Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-11-21
THOSE OTHER PEOPLE"

pie II he liked. since he could not zee
any difference between them and me.
I went disconsolately to my room and
watched from my window, and the
tears crcpt into my eyes as I thought
that surely Ugo and would never be
the same 10 one another again. Whilst
I eat and drcamiiy pondcrcd. the idea
entered my head that this strange pair
had come between M; that they had
cast the evil eye on us-the evil eye!
shudder a. sense Of the reality Of the
superstition assailed me. I rccollect-
"a that they had appeared at the inn on
the day Of our quarrel. For seven days
Uso and had been 40 strangers to one
another. and they. they would sever 10
for all time. leaned out Of my win.
dow. casing down on the parapet be.
meath me. on which Ugo still sat. The
horrible woman was looking at him
even - was. and the man mumblins
TO himself. I could hive laughed out
loud from very rage. for Ugo seemed to
b mesmerized to the spot. bathed In
the crimson light from the setting sun.
with o look in his eyes that was not
his, o look Of one cnthralled BY evil.
I had done It. The awful idea had
returned to me.
In the late evening I stole through
the dark corridor to her room, and all
the way laughed to myself. for tho
strange madness 30 possessed me that
I had neither fear nor horror. Then I
crept away down the stairs and out
into the open by the flowing river.
There. n the cool air famed my fever.
ish face. I thought had done right;
she was an evil, horrible thing who
would harm u. But, Ugo! What will
hc think? Still. said aloud. I am glad,
I am glad.
"Why IRE you glad2"
I turned round with q little CRY a.
Ugo came out Of the darkness and
Joined me.
II could not rest" he went ON quite
naturally. 80 came out here. I did
not expect to hnd you" he continued,
with no warmth In HE tone, adding,
'.Thooe people got on my mind. I felt
an irresistible desire to 20 and smother
that brute-kill him. I wish I had:
but somehow hadn't the courage"
"Ugoy
"what 10 1T" he said.
II have done It."
"What?"
II have killed her."
"You are madv'
II have killed her." I repeated.
He remained silent. pale to the lIps,
then said, hurriedly: mo one can pos.
sibly know you did III"
"No-unless
"UulessT
"He-he should divine"
but no must die. too!' He spMng
away from my side. bitten by my mad
ness. "Don't you see." he said. looking
oddly. ''such people must not exist:
they are horrible. venomous worms:
they are not human. they have the evil
eye, they poison tho earth"
followed slowly. possessed by a
strange calm. OF course It was quite
right. The world must be rid Of such
extrancous beings. We cleansed our
houses Of all vile Accommodations, we
swept our streets, and burned every
useless thing. killed nauseous insects
o. treacher0us animals, exterminating
all that was loathsome. Why did We
stop at human vermin. and not purify
the world. too. of such deAlement?
Then suddenly I stood stlll. Ugo. a
few yards before me. was rooted to the
ground, and, she! l had failed, then.
My stabs meant nothing. She could
not be killed. Ug0. too. had failed!
The blood In my veins turned cold with,
horror. and. like him, could not move
from where stood.
At last he, came up to me as one In
q dream. and said. I'VE cannot kill
theml Look! They are some evil
spirits. Little one" he murmured.
tenderly. come away, como away from
here; It Ii a poisonous place. They may
live forever. but they shall not separate
US. We were In their thralldOm." Was
1t dream? Ugo's arms were round
me. II love you. love your he said
II have been afraid to tell you, and
they, they came between us; but we dc
not care-do we? You were so brave
drawer than !. for you did not hesitate
but 1t was no use. We could not kill
them"
Our arms were tightly cntwined
nothing In the world could come be
tween us now. Those grewsOme people
were but pigmies. What cared we'
And We turned with a laugh towards
them. Then We saw what was indeed
stranger than anything that had yeI
happened at the old castle, for thert
under our very eyes they changed. ant
she became even az was. tall and fair
and he as Ugo. brave and beautiful. til
at last It seemed that they were we an(
we were they; then as the pale moor
cleaned from out the clouds and threw
dO0d Of light across our path. ",
. found that We were alone.
1T ID not true" murmured. II maj
have been like that, but not you" HI
! colOred to his eyebrows. "rhe portrait
OF me was doubtless excellent" SAID
J he; "the other, of course, was . pre-
posterOus calumny."
But I don't think either OF Us care(
very much. for me knew that 40 lOni
a. our hearts beat near one another
those other people could not ind wa!
to come between u. And, In YER!