The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-01-30

know the laws, ana Aliets NNAc y,
proof afore | SAYS q libel on any man
0Whst 40 YOU know OF RAoul Dupuy, villain,
ths. Won dare maintain such thing concern
ing his character, which is polluted BY your
NEVER mind hat know squire, 50 long
a, Amt said 4, A1sEered the tramp
..whst Is your opinion, doctor2" asked the
squire. .,.,,.
the patient. squire. The skull IL fractured and
il may be necessary TO trepan IT, II any portion
Is besiing on the brain.
"Do YOU think the blow viii permanently
affect her brain, or that she Will DC souhu IA
mind should she recover
ssIf the pressure Of the bone upon the brain
be removed, she will doubtless recover her
senses. But until she is completely wei aga,lii
aud even after, no risk must be taken IN inc
case. Absence OF exsitement or noise Is lhdis.
pansabe, rs the slightest mental shock might
make her q raying maniac. Blows upon that
region OF the head have been known to deprive
persons Of the power Of speech, and II she Is
not kept perfectly quiet, she may recover only
to linger ont dumb existence"
Alter breakfast a servant, whom the squire
had dispatched across the creek upon his first
arising returned with the information that Mr..
Taylor-the gentleman whom the stranger had
left at his gate ON the road-would be over
Immediately after breakfast.
Upon the arrival OF Mr. Taylor, he and the
squre retired for a consultation, 10 which they
after awhile called Randy the vagrant. They
then returned 10 the traveller, and, after hear
ing his account once more. and comparing the
time Of his leaving Mr.. Taylor with that OF his
arrival at the squire's, they proceeded TO the
creek in company.
= Upon their arrival the squire addressed the
traveller:
~ have taken counsel with Mr.. Taylor
touching this case, which seems deep mys-
terry after all the information we have been so
far able to gather; the lady seems unknown
even to Randy, who visits every house in this
and the adjoining counties, and you are equal
ly a stranger to us, consider, however, that
you have been fully discharged from any con-
nection with the affair. We must first attempt
to gather something from the lady herself.
At this point the doctor came out OF the SICK
room. He stated that the lady had greatly inn
proved during the night, and that the wound
was, in all probability not serious; the lady
had even recovered, in a measure, the control
of her mental faculties and language, though
she was not fully conscious or coherent as yet.
The squire, Mr.. Taylor, the traveller and the
doctor toge her proceeded to the bedside Of
the unfortunate woman, the stranger-being
assured Of his release by the words OF the
squire-frst ordering a servant to bring his
horse to the door before leaving the piazz
Upon reaching ths bed the woman opened
her eyes, and, seeing the kind, manly faces Of
the squire aud Mr. Taylor, she family smiled,
and ran her eyes over the rest OF the group.
She passed the doctor without any variance
OF expression, and then rested them upon the
face of the stranger,
The eyes becames set in horrible stare, the
light forsook them, the pupils dilatet she
raised herself TO sitting posture by convul-
civ unOvampDt Of the then rrOUChinQ
to her knees and throwing herself wildly down
on her face, she shrie&ed out with curdling
moan
"Oh, oh, Dupuyl don't. don'tW and con-
seriousness once more left her.
Despite bis selfcommand, the traveller paled.
He at once retired with the gentlemen, how
ever, to the piazza Nothing had passed be-
tvssen the group until the doctor broke pain
full constraint which had fallen upon all.
"Gentlemen," said he, "the worst mishap
that could befall this unfortunate lady has just
occurred through her having seen this gentle.
man, Mr.. Durer She is q raving maniac. She
may die, she may recover after lingering
illness but, in any event, she will be fortu.
! nate il she ever RECEIVERS her reason. Darkness
has settled upon her brain for long night
which may never be followed by the dawn"
"To what, DOCTOR" asked the squire, " dc
you attribute her shock?'
"She was evidently stricken with horror al
| the sight OF MIR. Durer, whom, from my
knowledge Of the laws of the human brain
she has in some way associated with the VIC
lence which has been done her, to her great
terror.
There was pause, painful lull
Then the squire spoke to Durer.
"The case sir, has taken new turn. You
will not be surprised that conclude it my dut.
to commit you, to await further Development
in the matter.
Upon the last syllable he strobe from tn
piazza, booted and spurred, his steps changing
an echo to his voice. One spring and he wa
vaulted into his saddle; he brushes away tn
servant who holds his bit with imperial disdain
and turns his horse at the gate.
The animal clears it with the activity and fir
of his master, gathers himself on the othe
side, and before the squire can recover fror
the stupor Of amazement, is off like the wind.
The above is asynopsis of the "THE SHADOW