The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-10-05

other
IL have seen The piece nj least half a
dozen times. nnd he was In the theatre
every Il y Won have told nc the same
thing II is a kind OF uania-a diseased
vanity suppusc Ilc likes TO sec him
self on the siarc-thc central figure. the
cynosurc Of every eye
The rinn they spoke Of approached and
passed toward tic theatre Tall slim
we'll dressed with n light coat over
his evening suit. pale. with n fixed louk
about the Dyes u c%trious mobility about
the routh
young man
"Ovcrwcrk brain pressure" said the
elder II should not be surprised n !
were to hcor within the most few months
that Marc Avslnn nd conc of his head.
Caulcr rose and followed the rroai
chemist into the theatre. followed him to
the door Of Eis avari scrnc. end then went
round the othcr side of tho hoi'sc. and rot
n stall from which Ec could Observe The
face IN tho shadow OF the curtain us well
ms tho lowered lights would allow
Tlnt idea Of t'in prince Of science being
on tho Verge Cf lunacy he'd started q Gu
rio's train of ihou~ht IN Ito brain Of tho
skilled detective. lie hcd sornc time since
made up lis mind that the murders Of tho
Rue Ste. MarCueri.c. Tie Enc 10 IN Nicille
La:itpl7'n nnl the r,uc tc7 t'cvcs were the
worl, of the sam" ln.1. n.lthat thc land
Of n horicidal %r'-ni3c. but ii had ncver
occurred 10 Lin th-, tl,-so CHASTITY, III,
t~ivclcss, insane murdcrs might be tho r.
production e 'omnthinr shown uron tht
stag Of n Pariaian theatre To ri-ht. fof
tic FIRST iirHo. he. Tic l;,sy v~cr1ingrlan
whose holrs> ,rcro rold. saw TIE Crisl,
play which ell the idlcrs Of Paris lad been
Elonting uror - to last four or five
months. end ho flsa "au. or believed that
he saw. Tic rCrri ard sr~rcstion Of those
str:n~c nrd bloody assassinations which
hrd convulscj tic city
Such n rlGy. rc;Irr uDOn the prepared
mind Of ali unrcvcalcd iunatic. mirlit in
spirc n sudden %sanCuiHary impulse, an
itching cn~crncss to tastethose sensations
and emotions depicted in I'LL their hiEcous
ness by the actor. That which ives np
pailing md revolving To san minds richt
cXcrclAc n morbid fascination rron tic
insane The higher the education ard
HE greater tAe refinement, the deeper
might be the descent into crime
The detect ve hung about the vcstihulc
tin he Saw Arc Avpi-I lcavcthc theatre,
and was abb, to l.ecPt h. . il ;i~lt without
appearing to follow lim. An elderly man.
Vl.o l1oAcI like q doctor, Gccostcd the
saNlut ts lie NUIL out, and Ito two mel
walled al0n the boulevard torethcr IN
the clear, mid nigh; az far as T~ortoni's.
Vhcrc they went in Caulor had followed
Close enough to be able to overlicar their
conversation, which was upon Indifferent
subjects Tic chemists friend remarked
upon Lis locking i'll AID vc2riel. and
demonstrated with him for o~vereagcrness
III his scientific experiments.
You arc trying to get ncunrt of water,
irto II pint bottle be said: nobody over
succeeded Ia doing that yet. Take care
you don't burst The bo;ilo, There ere
very few men Of your arc who have made
us greet a mark upon tie century rs YOU
have. Can't you be content to rest upon
your laUrcls!"
IL 0m not ovcrwoll;ing my brain"
Avalon answered, Co-ScL!y "fou talk
to me MS If | were an ilcipicHt lu!s;tic.
Do yon sec any signs of ovcrwork about
me?"
Yes. sevcral-hurry, pallor, dry lirs
and II tendency 10 laugb 1t thiHGs that
make other men serious. rrl tAlking 10
you US yO"r cid friend. and with porfcc,
franl:ncss."
MY dear Pignon, this is the common
cry when II man devotcs hir!Sclf to lis
profession and succeeds IL little better
tEGl his fellol! worker Ovcrstr.:n.
brain work, incipic:t r!aGncssi That is
what bis fiiomGs sGy cbout lin Kindly
meant, no doubt. bat a:rant tweGGlcl"
They went iu:o the cafe, came ont a-cin
in Il quarter Of an hour, when Avalon
hailed Il CD.
Tic detective followed Lin in another
Tic ~ deposited him III his " house ii
tic !.rc 1t. Guillauplc. Caulcr drove to
the end Of tho street. Gianiracd lis cab
and went bac!, to Mare Avalon's doorway
ca foct. The house in which thc chcni3.
lived was n lae old mansion in II qaud.
ranGular court. dull, Gigniicd, respect
able. 1t was 4 mcorlcss night. and lie
court yard Was black as Erebns AZ this
hour. save for one l4:cp which burned
dimly over the rorto rochcrc. There was
plenty OF cover for tie detective.
llc saw the light Of IL lamp travel
slowly through tWo Rooms upon the
second floor and fualiy settled in u third
room.
The external Venetian shutters were
closed, LAT there were 10 curtains drawn
within, aud lie lampiiSht sho.e betwiSt
TIC NcOs.cN BtHS.
n Caulcr took Up. IS position in the
eAbrasure Ct d0et"a. leading to The
cilccs, an obscure doorway ia a Ccrrcr al
tic great. grave Luuay. IL nc meant TO
stay there half tie might j c%uricus
va to Of power. d L ST suppose. this
night watch in Tie Las st Cuilaul.c.
but Of late Caulor had been v.s,lng ~ ella
l0"cr in hCniag Milo t.o wiapa acr1-s
Tho morGss 81 Paris, md o@ci nus fatuus
is as good - another. 10 uirl.i it was
C2llcr's Thim to watch the windows Of
Marc Avalon
The lamplight continued unGisturbed
fer IN Lour and a lglt The third quar-
ter after t.llcd heavily fro,l tie tower
81 hotrc Dano yonlcI and other church
,alrlos repeated the sal,u.n mcasiro
SUddcaly those wilLovs g., iLo ;cec.a
floor GrcN DIRK iL.s t.ao lie li..t ID
not traTol t.ou rooil 10 rOJLi. i, Wa c.
.ttASGIsilca on TIC rtUt
Tine iaal Of scio..cc las rome TO bed,
said CaulCr. with Il touch 81 ~C.saDpoint.
rent Il may 20 hcme and Sei uy
supper
lie waited como raini!;es notvi.hstard
inc, and. l7o1tlg y? IT,, .catly. Le gcyoa
cry of triumphant surprise
- --H H- f- - = -