The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-08-04
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Copyright, 1905, by w. r. Hearst.)
The very day he had discovered the
un~faithfulness OF his wife, Feodor Feo-
dorevitch Slgajeff went to Schmuck &
Co.'s, dealers in firearms, and was now
busily engaged in selecting a revolver.
His a expressed anger, hatred and
grim determination.
i know what l have to do he said
has been dragged through the mire and
1T is my solemn duty as a man and as
a Russian to take revenge for this In
suit. First I shall kill her, then her
lover and hen myself"
He had not yet selected a revolver
nor killed anybody, but in his lmagina-
ton he saw already three bloody bod
les, scattered brains, a crowd Of peo-
pie, sensation and autopsy. With de-
light he pictured to himself the sorrow
of the family, the death struggle Of the
unfaithful wife and the long articles
IN the newspapers.
The salesman. a little Frenchman
with tight. trousers and white vest,
spread out before him a number Of re-
volvers.
IF you will take my advice. Gospo-
din Sigajeff, you will buy this Amer
Ice revolver, the most ideal of weap-
ons. Its penetrating power is enor-
nous, and you can hit the bullseye at
a distance of sixty PAGES. It is the
most up to date Of all systems and we
sell daily dozens of them to be used
against burglars. wolves and lovers
it kills both lover and wife at once,
and for people who think Of committing
suicide, I tell you. monsieur. 1T cam
not be beaten"
And Tho :a1acn,o n rNC1ro1L ~ or1
pulled the trigger. blew into the bar
rel and made a face which was meant
to express the greatest delight. Look
ing at him, one should have thought
that he had no greater desire than to
send a bullet through his own brain
with this excellent weapon
And how much is it?" asked Siga-
Jeff.
"Forty-fve rubles. Gaspodln siga-
Jeff"
"Hu! That is rather too much"
Then with your permission I shall
recommend you another system. Please
have a look at his one. 1t is a Ger
but-and here he made a ges-
ture of contempt--it is out Of date.
1t is only bought by the lower classes
of people and not by gentlemen like
yourself. To commit suicide or to kill
ones wne with a German gun is de-
S.uSuiS !H"uNdiS eoH. society FecO8-
mics only first class weapons"
Nothing is further from my mind
than 10 commit suicide or kill any
(body," replied Sigajeff abruptly. az
want the revolver because I am going
away to the country and want it for
protection against burglars"
1T does not in any way concern U.S.,
monsieur, for what purpose you want
the gum" replied the salesman, with a
modest smile and downcast eyes. IF
we demanded every customers reason
for buying a revolver we might as we'll
close the store. But to use against bur
glars, Gospodin Sigajeff, a German pis-
toll Is absolutely no good. 1t makes
no noise whatever, and you had better
buy a duelling pistol"
Ought I. then, challenge him?'
thought Sigajeff. But no, that would
be doing him too great an honor. The
deserves to be shot down like
a mad dog. When I come TO think it
over, I will kill only him and myself,
by her guilty conscience. To a ner-
yous creature like her that will be far
worse than DEATH"
/; And now he saw before his mind his
own funeral. He saw himself, the in
suited husband, in the coffin, a quiet
smile on his face and his widow in
vain trying to get ava from the con-
HSliiP 6oAS VA IL SIOWOs ~ .
/, But I am sure, monsieur, that after
Rll. vol like the American pistol the
best; all connoisseurs do. and IL the
price is too high I will let you have it
for five roubles less. But we have
many other makes which are cheaper"
and he spread out before him another
dozen Of reVolvers.
Here for instance is a revolver
which costs only thirty roubles. It
as very cheap when o consider how
the value Of government paper money
has gone down and he high duty. I
assure you, monsieur, l am a conscrva-
tive man, but even I begin to growl.
1t has really come to this that only
"a capitalist can afford to buy a decent
gun, the middle classes must be sat-
psfied with the domestic make and those
gums made at Tulu are worse than un-
reliable. A man tries to shoot his wife
land hits himself in the chow
Sigajen began to feel pity for him.
self; it even appeared to him another
insult that he should be dead and not
be allowed to witness the emorse OF
his wife. Revenge is sweet only when
you are able to see 1t and enjoy 1t, but
what sense. is there in lying In a grave
and know nothing?
Perhaps I will do this" he thought.
Il will shoot him and then I will go
to his funeral, and then after the flu
iAeidl l VIII sHOOI mySelL-OuI no, l VIII,
OF course be arrested before the fu-
neral. And still why should I not let
myself be arrested, there will always
be time enough to. commit suicide. In
that way I shall even have a chance
TO lay bare before the audience ut the
trial the shameless conduct OF my wife,
while II I kill myself. that deceitful
woman will lie herself gu Of the whole
affair and people will laugh at me.
But, why the deuce should I kill my