Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-21
A PAIR OF EARS.

A PAIR OF EARS.
The incident occurred in The clerks Of
flee OF the Palais de Justice, where all
sorts OF things are deposited. stolen arti-
cles, corpus deficit, and objects tending
to prove criminality. Last April young
lawyer, with lorgnon raised to his eyes,
Was amusing himself by examining this
judicial bIic-a brac He went from brass
watches to revolvels, silver snuff boxes
to burglars tools, pluneing like the
youth in the old tale, into a gulf Of
philosophical reflections.
Suumcnly he noticed i'll a sort of velvet
ease. two singular objects, roand, hat,
very peculiar in form, and brown in
color. They looked like India rubber or
parchment.
What arc those:" he asked. tuning
20 young clerk who was acting as
9uiGe.
why! Don't You see that thcy are
ears:"
Ears OF what?"
Ears oi man"
Cut on"
Certainly. cut OIL
"With vhaty \ sable: y knife? \
raozr?'
~ Catalonian poinard'
Thel;, drawing Il steel blade fror a
leather sheath he added;
Here Is the Instrument 10y which the
1fprEGnib oars yVnVa 0ta1l1fnt Il
The words evidently referred 10 some
drama. Curious, like men of his age,
the Young lawyer stopped and questioned
his guide:
A tragical adventure. Oh. my deu
sir. pray tell me about it."
Very Well 1t isn't a long story"
so much the worse!"
Don't interrupt me. About three
months ago, Just at the close Of winter,
a strange affair occurred in an elegant
villa near SceauX, occupied by Comte &c
S. with his young wife. an extremely
pretty woman, with whom he vas des.
perately in love You have OWNED that
he was an Othello under the mask OF a
man of fashicn:"
NO, [ knew nothing about him"
"A Bengal tiger could be 10 worse.
One evening, late in January, he re-
turned from Paris by the railway. his
feet half bcnumbed by the cold, and his
eyes smarting from the glare of the
snow. and dashed into the villa without
ringing or knocking, like hurricane, 90
ing straight to his wife's room. Do you
know what he saw thercf"
Aha Here's the key of the drama.
What did he spe?'
~ very good looking young man who
seemed to be pressing the countess
hand.'
The deucc!"
Not doubling that it was some adj
mircr, he rushed to the weapons deco
rating the wall, snatched this dagger
and, III less time than it requires 10 tell
it. cut off the strangers ears.
10th OF them!"
Those are the articles YOU see so
carefully preserved in that case Justice
kccIs them as evidence of criminaiity."
But the young wife,"
Wait! 1he fair countess exclaimed.
My dear, You are mistaken! My dear,
monsieur is a stranger! My dear. y11
have cut off one ear; spare the other.
bcseech youH But you know tigers are
always still more infatuated by the sight
OF blood. Besides, the more his Young
wife tried TO soothc him the more he
imagined that she was in league wi h
the visitor. He did not stop till 10th
ears were hacked off"
well, what was the fellow doing
Il pe2"
IN tell YOU. Did you ever read 81
story OF Balzsc called Message? 4
young man is accused by friend cf
carrying letter TO a young married
woman. Except for the existence of n
secret love the situation was identical.
The stranger who called at the villa
near SceauX was bringing message, a
letter from boarding school friend.
which by chance he handed to her iG,t
at the moment Othcilo appeared on the
scene. You know the Iest.'
"A minister"
~ s, but the young man. as Won NAV
suppose, viii not let matters rest there.
~ Comte de $. cannot give back his ear,
lie intends to make him pay damage.
complaint has been brought. with a de-
mard Tor valuation to serve as basis
ior estimating the damages. which viii
not be less than 100000 francs"
What are you saying: A hundred
Thousand francs apiece. Come, that's
pretty dear
Would YOU give yours for that sum-"
NO. Of course not; but that isn't the
question. We are wandering from tha
dra1a. Permit me to return to it. What
was the message sent by ono boarding
school friend to the either? 1t must bc
known. The examination would not fail
To reveal it."
The examination did reveal it. since
the message vas opened and read. ia,
Young beauty in Paris wrote to her
~choolH6tc in ScsauN: 4 have inst con
suited DR.. T.. whom all the Young women
IN Paii- are questioning about th"ir CON
plcAi'ps. J generously .eId You his pre-
s"ription; ii you want 10 have a fresh
complexion throughout the ycor. battle
your face daily, during the month If
May, every morning, with dandelan
Juice. Alize IT,"