The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-12

would absent himself from home for days
together. Esla watched him with anxious
heart and increasing uneasiness.
One beautiful. sunshiny winters day
hussars with loaded carbines rode into the
Village The villagers received them with
loud hurrahs and cries of welcome, and
the Joy was increased when Honved bat
TALON followed them on foot. The Hun
garians halted, picketed their outposts,
sent out patrols to all points Of the COM
pass, and, their duty over, began to think
| Of the oommissariat. The inhabitants Of
Macy -Nemethy brought out the best they
had to compensate the brave fellows, II
ever 80 little, for the hardsbips Of their
campaign. Egla did not like to follow the
example Of the others without first obtain
Ing her husbands consent. She went In
search Of him, but was unable to find him
either at homo or anywhere in the village.
Evil forebodings took possession Of her
mind.
Night closed in. Every one slept In
Macy -Nemethy-every one but Egla. She
sat on her bed waiting and listening. She
felt that she must listen and wait for
something; something so terrible 1t hardly
took form In her mind, yet it was some
thing that had been hanging over her for
long time. She sat and waited-one
hour-two hours-till she grew drowsy
from sheer exhaustion. Suddenly she was
startled. Was Ii the sound Of shotsP What
was that confused noisep The trumpets
brayed, words of command were heard,
and the firing increased. She ran to the
window, and as she threw 1t open bullet
whistled past and impinged upon the wall
behind her. She drew back quickly and
extinguished the light. There was fight
ing in tho streets of Macy -Nemethy.
The imperialists had advanced upon the
Honved battalion under cover Of the night,
and the Hungarians had been oyerpow-
cred. A few of them managed to escape
with tho colors, but the rest were taken
prisoners or died the patriots death.
Egla sat in her room like one in trance
Her thoughts stood still The time passed
away, but she was needless of it till sud-
denly she started at the sound of voices in
the next room. Her husband had re.
turned, and with him How well she
knew those clear, commanding tones az
she listened to the words of praise and the
promise of great reward-to her husband.
The imperialists did not remain long,
and her husband went away in their train.
n
ping her children up warmly, drove away
with them to her fathers house. Having
placed them in safety, she returned home
on the third day and awaited her hus-
bands return.
On the fourth evening after her return
sho heard her husband enter tho house
softly, like thief, and like thief he
started when his wife, candle in hand,
stepped out of her room before him. Plao-
ing the light upon the table she seated
herself, and coldly and sternly, like u
judge, she commenced her examination.
"Whero were your"
II have done good bit Of business"
~ know It,"
~ have delivered contract for bread
and bacon to-
You have delivered up your brethren2
You spy!" shrieked the Jcwess, flaming
with indignation.
'What do you mean?" SonnenfCld was
pale as "A ghost.
II overheard your conversation with tho
general"
Anything furthcr9" And the husband
tried to laugh.
The beautiful Jewess stood up and gazcd
steadily into his face. "This further--you
arc a traitor and deserve to die, but I hayo
loved you and would not have tho name
that l have borne and the namo of my
children dshonorcd beforothe world. You
shall not therefore swing from the gallows,
as you Deserve for will let you kill your
self here upon tho spot"
81 believe you have lost your reason"
cried her husband.
For answer she glided quietly into hoF
room and fetched a loaded pistol "You |
must die" cried Egla, land if you have
sunk so low that you do not understand |
how great is the enormity of the crime you
have committed, or il your cowardce be so
great you dare not kill yourself, then will
! be your cxecutioner in the name of the
fathorland"
She placed the muzzlc Of tho pistol
against his breast, when the wretch fell
upon his knees begging and entreating her
to spare his life.
The tragic figure stood supcrbly above
him, gazed at him for u moment with I'M
utterablo contempt and then unlocked the
pistol
mo, truly, you are not worth powder
and shot"
She turned from him and went into her
own room when he feycrislly sprang to
tho door and fastened it behind her
Egla listened, and when she felt certain
Ter husband had gone to bed she wrapped
herself in fur cloak ard stepped out
through tho long window into the night.
AS day broke the tread of horses sound
cd in front of Sonnenfeld's house, and o
few blows from the butt end of a muskot
soon broke open the door. lfussars, with
lis wife at their head, burst into the room