New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-03

was abeus two inches long Hippoly's sanddtr e
and turned aside his head Ensfeao rh wnom notn-
ing s s,csTx H fn,n watch
onsc%ly was he skin peeled bsek 70 the fmit
Of The incisions. This was excrqcla.nSiy pa.nio
Arnoh rroancd and his hands became mo,st ana
cold Down went the knile lnp s saS a n
''s The swift knife went again a. work s.. Arnoid's
,,arvelious nerve was breaking down. he clutched
my hands with unconsolouss sninT Almost IL a
moment the flesh had been cut Hway ana removed
down Ia the bones which were exposea,-oWo nps
and the sternum. few quick GUS c e tne
blade Of the weapon between inc suaiN aSa inc
To work, Hippolyte-be quickF MAJ,
He had evidently been coached WIN slender
longhlgersd bands which SsS nioe precision made
some quick measurements Of the weapon ana OF
tie cleared space around it. ana began 70 ADJUST
the partx Of queer little mscm me hut a..or
palor settled on his face, his HANDS reiaAed. MS
voice was hushed, and his eyes closed.
Thank Gods exclaimed Entrefort; , ne has
tainted He can't stop us now. 9nick' Rip
Inc machinlst attached the queer little machine
TO the handle of the weapon, grasped ene handle
with his left hand, and with nis rgnv Degun
series Of short. sharp. quick mouons backward
AAS Hurry Hippolytel" cried Entrsfort.
Tho metal is very bard"
v Does 1t cutT =. t4
Z" I can't see for the blood -,
In a moment more something snapped Hippo
lyte started-he was very nervous ne removed
'ns r. '' ia very hard he said; 10 breaks the
He adjusted another saw and went to wor,.
In little while he picked ,S ,o ab the He Sad eut 'ae
off, leaving the blade inside, -,
Good Hippolyte!" exclaimed Entfefort al
most in minute the bright end Of the cut metal
closed from view by the skin I naps, as these
Arnold returned to consciousness ano f'tzced
down az his breast. He looked puzzled
Where is the thingp' he asked.
Here is part Of its explained Entrcfort hold
ing up the handle
a Is an irremovable part Of your Internal iaa-
chinery.n
II had TO be cut off, resumed EntEefort,
not only because it would be troublesome and
On undesirable ornament, but also because IL was
necessary to remove any possibility Of withdraw
ing it.r
Arnold said nothing.
sHere Is prescription said Entrefort; p" tarc
the medicine as directed Tor the next ten years.
What fcrp sec it contains muriatic acid'
u may exphin ten years from now
|. III / live"
Arnold pulled me down TO him aud whispered:
" Tell her 20 fly at once-'
Noble generous boyl
1 thought recognized thin. pale, bright face
among the passengers who were leaving an
Australian steamer which had just Arrived at
sDr. Entrefortl' / called.
"Ah!" be said, pecring up into my face
know you now but you have changed. You
remember I was called away Immediately after
I performed that crazy operation ON your friend.
and have spent the intervening seven years ia
Cssn s the esS a s ssa Foot 40" on Sv
native soil again, for am tired. But wasn't
that the most absurd, hare-brained experiment
that tried on your idend dropped oil that
It h'i SO braveiyl Did be suffer mucEp How long
did he live? A week?'
WHAT exclaimed Entrefort, startled.
The man staggered a IncrediblelS he saia
sIt is true you shall see him.
"Tell me about him." he aslSes:, eagerly. his
eyes giittering with the peculiar light which
noticed on the night OF the operation.
Well. the change In him is shocking Imagine
young daredevil Of twenty-onc who had no
greater fear OF danger and death than OF cold,
nursing his HE with pitiful tendefssss. fearful
as shs any hold Of his so1s on the
unhappy in the extreme. BE keeps himself con-
ment and exercise. for frar they will produce
disastrous results, and reads nothing exciting.
The constant danger has worn out the last shred
Of his manhood and ieft him piufui wreck
Possibly. Let us find him. All, there comes
| my Wife 20 meet mel She arrived on the other
| steamer
/ recognized her instantly, and was overcome
with astoDishment.
sCharning woman said Entrefort a and you'll
ike her. We were married four years ago &c
| and has travelled great deal"
Then he introduced us. To my unspealxablc
| relief she recognized neither my name nor my
| face. I must have appeared peculiar person
SoncSaaSs nut We w ~sns 70 Arnods rooms With
| painful fear. l left her In the recopuon-room
| and took Entrefort within. Arnold was too
| dangerously excited by meeting Entrefort, whom
/ he greeted with Indifferent courtesy.
But heard q woman's voice. he said and
before could move he had gone 70 the reception:
room, and be stood face 70 foce with the beautiful
| adventures who. wickedly Desperate, had driven
| stiletio into his vitals IN hotel seven years
before because he refused to marry her They
pale; but she, quicker witted. recovered her CON-
| pospre at once and advanced toward him with
smile and IN extended hand. he staggered back,
aOhlS he cried out, . the blade has slipped
| out-I felt IL fsll-the blood Is pouring out
It burns-I am dyingi' and he fell into my
arms and instantly expired
there was no blade in him at all 1t had been
gradually consumed BY the niriatic acid which
Entrcfcrt had prescribed for that purpose, and
filed, and the wounds In the, eorta had closed
In steadily with the wasting blade and were per-
fectly healed. All his vital organs were sound
NY poor friend. once 50 reckless apd brass. bad
ded simply Of childish, grcundless fear, OF Q
woman; and she unwittingly h9d accomplished
her rcvenge.-lW. G. Morrow, In The San Francisco
Argonaut.