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Show A Woman's Sacrifice. Three years ago a startling tnlo camo to light concerning n prominent business busi-ness man In Austria. Ho found himself him-self on tho brink of ruin, nnd his wifo enmo to his rescue nt the cost of her own life. Leaving nn overheated room ono night, sho walked up nnd down n stono flagged passage, barefoot and with nothing on but n nightdress, till she caught n chill which sho aggravated aggravat-ed by n scries of reckless acts. In-(lamination In-(lamination of tho lungs set in, nnd sho died hhortly nfterwnrd. Her husband obtained tho largo sum of money or which her life wns insured, nnd with this bo wns nblo to pull through tho crisis successfully. Ho married for n second tlmo within thrco months of his llrst wlfo's dentil. This husband did not get off scot free, however. A servant serv-ant in hli employ had overheard tho converbiitlon In which tho heroic young wife had told her husbnnd her Intention to dlo for his suko. The sorv-nnt sorv-nnt informed tho police. Thou the insurance in-surance companies contended it was n case of suicide nnd sued successfully for tho return of the money. Tho husbnnd hus-bnnd was prosecuted for being nn accessory ac-cessory to his wlfo's dentil nnd received re-ceived tho punishment ho well merited. |