The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-07-30

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'aow came il you 50 nearly
missed ths1raing I5asked, still
"a whisper. l
hp doctor slniled.
eopeefthe pobr fellows peca.
lia'lllesis that nntila train Is in
mo'ipp.hes9ilI notenler it-eyen
Chen 0ill3cply ollos me. / am
obls ed tolbumorhims ofcourss
gou Understand Cha. my men5mare
behlndhim to make sure that7he
fealIy did come after me,g
Az he spoke he gradually raised
his yoieespits ordinarypitch. No
doubt The eminent man knew his
own business best, butitstrnck me
.it was injpdicious to speak so free
ly Of his patients idiosyncrasies
While thespOor fellow was within
feaishot sas M 81
Can't he hear us2n i asked
deag sullg
FYe!j jbdthe does.not understand
asword.we say. One form Of his
mania is that heimagines himself
some zone else. He would never
imagine were discussing his case.
Idare say at this moment he is Sir
Isaac Newton, Mr.. spurgesn or
Henry Irving"
Thus assured, I ventured Ia
glance at the madman, and for a
moment our eyes met fairly. In
spite Of Dr. Wolfe's assertion, the
expression in the unfortunate be-
ing's eyes told me he comprehend.
ed every word that was spoken.
The strange look he flashed upon
me was fullofa maniac's cunning.
| again began TO feel nervous, and
wished that the Doctor would look
a little closer to his patient.
However, / resolved to make the
best Of it. l turned my back on
the unhappy man, and tried to
think no more about him, but 10
enjoy to The full the advantage Of
conversing with the pleasant spo.
ken ard celebrated Dr.. Wolfe.
"You have a great many patients
under your carcH" l asked.
"a great many," replied the
Doctor, with a graceful wave of his
cigar '"The responsibility iscnor.
mous-enormoas.a
at must bc."iI said. "Yoar pa.
Lients are of all ranks in life, ]
suppo'oR"
"From the very highest. Ihaye
now four dukes under my care"
"Four dukesl Ah, fOreign ones, /
supp0se9"
'sgEsea a's feroign The fourth
is theDako Of -" (hero he whis.
pered a great name to me). ale
is commonly supposed to be dead,
but the truth is lie has been with
me for ten years."
Dr. Wolfe might be skillful, but
he certainly was not discreet
However, it might he he was juk.
ing, and that his duke was but a
self.styled one.
"What painful histories and ii.
responsible criminals you must
have met with in your expert.
ence," l observed.
"Terrbilel terribloI The finest
careers, the happiest lives wreck
ed, sir-wrecked by the demon Of
insanity, Our poor friend in the
corner" he added, in a voice Of
deep sympathy, "has an awful
past, He went to bed one night
as sane, apparently, as you or 1
In the morning they found him
raving and deluged with blood
He had cut the throat of a wife
whom he adored, and strangled his
twin babies, who were sleeping in
the same room"
I shuddercd at the horrible tale
and, with morbid interest, glanced
once more at the poor wretch neal
us. Again / caught that eye, full
Of diabOlical cunning. Mad he
might be; but hewas clever enough
to deceive even the learned doctor
as to his obliviousness to what wal
passing around him. Heavensl
would not have spent FIVE minuteI
alone with that homicide for a for
tune.
] could not help feeling curious
as to the state Of mind of a crea