Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-19
A LOVE TEST.

'It is real calamity" said Nine. d
Lepreneuse, the mother, "to have thi
mad dog run at large. No one dares &C
out"
Last evening again." added heI
daughter, che bit two children coming
from school. The despair of their par
ents is indescribable.
chow frightful! Is there no means o.
making the bite harmless, doctor2
asked Nine. de Lepreneusc, addressing 9
young man of 80 years.
"There is first the can.erization with /
hot iron, " replied the doctor.
THAT is horrible" exclaimed Mile. de
Lepreneuse; there ought to be another
way"
when the region permits it," contin-
ued the doctor, lone can apply ligature
above the bite, wash the wound, and burn
it with caustic liquid Whatever the
process, it should be quick, before it is
too late. All inoculated liquid penetrates
with great rapidity in the blood. Sew
eral experiments have been made on this
subject"
''Tell us some" interrupted Mile. de
Lepreneuse.
For wound in the hand, " continued
the doctor, lone applies solution con-
tanning substance easily recognized
soon after bleeding the opposite hand,
one finds the inoculated substance in the
blood, it having already pervaded the
system"
"Then," said CASTOR de Maurebois,
cousin ofMlle. de Lepreneuse, ''when one
is bitten there is no hope except at the
Pasteur Instituted"
There is preventative, replied the
doctor, ''whosc immediate employment
gives excellent results, but it is relin-
pushed now"
doubtless it necessitates some serious
inconvenience, does it not?" asks Karl
Marienzi, one of the guests of the
chateau.
Very serious" replied the doctor.
Tell us about it, nevertheless" said
Karl.
ut is suction" replied the doctor.
Zone must concentrate oneself and suck
the wound at once. This operation pre-
sents great danger. The operator is al.
most certain of being inoculated with the
virus, the lips being the chosen spot.
The delicacy of the mucus which covers
them facilitates absorption. This way
relying upon devotion, is little en-
ployed.'
"You do not believe in devotion, doc
tor?" asked Nine. de Lepreneuse.
81 did not say that, mademoiselle.
believe 1t is prudent not to count on it
too much"
~ am Of your opinion" added Nine
de Lepreneuse.
WHAT" cried her daughter, "you
doubt it9 You'll The personifcation of
devotion
''Yes, my child, to doubt is one Of the
bitter fruits of experience.
This conversation took place one oeau-
tiful summer day m the park of the Cha
teau de Lepreneusc, situated a short dis
lance from Paris in Brie Mime. de Le-
preneuse lived here with her daughter,
Yveline. Since her widowhood she had
renowned the world TO devote herself
exclusively to the educstion of her only
child. She was still very beautiful and
young, and her daughter was her exact
copy. Yveline was 10 years old. Hav-
ing been brought up in the country, she
oIJOhb I'LL lilO OTbNOOtSs luCC WAS
fresh and rosy; her eyes bright and pen
etrating. She charmed every one by her
natural grace.
She had just reached the manageable
age and the guests of the chateau were
more or less suitors for her hand.
CASTOR de Maurebois, Yveline's cousin,
was an orphan, and since the death of
his parents had lived an idle existence in
Paris. He was 33 years Of age, bald,
distingue. In his spare moments he
operated at the bourse and was associ-
ated with broker ut whose house most
of his money was deposited.
At 90 he was entirely blase, all pleas
ures ceased to interest him, his health
was broken down. Gambling and pure
blooded horses had diminished his for
tune. He felt the need Of rrepose and
decided to marry. He remembered he
had cousin somewhere, who ought to
combine all desirable conditions. One
day he arrived without warning at the
Chateau de Leprencuse. At the sight of
Yveline he was at once her sutton.
Karl Marienzi, one Of the guests, was
the son of a celebrated writer, friend of
the family of de Lepreneuse. He was %.
His face was very expressive, his hair was
black and long. He had written an
opera in one act, which had had great
success. From an early age he was a
constant visitor at the chateau, spending
several months there during his vaca--
ton. He was very intimate with tho
young girl and loved her passionately.
The doctor was countryman. His
father, an old friend of the house. had
always been the physician of the family,
his son succeeding him. The young doc
tor was slight, alert, and active; his face
grave and tender. As a physician he
was serious, charitable and possessed
the entire confidence of Nine. de
Lepreneuse. He loved Yvelinc, and prof
tied by the least indisposition of her
mother to renew frequently his visits.
The lovers were together ON this day.