Connecticut western news., 1897-10-28
A TRAGEDY BY EAR.

we udppouou CO COIuo out Ol 1uo CluU together, and so I walked along the boulevard with M. Maroux, a man with kindly face, but marked with an in- finite melancholy.
 "Will you wait minute for me?" said as we reached the postoffice. "I wish to go in and telephone.
 He started at the last word, and I SEW his grip tighten on his cane. When { returned, he still seemed nervous, and to break an uncomfortable silence I made some commonplace remark about what Q marvellous invention the tele- phone was and what inestimable serv- ices the progress of science was doing us every day.
 ''Do you think so?'' replied M Ma roux in tone of bitter irony. "It seems to me, on the contrary, that science, far from aiding us, only emphasizes our human weakness and cruelty multiplies the means that can cause us suffering. But you will understand me better if I give you an example of what mean from my own experiences:
 Wtso opOAiNhkh6 ny e1hOcAhiA F6SSDbo1OiA with Louise, my wife, and Marcel, my little son, at my country place at Mo rande, which had just bought. It was in the country about three leagues out of Marseilles Nanette, our old servant, was both housekeeper and cook. Blaise, who was devoted to me, delighted at be- ing once more near the city where his worthy old mother lived, fulfilled the functions of gardener and had his quar- ters in detached outhouse.
 "With my gun on my arm and my two dogs at my heels used to wander about all day with my wife and baby i'll that delightful solitude. To make amends for our isolation, I had-a tele- phone line put up to connect with the central office at Marseilles, and by it ev- cry evening, as sat in my bedchamber, I could learn what had been done dur ing the day at my factory in Paris.
 "Our peaceful life was interrupted by notice from my superintendent. By making personal application I could probably obtain an important govern ment order. The weather was so fine and Marcel seemed so well that Louise decided to wait for me at Morande. But on the eve of my departure for Paris the rain fell in torrents. When the hired vehicle arrived before my door, at sight of the immense blackness of the ping at my heart.
 "'You will be away only two nights, Louise reassured me. 'Nanette will sleep near my room. Blaise has your gun, and from the house where he sleeps he could hear us call, and the dogs are an excellent guard. What could happen to us?'
 1T kissed Louise and Marcel and start ed on my journey. On the train passed a most uneasy night, and had no soon- CT reached Paris than jumped out of the carriage and hastened to telephone office. Communication being establish ed, heard, nasal and untitled, but still very sweet to me, the voice of my wife. l 'Hellop I called How did you pass the night, Louise? Were you very frightened?'
 Yes, a httle-Nanette especially. We did not get to sleep until almost daybreak because Nanette thought she heard steps in the garden. The dogs, which we had forgotten to unite, had been barking long time. At last we opened the window and called Blaise. He took the gun, loosed the dogs and made tour of the house, but he did , not find anything suspicious. Baby who did not suspect anything, the fine little fellow, has walked up and is call ing me- Goodby. If you have moment before dinner, call me up again.
 "Only half reassured, l plunged into the business in hand and was not able to go to the telephone again until after 8 o'clock. had to call long time.
 'Hellol Hello! called. Why don you answer, Louise? What is the mat ter?'
 Something we did not expect thi afternoon The shutters had been fas tened, the dogs united, and Nanette hat put up bed for Blaise in the hall, il order to save us the terrors of last night when boy from the village brought { note for Blaise. His mother has sudden ly been taken very i'll, and she wanted him to come to her immediately. Tn, boy, whom we had never seen before went away again as soon as he had de livered the note, without giving us an, further information. Blaise, who adore his mother, was quite upset. He dit not want to leave us alone before day light, but his sorrowful face told hoy dearly the delay would cost him.
 thought that if this woman dies tonigh I shall have prevented poor Blaise iron receiving her last blessing. So I over came my scruples and made him go He promised to return this evening, am to save time he will drive back. hay just bolted the doors after him. Ina is why kept you waiting. Now, hoN is that business affair getting along?' "'Very well; but let us talk abou yourself. You should not have let Blais