The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-02


any man."
What do you know of Raoul Dupuy, vii
lain, that you dare maintain such thing
concerning his character, which is polluted
by your mention of it?"
Never mind what | know, squire, so
long as l amt said it," answered the tramp.
What is your opinion, doctor" asked
the squire.
about the patient, squire. The skull is
fractured, and it may be necessary to trepan
it, if any portion is bearing on the BRAIN"
Do you think the blow will permanently
affect her brain, or that she Will be sound in
mind should she recover"
If the pressure of the bone upon the
brain be removed, she will doubtless recover
her senses. But until sheis completely well
again. and even after, no risk must be taken
In the case. Absence OF excitement or
noise is indispensable, as the slightest men,
tai shock night make her raving maniac
Blows upon that region of the head have
been known to deprive persons OF the
power of Speech and if she is not kept per-
fectly quiet, she may recover only to hnger
out dumb existence
After breakfast servant, whom the
squire had despatched across the creek
upon his first arising, returned with the in
formation 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
squire retired for a consultation, to which
they after while called Randy, the vagrant.
They then returned to the traveller, and after
hearing his account once more, and COM
pairing the time of his leaving Mr.. Taylor
with that of the arrival at the squirrels, they
proceeded to the creek in company.
Upon their arrival, the squire addressed
the traveller:
81 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 I'M
known even to Randy, who visits every
house in this and the adjoining counties,
and you are equally strangerto us. con-
slider, however, that you have been fully
discharged from any connection 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 improved during the night, and that
the wound was, in all probability, not seri-
Gus; the lady had even recovered, in a
measure, the control of her mental faculties
and language, though she was not fully con-
Sclous Or coherent as yet.
The squire, Mr. Taylor, the traveller and
the doctor together proceeded to the bed
side of the unfortunate woman, the stranger
being assured OF his release by the words
Of the sQuire-hrst ordering servant to
bring his horse to the door before leaving
the piazza.
Upon reaching the bed the woman opened
her eyes, and, seeing the kind, manly faces
of the squire and Mr.. Taylor, she family
smiled, and ran her eyes over the rest of the
group.
She passed the doctor without any var-
ance OF expression, and then rested them
upon the face of the stranger.
The eyes became set in horrible stare,
the light forsook them, the pupils dilated;
she raised herself to a sitting posture by
convulsiye movement of the arms; then,
crouching to her knees and throwing herself
wildly down upon her face, she shrieked
out, with a curdling moan:
ooh, oh, Dupuy! don't don't ~ and con-
sciousness once more left her.
Despite his self-command, the traveller
paied. He at once retired with the gentle
men, however, to the piazza, and the doctor
moved to assist his patient.
In short while he, too, joined the party
upon the piazza. Nothing had passed be-
tween the group until the doctor broke
painful constraint which had fallen upou
all.
Gentlemen" said he. " the worst mis-
hap that could befall this unfortunate lady
has just occurred through her having seen
this gentleman, Mr.. Durer. She is a raving
maniac. She may die; she may recover,
after lingering illness; but, in any event,
she will be fortunate if she 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, ado
you attribute her shock?n
She was evidently stricken with horror
at the sight OF Mr.. Durer, whom, from my
knowledge of the laws of the human brain,
violence 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
duty to commit you, to await further devel-
opments in the matter"
Upon the last syllable he strobe from the
piazza, booted and spurred his steps clang-
ing an echo to his voice. One spring, and
he has vaulted into his saddle; he brushes
away the servant who holds his bit with
imperial disdain, and turns his horse at the
gate.
The animal clears it with the activity and
fire OF his master, gathers himself on the
other side, and before the squire can recover
from the stupor of amazement is off like
the wind.
The above is synopsis of "THE SHADOW
OF FATE" by Judge Jarvis, wonderfully
dramatic and powerful novel, which began
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