Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-11

ANYBODY in the company against whom you
have a grudge?
.'Oh. ves!" said Nation. "There are sew
eral; everybody who has got more money
than me-"
''No; but is there anybody in particu-
lar?''
''Yes; that big man. Why, is he so much
taller than l amp
"Yes, it is very inconsiderate on his part, -
said the doctor, land 1 think you ought to
punish him-don't you?''
Certainly; but how?"
"Why, go and stab him with that knife you
have"
Amid breathless silence he stole across
the room, holding the roll of paper behind
his back. When he had caught up to his
intended victim he put out his hand and
said:
II want to speak to you. Would you step
aside with me? l have something TO tell
you"
"Oh. certainly, old fellow, said Kennedy,
laughing. How extraordinary 1t is, he
added, looking around him.
"Yes, do 60" whispered the company.
Thereupon Kennedy allowed himself TO
be led away across the ROOM
The scene. although mimic one, was in
tensely tragic; so clearly was the horrible
purpose working in him expressed on the
lace of the assassin.
He stole along hastily, still holding his
knife behind his back. When he had reached
the corner of the room where the card table
was he bent forward, and said, almost in a
whisper, Your coat fits you badly; you
have ali sorts of creases in the back, that is
what l wanted to tell you. Turu round and
let me take them out 3"
"Oh, ii YOU like" said Kennedy, with a
smile; you are very obliging."
Turn round then"
Kennedy turned in the direction indi-
Gated, so as to face. e..the spectators.
Yes said Nation, Il will take the
creases out.
What then happened was so sudden that
nobody in the room, although watching
eagerly, could aiterward clearly describe 1t.
Nation was seen TO raise the paper roll, but
his hand shook and his fingers trembled so
violently that it fell from his hand and on
10 the card table at his SIDE before lie had
had time to strike; at the same moment he
had stopped down and had picked up not
the paper roll, but a long pointed steel jap
anese paper kulle which was lying bv the
side of the counter basket; there had been
a CLEAN in the air. crash, snurt of blood,
and then the great form OF the handsome
EugliShman had come stumbling ,orward
like an OK struck IN the shambles, and had
fallen with a fearful crash full length on the
floor.
The blood spurted out from a horrible
wound in the neck, while behind, in the
murderous position he had assumed, stood
the little dark man with an expression of
exultation on his face, muttering, THAT will
teach him TO be taller than me"
4 scene OF indescribable confusion fol-
lowed
Bernhard rushed forward and bent down
over the wounded man, while the women
screamed and tainted. The men rushed out
into the corridors TO summon help.
When assistance had come, Bernhard un-
dressed Kennedy, and having oandaged his
neck put him TO bed. He then came back
into the room. and said to those of the
guests who still remained, anxious to hear
the result: You need not be frightened.
Il looks worse than it Is; all your friend will
suffer rom is loss OF blood. If the point OF
the knife had gone the tenth part of an inch
more 10 the Lett. il would have entered the
spinal column, ard death would have been as
speedy as certain. That blow is known
among Paris murderers as the Lacenaire
blow. As it is, Mr.. Kennedy will be about
again in a few days"
All this time Nation had remained in the
same position, with the same hideous ex-
preston of triumph on his face, and still
muitering threats of triumph.
What are you going to do with that fell
low said one of the guests. at will be
a terrible shock to him to near what he has
done when he wakes. Don't you think You
had better get him away; he was Kennedy's
best friend; he need know nothing about il
TIL his friend is about again?"
Bernard hesItated, TODD one step in one
direction and then back again; then he
shrugged his shoulders, and turning to the
ha h,I L l..
You are right, | had better get him away
quietly"
Then, turning to Nation, he said, 'Come
away from there; go and put on your hat
and come out with me"
as he still under your iniuence?" asked
the Euglishman.
Yes; I will walk him away to some dis
tance, aad then l will tell him TO wake up."
a lew minutes later Bernhard was walk
ing by the side OF Nation down the Rue de
ia Paix. As they reached the Place Ven
deme, aud seeing that the square had been
cOnuletelv deserted, Bernhard exclaimed:
You are an internal scoundrel. Don't
play this comedy any longer You
can't dupe me, so don't let us
have any more of it. Confess now,
that you had some real grudge against
thar man, and you thought TO work it off
IN that way, so as to escape RESPONSE
bilitv. You have been my !riend-or,
at least, l thought you nv friend-and
on that account l will spare YOU; although,
properly speaking, it is INV duty to hand
YOU over to the police as an assassin.
Enough OF this shamming. II there had
been 80 knives on that table, and you had
been under nv influerce-that is to saw,
really in the hypnotic state-it would not
have been one of those 80 knives you would
have picked up, but the one | had given
you-ipr the simple reason that had COM
manded you to xii! with that kniIe and no
other. or course. those people who were
there ard don't know anything about the
implicit obedience that the subject gives to
the operator were duped, and thought it
was a mistake-but / didn't
Nation made no reply, but walked along
with the same sort of immobiIe expression
on his face. Still expostulatng with him,
the doctor crossed the Tuiieries
When he had reached the Pont Royal be
asked: "W hat possible use is it you trying
TO dupe me? tell you that 1 knew YOU
were shamming. And if you continue this
acting, L shall call a policeman and give
you over to him. You are the vilest scoun-
drel / know"
Then an idea struck him, and he muttered,
q can easily convince mvselt" Suddenly
be raised his voice and addressing Maltoa.
said: You are thoroughly contemptible
blackguard, and what you have done TO-
night deserves death, and you know it as
well as | do-so do justice to yOursel' there
is the Seine, throw yourself off the bridge"
At the same minute Nation woke from
his lmmobility leaped upon the para
pet, and before Bernhard-who was
utterly dumb.ounded with the sudden
h !