Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-06-08
fier ioy ut having been told

instead that this young man. who had
brought her from nothingness TO life,
loved her, knew no bounds. She threw
her arms about his neck.
Notwithstanding that Chantan re-
ciprocated the emotion that cnused
This act he shuddered A terrible gulf
stood between him and this new and
suddenly born love A hundred years
INTERVIEWED between her going TO sleep
and her awakening How could he tell
her that during that long period she
had been Oh a shelf in Il tomb In
pere Lachaise; that those she would
expect TO lind alive to rejoice with her
in her escape from death on the gull
lotine had been In their graves for
many years? And what would he do
with her? He had kept the secret
that he intended to obey an injunction
handed down TO him from his great
great-grandfather to resuscitate one
supposed 10 be dead How could he
take this homeless girl to his mother
and sisters dressed in Il fashion of a
hundred years agof Indeed, he dread
cd lest the faded and rotten fabrics Of
her clothing would fall to pieces as
soon as she left the laboratory.
He had prepared a luncheon in case
he was successful in his experiment.
realizing thai food would be At once
needed. and now. noticing Il palor
come over the girls face he brought
her a glass Of wine and offered her
some dainty bits TO eat She partoOk
OF both and seemed refreshed. Then
she began anew her questionings
How long have ! been asleep"
"Oh, long while"
what has happened since began
my sumherf"
"NInnv things Napoleon Bonaparte
made himself emperor. but was over
powered by the other European SOW
| ereigns and abdicated."
a never heard Of him What a long
time | have slept. Go on" a
"'Then the BourbonS were placed
again on the throne Of France. but the
PEOPLE would not remain tranquil I'M
der their rule and drove them out
After tha, Napoleon's nephew was
elected president and afterward made
| himself emperor He was conquered
| hy the pruSsiHns and republic was
proclaimed This is the government
we live under now"
"fIeavens. how old must beI'
Il have told yon al Of what has hap
| ucned sine YOU went to sleep that
can tell YOU now. ! must take action
with record 10 your future Since you
are comfortable here and don't dare
| for the present to permit you TO make
| the slightest effort | will leave you,
| though only long enough to make GER
tain proyiei ms You will need wom
an to attend YOU and rhat is the first
| matter for me 10 arrange DO YOU fear
80 rcmuiu say. half I'M hour, aloneY
no"
He bent over her and kissed her
| There was cold clammness to her
| lire he did not like He was much
troubled This bringing Il woman back
from past century appalled, him The
brief synopsis of whal had passed
| since she had become unconscious was
in itself narrowing What would We
say when she began 70 ask where
were those who had been near ana
dear TO her?
Al the door he turned for another
| look He started II seemed to him
| that since her reSuscitatiun Marie had
| crown ten wears older
Looking his charge in the laboratory,
| he went out thinking ms ne went what
! course 10 pursue He felt that but one
| rlan was practicable must 20 to
his mother and give her his confidence
| Calling iacre, he directed the driver
to take him nome
Arriving. b" called for his mother
o. follow him and. leading her TO
| his own room. showed her the man
date of the first Cbantan to resus-
ritate the body Of Nile de Maurier.
Nine Chantan read the paper with
Ut displaying any especial interest.
but when her son began to tell his
story her face assumed very differ
emit expression When he revounted his
taking the body from Perp Iachaise
Ter features grew anxious But when
be told her that he had actually
brought back to life body that bad
Deen IN the tomb a hundred years she
had no doubt whatever that her son
was insane.
Nine. Chantan was a remarkably self
contained woman As soon as her son
began TO tell her that he wished her to
help him take care of the resuscitated
girl she arose. Stepppd 10 the door
passed oul. closed il aud turned the
Key Paul Chantan was a prisoner.
The idea thal Marie would ne left
alone locked in his laboratory with but
such provisions aS he had provided for
immediate asr threw him into a terri.
bic agony lie hammered ON the door.
called, screamed and acted like veri-
table madman IN an hour two men
came. overpowered him and. taking
MN down To q carriage. drove him to
unatic asylum
How long Chantan remained in the
asylum ne did not know. for he was
attacked with brain fever and passed
mo delirium. When he came to him
self he could see 10y the leaves on the
trees without his window and bv the
neal that the season had changed Be