The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03

tCopyri8ht, lth. by W. ". beatst.f
The very day he had discovered the
un~faIthfuiness Of his wife. Feodor Eco
dorevitch sigajef went TO schmuck q
Co.'S. dealers In firearms. and was now
busily engaged In selecting n revolver.
Ills face expressed anEer hatred and
grim determination.
Il know what I have to do" he a
to himself. The honor OF my family
has been Dragged through the mire and
Il n my solemn duty a. a man and m
q Russian to take revenge for this In
suit. First I shall kill her. then her
lover and then myself"
He had not yet selected a revolver
nor killed anybody, but In his imagina-
ton he saw already three bloody bod
lea. scattered brains. q crowd OF peo-
light he pictured TO himself the sorrow
Of the family. the death struggle OF the
u~nfaithful wife n he long articles
In he newspapers.
The salesman. a little Frenchman
with tight trousers n white vest.
spread before him q number OF re-
voivsrs.
sTf you win take my advice. Gospo-
din 6igajef. o will buy this Amer
lean revolver. the most ideal OF weap-
n It's penetrating power 10 enor-
nous, and you can hit the bullseye Mt
q distance OF sixty PAGES. IL ~ the
most up to date OF all systems and we
sell daily dosens OF them TO be used
against burglars. wolves and lovers
Il kills both lover and wife ut once.
and for people who think Of committing
suicide. I tell you. monsieur. IL can-
not be beaten"
And the salesman cooked Il and
pulled the trigger. blew into the bar
rel and made a face which was meant
To express the greatest delight. Look
ing at him. shouid have thought
that he had no greater desire than 10
send q bullet through his own brain
with this excellent weapon.
And how much 10 IT," asked Siga-
jeff.
.Forty-nv. rubles. osspodin sisa-
"Hui That 10 rather too much"
Then with your permission shall
have q look at this one. II In a Ger
IMAM make and costs only eighteen
,rubles. but-and here he made n Ees-
turs of contempt--it In out or late.
IL In only bought by the lower classes
OF people and not by gentlemen like
yourself. To commit suicide or 20 kill
ones wife with a German gun In de-
cidediy mauvais ton. Society recog-
nizes only first class weapons."
Nothing is further from my mind
than TO commit suicide or XIII any
body" replied Sigajef abruptly. Il
want the revolver because I am going
away To the country n want II for
protection against burglars"
1T does not In any way concern Us.
monsieur. for what purpose you want
the gum" replied the salesman. with a
modest smile and downcast eyes. III
we demanded every customers reasln
Sor buying a revolver we might az we'll
close the store. But To use against bur-
glars. Gospodin Sigajefr. a German pis-
toll II absolutely no good. IL makes
no noise whatever. and you had better
buy a duelling pistol"
Ought l. then. challenge him.
be doing him too great an honor. The
scoundrel deserves to be shot down like
n mad dog. when l come 10 think II
over, I will kill only him M myself,
and let my wife be tortured TO death
ny her guilty conscience TO "A ner-
yous creature like her that will be far
worse than death"
/. And now he Esw before his mind his
smile on his face and his widow In
kain trying TO get away from h con
temptuous gaze OF the crowd.
But I am sure. monsieur. that after
nil you like the American pistol the
best: all connoisseurs do. and II the
price IN too high / will let you nave II
for i've roublcs less. But we have
many other makes which are cheaper
and ne spread out before him another
dozen OF revolvers.
Here for instance II a revolvei
, which costs only thirty roubles. II
hs very cheap when you consider how
the value OF government paper money
has gone down and The high duty.
assure you. monsieur. 1 am a conseTva.
tive man. but ever / begin to growl
IL has really come 90 this that only
IN capitalist can afford TO buy n decent
gun. the rniddle classes must be sat.
ssned with the domestic make and thos,
lguns made at Tulu are worse han un-
reliable. \ mar tries TO shoot his VIII,
Hand hits himself In the elbow
Sigajem began To feel pity for him.
self: N even appeared To him another
Insult that De should be dead and no
be allowed To witness the remorse OF
hts wife. Revenge is sweet only wher
you are able TO see n and enjoy II. buI
what sense IL there IN lying In n grave
and know nothing?
Perhaps | will do this" ne thought
Il viii shoot him and then I viii 81
To his funeral. and then after the fu'
neral I will shoot myself-but no. l Will
~ course. be arrested before the fu'
neral. And still why should I not le
myself be arrested. there Will always
b. time enough TO commit suicide. IL
that way I shall even have a chime
so lay bare before the audience ut tn
| iHnl the shameless conduct OF my wife
while II I kill myself that deceitfu
Woman will lie herself out OF the whol'
\ affair and people viii laugh az ma
but, why the deuce should I kill my