The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-12-17
anger, he assumed toward his wife the

anger, ne assumed toward his wife tho
! attitude of a husband who was uneasy
aud suspicious. thus giving birth 10
fear and agony in the mind OF the err
ing. woman. He knew by the letters
he had discovered what an absorbing
passion existed between these two
."'uis, ne vas sure tnat they wunM.
seek to meet each other even in tho
midst of danger. This domestic Ma
chiaveli proiited by the situation.
Ihenceforth y mysterious power put
all sorts of obstacles between Macha
and Nj. de Blazewitz, without, how-
ever. separating them entirely. He
made them miss their meetings, inter-
rupted their correspondence, troubled
and poisoned their love. Naturally
this life of anxiety, full of a%pprehen-
sion and sadness, changed anew, and
for the worse, the health of Nine. Ar
mold. The doctor killed his wife with
as much precision and certainty as he
had formerly used in curing her. To
an hour OF terror. which gave u NOR
bid activity to the circulation, this
skillful man added long days of sad
ness, which congested the blood around
the heart. Then suddenly he fcigned
TO be no longer jealous, would seem
touched to tears by her suiferings, and
say: What is the matter, my poor
Macha? My skill seems powerless to
aid you; you have the appearance of a
person who is dying of grief. Are you
not happy with mep' and all the while
he would note, with diabolic Joy, the
progress of the disease. He tortured
his victim with his hypocritical despair.
AT the end OF six months, syncopcs
were frequent, the palpitations more
rapid. the most disquieting symptoms
of the aneurism had reappeared.
Aha, Pcriera, you do not interrupt me
now"
"But l do. 1t is the second act, the
link of the piece; give us the end, the
finale"
"The end called for" cried Maurice,
in the tone of u waiter ut a restaurant,
who brings q dish; "herc it is."
."One evening the doctor entered his
wife's room in a violent rage. saying:
Madame, l know all; NJ. de Blazewila
is your lover,' Poor Macha turned as
white "a marble, and the purple Of
death tinged her lips. Kill me- she
cried. 1t was what he intended doing.
4 do not raise my hand against q wo.
man. said Arnold: your accomulice
has paid for you both. l come from q
duel with NJ. do Blazewitz; | have
killed him. AT his words, Macla fell
scnseless to the floor.
THE doctor lied; he had not dared
so much as to touch the mustache of
the handsome captain, who was known
as the most expert swordsnlau of Vi
emma. He knelt down by his wife's
side and took her hand-the pulse beat
yet, she lived. Then this cxecutioncr
summoned all his skill to her restora-
ton. When she revived, he said to
her: You must put on u ball dress
and all yourdiamonds. and accompany
me- to tho ball at the French embassy,
to which we are invited.' 'Never-I
could never do it, Go at once and
prepare to 20 with me- ordered he; i
made quarrel ut cards the pretext for
my duel with NJ. de Blazewitz, but yon
arc compromised. Tho world must
see you on my arm this evening at tho
ball; if not, they will believe ii was on
your account | fought, and l Shall be
~dishonored. Therefore, go and dress
Immediately; / desire it,
The unfortunate woman obeyed.
In an agony of mind she made her toi-
let and went with her husband to tho
ball at the embassy. There, crushed
and h~cartbroken, she sank rather than
seated herself on q couch in the ante
room, where n footman Mt each moment
announced q new arrival.
The doctor, in full dress, with all
his orders on his breast remained
o -s"'ao n'o mnc SIT, Aller
u rapid glance around the room lie
suddenly stopped and whispered in her
ear, as if CALAMITY paying her a COM
pliment: Grief, then. has not killed
you, miserable wretch Not yet, UNI
happily answered the tortured wo-
man. Look there, then, and die Of
joy AT that mtsncnt the footman, in
a loud voice, announced: Captain
Baron de Blazewitz.'
The handsome officer entered, a
smile upon his lips, and. as usual, the
first thing, looked round in search of
his fair friend.
He recognized her with difficulty.
AS their eyes met she rose to her feet,
stiif and erect as if moved by aspiring,
fearfully pale beneath her parnre of
diamonds. She gave him one terrified
glance, put her hand to her throat,
and fell forward on the ground dead
this time dead. indeed.
ut was q frightful scene. The doe
tor threw himself upon the body of his
wife and sobbed like one distracted.
The despair of NJ. de Blazcwitz
would have caused a great. scandal if
q friend had not forced him away.
The guests all departed i'll haste. aud
the supper was eaten by the servants.
"Ihe nmbassadress was greatly an
noyed, for she had ordered the NEST
grotcsquc favors for the cotillion,
which she expected would have created
a sensation
Maurice ceased. There was n mo-
mcnt of silence. his listeners shivcrcd,
and Pcriern himself had the tact to
abstain from making one of his jocu-
lar remarks. Al this moment the mis-
tress Of the house raised the portiere
of the smoking-room.
Well, gentlemen. said she, shave
you finished your cigars? The ladies
claim your attention now"
As they passed through the drawing
room, Pcriera took Maurice by the
arm: And the doctor, what became Of
him~ he asked.
"As | told you. one day he almost
boosted, in an %imprudcnt moment. of
his crime. However, he escaped pun
ishmcnt: but his stay in Vienna be-
came impossible. He is now in War
saw, and is known rs a specialist in
diseases of the heart. No emotion
whatever is his dictnm. But what do
You think of my plot for a play?"-
San francisco -Argonant.
His General Effect.