Evening journal., 1892-03-03

| gave birth TO fear aud1nnEu ~ n tha guilty.
wife's soul.
''He knew by the letters be bad intercept
+, ed what guilty passion possessed the two
lovers, be was sure they always sought to
sec each other, even in the midst Of danger.
This domestic Maohiavel proated by this
situation After that a mysterious power
put all sorts of small obstacles between
NachA and M. de Bla1evitz, without, how
ever, separating them entirely It made
their rendezvous 70 fail, interrupted their
correspondence troubled and poisoned their
loves, and in this life Of lively aud sorrow
full emotions Mrs. Arnolds health again
changed profoundly. Tho doctor killed his
wife with as much certainty and precision
as he had but now cured her To an hour
OF wild terror. which gave morbid activity
TO the circulation. the clever man caused
10 succeed long days Of sadness, which con
gested the heart and retained the blood
there.
"Then suddenly he feigned 70 have no
more jealousy and appeared touched even
to tears at his wife's sufferings. What *
the matter, my poor MachaT said he To
her. 4 cannot diagnose your case. You
have the appearance Of a person dying Of
grief. Are you noe happX with meY And
while watching with aetruly diabolical
delight the progress Of the malady, he
crucifed his victim with his false faced
despair At the end Of six months the
syncopcs were more frequent, the palpi.
tations moro rapid, the most disquieting
symptoms OF aneurism had reappeGred.
All, hal Pereira, you do not interrupt me
nOw"
"Ohl yes, yesl This is the second act
the connecting part OF the play. But the
denouement, the denouement"
1.-THE denouementP cried Maurice. with
the accent OF a restaurant waiter who
serves you with dish Here II is One
evening the doctor burst into his wifes
room like tempest. Madam, know all
M. de Blazewitz is your lover The poor
Macha became as pale as n sheet aud the
violet color OF death appeared on her lips
Kill mer she said. This was Just what he
wished
81 would not lay hand on a woman,
was Arnold's reply. Your accomplice hns
paid for both have just fought with Nj
de Blazewitz. ! have killed himr and
Macha fell rigid upon the floor. But the
doctor lied; he did not dare 70 touch the
mustache OF the handsome captain, who
passed for the best shot in Vienna He
kneeled beside his wife, extended upon the
floor, and took her hand in his The pulses
still beat. She yet lived Then the brute
gave her some attention-revved her
Go put ON ball dress and all your dia
monds,' he commanded, and accompany
me to the French embassy ball, TO which
we are invited
"'No, mol / could never do it, Go
dress yourself and we will start have
taken as a pretext for my duel with NJ. de
nIaw.ss-ffs A.
you are compromised IL is necessary that
you should be seen this evening on my arm
in society. II not Il would be thought
that fought on your account and should
be dishonored. Get dressed. | wish itr
The unhappy one had 70 obey How could
she resist the man she had so cruelty out
ragedS She made her toilet. What agony
And her husband dragged her to the EN-
bassy ball. There overcome, she sought a
retired spot, rather than seat herself in the
first drawing room, where the usher every
minute or 50 announced the names Of the
arrivals The doctor, in full dress, superb
with all his decorations, stood up behind
his wife's chair.
GAN at once, after CHANGING into the
antechamber, be leaned over 10 hacha' 3
ear, rs il to whisper a gallantry. Grief
has not killed you, then, miserableg Not
yet, unhappily,' murmured this criminal
who expiated her Offense. Very we'll
Look, then, added he, pointing to the door,
and die Of joyl' At that moment the usher
announced in a sonorous voice. Captain
Baron de Blazewitzr The handsome OH
Ger entered, a smile on his lips, and imme
diately, as he always did, sought his mis-
tress with a look. He scarcely recognized
her.
"She had just risen from her chair, and
stood erect, as il impelled by a steel spring.
livid under her diamond tiara frightful 20
behold She cast on him a wild look
pressed her hand ON her throat, and fell
heavily on the floor. dead-quite dead, this
timel There was a terrible scene. The
doctor threw himself on his wifes body
with a cry, and M. de Blazewitzs despair
would have caused a scandal II a friend
had not drawn him away All the guests
fed; the lackeys ate the supper, and the
embassadress was much put out, for she
had had made expressly for the cotilion
some grotesque heads, with which she ex
| pected to make a great hit"
Maurice stopped; there was a moment OF
| silence. The auditors nearly shivered, and
Pereira himself had the tact not TO utter
any nonsense.
| bub tine MISTRESS OF the mouse appeared,
raising the tapestry portieres Of the smok
I ing rooml
"Sirs, have you finished your cigarsi
| The ladies await You"
While passing to the drawing room
Pereira took Maurices arm.
"And the doctori What became OF
himf"
"As told you, he nearly, in an impru
dent moment, boasted Of his crime, which
however escaped all punishment. But hi'
! soiourn at Vienna became difficult. Today
he is at Varsovie, where he has a goOC
practice and where he continues to repeat
to those inflicted with the disease Of which
he has made a speciality, Above all, n,
emotions; no emotionsP But what do you
think Of my plot for a playP
impossible, my dear fellow. All thi
critics would say that It was an limitation
Of Octave Feuillet's Julie. '"-TranslateJ
from the French Of Francois Coppee b.
| William Il. N. Rogers for Romance.
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