Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-31

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ma auscript volume, whose contents the
doctor on y knew.
| HeplaceJ these paraphernalia of research
| In a sernieie upon the table. seated himself
! IN the concasity Of the src, ard worked
| away steadily for at least three hours, con
| GLIDING by writing down his results in the
| manuscrip. volume, and making an elimina
ton thereof into the greasy notebook
| Then he leaned back, ran his thick fingers
into bis hair, and ruminated. The manu-
script book lay open On the table. Il was
! entitled "Todes- GesetZ," which appella
| ton, should 1t afford no enlightenment 10
the reader, places him on an equality wi b.
| let us say, nine people out of ten. 1t was
| filled with closely written pages Of mystic
riols and enigmatical import, in 8 dozen
| different languages, and, for the most
part, unimportant TO the present history.
But the last entry, 30 transcribed into the
greasy note book, may possible be Of some
assistance. Here it is:
Group comprises four. Distribution
two to one each-In Belfast, America,
possibly France, possibly Asia
Distribution as regards ex-male, two
females, two.
Incidence Of Law (as calculated from
table of logarithms, Natural Sine -four
| DAYS from date, subject to following i'm
pediments and exceptions:
Il. Amalgamation 10 have occurred be-
tween two OF this group; Or
- such anlslgamation TO take place
within the next four days, provided that
lateral identity Of surname exists be-
tWaen tina two
Outside contracts no obstruction to
| law 3 course"
Besides this there we're sundry p rsOaal
| descriptions and date, ard numerous refer
ences, citations, and comments, which
may as well be parsed over for the pres
ent. 1t will b. more to the point, and
quite as discreet, 10 listen TO the doctors
nominations:
=" Poor prospects, Emil, very poor! Al
lowing thee eyefything-that the person
is in New YORK, is woman, ia unmarried
and is willing 10 marry thee-stil are the
chances as TO literal identy an infnity
against one All, Emil why didst thou
shut thine eyes when Destiny offered thee
all the most exact Interpretation could re.
qnire sex, name, age, CONDITIONAL?
And she loved thee, Emil. Yes, my
friend: bpt that was twenty years ago!
Hadst thou but known then what
IDDu kUDWC5L now, buou HdIbb not LltD
gone alone TO seek thy fortune
And dOst thou hope to fad her here's
AZ we'll that rs another like herl Nay,
even then, dost thou believe she would
still care for thee, Emil?' exclaimed the
doctor, rising and going TO the dressing
table, on which was erected small mir
ror. "Alasl thou art sadly changed! |
fear she would find death more attractive
than thee.
"But courage" exclaimed DR.. Pechal,
again rousing himself from his despon
dency. Let US perSevere to the end!
One more attempt, friend Emil, ere we say
farwell TO each other Let us use well
the time that remains 10 us" With
which parting exhortations to the ample
and lugubrious countenauce in the mirror,
the doctor turned away, replaced his
library in his Carpet-bag; ana, it being al
ready late, We will leave him in undis-
turbcd possession Of his room.
N xt morning, having performed his
arid toilet, this unpleasant and mysterious
man appeared upon Broadway. The pen
etrating glare of his spectacles, as he
shuilied onward, was ever and anon di-
rccted at some passing face, whenever it
seemed TO come within the range of his
wierd and preternatural intelligence For
himself, such attention as he received was
not complimentary. What a turning of
tables, could they have recognized In this
individual The man who had re-
duced mortality TO working formula
But their non appreciation troubled him
not he WAS perhaps used to 1t.
Having reached the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, the doctor paused, and looked about
hat hat hn h
was apparently no nearer than ever For
all that, his destiny was even then upon
him 1t was coming rapidly up the avenue
and golden scroll work on deep ultrama-
rine background. Yet, so unconscious did
the doctor appear that, were 1t not an
a mistake in her appointments, and Is
always punctual, 1t would seem mere
chance he did not miss her altogether.
The stage contained but one passenger
a charming young lady. To look at her
was refined and exquisite enjoyment
She was the flower OF gentle breeding;
ard al indescribable, scarcely perceptible
aroma peculiar to such flowers, lowered
about her like an evanescent mist. The
contrast between her very dark hazel eyes
uhu pbihiB1tD uhO W Sb''"o, iH" VIZ o'"bSA
tint of her crisp and vigorous hair, made
her beauty more striking than 1t would
otherwise have been. Her complexion
was clear and LUMINOSITY pale, the skin
drawn smoothly over the rounded flesh
All the refinement and fascination of her
face seemed to eliminate in perfect little
nose, with delicate nostrils and pointed
tip. The curve of her lips might have
seemed naughty, but that there lowered
always about them the remembrance or
the promise of smile.
Swayed by know not what mysterious
impulse, this rare creature turned in her
seat just as the stage was passing the
upper corner of West Twenty third street,
aud looked straight at a foreign,
ill-conditioned figure that happened
at that moment to be standing there.
The figure, at the same moment, raised
heavy and woe-begone countenance TO
the stage win low, and the shining specta
cles and dark hazel eyes met. Perhaps
the extremes Of human nature presented
no wider contrast,
The young lady recoiled with refined
little shudder.
"What dreadful thing" Then she
gave startled little scream.
For the dreadful thing had suddenly