The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-09-04
HE BOND OF FLESH.
Tale Of Life from the Tyrolese
Mountains.
BY EDGAR FAWCETT.
CHAPTER I.

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who only love what Is full OF
&rightness that It may sadden
lem. It may indeed horrify
deals with the darkness oil
md awful destiny. But at
ne / have deemed it q story
Iolling, since 1t Is filled, after
- tragedy Of Q great If unique
LON.
born In a lovely village OF
y Tyrol, whose name | will
cord. Our parents were PEG.
I'D bourgeois standing; my
- and thrift were almost
For years he had desired
u at last we came.
Or suffered agony at our
afterward. when We were
u is said that the shock
bath. For we were not as
m, but bound together by q
esh. Otherwise We were
ned In a perfectly normal
rother was, however, at oil
, healthy and vigorous than
called, l may here state,
Victor was the name given
~ created wild wonder, and
140ple focked 10 see US. My
1or forbade nor allowed us to
IN old relative, a kind OF
l 1Ince dead, showed us, / be.
~ gaping crowds. As for my
: vas Frustrated with grief al
! ~ his wife and the curse oil
&0Ld q hideous and monstrout
Mr. awhile all such feeling
nth him. He became not only
y but fond OF us. The next
Easily taken, and before we
1ers I'D he lavlshed on us the
Maternal love.
&1le we had received the best
ON dear, kindly old Hedwig,
>een nursed through an illness
oatened to end our infantile
earl y re collections are solely
being very happy. Conrad
. manner apart from me, ind
ultimately akin. They used 10
my nature was q rather domi-
ne. But was In every way
Ger and larger, 50 that l per.
10 at a tender age to assert my
rental and physical traits. As
D we were sometimes taken to
q / we'll recall how people
X starlngly about Us, and how
hat keenly enjoyed the vague
that surrounded us.
Re constantly visited by men
n and surgical repute from
European cities and towns.
D and adventures came, T. o,
D for at least q number OF them
~ father large sums for the
sxhibit US as u rare physiolog-
,el.
Aer's health began to weaken
had reached our eighth or
ID, and the failure OF q Vienna
house, to which he had in
10 major portion of his savings
"a helped to inflict upon him q
'rAlytic disorder. From this IL
came apparent that he could
~ rally; but while his partial
nd begun to courage He'd
nrseIves, We were sought out
named Oscar Schrelner.
from the hour when ] first laid
him, struck me as the most
Kind and gentle being whom
held. have never had oc-
ut In ono most solemn and
= once) to alter the verdict
~ first pleasant impression.
ID young when he came to
widower o; about six. and
a little daughter, Linda,
had placed at O boarding
= native Berlin. suppose
Hot precisely have called him
though ] have always held
81 above many who would be
YOU denied them the title.
kseiner certainly possessed
and combined with that o
ire sense of honor.
ted to make money, and
my father that this was his
Ing aim. He was wholly can
bere In his dealings Would
i've US to him for q certain
srmit him to manage our ex-
brewer he chose. receiving by
Contract a stated and con-
centage on all public shows
% might be concerned?
81, iii AMI needing money,
] never regretted his o n
u at first I rebelled against
y / would have rebelled more
d Conrad had cried and pro-
But I deemed It my duty
oontumacy of any sort on my
art, dearly as ! loved him.
lme my influence over him
q in the extreme. He was
<ond OF me. looked upon me
ng spirit, and faithfully fol.
~ coupsels. I soon became
the influence which ! exerted
was OF Q strangely forceful
Impose 1t was what would
be called hypnotism. Weird
eem, ] discovered that by tho
q O little concentrated will.
MD throw him into O sleep
gard Gwske him at pleasure
pleasure. that IL, though not
not always. The bond OF
Dded from my right side, while
, Just over the aorts. The
who had examined Us when
had nearly all agreed that
1on performed upon US in the
Ting US apart would certainly
onrad's death, while Il might
nperil my own life, even II
Hid not result.
hreiner might have proved q
pdisn. As It fortunately hap
ives the gentlest and kindest;
aken by him to many dlaer.