The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-02-07

he strangers r2it from the stable,
Pears 30 nae nov '-an expression which Ia.
Heated tho result of sDmu mighty reflection for
hls rAiitre-" 'Peags 10 me As ho amt telling
the truth. Ho Amt nsIHud Casper DoTAy. be,
lAaso he'd said 10 fust. Pears 10 mo be
looks lke old RAoui Dupuy, and Ghstnn hforc
aim aud. II Alnt mistaken, he's been IA these
pArts aforr.
Who e the woman. BAndyT"
~ have been lookin al her but pears 30
me | never seen her ofo-lhEstSays, she
don't ndino from above boTo
The resemblance ~ DnreF 10 the Dupuys Ia
striking and thought At arst hs Was the S0n
~ GAst0n. who had been absent 30 long.
What think you my son
Cant say, father, but his resemblance 10
Mr.. Dupuy a. the manor would be noticed by
any one. ..
/" Perhaps, suggested the yAgrAnt, "hes
son of Dupuy himself, II half they bring from
furrin pArts Is crest pears TO inc be must
have m0ren Ona"
And your friend Raoui Ain't too good f0r a
fraud 90 a lie, chirped the yAgrAuL
.' We Nin disp.aasa with your oommsnts on
the characters Of my friend, ret0rted tic
squire.
- No offence. squire. bat spence or no
'spense, knows the laws, Aami AlleTs take care
tO have proof Afore ] says libel ON any man.
&" What do YOU know Of hAoul Bupuy. william.
that You dare maintain such IA Hg concerning
his character, which 10 poiHted by your mention
OF IT,
Never mind What know, squire, 20 long as
ain I said II, answered the tramp.
What is your opinion, doctor Z" asked the
squire.
1t is rather early 90 ash an opinion sbout
the patient squire The skull lie fractured, ard
il may be necessary 30 tFepan u, II any portion
is bearing on the brain.
DO You think the blow will permanently
affect her brain, or that abe viii BE- sound 10
mind shoald she reo0veT7"
III the pressure Of the bone upon the brain
be removed, She will doubtieSs reooyer her
sensea Bat until shs il completely vel sgHiu,
aud even after, no rlsk must be taken Ia the
case. Absence Of excitement 0r noise is indie
pansAble As the slightest mental shock might
make her a rAving maniac. Blows upon that
region % the head have been known 90 deprive
persons Of the power Of speech, aud II she 10
not kept perfectly qulrt sho may recover oriy
10 Anger out s dumb eHisteooe. p
After breakfast a servant, whom the squire
had dispatched Ecross the erock upon his hrst
arising retained with the information that Mr..
TsyloF-the gentleman whom the stranger bad
len al his gate on the nond-EoulA be over Inn
meaiately after breakfast
Upon the arrival OF Mr.. Taylor, be aud the
squire retired for n consultation, 90 which they
after Aa hale called Randy, the vAgrhnL They
then returned 10 the Traveller. and, after hear
ing his account onoe more, aud comparing the
time Of his loAying Mr.. Taylor with that OF his
Arrival al the s4aires, they proceeded 10 the
creek Ia company.
Upon Their ARRIVAL the squire addressed the
trAyvlcE:
- have taken counsel with Mr.. Taylor
touching this case which seems q deep myE-
tory, after al the Information have been 40
faF able 10 gather the LADY seems unkRown
even 20 Randy, who visits every house N this
and the adjoining counties. and ycu are equally
a stranger 90 Us. l consider. however, that
yun have been fully discharged from any con-
nociicn WITH the AFFAIR. We must hrEt ATTEMPT
20 gaiheF something from the lady herself.
AZ this poitt the doctor cAine out of the s1ck
room. He stated that the lady had greatly i'm
proved during the night, and that the wound
wAs In all probability not serious; the lady
had even recovered. In q measure. the control
% her mental faculties and language, though
she wAs not fully conscious OF e'hefenf as yet
The squire. Mr.. Taylos, the Traveller and the
doctor together proceeded % the bedside u the
unfortunate woman. the stranger - being
assured Of his release by the words Of the
sluirc--hrSt ordering q servant 10 hr1ng his
h6rse 10 the door before leaving the piazza
Upon reaching the bed the woman opened
her eyes. and seeing the kind, manly fSce of
the squire AUd Mr.. Taylor, shs family smiled,
and ran her ewes over the rest bf the group.
She passed the doctor without any Variance
of exprossl0n. and then rested them upon ths
face of the stranger.
The ewes became set In horrible stare, the
lieht furaook them. tho pupils dilatod. sbe
raised herself 20 a sitting posture by oonvul-
siyo movement Of the Arms then. crouching
10 her knees and throwing herself wildly down
e. aAsW .AaaA ant mtFf
moan:
"0h, oh, Dupuyl don't, dont !" and con-
sciousnews oncc more left her.
Destite his solf-comnAnd. the trnvelgw paled
He Al once retired with the gentlemen, how
ever. 20 the piazza Nothing had passed be
tween the group until The doctor broke pain
fui constrAint which had fallen upon al
"0entlemen. said he, " the worst mishAp
that could befAI this unfortunate lady has Just
occurred through her having seen this gentle
man, Mr.. parer She Is = raying maniac. She
nav die abe may recover after a lingering
iliness but in kny event, she wil be fogtu-
nate IL she ever recovcrs her reason. Darkness
hAs settled upon her brain Cor long night
which NAV never be followed by the dawn
, ITO wh {. doctor" asked the squire, do
you attribute her shockT'
she Was evidently stricken with horror AZ
the sight Of Mr.. Durcr. whom, from my
knowledge Of the laws Of the human brain,
she has in some WAy associated with the violence
which has been done her, TO her great
terror"
There was pause. painful luiL
Then the squire spoke 20 Durur.
The case, SIR has taken a new turn. Non
win not be surprised that conclude Il my duty
! 10 commit you, 10 await further Development
in the matter.
U-pon the last syllable be strobe from the
a "A
an echo 30 his voice. One spring and he was
vaulted into his saddle he brushes away the
servant who holds his bit with imperial disSiain,
and turns his horse al the gate.
The animal clears Il with the activity and frc
OF hia master; gathers himself ON the otheI
sde, and before the squire can recover from
the stupor Of AmAEemeut, is on like the wind.
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