The morning call., 1894-07-08
La Mazeno Kid Gloves, $3.50,
In New Shades, Buttons to Match.
THE HAMBURGER COMPANY,
RIA REET STR EFT

seemed intoxicated with the excitement of the
moment. ] imagined that the whole world was
watching my experiment. felJ that failure
was worse than thousand deaths. l was
trembling violently whrn moistened her lips
with the liquid. No sign was visible and in my
haste | poured all the contents of The phial
down her throat. The ell ct was instantaDe-
Gus. Tn atmosphere of The room seemed 10
be disturbed, and miSts aOated before my eyes.
Red balls OF fire glared in The air. The sound
of a thousand tiny bells fell upon my ears aud
white, feecy clouds fiOated IN and out of the
windows of the boat. l was paralyZed with
fear and hope. My heart palpltated, and each
beat seemed TO be Il cry OF eXultation. The
room was Illuminated, but suddenly a flame,
which shot forth from tie couch, lighted up the
waters on each side of The boat with terrible
splendor. Then all was dark again. The pail
which overSpread US seemed so complete that
fancied l was suddenly stricken blind.
Then there burst upon my vision the most
beautiful sight ever vouchsafed TO human
being. | had summoned from his high
retreat the Angel OF Life, and the radiance
from his crown reflected upon every side.
He stayed but moment, but when he was
gone living, breathing creature, made after
my own design, stood before me. She was su-
pernaluraliy beautiful, with nameesS grace
half human and half divine. In the ecstacy OF
my triumph l danced and shouted like a graf
flied child. This creature knew no law except
my Will. Ignorance in its most attractive form
was typified IN her. The cares of the world
never trouble her, because she could not COM
prehend them, and | was far too wise to teach
them 10 her. Intuitively she seemed TO know
all that was puresL and best, bui the common :
place details OF the sOrdid existence of human
Kind was a sealed book.
"The days passed in the most perfect happi-
ness granted to mortal mao. / cared neither
for he past nor for the future for the present
was a bliss (which could compensate for any,
thing which could take place thereafter.
"But for fatal mistake. which was the re-
suit OF my own carelesSnesS, | might now have
been the companion of being created DIV my
baDtlZed divine fliYir Of
the grOyeling thing that / am. The formula
directed that at the lapse of certain time
should cause TO be observed certain rules. My
Dellei IN my own powers was so great and my
vanity so exaggerated that | thought l could
with impunty disobey the mandates which not
only rule but which created The world. Selfish
NO sensuOus, neglected TO do as l was bid
den and blasted my happiness like a winters
wind falling upon some Saucy violet that had
dared 10 rear It's head in defiance 10 the SHOWS.
We were sitting on the porch OF the boat. Ihe
day was ended and the glory of the setting sun
seemed typical 10 me of the happiness OF my
life. Suddenly observed change 10 her, /
was her side In an instant, but she was in
the throes of CONFUSION against which the
amuets from The heart of CheUps was unavail-
ing l watched her teuderly until lt was over.
Her lace was as fair as usual, but there was
change. So subtle al first that l scarcely no.
ticed it, but in the days that followed le rned
that the heart of her whom loved had been
changed into the heart of man."
''She was still a woman, but she had mans
heart and mans ambitions. The entity which
compos her being remained the same save for
this change. When The realization of this Ier-
ribe thing came upon me loathpd her. Meas
ured by III strict standard OF beauty she was
still Venus, but knew that within that lovely
form there was that heart of man. Whether it
was a black and treacherouS one or was as
manly and honorable as that of the most just
man that ever lived was immaterlal to me.
Daily my hate grew more bit er. ] tried TO
control myself and 10 remain the same, but the
consciousness of the terrible thing gained q
mastery over me. The me- desire to kill her
that induces one 10 Kill snake came to me.
could not Sleep and when my last experiment;
had been tried In vain l fell upon her with a
huge knife, cut her In pieces and threw them
into tGr river.
at was murder, but could not help doing
what / did. For time l was happy. and then
a dull pain In my head beg to trouble me-.
Now all the fends OF remorse hover about my
couch at nighttime and sit by my side during
the day. Photographed upon the walls of my
memory is picture of beauteous creature
which l made and then destroyed. L suppose
that will be hanged now that have confessed
my crime, but 1 am ready TO die."-St. Louis
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