Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-05

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"Enterre" 1 said, you have gone mad"
NO" he replied, sadly. 81 have not lost my
mind Would to heaven l had. l have not slept
at all this night past, Henri, but 1 sat up, and
wrote to you a short history of my life. had
not thought to you again, old friend"
He rose, and took from the table large en-
velope which he handed to me- and which bore
my name. Then he walked to his dressing table.
Before l knew what he would do, he had raised
a pistol from the table, and by the aid OF the
mirror had fired into his breast. He did not
speak again. Assistance was of no avail
AS you may imagine, these events had no trif-
ling effect upon me, and although | played very
prominent part in the testimony for the investi-
CATION | was hardly able to stand. 1t was some
time before l had sufficient command over my
nerves to read the packet Julien Enterre mad
given me. When at length l felt willing to see
the poor fellows secret, it was upon the ocean
steamer, on my way to America. The papers
contained about what shall say, and as l read
l understood that first nights scene
He had gone to the United States several years
before and in New Orleans had met young
girl of excellent French family-whom l after
wards knew as La Joie He feel deeply in love
with her, and having the love reciprocated, but
being objected to by the young lady's people, he
had persuaded her to eope with him, and they
were married Fortune, tickle jade that she is,
had left them almost destitute in New YORK.
Ent6rre,
ask no money from France. Having been unac-
customed to labor he could find only nsuffciently
paying employment. To support themselves they
both must work, and La Joie went upon the
stage. Three years of it had made her fine
ballet dancer. Then Enterres father died, leav-
ing Julien independent he married a
cousin. They came back to France. Julien ac-
cepted the money, and had apparently been recon-
ciled to marrying the cousin. But he made her
angry by his Indifference, and her parents, finding
a richer husband for the beautiful girl, Monsieur
Enterre was left with his money in peace. La
Joie had, in the meantime, been harassed with
anxiety about Enterre. She had left the stage
and was living in the apartments which Enterre
occupied. But a misunderstanding of affairs,
fear lest he would repudiate her, caused her to
seek a position danseuse in Paris. She had
never again relinquished this, although Julien
implored her to do so, and assured her that he
had never held aught but honorable intentions
towards her-his true wife. The engagement with
his cousin had been but ruse to obtain money
By this time, however, she had become acquainted
with many men, and, growing capricious had
made Enterre promise that for time at least
he would not divulge their marriage He
with her constantly; he sent the wines; he gave
the violets he always remained until the last
caller had departed. He loved and guarded her
always She had promised that if he would allow
her to score certain triumphs, she would cease
her stage life, and be all to him that a wife
should be. The success she begged was obtained
and he threw the dagger at her feet. She still
delayed. second time he threw the arrow. Then
she told him that she still loved him. but she
loved fame and the stage better. If he accepted
her as his wife, it would be condition that she
might continue her stage career. l will give you
Enterre's remaining words. They seem burned
into my brain.
81 looked at her, so fair, so young and so cruel
foresaw the future and what her existence would