Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-11-21

police. Again he refused to do so, adding
that he was not quite ready. Ready for what,
1 wondered!
x.
I must confess, in spite of my affection for
CarTiStOn, l. felt inclined to rebel against the
course which matters were taking. l was a
pTOSaic matter-Of-fact medical man; doing my
work to the best of my ability, and anxious
when that work was done that my hours of
leisure should be as free from worry and care
as possible. With CarristOn's advent several
disturbing elements entered into my quiet
life.
Let Ralph CarristOn be guilty or innocent
OF the extraordinary crime which his cousin
laid at his door felt that he was anxious to
obtain possession OF the supposed lunatic'S
person. 1t would suit his purposes for his
cousin to be proved mad. did not believe
that even if the capture was legally effected
CarTistOn's liberation would be a matter of
great difficulty so long as he remained in his
present state OF minds so long as /, doctor
of some standing. could 90 into the witness
box and swear to his sanity. But my old
dread was always with me-the dread that
any further shock would OVertuTn the bal
ance OF his sensitive mind.
So it was that every hour that CarristOD
was out of my ght was hdug with anxiety.
If Ralph GARRISON was really as unScrUpu-
IOus as my friend supposed; ii he had really.
as seemed almost probable, SubOrned our
agent; he might by some crafty trick obtain
the u5euIul ceIllIlctIe; ana some ud$ 1 snOuId
come home and ma CaTIlSGOn nau been re-
moved. In such q case fOreSaW great CrOub-
le and distress.
Besides, after all that had occurred, it was
as much as / could do to believe that CaTis-
ton was not mad. Any doctor who knew
what L knew would have given the verdict
against him.
After dismissing his visions and hallucina-
tons with the contempt which they deserved,
the fact Of a man who was mddly, passion
ately In love with woman, and who DelleV-
ed that she had been entrapped and was still
kept IN restraint, sitting down quietly, and
letting day after day pass without making an
effort toward finding her, was in itself lJTiIIG
Jdcje evidence OF insanity. A sane man
would at once have set all the engines OF de-
lection at work.
felt that if once Ralph CarristOn obtain
ed possession of him he could make out
strong case IN his own favor. First OF all, the
proposed marriage out of the defendants
own sphere of life; the passing under false
name; the ridiculous, or apparently rldlcu-
lOuS, accusation made against his kinSman;
the murderOuS threats; the chaStlSement Of
his own paid agent who brought him re-
port which might not seem at all untrue TO
any one who knew not Madeline Rowan.
Leaving out the question what might be
wrung from me in crOss-examinatiOn, Ralph
CarrlStOn had a strong case, and knew that,
once in his power, my friend might possibly
be doomed to pass years, II not his whole lie,
under restraint. So L was an1dOus,-Very
anxious.
And felt an anxiety, scarcely. second to
that which prevailed on CarrlStOn'S account
as TO the fate OF Madeline. Granting IOr
sake of argument that CaTTiStOn's absurd
conviction that no bodily harm had as yet
been done her, was true, 1 felt sure that she
with her scarcely less sensitive nature must
feel the separation from her lover as much as
ne himself felt the separation from her. once
or twice tried to comfort myself with cynl-
ciSnl-tried to persuade myself that young
woman could not in our days be spirited
aWay-that she had gone by her own nee
WII-thaT there was a man who hdu az Lne
eleventh hour alienated her affections from
CaTrlstOn. But could not bring myself 70
believe this. So l was placed between the
horns of a dilemma.
IfMadeline had not fled of her own free viii,
some one must have taken her away, ana is
so our agent report was a coined one, and
If coined one, issued at Ralph'S instance;
therefore Ralph must be the prime actor III
the mystery.
Butin sober moments such a deduction
seemed an utter aDSurdity.
Although 1 have said that CarristOn was
/ doing nothing toward clearing up the mys-
| terry / wrong him in so saying. After his
/ own cratic way he was at work. At such
/ work too! L really lost all patience with
| He shut himself up in his room, out Of
| which he scarcely stirred for three days. BY
/ that time he had completed large and beau
I ttui drawing OF his imaginary man. ms ne
/ took to a Wel-knOWn photographers, and
! ordered several hundred small photographs
/ OF 1t, to be prepared as soon as possible. Inc
minute description which he had given me OF
| his fanciful creation was printed at the IOoE
| or each copy. as soon as the uIsG Ddgc4 OF
/ these precious photographs was sent nome
/ to my great JOY he did what he should have
/ done days ago; yielded to my wishes, and
put the matter into the hands OF the police.
/ was glad to ind that in giving details OF
! what had happened ne said nothing about
/ the ACCESSIBILITY of keeping a watch on Ralph
/ CaIristOn's proceedings. He did, indeed, OF
/ fer an absurdly large reward for the d1ScOY-
/ cry OF the missing girl; and moreover, gave
/ the officer IN charge OF the case q packet OF
! photographs of his phantom man, telling him
/ in the gTavest manner that he knew the Origl-
I nal of that likeness had something TO do with
/ the disappearance OF Miss Rowan. The OF
/ ficer, who thought the portrait was that OF 2
natural being. took his Instructions IN good
! faith, although he seemed greatly surprised
/ when he heard that CaIT1stOn knew neither
( the name nor the occupation, II fact knew
/ nothing concerning the man who was TO be
/ sought for. However, as GARRISON assured
\ him that finding this man would insure the
/ reward as much as If he found Madeline the
/ officer readily promised TO combine the Two
/ tasks, little knowing what waste OF time any
| attempt to perform the latter must be
/ Two DAYS after this CaTlstOn came 70 me.
! Al shall leave You tomorrow" he said
''IVhere are you goingF' I asked why
/ DO you 1eaVeP'
81 am going to travel about. I have no In
/ tentiOn OF letting Ralph get hold or me. 81
mean to 90 from place to place until find
! Madeline"
'Be careful, I urged
] q. II shall be careful enough. III take care