The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-16
SELECTED STORY.
The Cripple.

IurlS 1lc was Ill lue ministry vi puDllC
works, but although in a splendid position
he was most unaffected man, without
trace of pride in his composition. He was
thoroughly good hearted, jolly fellow.
was therefore, as you will imagine, in
tensely sorry to see him fall hopelessly in
love with beautiful young girl who was
mixed up with one of the queerest sets
about town Her brother had long since
marked out as quiet but dangerous an
archist and the girl herself was being
oourted by man whom knew to be ring
leader of these dcsperadoes. You see,
had been giving special attention to that
sort of gentry and was only waiting my
opportunity to pounce upon this particu-
lar one.
So l said again it was with more than
regret that l saw Emile About succumb to
the destinations of Marie Durand. AT
that time did not know her. 1 knew
that she was the image Of her brother in
feature-so much so that to this day be-
lieve they were twins-and l suppose that
led to the inference that she resembled him
In creed and was only less dangerous be
cause n woman.
/ warned Emile of his folly, but of
course knew beforehand that it would
be useless / did it, as one often will do
such things, in order that 1 might feel
had done my duty by him. He seemed to
revel in the delight of rousing his rivals
jealousy to the point of madness.
The girl positively hated Dumbovotsk,
her dark proved admirer in spite of his
handsome figure, splendid bearing and un-
doubted authority over his fellows. 1t
was new thing for Dumbovotsk to meet
IL Ii ,ar.1f
all the bulldog determination of his tact
turn nature to compel Marie's affection.
When, however, he saw that Emile he
not only entered upon a similar campaie
but had actually carried at the first sto1
ing the citadel that had so strongly pa
out against him, he was beside hineH
with rage and modification
1t was with the merriest jokes and Ign
ter that Emile told me of the prog'9 Vi
his own lovemaking and the accoT"ny
ing growth of his rivals fierce haiti nc
was such a fearless, careless fclF unaU
he openly enjoyed tormenting anfelying
Dumbovotsk, whom others were.rald TO
nnnoy-cvcn secretly.
l thought that harm woulGertalhly
come of it, and times out otluIlocr
warned him of the risk he w ing
but he always put me off witt i,'uen'
For most of the subscquG uetalls Oh
the story l was indebted tliIlsell anu
my own subsequent invcst'tiohs, us L
must confess that on this Cislon uIe an
archists had completely ouii ttcu me.
Marie had for some littE illlc PasV peeh
very much distressed ] ncr prouher
strangely prcoccupied a, FOR u'lFs she
. had been unable to get 'hI III more 'llah
monosyllablcs from h nc scciileu 10
think of nothing but nc sccIcUl harass-
;nc tro,I1,lo Fverr remarked how i'll
he 1onl,nd ccvoroi les Marie had art
fully invited his corOIiCV' puu ne hau
quiet though settl determination I.I TO
HI o,-o,,.ti,i,cr fr her She knew Just
ono,,o,h If hon h hers associates and
their aims to marci I ~ 'ilaU ne sioulu
cast them off for '''0 'iio udreu HoV
soon tLis nv, Ilar day, when, although
he seo,nnd ~ worse than ever, he OK
pressed a dct, incd resolve to go out in
tbe ovonin,r g, womanlike, swiftly de
cidcd nnnr plan of action. Her suspi-
cions had IAN to assume horrible and
definite So ono was resolved TO ma
out evcryr5'
In hi. that afternoon Ernest uncon-
KciousIv allowed a sleeping draft which
his SKI calculated would amply make
nm tho rcars of rest that he had been re-
gently formulating
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