The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-02-26
The Malay Kris
A TRAGEDY OF A
PROVINCIAL TOWN
Translated From the Frenc h
of Tristan Bernard by
Laurence Is. Fletcher.

. " o down again for few min.
{ l. + utes, won't you?"
To< "But it Is nearly ten
o'clock. Monsieur MOntlcr"
"Well, what of II? The market
doesn't close until twelve. You have
plenty OF time"
"Yes, Monsieur Monitor; but prom.
ised to meet my wife at one Of the
shops"
"Oh she will be too busy shopping
to worry about your absence. | did
hope that you would see my son be
fore you left"
Your son? Oh. TO be sure; he has
come back from Paris. Well. are you
glad? Did hc graduate with honOrs"
Eyes. lie is doctor Of laws. and
his mother Is oycrjoycd. cannot say
that am. I find him a little bit too
Partisan. this boy Of mine lie says a
good many things that don't like at
all, argues about honesty, property,
justice. Why. yesterday | would have
left the dinner table if it had been
anybody but my own son talking in
that way, and being my own son, it
was hard work to keep my hands off
his ears. And he spends too much
| am continually giving him money.
yet he is forever after his mother for
more. He goes TO bed very late. and
every morning there is a great fuss
before monsieur consents To- get up.
No, no! | don't like such habits. If
he wishes 20 succeed at the bar, he
must take another road"
you intend to make a magistrate
OF him. | believe"
lie says no. at present We shall
have to wait until he changes his
mind"
Have you heard thnt young Mo.
guin has come home as a jugc din
struCtion?"
81 know. he and my son arc great
friends. A very serious lad, hear"
Serious? He would send his own
father to prison There will be no
smotherng Of scandals with him
like that college affair last year. Hea
vcns. Monsieur Monitor, it is a quar-
ter past ten. | really must go, my
friend Hello What "A pretty cab.
inctw
1T isn't bad. but have a more in
tcrcsting one downstairs, in the hall.
! will go with you and show it to
you You must see the Malay kris
picked up the other day by pure ac-
Cidcnt Along comes sailor-let me
see IL was the day before yesterday
"A sailor OF some outlandish country,
with all sorts Of foreign curiositics
| bought something that he called a
Malay kris. Malay or not. it is very
curious. I've seen such things in
books. but 1 didn't know they really
existed. After stabbng. you press q
spring The blade divides. and when
you pull II out. 1t leaves horrible
wound, shaped like a cross. Come
will show it to you. Take care OF
the last step. the hail is so dark. The
Cabinet is by the window. Helior'
What is the mattcrf"
"Well here's a pretty business"
What"
THE kris Is gone! who can hav,
taken it? | must see about this"
Look on the floor. Monsieur Mon
tier Perhaps the hooks have givet
way"
"No. the hooks arc all right, an,
there is nothing on the floor. We'll
well! must see about this AZ once"
"Wcll. must be going. Monsieu
MonUcr"
"Good-doy. Monsieur Gamhard Jus
tine, Justine. oh. it's you. CicmcucJ
Where on earth is JuStinoT
In the garden, with wads me.
have just como from market"
But what is the matter with yo,
! Clpmcnce? You look all upset"
And we'll may hc. monsieur
Something dreadful has happcne,
Monsieur knows the lady of the ch,
tcau--"
"Weu"
"Shc was murdered last nigh
About nine o'clock the gardener hear
scream and ran. but she was dea
before he reached her The murdere
whoever he is. must bc a moustc
Just imagine. monsieur. On the po,
lady's breast they found two wouu,
that made a cross. But what is q
matter with monsieur
Z, "Noth.ng-the murder Of the o
- lady shocked me little. Does m
D dame know
J Not yct. monsieur"
Don't tell hec 10 might excl
\ her"
J Especially as madame Is airc5,
= disturbed | don't know 10 ought
tell monsieur bat Monsieur l.
q Cipn-"
"welll what? Monsieur Luc.en?
"Hc did not come home last night
oh what is wrong with monsieur
II don't know feel rather fai
I've felt So all day yesterday. too.
n Monsieur had better 30 10
=. room"
Al Yes am going"
+. "ill help you M stairs"
mo. no. Leave me alone"
"Yes. yes. Monsieur can har,
stand up. Come! Carefully. VI,
we are Sit down in your big ar