The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-09

cierge she was q brilliant Dlon0o ogo0
II, with a very pretty voice, and was
preparing to go upon the stage in opera
bouffe She was a plump, pleasant
creature, with a good deal Of arChness
In her manners and a frank ineouciant
grace which promised to help her ma
terially in her profession. She was the
picture Of joyous, rosy health--a laugh
ing Hebe Of Saxon descent, with the
blue eyes Of Franoonia and the fair hair
Of an English girl.
Nile SwaFtz was received IN Kislov's
house with distinguished courtesy by
the teacher, and easy quiet by mad
eme. The room was shaded by
curtains which threw crimson
color upon all objects, and there was
strong tropical odor Of perfume which
was rather oppressive. Mile. Swartz
had an unbounded faith in and rsveE-
ence for her teacher, who had made her
advance most rapidly. but this was
tinctured with not little awe, and she
felt rather confused and dizzy when,
after q period of conversation, Kislov
advanced to hand her to the piano This
confusion did not wear off, but rather
increased as she began TO play the pro-
iiminary bars of . piece Of strange
music, Kislov accompanying her on his
flute, and Mime. Kislov striking q few
notes on the guitar. Suddenly there
was a blank, and she was aroused to find
herself at an open window, and Mime.
Kislov bending over her with kind
solicitude
"DO you feel better now9" she was
asked "Do not be alarmed, my dear;
the room was too warmth made you
faint
Then Kislov, in his deep, mysterious
tons, said: "Starosta, you had better ac-
company Mile. Swartz to her home IN .
carriage"
All this while Nile. 6wart1 scarcely
noticed anything, owing to the dizziness
and strange languor which possessed
her. All she thought Of, all she spoke
Of, was her desire to be taken home, and
that was speedily done.
Mile. Swart's appearance caused her
friends the greatest alarm when she was
brought home Nine. Kislov explained
that her frightful pallor was the result
of a fainting fit, and that she would be
quite well again on the morrow. This,
however, was not the case. Mile.
6wartz kept her bed for 10 days, and II
was more than three months before the
pallor left her. Meantime a note came
from Kislov stating his regrets that ow-
ing to unavoidable circumstances, etc.
he would not be able to permit Mile.
6wartz to resume her .studies nnder his
directions thing which she had no in.
tention Of doing, for her awe and rever-
ence were now supplanted by an In
vincible repugnance.
Eilvain found not less than four oi
Kislovs pupils whose experience werG
almost identical with those of Mile
Swartz While the detective was brood
ing over the mystery, he heard of still
another which was exciting inquiry II
different direction. A Mile. Goijoux
Enchuysen, daughter Of q wealthy
banker, the representative of Dutcl
family that had been in business il
Paris since 1903, was also takini
music lessons from Kislov. Mile. Goi
| joux-Euchuysen, as perfect a blond
as Mile. Swartz, was more spirituelle
less robust, and more nervous. She re
turned from her single visit to Kislov'
house in a deep swoon, that was sue
ceeded by fever and delirium. In en-
deavoring to subdue her restless toss
ings the nurse noticed that the pillow
she was lying upon had become stainet
with blood, and that there was q woun'
upon the back part Of the girls necl
from which blood oozed with som
Tapidity.
The attending surgeon was summoDeI
at once and found that the hemorrhage
though not violent, was very persistent
and 1t was only subdued by use Of th
most powerful styptics. He could nc
ASCERTAIN anything in regard TO th
wound nor how it was caused, and b
was much puzzled about it, since Il
character and those Of the attendin
hemorThage was aingularly like an o.
Gggerated leech bite.
In the pursuit Of his inquiries b
called upon Kislov, who, however
denied peremptorily that she had bee
hurt while with him; and the surgeo
could not dispute this since he d
tected no sign of such hurt in his pr
lininary examination Of the patien
he thought it worth his while, hov
ever, to make some inquiries Of q
police concerning Kislov, and 1t W.
thus that the case Of Mile. Goijoux.E q
ehuysen came to the ears Of the d.
tective.
n. Sylvan called at once to see Il
! surgeon, and after a. long conversatic
with him induced him to visit NIL
. swartz and the other pupils Of KislC
who were similarly affected. AbOl
three weeks later Jean Kislov and wi
were cited to appear before the JUDI
, Construction. Sylvan had made ol
his case.
The accused, on being examined,
: nrst haughtily refused to Be interrogate
, but finally admitted that his name "
. not jean Kislov, but the Count Hadns
Jotintzo; that his wife was the Counts
; Starosta and that he lived in HungaT
5 his estate bordering on the Teiss ne
! the town Of Madriega.
BE denied peremptorily that he W
guilty of any of the practices attribut
! TO him, and said that he did not think
( possible for the authorities of the elega
. city of Paris to be tlnctured with {
! ignoble superstitions which disgrac
. the rude Doors Of Bohemia, Hungal
I and Wallachia. He said, morrow
= that it was no new thing for memb'
= Of his family to be accused Of bel
4 vroucolacas and strig@-it was p'
+ Of the price they paid for their ancie
Q patent of nobility. An ancestor Of
f had been murdered by the Vehmgeric
It upon a very similar charge to the Q
!; now brought against himi but he b
, no fear before an open tribunal and
a the broad Daylight Of the ninetseT
, century.
. The four pupils and Mile. Swa
o testified 70 the line of facts alrea
It stated, but Mile. Goijoux- -Enchuyi