Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-01

peaceful frame of mind, /" observed Keyork.
"Why should be anything but peaceful?''
asked the other. IT have nothing to disturb
me-"
''True, true. You possess q very fine or
ganization. I envy You your magnihcent
constitution, my dear friend. would like
to have some Of it. and grow young again. !"
"On your principle Of embalming the liv-
ing, suppose.
Exactly" answered the sage, with q
deep, rolling laugh. "By-the-by, have you
been with our friend Unorna7 1 suppose
that is legitimate question, though you
always tell me am tactless."
Perfectly legitimate, my dear Keyork.
Yes; I have Just left her. 1t is like q
breath of a spring morning to 60 there in
these DAYS"
"You find it refreshing?"
"Yes. There is something about her that
could describe as soothing. if were
aware of ever being irritable, which am
not"
Keyork smiled and looked down, trying
to dislodge bit of ice from the pavement
with the point of his stick.
"Soothing-yes. That is just the express
sion. Not exactly the quality most young
and beautiful women covet, Ell? But good
| quality in its way, and at the right time.
How is she to-day?'' as
'She seemed 20 have headache-or she
was oppressed by the heat. Nothing serious,
l fancy, but came away, as I fancied was
tiring her."
"Not likely" observed Keyork. "Do you
know Israel Kafka?" he asked suddenly.
"Israel Kafka7" repeated the Wsnderer,
thoughtfully, as though searching In his
memory.
''Then you do not" said Keyork. "You
nm iu hou htr,,s have
been here. He is one of Unorna's most in
teresting patients, and mine as well. He is
q little odd" ,
Keyork tapped his ivory forehead signif-
cantly with one finger.
Mad, suggested the Wanderer.
Mad, if you prefer the term. He has
fixed ideas. In the first place, he imagines
that he has just been travelling with me in
Italy, and is always talking of our expert
ences. Humor him, If you meet him. He
is in danger of being worse IL contradicted."
Am likely to meet him?''
"Yes. He is often here. His other fixed
idea is that he loves Unorna to distraction.
He has been dangerously i'll during the last
few weeks, but he is better now, and he may
appear at any moment. Humor him little
if he wearies you with his stories. That is
ali / ask. Both Unorna and 1 are interested
in the case"
"And does not Unorna care for him at
alp" inquired the other indiferently.
''No, indeed. On the contrary, she is an
moved at mis- insistance, but sees that it is
phase of insanity and hopes to cure it before
long"
"I see. What is he like. I suppose he
is an lsraelite?"
From Moravia-yes. The wreck of
handsome boy" said Keyork, carelessly.
''This insanity is an enemy of good looks.
The nerves give way-then the vitality-the
complexion goes-men of five and twenty
years look old under it. But you will see
Tor Yourself before long. Goodby. 1 will
go in and see what Is the matter with
Unorna."
He entered the house by small side door
and ascended by a winding staircase direct.
ly to the room from which an hour or two
earlier, he had carried the still unconscious
Israel Kafka. Everything was as he had
left it, and he was glad to be certified that
Unorna had not disturbed tine aged sleeper
in his absence. Instead of going to her at
once he busted himself in making a few OBJ
servations and in putting in order certain of
his instruments and appliances. Then at
last he went and found Unorna. She was
walking up and down among the plants and
he saw at glance that something had hap
Wanderer had suggested to him the possi-
bility of crisis, and he had purposely lin
gered in the inner apartment to give her
time to recover her self-possession. She
started slightly when he entered, and her
brows contracted, but she Immediately
guessed from mis- expression that he was not
in one of his aggressive moods.
81 have just rectited a mistake which
might have had rather serious conse-
quences," he said, stopping before her and
speaking earnestly and quietly.
Z A mistaken
"We remembered everything, except that
our wandering friend and Kafka were very
likely to meet, and that Kafka would in all
probability refer to his delightful journey to
the South in my company"
"That is truep' exclaimed Unorna with
an ANXIOUS glance. "Well, what have you
done?" 80,
81 met the Wanderer infhe street. What
could 1 do? I told him that Israel Kafka
WAS little mad and that his harmless delu-
sions referred to journey he was supposed
to have made with me. and to an equally
imaginary passion which he fancies he feels
for vou."
"T hat was wise," said Unorna, still pale.
How came we to be so imprudenti One
word, and he might have suspected"
"He could not have suspected all, an
swered Keyork. "No man could suspect
that"
"Neveriheless-I suppose what we have
done is not eIactly-justifable.
Hardly. 1t is true that criminal law
has not yet adjusted itself to meet questions
OF suggestion and psychic infuence-but it
draws the line, most certainly, somewhere
between these questions and the extremity
to which we have gone. Happily the law
is at an immeasurable distance from science,
and here, as usual in such experiments, no
one could prove anything, owing to the COM
plete Inconsistencies of the principal wit
nesses."
81 do not like to think that we have been
near to such trouble" said Unorna.
''Nor 1. 1t was fortunate met the Wan
derer when did,"
"And the other? Did he wake as Or
dered him to do? Is all right? Is there no
danger of his suspecting anything?"
1t seemed as though Unorna had momen-
tarily forgotten that such contingency
might be possible, and her anxiety returned
with the recollection. Keyork's rolling
laughter reverberated among the plants and
filled the whole wide hall with echoes.
mo danger there" he answered. Your
witchcraft is above criticism. Nothing of
the kind that you have ever undertaken has
failed"
Except against you." said Unorna,
thoughtfully.
Except against me, ofcourse. How could
you ever expect anything of the kind to sue
ceed against me, my dear lady?"
"And why not? After all, in spite of our
jesting. you are not supernatural being"
"That depends entirely on the interpreta-