The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-10

saw no one Yel when came III, an hour later, my
/ vie iiow at ipe Ike a wildcat she tried To NIL me.
| The lrath - she did no know me-
"Not kil0w you, sirs' Nth tta
! mo ana she new at DR.. Bullet also"
Then there was no positive cause for this sudden
None, unless the sight OF the house 10 which she
came az bride sixteen years ago Every thlngi In ~
| Barns arranged IT. The signt OF her old home,
where she lal been so happy. was no doubt too
'"Motner Is al the private maa house p asked
| Edoy after pause s-Ia y nCtl s1sHso8eHs4a d
"Isnppose cas see herf'' asked Eddy. 81 ia
/ ZION must ask DR.. Bullet, nay boy. he can Judge
best Of the effect Your presence would have on his
Edny. ~ Gnu neither eat sleep TIN nave aeen
wei, come back arter you have seen her." said
MT. Burgoyne. "But be sure 10 oe back BY SIX our
| EDDY took his leave fA 30f 2ses
"There IS some mysvery IN all thls,' he whispered.
.'some dreadful mystery And must know what It
About mile from the village 0! Rlvertsn, upon .
onely country road. stood Dr. Bullets private asy.
the grounds were separated from the road by q
high stone wall. The honse-square, three stories
in height built Of red. BRICK and lighted within By
narrow, grated wndOws-was sOna distance from
the ROAD. In the midst Of . small pine grove, which
screened the asylum from the curious glances OF
The double iron gates were open upon this bright
June afternoon and Eddy passed unchallenget into
the steps OF the high porch and rang the door bell
loudly. nM4 ~e. 1@ eittA lSN At
Presently The bolts securing the door upon the
inner side were withdrawn, and coarse looking
follow, Of tho keepers OF The institution evi,e
IDENTITY, presented himself.
II wish to see Or. Bullet replied Eddy
"TO see DR.. BuletY The Doctors busy. He's
got no time to waste on poys.n
Tne keeper made movement TO shut the door In
see Al as and r. into e s hail. o O0y
-''1e Or. Bullet desire to zee him. he said
coolly. y shall stay here until 90 see him. You
can give MIN my name-Fdward Barns.n eA
"Burns I" repeated the discounted keeper
"Burns, chr Well ri tell the Doctor Seeing you're
inside, you can step into the reception room,n III
He closed, boted and barred the outer door and
sulenly ushered Eddy into SMALL dreary waiting
room at one side Of the hall He then hurried away
Kelilv half an hour elapsed before any one an.
peared. Now and then mlifed shrek or long
drawn moan reached his ears. t' t
Unable to lear longer the suspense Of waiting, lie
touched bepull and rang lonll peal, the jangle
oil which reached even his own ears UnN1 sE|
The noise had scarcely died away when POM
pous, .portly parsonage entered The waiting room.
lie was a nard.faced man past middle age, with
keen eyes, low forehead, cleanlyshaven face,
dered peculiarly unpleasant by sanctimonious ex-
preston which cOntrasted strangely with his SIMS.
ter features The doctor had formerly Kept private
Insane asylum III New Jersey BUT he had fallen into
an III repute, ana 1t having been proved against him
that sane people had been incarcerated In his
gloomy cells, he had been obliged TO abandon that
field OF operations, anu had re-establishcd his
asylum at Riverton, on the Hudson. He had now
been al Riverton some years. and was re9ariei In
the village as an upright and honorable man. hay
ing it seemed left his former reputation behind him
when he changed his residence. gF Nn
"Ah, Eddy Busns!' exclaimed the Doctor, in his
mild blaud voice. extending his hand. GLOW do
You 40, Edayf How you grow! Glad 70 see you,
hand He certainly dld not offer To take 1t. There
was fr0wn on MS brows, and his lips were set to-
gether in an expression which would have rendered
the smiling Doctor uneasy had he seen it upon an
Il have heard from Mr.. Burgoyne that my mother
Is here'i the boy SAID calmly. III have come 10 sec
The expression on the Doctors race changed to
one OF uneaslncss. which, swiftly as IL passed. was
eyes, an, yea,i' said the Doctor, smoothly. 'You
Very ann Maser puns tnat must
refuse your request. Mrs. Burgoyne Is in critical
STATE. The least excitemens, such as the signt Of
"WOud she know meYh asked Eddy. .mE
~ think not. She Is a raving manufacturers no
sight Of you might strike chord OF memory, and
should not dare TO risk IT, All, thus Is o terrible
YoS " Efs han oets ne a my
would excite my mother she were to see me2,
Think know 1t. she might tear you to
M'I cannot think So Docorr declared Eddy.
"Eyen IN her madness she wonid not harm me-
II beg yoar pardon DOCTOR said Eddy, numbly
enough; ''but bee you to lei me look in upon her
through the grating at her door. won't speas
word. only let me see her odce more p
ut is Impossible, Master BUNS
'sOh, don't say that - cried Eddy. al am all she
has In the wide world, Doc.or--p t5.
"She has her husband ~
Eddy made q gesture Of despair.
"You don't know how she loves me- sir. sns has
ded-she married MI Bargoyne because she
thought he would DC a father to me. My neart is
breaking to see her "
al regret Master Barns ~
"You refuse thenf" cried the hoy. -, tell Won I
must see her Ny father len her m my care. ] am
her protectOr--n
"Ml. Burgoyne,n said the Doctor, IDS ner guar
dian now and the only one | can recognize. Go
home 10 your stepfather. Your mother Is IN good
hands and you can do no good in hanging ABOUT
and acting IL this highly Improper style.n
project without a last endeavor to eject II.
II am Only boy, Doctor Bullet he said. 'but
powerful ihan you. who can permit me 10 see my
mother. 1 VII see lawyer"
'.Tnis is big talk for boy Of your szen sncered
the Doctor. "Your mother committed TO my
asylum in accordance with the law made and pro-
vded for sdch cases. Any lawyer viii tell you that
no one can give you permit 10 see q mad woman,
when ner physician declares she must be Sc
ciuled ~ eHs
powerful d--Do money. And he felt sure that
Mr.. Durgoyle and DR.. Bullet were nus enemies. and
tnat some terrible mystery was connected with his
II am oaly hoy, Doctor" sall Eddy at last, SOL.
rowfully. but with brave look shining 10 his eyes
"bu, have man's courage. Noa may aear from
he bowed gravcly ana went ont fa t
With a heavy heart he moved down the pravelled
walk TO the gate,
He was determined no. to abandon his mother
let her madness be as dangerous az II might; but
how could he compass his oDects
He had nearly reached the iron gates, and was
moving with lettering sten, when he looked back
at the arim asylum No one was looking out ut
him.
Taxing aiyantaqe OF the opportunity thus az
forded, Ebay slpped into by-path ana sought tue
shelter os some slrnhnery ne'r the wall. here he
flung himself upon the ground, 10 wait patiently ne
coming OF darkness.
IL was now about six O'Clock Of the long sarnnie.
afternoon.
How the twilight fingered Eddy, peerng ont,
saw one Of the keepers lock the great iron gates III
an early hour, but the Old town CLOCK at Riverton
had struck the hour or ten before the lights AMI the
noises died out OF ths asylum.
10 was nearly eleven O'Clock, when Eddy, cramped
and tired, crept out from hts concealmenL Isl
He moved slowly around the building again AMI
again, scanning the upper WINDOWS No lght
cleaned from them no sound OF life, save now aud
fLnna u,nan cnrln from Within thQ4e dreArY cells