Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-03
A MANAGES STORY.
Terrible Penalty of Ungoverned
Jealousy.

DR.. Hayford was my chum at Har-
ward and my most intimate friend as
well. Of course he was not an NJ D.
then, but such he soon after became,
and having more spare time than cash,
as more experienced and better estab-
lished physicians got all the paying
patients, he was obliged to look around
considerably in order to find favor
able location.
After several changes he finally
drifted off out west and then lost all
knowledge of him. We had written &C.
casionally for some time, but every
body knows now difficult it is to answer
letters amid the cares Of an active life,
so it is not strange that our CORE
spondence died natural death at last
A few years afterward |, too, went
west to pay visit to a favorite uncle,
and in less than a week from the time
/ arrived at his house | came across
Will Hayford The surprise and pleas
ure of the meeting was mutual
VIII told me that he had made a
special study of insanity and had been
so successful in its treatment that he
had opened small private madhouse
just out of town in order to accommo-
date his wealthy patients. At that
time there were several being treated
there. After a short conversation the
doctor was obliged to leave me, but
ere he went he made me promise to call
at the asylum before | returned east
81 do not usually admit any visitors
except the immediate friends of my
patients" said he, but in your case
am only too glad to do so. Come any
day and you will be almost certain to
find me in, as / devote my whole time
to the afflicted inmates of my house
hold"
So it happened that spent the after
noon at the asylum few days later
Win was very glad to see me, and we
had a long, pleasant talk about old
times and acquaintance. He had a
great many questions to ask about
people and things at the east and the
time passed by rapidly. at length,
however, he invited me to inspect the
institution, thing was exceedingly
anxious to do.
saw several interesting patients,
and my friend, the doctor, gave me
brief accounts of their lives and the
various Authorizations under which
they were laboring; but to me the last
one to which we came was the most in
teresting of all Pausing before adoor
in an isolated portion of the building,
the doctor said:
Here is a patient have never al
lowed anyone to see except the brother
who brought him here. lie is young
man of good education and excellent
family, but he is hopelessly insane.
At times he is violent and single I'M
guarded word might serve to make
! him wild; hence my precaution in re-
| gard to visitors. ! have confidence in
you, though, and you can talk with
him as much as you please as he has
been quite rational for some days.
Conversation of the right kind may do
him good"
So saying DIR. Hayford unlocked the
door, and then | saw that there was
another one beyond it made of grated
iron, through the bars of which looked
out pale, emaciated young man who
had evidently been strikingly handsome
when in health. Even then there was
a certain devilish beauty lingering
about his thin but regular features and
| glittering eyes, in whose restless
depths glowed the lurid fire of smad-
ness.
"Have you heard from Emma?" he
called out to me in a voice of passion
ate appealing, as soon as he aw me
standing outside. HAS she forgiven
me yet?'
Talk with him if you like; only hui
NOR him." said the doctor. II must go
and give No. Z his medicine now" and
so saying he departed, leaving me still
standing before the door of No. Is.
Turning toward the unfortunate young
man | soothingly answered:
Eyes; Emma is well and happy, and
l think she will forgive you soon But
you have never told me what she has
to forgive"
Don't you know? Then will tell
you the whole terrible story" said the
pale young man with the burning eyes;
and he began at once as follows:
| i always udu q AOuS lug luz NAC
stage, and when became of age | at
once started for the city in order to
cultivate my natural ability as an
actor. After repeated efforts ! sue
ceeded in getting chance as a 'supe'
in one of the leading theaters, and
soon began to have more important
parts assigned me
"But did not find theatrical life as
congenial as | expected, and besides
that my love for Emma Garrison was
drawing me back to my native village
with an almost irresistible power. Oil
how beautiful she wasl No wonder
worshiped the very garments that she
wore, and even the flowers that her
slim, white fingers touched
80. at the end of two years, ! 70
turned, only to end that a perfumed
dandy from the city was making every
effort to win the girl ! adored. and ap-
parently with a good show of success
as he was a handsome and dashing fell
low soon found out that he was a
uitiful coward and sneak at heart. but
of course Emma did not believe me
when told her so She only laughed
at me and said that Twas jealous
jealous Yes. ! was jealous Who
would not have been with the hand