Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-10-10
The Doctors Revenge.


oein the smoking room. Pereira,
the Jewish director Of the theater, stood
before the fireplace.
Il am not a dramatist," remarked
the tall Maurice. an attache of the en-
bassy. Nevertheless, if you wish,
Pereira, will tell you a story Of which.
IL seems to me, a professional might
make use"
Go ahead"
''The story went the round Of the
Viennese salons during my Austrian
service. There was, In Vienna, a ply
sician who was famous for his sue
cessful treatment Of heart disease. His
name-I change the names naturally,
for the affair was a tragic One-was DIR.
Arnold. Although scarcely 40 years old
he had a splendid practice. He was a
handsome man. with regular features
and fair whiskers-the true Austrian
type-but with a pair Of eyes blue and
cold as steel. A Russian family resid-
Ing at Vienna--we will call them, If you
please, the Skebeloffs-called the doc
tor In consultation concerning their
daughter, in whom the specialist recog-
niZed at first glance the commencement
Of aneurism.
although received in good society,
these Skebeloffs were regarded with
suspicion. They lived In style at
hotel, and maintained a large train of
servants, but their diamonds were said
by some to he false.
But the doctor was infatuated with
Mile. Macha. and asked her hand In
marriage. He was accepted, and the
wedding took place In three months.
and then the Skebeloff family, sudden
ly firing of Vienna, fed to more agree
able surroundings. The doctors wife
made a very favorable impression upon
Yiennese society. The couple were
very interesting. The doctor loved
Macha as his wife and his patient-he
adored her and he prescribed for her.
THE young wife seemed SO well that
her husband allowed her a turn of the
waltz, now and again. as a medicine,
but think from motives Of jealousy he
would have forbidden 1t. For Capt
Blazewitz-an Apollo In a white uni
form-was always the first to write his
name on Nine. Arnold's card. and he
used to hold her in his arms very ten.
terly."
Good" said Pereira There, Mau
rice, your scene is set and your char
acters in place. Now for the action"
so be it. One day the doctor dis
covered a package Of letters"
"A package Of letters? Oh, that's
oldr
"Pereira. you are aggravating. In
your plays you may put In what you
choose. But In reality there was a
package Of letters"
(which gave the husband proof that
his wife was in lover
Apparently"
"And which caused him to conceive
plot for vengeance"
"You know the story. Pereira? Then
tell 1t yourself"
mo. my friend, but guess. that's
all; then the husband had his re-
venge@"
by one Of those crimes that ever re-
main unexplained"
"How do you knowY'
because the doctor has spoken. Yes,
the culprit himself afterward yielded
TO that Irresistible and fatal need of
confidence which dwclls within every
one"
1.-THE husband
Conceived g horrible revenge, but
one specially reserved to member Of
his profession. Macha, us he well knew,
was not completely cured Of tha. heart
trouble for which he had attended her
with so much zeal and love during two
years. Controlling his anger, he forced
himself to play the role Of q restless
and suspicious husband. and thus ere
ate fear and agony In the mind of his
guilty wife. lie knew, by the letters
which lie had found, of rhe passion
which consumed the two lovers, and he
was sure they would cndeavor to meet,
even in the midst of dangers and diff,
culties This domestic Macbiavelli
proftcj 6y the situation From thai
moment a mysterious power placed ali
sorts Of obstacles between Macha and
81. lie BlaEewitz without entirely sep
nrating them. il caused them to miss
their meetings. interrupted their CORE
spJ. cncc and poisoned their love: and
IN this Eff filed with keen and sor
rowful emotions, Nine. Arnold's health
again changed rapidly. The doctor kill
ed his wife with as much skill Rs he
had formerly exercised in curing her.
The adroit man would cause an hoar Of
wild terror, which gives n morbid nc.
tivity to the circulation. TO be followed
by long days Of sadness. which con-
;racted the heart and withheld the
blood. Then he would suddenly seem
to lave no suspicious or jealousy. aad
would appear deeply touched BY his
wife's sufferings. Why, what Is the
matter. my poor MachaY he would say
My diagnosis can discover nothing, y-:
you seem TO be dying OF grief. Are you
hot happy with me:' And at the saian
time he would observe with diabollcai
pleasure the progress Of the disease.
and would torture his victim with his
hypocriticll despair. At the end Of SIX
Inontbs her syncopes were more fire.
lrci.t. her palpitations more rapid; the
most distressing symptoms Of aneur;sm
had appeared. All, III. Pereira, you
don't interrupt me now!'
''Ah. yes. that's the second act, tie
kernel of the piece. But the catastrophe
the catastrUphe"
"Thc catastrophe is called for; here 4
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