The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-01-28
A MANAGES STORY.
Terrible Penalty OF Ungoverned
jealousy.

jealousy.
Dr. lIayford was my chum at Har-
ward and my most intimate friend as
welr Uf course he was not an NJ d.
then, hut such he soon after became,
and having more spare time than cash,
as more experienced and bettersestab-
got alIthe paying
PATIENTS he5was obliged to1ook 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 oc-
casionally for some time, but every
body knows now difficultitis to answer
letters arnfd thercares of an active life,
so it is. not strange that our CORE
spondenee died natural death at last.
A few years afterward [, too, went
west to pay a visit to favorite uncle,
and in less than a week from the time
arrived at his house I came across
WIZ flayford The surprise and pleas
ure of the meeting was mutual.
Will told me that he had made a
special study of insanity and had.been
sosueeessful in it's treatment that he
had opened a small private madhonse
Just out of town in order to accommo-
date bis wealthy patients. At that
time there were several being treated
there. After short conversation the
doctor was obliged to leave me, but
ere he went he made me promise to cali
at the asylum before l returned east.
&. Il do not usually admit any visitors
except the immediate friends of my
patients, said he, but in your case
avn only too glad to do so. Come any
day and you will be. almost certain to
find me-in. as l devote my whole time
to the afflicted inmates of my house
hold -.
So it happened that. spent the after
noaa-at=th asylum fewsdays later
Will was very glad to see me, and we
had. long, pleasant talk about old
times and sacquaintances- 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, a 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 patient have never al
lowed anyone to see except the brother
who brought him here. He is young
man of good education and excellent
family, but he is hopelessly insane.
guarded word might serve to make
him wild hence my precaution in re-
gard to visitors. l 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 beep strilxingly handsome
when in health. Even then there was
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 voice of passion
ate appealing, as soon as he saw me
standing outside HAS she forgiven
ME y&t?"
Talk with him II you like; only hui
NOR him." said the doctor. 81 must go
and give No. Z his medicine now" and
SO saying he departed, leaving me still
standing before the door OF No. IS.
Iurning toward the unfortunate young
man soothingly answered:
yes; Emma is well and happy, and
think she will forgive you soon. But
You have never told me what she has
TO forgive"
Don't you know? Then win tell
you the whole terrible story" said the
pale Young man with the burning eyes;
and he began at once as follows:
q always had a longing for the
a" 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
eongenial as l expected, and besides
thil 10y love for Emma Garrison was
draw ng me back to my native village
with an almost irresistible power. OIL
how beautiful she was! No wonder l
worshiped the very garments that she
Wore, and even the flowers that her
slim, white fingers touchedI
SO, at the end Of two years, re-
turned, only to find that q perfumed
DANDY from the city was making every
effort to win the girl adored, and APP
parently with a good showof 81 iess,
as he wasa handsome and dashing fell
low soon found ont that he was .
pl'llut coward and sneak at heart, but
al course Emma did, believe me
Whrp ] told her so. She only laughed
a. and said that Twas jealous.
Jealous! Yes, i was jealous. Who
would not have been with the hand
And feart of-a girl like Emma Garrison
~ stake? But in spite OF that I knew