The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-04-04

| found that these injections needed
to be made once every twenty-five
days, for on the twenty third day a
new birth Of cell destroying bacteria
came up to recommence the process of
decay.
ut was not long before learned of
the love affair between the guardsman
and the fraulein and that clandestine
meetings were taking place-at iong In
tervals to be between them.
Since the fraulein remained youthful
and the guardsman was growing older
his love for her grew in proportion as
the difference in their ages heightened
What effect this increasing difference
had on the fraulein | did not learn
for she kept her feelings to herself.
offered to decline to continue my treat
ment If she wished it. but she told me
that, having acceded TO her fathers
order, she would carry it out to the end.
Seventeen years passed. The baby
boy Wobel was nineteen. the fraulein
thirty seven and the guardsman forty
The latter had never married. and his
love for the fraulein had grown to be
dominant passion with him. He was
getting gray and bald and showed 9th
er signs CT coming old age. On the
contrary the girl he worshiped had all
the freshness of youth. Her beauty
had not been in the least impaired. II
was quite natural that a man who was
now too old for other girls of the frau
lein's age should cling to her. especial
ly as she had kept pace with him in
that experience which natures the in
tellectual powers.
"Baron Wobel would not consent to
the marriage between his son and
Fraulein Schoffenholer till the former
came of age. The young man was
within few weeks of twenty-one. and
preparations were being made for the
wedding when received hurry call
to the Schoffenholer residence. found
the fraulein very III. This was unfor-
tunate, for within few days it would
be necessary for me to give her an In
lection of the serum, and in her weak
ened condition I did not know what
the effect would be. indeed. l dare
not administer 1t.
For a time the fraulein's life hung
in the balance. Then she began to
mend. l left her under the care of
the family physician and did not see
her for month. When ] saw her
again l was shocked. From girl of
twenty she had become a woman or
over forty, and her illness had made
her look ten or fifteen years older than
that. Her hair was almost white, her
skin yellow and wrinkled. her teeth
badly decayed and her figure bony and
angular. Indeed every feature which
would have jecayed gradually without
my treatment had broken down with
In a brief period.
Here was an embarrassing situation.
Young Wobel had shown every willing
ness to marry the girl his father had
provided for him, not only on account
Of her fortune. but because of her
beauty, which was that Of girl, and
her intellect. which was that of ma
ture woman. But now what would be
say when be should see her? Her ia
ther begged me to restore her youth
and when ! told him that | had no
power to do SO stormed at me for a
fool ant an idiot
young Wobel was not permitted to
see his fancee till a few days before
the proposed wedding. When he met
woman who looked to be over fifty.
aud much broken at that, he collapsed
There was no use in trying to induce
him to marry her. Indeed, at her age
marriage would be fruitless and its
object defeated.
81 was placed In very unfortunate
position. Every one seemed to consid
er me to blame for the affair, though
I had done only what / had been re
quested to do. / felt very sorry for
Fraulein Schoffenholer. for I was
obliged to admit to myself that had ]
permitted her to grow old as nature
intended she would rot now have been
suddenly plunged into her present dis
tress. In order to make amends
wrote a note to her guardsman lover.
informing him that the lady he had so
long loved was now free to marry him.
However, thought 1t best to permit
him to observe her changed condition
for himself. He replied, thanking me
for the information, which he declared
had thrilled him with an ecStet::c nap
piness.'
"He called upon her. When the poor
woman saw his shocked expression at
her altered appearance she held out her
arms to him, putting or just such an
appealing smile as would be seductive
In q girl Of twenty, but was horrible in
a broken down old woman. He tried
to respond, but failed. After brief
interview he excused himself and has
never seen her from that day to this.
Recently received his wedding cards
and have learned that he is to marry
4 girl Of sixteen. 80
"As for the fraulein, who had it not
been for my interference with natures
laws would now have been the wife OF
the guardsman and the mother doubt
less of grown sops and daughters. she
is withered spinster. / can never for
give myself for being the cause of her
misfortune.
"This is the reason why have never
either prosecuted my discovery or given
1t to the world. 1t remains for these
Americans who are upsetting the ira
ditiOns Of centuries to proceed in theii
reckless course to defy natures laws
and to make themselves generally dis
agreeable to the rest of the world. !