The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-14
Right of the Unfaithful Wife to
Live Defended by Prince
Galitzin.
A Russian Nobleman who Con-
tradicts Tolstoi's Views in
the Krutzer Sonata
jealousy is the Passion of Lackeys--Every
Honorable Man Thinks all
Others Honorable.


the Russian prince. Dmitry Galitzin, to
"The kreutzer Sonata" It is a narrative
study of the same length and general plan
as the Tolstoi work, and like it has become
known to the Russian literary world only
through manuscript copies and few SNUG
gled volumes of foreign translations. In
several passages the author repudiates d.
rectly the ideas of Tolstoi, says the New
York Sun, which, he says, like the infuen-
"a, have SO peryaded the air that none have
escaped them. On the whole, however, he
lets his story teach its own lessons, which
are: Jealousy is the passion of lackeys."
EVERY honorable man thinks all Others
honorable as long as they deceive him cley-'
erly.s' and mo personal injury can be SO
great as to warrant the ayenging of it by
taking human Hfe.''
Nadine, the wife, is beautiful, although
the hero did not love her nor marry her for
beauty, "either Of which would have been
MS gross and immoral as to love her for her
money or her social position" "Every
man who has moved much among women
regards beauty as a negative attribute,
mere absence of responsiveness" when real
love is in question.
even a conspiracy of all the dressmak-
ers under the sun to cut her gown badly and
fit her with unbecoming jerseys" could not
have caused her to lose his love. For five
years Nadine was the ideal wife. In st.
Petersburg society she received the atten-
ton of adorlng young men 30 platonically
as to reinfoIce his already firm confidence,
and in their summer home III the country
she reared their one child and cut her flow
ers in apparent content with all the world.
One summer afternoon as he returned from
walk she ran to meet i'm with despatch
to the effect that Stebnitzin. a friend Of her
youth who had long studied in Heidelberg
would be at tho village station with the
next train.
"Have you heard nothing save this from
him recently?" asked her husband.
She laughed. looked at him with her true,
penetrating glance, and said: mo, whyT'
But then. why does he Gomez"
II do not know"
room the coming guest should occupy, and
Nadine finally suggested the gray chamber
next to the billiard room,' and left her
husband to "order the servants to prepare
it," Her husband wandered up to the gray
chamber alone to find it ''in perfect order,
even with the clock wound"
Stebnitzln came, tall, blonde-bearded
man of about thirty years, with fluent
tongue and an embarrassed manner, and he
remained, apparently an unlimited guest,
for weeks. His presence became oppressive
to Madness husband. On an August after
thought" he subsequently, said to his
brother, chow good that Stebnitzin is no
hunter, for now l am rid of him for an
hour or SO at leastr' On his return he shot
hare. Even to-day cannot forget how
the poor brute cried out with real
Fortunately the dog strangled it quickly.
Otherwise 1 would have run from the
sound.
Il walked on through the park, sprang
over trench and into the garden to cut
she short ~. the way; . TITAN M Che dog gasged
have often thought how horrible it would
have been if had had him with me. He
would have barked, they would have seen
me, and then
ut grew dark. walked slowly over the
soft sod and up the path over which the
would not be calm. The beauty of the
night made them worse. just as the moth
er's kiss often causes the child to weep only
the more. That cry of the hare would not
be banished from my hearing. Suddenly
at bend of the path l stood still. Ten
PAGES before me walked my wife and Steb-
nitzin, each clasred by the others arm.
each kissing the other, and speaking in that
Quiverink. compressed tone with which one
says. i love you
Thoughts and sensations overwhelmed
me. cannot understand now how
thought and felt all did and then awoke
to see them, my wife and Stebnitzin, only a
step or two further off. awoke to find nv
rifle already raised, but then, with mex
pressible anguish. came the thought of my
son, Of his fresh, happy face-could
kill his mother?-yes. she was his mother
and felt myself all ut once before
something great, impossible, impenetrable,
Thou shalt not kill were the words in my
mind, then the phrase 'Qui va a la chasse,
perd ga place, together with picture from
act of an injured husband. A wild, weaken
ing rage took hold of me. ! tried to throw
away my rifle, but could not. The world
was crushing me, everything was falling
apart. l bowed before my shame and
agony. Then l gradually began to think.
E bench and followed them with my eyes,
without single thought save that they
would presently leave the broad alleyway
and my sight. They kissed each other
twice as sat there, aud turned into another
path. rose ana hurried toward the house.
should it be as it Is, so revolving, SO bare?
But will do no murder, thought. will
do no murder. ! tried to remove the car
fridge from my rifle, but my fingers trem-
bled violently, and finally shot it in the
air.
''On the open place before the house I
saw Stebnitzin. He came toward me and
inquired nonchalently what game / found
in the park SO late. / interrupted him by
catching his hand. Twas impelled to crush
him: to destroy him. My rage shook me.
mighty effort. He WAS astounded and
tried to withdraw his hand, but could not.
1rejoiced in my strength. I crushed his
fingers till he cried out like a coward. The
whimpering OF the hare sounded in my
ears. Away with you.' cried, and then
whispering, Yes, away with you out Of INV
sight! l know all' Then caught him mn
had the strength Of three men. threw
him away from me-"
Then went to my wife, who sat beside
her boys bed. Hush, he is sleeping: the
heat has exhausted him. she said. Yes,
yes: come. come. come quickly / urged
and caught her hand. She came, for shs
SUSPECTED nothing, and sat down in m,
study.
What has happened2 she asked as she
noticed now pale was. did not answer
at once. did not know how to begin, be.
cause did not wish to begin with that
which must begin with. looked at her
saw her penetrating true glance, Just al
penetrating and true as it had been eve
aimee knew her. 1t was knocking me,
What has happened? Well, have
thrown out Stebnitzen.' How? Whatp
she asked softly. indifferently. .Flocoed
crushed. thrown him ont. You know Vhy.
''She sat there still and white. Only be,
eyelids quivered.
You have betrayed me, cheated ma
abandoned woman. saw you kiss him.
had my rihe in my hand, yet did not Kill