The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-29

/ was left or the patty Whlch fernlsoun
had bent over.
| I had no idea that I was running any
danger but soon found out the black
ness of the soul Of Fernisoun.
| | was taken with terrible pains.
] Fernisoun had poisoned the dish.
By the prompt use of antidoates l
at length recovered. The following
days the papers were filed with the
recital of sensational crimes in all the
corners of Paris.
Children and old people were found
choked to death.
1t was remarkable that these crimes
were only committed on feeble persons.
! Passers-by in the crowds that moved
along the Boulevard late at night had
their legs and arms cut by a razor,
which with one stroke penetrated
through their clothes and flesh. The
razor entered without pain and the uu-
fortunates did not fall in their blood
until after few moments and the
guilty person remained unknown.
| was often tempted to denounce the
author of these crimes, because | knew
well it could be no other than Gabriel
Fernisoun, who was very busy while
looking forward toward baptism. But
my egotism triumphed. l had escap-
ed from this monster and l allowed
him to go on without denouncing him.
At the end of few months | found
myself in company with a number of
odd persons who frequented the Latin
quarter.
| We were gathered about a table at
the Lorraine. Among them was one
of those newspaper writer's who easily
cover three pages with more or less uu-
reliable chronicles; chauffeur in a
long seal skin coat, one of those indi-
viduals easily found at different places
on the Avenue Grande-Armee, who in
vites you to take an interesting ride
in his automobile and in spite of the
plush, asks you for the loan of hum
dred cents: there were also. a student
of the Beaux Arts, and an ensign from
boat recently returned from Martin
ique.
The ensign for the third time had re-
counted the eruption Of Mount Pele,
when Phillip, doubtful student, arrived
with Nella.
Nella was quiet pretty brunette.
Philip shook hands with us, took off
his hat and coat, arranged his hair, his
cravat and seated himself facing Nella
at the next table. Having given his
order to the waiter, he returned to us
and said
Il have a good one! Nella has a
desire to be NUM-"
The chauffeur cried, There are no
longer any converts
The journalist said that it was nee.
essary to have a fortune.
Nella affirmed that she wished to
ibecome Little Sister of the Poor
We laughed and each demanded
"And why is this?"
Philip also laughed and said, Tell
the story Nella.'
We'll them she began II had
business on the Rue Stain-Lazarre
near the Place Saint Augustin and !
was coming from the Boulevard
Males Herbes with the intention OF
taking the Madeline. All of a sudden
at the corner of the Rue Mathurius
a man stood before me crying:
Madam, I am a Jew! I am going
to die! Baptize me.'
II became alarmed. I wanted tc
run, but the man. who was out OF
breath, hung on to my arm, beseech
ing me and crying:
II am a great criminal and l have
accidentally poisoned myself. I now
repent, Madame, and l beseech you
: get water and baptiZe me. You have
only to pour some on my head saying
Il baptize you in the name of the
Ghost!' Hurry, the poison begins
to work and I feel myself DYING
'Passersby stopped and looked a
us curiously.
"The man staggered With eyes
glaring he leaned over toward the gut
ter, searching for water there, bu
there was none.
AT this moment, some officers
came along. The man became delir
ious, crying, oh, how suffer- Ant
he Immediately t-'ed in commissions"
Death had come upon Ferinsour
like thief in the night and with the
step of a wolf and had. after all rob
, bed him Of the means whereby he hat
, believed that at the last moment ht
would be pardoned of his man,
crimes.
The devil no doubt laughed loudl,
as he bore him away to his reward.
IAN alien who was allowed to settl.
at Athens on paying a tax, but who
was allowed no civil rights.