Telegram-herald., 1889-06-10
THE CHEVALIER'S TALE
An rss Artistlcany Lurid Effects
Were Wasted.

ee7srsl years ago while travelling through
esparssly-setrlec portion OF Nebraska, Iha,
Che misfortune 20 miss connections az al
ert-Of-she-way isnosson, and was con pellc.
wiih perhaps twenty ,dve other passengers
- spend seven hoHss IN the GinEy WAITING
r0ou of a typical frontier railway s.alOn
yy coupaniGns in risfortEue were garru
bcus lanc-seekers aud cowboys, and. despit.
earnest effort, 1 did not succeed In changing
tie soD.c OF their rude conversation
: Toward eight O'CLOCK tee ran, which had
been pouring down in sheets. ceased, and
sought refuge on The narrow platform Tn,
train which was 20 carry me 20 my destina
to1 was due ~ 9.l0 ?. n. had bad moth
ing 20 eat since SIX O'Clock ia the morning
an ny promsnade ia the cool evening all
did not lessen The pang OF hunger by AMI
means. felt az outs with every thing aud
every body. A quarrel, no matter what
uizhs have been ia consequences, would
have proved \ r-oicoae diversion
though. Of AL tue dlsaoresabla things
that had ever cast shadow OYER my haprl
ness. sui planned eli sorts az reven getul
schemes. when WAS approached bya dark
sfin8--l stranger. dressed n q conventional
sais q black. whose presence among tbs
oolsterous crowd in the waiting room /
had not noticed
Curiosity. which in ne is developed 20 =
surprising extent. now superseded nv less
Agreeable tram of thaughs, and when the
gentleman IA back salutsd me By RAISING
ris has ard 5owiBg politely began to Won
der What he migns % doing ia the wilds q
Nebraska
''Mousieur." asked the stranger, "yoa
read FrsnchT'
a de- replied sftsr returr ms his salt
tasious
"rhen you VIII ohECr ne by reading thts
manuscript ae handed ne an envel-
ore con tanning tairty-fva Or for-v sheets of
paper -''snc q sp9sin : % Is contents as yog
ses IT,"
After uteerin- these words the mysteri
Gus stranger wao, respite Ia pcrfect IN
gilsh. seensi = nne foreigner. again
bowed and disappeared.
AS the same moment the train Tor ~ThSch
I bad been waiting so bong arri ed a. tbs
station. I fouud a comfortable seat nesF
ene Of the car EsnCs. aud. actgatsd by curl
ssity ard q personal inteTss. in the mag
nstic writer. [ began readilz The manu-
script ins<us.ei - me.
The 3orunsut wss a coufassicn--a con-
fsssicn o. crimes 80 Incredible. 50 start
nng. tbst aysn after srrivi1z a. nly desti-
nsficn ccuid snd 10 rest, ard g1s many
nights hidears nightmares disturbed ny
sleep
I made 5espsraes ef-rts 20 frd the
sorsnQer. but Nirhcrs sacress. ard. Gnsav.
f-fiinz corviuced that he bad terminated
tt- sxsstence ~icientiy. soaeiuded - pub
nsh ssch portions of ths manuscripts "a
ui9bt Be Of interest 70 Ne public. and par
orulariv - rear~ sir-ers, who ar Fra
cusnay s1abis - faslon Sac mvsteries
surrounding 81 rsnv rzederr crimes.
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"1fv rsr,e = Prosper &c BsauT- Wa
bcrr "a tse year I>53 on she -Stste 4 mv
ksfhsr. sSe Chevsdsr A.pho1se De BeisuLF.
N a eaaseaa sisas+ed sevuf s-vsnev-ive
g-lile< fruEa Paris. TIE Fau- 81 srcu valcr
spranx a snol8 oue Mr facfer. p~nna *
Ais sacests-r. aea epcrsea ro sl -o.ierelz-
lnz sufaence. Wss 4error-s err, & y 1sn Z q
f,rrei ham & n desire t5 ss1stT rledicIrie-
KS 81 ger sFoHsea ~ srpesl1c1- f-is
fhrea- I'D ~ te zarrT .ss e. resol4tz7l-
saa,siszi s--.sici8e. NJ EssHs- sever fsrgsve
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