Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-06

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tanned. Her whole attention seemed
riveted upon it, as she nervously turned
it over and over in her hands. Sudden
ly, as if possessed of the idea that the
contents concerned her and her
alone, she made motion as if to break
the seal.
In an instant her effort was arrested
by an imperious movement of the doc
tors hand, and again she became sim
ply the clairvoyant and mesmerized sub
iect The doctor stepped hurriedly be-
tween the two lovers, his face pale
with anger, and his thin lips contract
ed.
Enough he cried, in an insolent
voice, "she has understood it; the ex
perience is over" and Warner, unable
to conceal his modification, slowly re-
gained his seat.
To the audience it was only too plain
that the rivalry between the two men
had reached it's height, and needless Of
all else they now awaited the expected
crisis.
"And now," said the doctor, taking
up his speech, "this woman, thoroughly
impregnated with magnetic fluid, is
nothing but a simple bunch of nerves,
an articulate mass of flesh, governed
and moved at will by the laws of a
secret science. Lookp and at the
word he extended his thin arm violent
ly before him Olivia's body seemed to
contract in the rigidity of death, and as
statue might fall from its marble
pedestal, she fell upon the stage. Her
and as she lay motionless kellogg knelt
down upon her inert body and pounded
it brutality with his knees.
1t was frightful sight. The audience
moved beyond itself, was stirred with a
great feeling Of disgust and horror, the
shouts OF horror drowning the fran
t tic efforts of the orchestra to distractat
Leaving the PROSTATE object of his
fury, the doctor advanced and with one
gesture hushed the tumult.
what is the matter?'' he cried !;
"what do you fear? This is all foolish
ness, pure illusion, simple trickery.
To one and all of you [ have promised
| the truth, and now | am going to speak
it." He paused for moment, as if for
the sole purpose of casting a mocking
glance and grimace at the box wherein
| Lord Warner sat ''The truth is this, !"
! he continued "this woman is not
mesmerized at all. Far from it; she is
neither visionary nor sOmnambullstlc
subject; she is something much better
perfect comedian, an Incompatible
clown, if | may use the word, with
muscles of steel and front Of bronze.
In the role she plays nothing can
frighten her, nothing can overcome her
wonderful power of assimilation.
Look at her now, stretched out in her
satin robe, wrapped in such slumber as
marble statue knows Well, this
poetic creature, this being fashioned in
! ~ &c do L on6 q
any one of you; she hears as distinctly
as yourselves every word that | am
saying, and, moreover, l am certain
| that at the present moment only most
heroic effort keeps her from breaking
out in hearty fit of laughter"
ga lie an Infamous lie !" cried Lord
Warner in tones of despair and humilia-
| ton.
:'Who dares to speak of lies {" con-
tinued the doctor, quite unmoved. "You
shall have it. Mdlle. Olivia our work
is over for this evening the farce is over.
! Arise !"
Smiling and fresh, with an agile bound
! Olivia rose to her feet and stood beside
her impressarlo. Then came thunder
| of applause The public, forgetful of
| the deception, thought only of the
theaterical effect. A few dissentients
here and there, believers in mesmeric
science, expressed disapprobation, but
their voices were drowned in the over
whelming laughter and clapping of
hands. Suddenly, through the tumult,
rang out the sharp report of a pistol,
and from Lord Warmers box a thin
stream of smoke was seen to issue. In
stantly dead silence reigned, and each
person throughout tine huge building
sat az if transfixed.
"Poor man he believed it all" Olivia
was heard to say, her voice breaking
this time. with genuine sobs.'
| And then the suicide was seen to fall
across the front of the box, stream of
blood pouring down his ashen, death
| like face. With an effort he raised HIM
self upon his arm, and taking an un-
steady aim at DR.. Kellogg, fired once
again The shot appeared to take effect
for the doctor, with sharp exclamation
of sudden agony, and turning right
around upon his heels, fell to the
ground upon the stage From his face,
too the blood flowed in red stream.
Olivia, left alone, wounded, dying
man on either side of her, sank motion
less into chair.
Then came a bitter cry from Lady
Warmers box. At last she was removed
| from her state of disdainful apathy.
Rising from her chair she leaped upon
the stage, and, holding a cleaning dag
ger in her uplifted hand, rushed upon
! her half-senseless rival A frantic strug-
gle ensued between the two women,
Olivia, by sheer strength of arm, arrest
ing the fatal blow which Lady Warner
strove to deal her The audience leaped
to their feet and in another moment
would have poured upon the stage,
when, once again, a strange thing hap
pened. Guided by the leaders, baton,
the orchestra suddenly broke forth in
the strains of wild, delirious dance.
The two consummate actresses upon the
stage joined in with all conceivable
abandon and executed reckless, grace
full pas de deux. In a few moments
they were joined by the moribunds
who had played their parts SO well, and
upon the four clowns executing a near
approach to the forbidden can-can the
curtain fell.
He Stumped Out.
From the New York Ledger
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