak. :"
For some time / myself have
thought of breaking this engagement;
but did not know how TO go about it.
i would. therefore, willingly consent TO
your request, but you understand that
it will not do for me, Capdenac, 10
seem to yield to your threats. for you
know you have made threats"
Il withdraw them
well, then, the matter is settled"
"Will you write and sign a paper,
stating that you viii relinquish the
hand of Nicette?n
81 have so much sympathy with you
that / cannot refuse"
Having obtained this precious paper,
/ Anatole fastened TO the house of NJ
BouYard. He reached the door about
= o'clock, and rang the bell.
who's there?"
..Anatole."
go home and go to bed, cried the
professor. roughly.
Il have Capdenac's REIMBURSEMENT
Of Nicette's hand. Open the door, or
/ III break II IN.
NJ Bouyard opened the door. Ana
tolc gave him the paper aud then went
10 The door OF Nicette's chamber and
cried:
Cousin. get up; dress your self and
come here.
4 A few moments afterward Nicette,
fresh as q rose, entered the little re-
ception ROOM
What the matter?" she said.
The matter il, = cried NJ Bouyard,
"that your cousin is mad. ("
Mind be il. said Anaiole, '.but Nj
cette will see that there is method in
my madness. This night, my dear lit
tie cousin. have accomplished two
things: nj. Capdenac renounces your
hand, and your guardian consents that
you shall marry the man you love. =
my guardian, are you indeed will
ing that should marry Anatole?"
"Ah!m exclaimed Anatole.
III is you. my cousin, whom love-
At that moment Anatole felt his
heart beat violently. What caused it?
Was it the pleasure which Nicette's
unhoped-for avowel gave him? Was it
the pain foretold by the doctor2 Was
il death?
unfortunate man that / am,r cried
poor Anatole. ''She loves me. see
my happiness before me, and am GO
ing TO die without attaining it, =
Then, grasping the hand of Nicette.
he told her all; he told her about the
letter he had received the flower
whose odor he had. inhaled. the warn
ing of his old friend, his will, the sub
sequent events and his success in OBJ
tanning her freedom,
And now" he added, II am going
TO die!"
That is impossiblel' exclaimed
Nicette. The doctor is deceived.
Who is hep
"A man who is never deceived,
Nicette; he is DIR. Bardais. "
"Bariais, Bardais'' cried Bouvard.
laughing. Listen to this paragraph
in the morning newspaper: The
savant, DR. Bardais, has become sud
denly insane, His insanity has taken
scientific turn. II is we'll known
that the doctor has devoted himself
specially to the study of poisonous
plants He now believes that all per-
sons whom he meets have been poison
cd, and he persuades them of the fact.
He was taken at midnight TO an insane
asylum !"
''Nicetter'
"Anatole!"
The lovers were clasped in each
a,A1.