The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
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Too Many Funerals.


ICopyriaht, 1905. hy American ffess ASSN
ciatlonl
stepsn Metrof rushed into bis house
where his wife was getting the dinner
pale as a ghost aud his eyes starting
out Of bis head
what is It, Stepan? For The love OF
God. what is il? Have you been
arawn?7
Yes; must kin the minister Of the
interior"
The wife covered her face with her
lands and tremblcd: then She said. III
5 you who must die not the minis
fer"
"Rather. we must both die"
81 mean you must die TO the world.
GLOW can do that Natalie|
"Leave il TO me-
Nlefrof shook his head doubtully
Nevertheless he had confidence in ms
vife's ingenuity and hoped I'm
week he was apparently very ILL., His
wife sent for Alex Gaein. president Of
tho circle. TO come and see him. Me
frof was fin bed. His wife said that
worry over the order % kill the min
lister was driving him into The grave
I'm TWO weeks from that time Natalie
sent again for Gagin. who came and
saw Mctrof lying i'm his coffin Natalie
had painted IFS face $50 that he made
"a dlsagrccable looking corpse.
"Soe what you have done" she said.
covering her hands and weeping co
riously
"Achr' exclaimed Gagin contemp-
uously. "Your husband was a cow
ard." and went away But in a mo
ment he returned and, taking a hand
class. placed it before Metrofs nos
trns. Metrof heard him ask for the
class and when the test was made held
his breath. Gaein, catching no mois
ture on the glass went away again
this time for good.
The next day Natalie. in the garh
Of widow. followed q coffin i'm which
there were stones and boards 20 the
grave. and new man was chosen e.
klII the MINISTER.
Two years later Metrof and bis wife
were living IN New York keeping
wine shop. One day man entered
the shop and. sitting at table. called
for n glass Of vino. AZ seeing Nefrcf
he looked at him keenly. Metrof went
into back room. where be found
Natalie and told her that Peter Kaia
visof. one Of the circle which had or
dered him to kin the minister was ir
the shop and had recognized him. 81
shall De followed and murdered be
added.
Natalie. instead OF giving way e.
grief. began TO think.
"You must die again. She said pres
emily
.That game VIII not work twice.
ct win. but must be done dinoren'
ly"
Metrof kept q revolver In the house
His wife went out and got % paper
of red dye and o little sponge lu'
ting water and the dye ON the sponsr
and handing her husband the revolver
loaded with blank cartridges. She gave
him instructions what TO do Metro
went out into the shop, where he
found the stranger waiting. Metro.
went up toshim and said: "You have
recognized me. I am lost But ! cam
stand this strain no longer viii save.
Won the trouble Of Furnishing me ~
with that he stepped back TO- the de-"
through which he had come. put q.
revolver TO his temple and Cred. Iic
fen into Natalies arms. ard @ REQ
stream trickicd from bis temple She
had squeezed the sponge. She drew
him into the room and shut the door
refusing TO admit any one but the po
lice.
The next morning the papers mon
toned n suicide in The Bowery. and
Metrors representative corpse wa
buried again.
After the funeral Natalie. a widow
for the second lime sold lhe shop and
went west. where she was Joined br
her husband Having bought a farm
they settled to fits cultivation hoping
that there would be mo- necessity fu
any more funerals.
one day when the couple were ON
train who should walk down the aisle
but Peter Katarisof AS be passed
them and saw Neuof De stopped. bis
ewes fixed ON him with establishment
Then DE passed on. and the hunted
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