Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-26
FINGERS
OF IGLE.
a husbands Return
From the Other World.

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course IL was not called d ihauhouse' or
people would not have sent their mentally
unhiugcd friends there 1t bore tie eu-
phonious appellation of Or Brier's Home
Sanitarium'' and was consequently well
patronized People usually dislike call
ing a thing by its proper name.
The perfectly kept grounds were sur
rounded by high iron fence. within
which the harmless inmates wandered at
will during certain hours of the day.
On rustic bench sat q young woman.
Her ewes were closed, and as she remained
in .repose she was beautiful, with Span
ish type of beauty that no other nation
can equal.
Suddenly she started up with wild
motion of the hand toward her throat as
though she were being choked. The dark
eyes showed intense fright, and the whole
face was convulsed Gradually the frenzy
passed away, and she sank down upon the
bench again, with weary little laugh.
The soft breeze rrstled the leaves of the
trees and murmured a gentle lullaby.
Slowly the beautiful head sank lower and
lower until it was pillOwed on fieecy
wrap which lay on the end of the bench
and she slept.
At that exact hour it happened that a
curious woman, accompanied by friend,
asked permission of one of the physicians
on the staff to be shown through the place.
He had the misfortune to be one of her
friends, so he acquiesced; but being busy at
the time he turned her over to the mercies
of a young doctor, who, finding the curious
woman and her friend rather amiable, did
his utmost to entertain them
And so it occurred that after going
through the building they sauntered about
the grounds and saw the Spanish beauty
lying asleep, with her face as calm and
sweet as that of sleeping child
sOh" cried the curious woman ecstatic-
ally, "do tell us about her!''
The Young doctor smoothed his bud
ding mustache and looked about him. No
one was visible.
"We don t often tell the history of our
patients" he began hesitatingly. "but this
is rather peculiar case, and if you spe-
cisIIy desire''-
"Oh. do tell us - cried the curious wom-
an, with q world of persuasion in her
voice. 81 assure Won it will go no farther.
Is she Spanish?''
They moved awav slightly that their
voices might not disturb the sleeper. The
Young doctor repIied:
s.Oh, yes, She was born in Castillo. and
while vet little more than child-bart1ly
16, belieye-married for wealth and DO
sition a Spaniard three times her age.
"Affairs went smoothly for two wears,
when the husband contracted disease.
which proved fatal. Now it would have
been mncb nicer and more like what one
reads in Sunday school books if he had
hidden his relatives an affectionate farewell
as he Law on his deathbed. but instead of
doing that he called his younp wife to him
and said in tones so low that no one but
she could hear. sInez. if Won marry again.
I shall come back from the grave. and.
with the icy fingers of death. I shall choke
you-cboke Won His face was convulsed
with nassion. and shortly afterward he
died. He was buried with the pomps and
ceremonies required in a Spanish family
of nosition. and for two wears the widow
remained in seclusion.
"At the end of that time she came forth
more beautiful than ever and, ioined n
marty of friends travelling in ENGLAND
There she met the man who was To be her
future busband-a handsome athletic
voung American of the Anvlo-Saxon tvne
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