New-York tribune., 1885-03-29


was case to study. and resolved to study it, but
] was none tho less in love.
So went on thinking and smoking till finished
my cigar, and then getting up laboriousiy from the
comfortable chair, made ready to go upstairs to
bed. / was just about turning out the argand
burner over the table, when load ring at the aoor
bell sounding in the stiffness OF the night w th ten
fold its ordinary loudness. startled me for tne
moment almost out of my wits All the servants
had hours ago gone to bed so waikea tHrou3 @ rno
long passageway With no pleasant feelings IN my
heart toward the unreasonable intruder, and ready
on slight provocation to treat him with SNORT
courtesy I threw open the door, and there on the
ii wish to see Doctor waldron immediately she
said in quick. sharp tones.
"If am to talk with you would like to come inJ
avery well. madam" getting out OF the way as 3,
spoke and thus allowing her to enter dnotor: n,
10y all means. 1t is nearly o'clock, but doctors
must expect to have unseasonable visitors. A.,
"Of course. If people had their choice 10 no tne
matter. they would probably prefer to get SICK
during the daytime. This visit / assure you Is as
| disagreeable to me as 1t is to you A.. -o,, and
offered her a chair as she entered the room ana
when she had taken it, embraced the opportunity
She Was nifty at least. and had the appearance OF
being hoTsokeeper or some oInsr or noRs To to excite
| interest Her expression was one OF caimne,s anu
dignity Nv prime object was to get rld oi her as
@Now. madam."I said with slight accent OF
i,npat!ence in my voice, 81 shall be Obliged 10 you
If Won will tel me the object of your visit
She made no answer in words, but punglng her
hand into a pocket of her frock, produced a small
package. which she laid on the table.
." have heard that you give special attention 10
diseases of tho brain, and that yon are very success
fu in discovering their true character wish your
services for patient who is under m @ ny an hap g"v
erness guardian and nurse. l am so thorouYhH
acquainted with her symptoms that can glye tnem
TO Won with absolute fidelity, so that IL VIII not DO
necessary for you to see her. Your -
aStop if you please" L exclaimed " meyer
under any circumstances give opinion of n
.; hat 1 thoroughly
amnel If YOU wish me to break through this rul.
you may save yourself further trouble Tor snail
az am prepared for that objection" she answered
with eutIre cOmposure. 4" ! am % Russian, and in
my country there are physl;ians-and Womuert thn
men they are, too-that are able to discern the
nature of maady from inspecting, not necessarily
the whole body but portion OF IT. 40 not suppose
that the American doctors are Their interiors, ana
have been led to suppose that yOu are still more
skilfu | cannot allow You at present To see my
charge but you can now, if You choose inspect
portion of her body have it here in this package"
g Great Heayenw | thought. "What IA horrible
womanw looked at the small parcel that lay on
the table. ii was large enough TO contain on eye;
a finger the tongue an ear. | was shocked beyond
measure not only at the old-booded revelations ot
the woman, but at the awful Ignorance anu super
sttion that they implied. That she had IN some
way mutilated the poor woman under her control
had doubt turned my eyes & sewaT efnrc ta
Tartar cast of her features She noticed M inspcc
ton.
al am Cossack." she said, proudly. any father
you but your emotion is entirely misplaced See!
As she spoke the last words. she tore open the
package she had brought with her and dIScioIed TO
INV astonishcd gaze u long lock OF goldcn-rcd halr.
She drew il slowly between her fingers as though
admiring It, bnt seemed lost IN some intense
thought that the contemplation suggested.
| broke the silence. .
q And YOU expect me to prescribe for patient
by simply looking at "A lock OF her hair am sorry
TO find that yOu so ignorant and creduouS as To
believe that such thing can be done
ignorant anl creduous may be-" she answered
with q sharp tony of contempt IN her voice, but |
know that there are physicians in my country who
could by merely looking at these few strands
discover all the phases of my darings disease, It's
causes, its seat, and its cure You are sup
scopes aud chemical tests and God only knows
that grew not half an inch from The spot where
my poor child suffers the most agonzins pain, you
Give me the hair" said. ~ an idea flashed with
the rapdity of stroke of lightning through my
mind.
"Ycs." she exclaimed with eagerness aTakc il;
am sure you can find out something. You will
save her from death Or she added. from what is
worse, lunatlc asylum.
/ took the long siIken tress in my hands. 1t was
of exactly the same color as the hair bad so much
admired NO hours before on the head OF Miss Mary
Plowman. 1t was fully four feet in length was
How did you get this y inquired
81 cut it of, of course"
"Why can not see the patientP
Because her father and mother have called IN
| two other physicians who are now with her. and
| they would object to your seeing her. | made an
excuse for being absent and. taking carriage
| came here to consult yor.'
aThen as she has medical attendance. / cannot
interfere. May ask the patents namep
You may ask what You please, but as YOU refuse
to help me- shall have nothing further to do with
you Give me back the hair and let me go.'
She stretched out her hand and selzing the lock-
began 20 draw 1t through my fners. As the last
part of it escaped my grasp felt that the ends
aStopp / exclaimed "Let me look at this ono
moment"
held it under the full glare of the argand
burner, and picking up hand lens that lay on the
table looked through it at the bunch of ends.
@You did not cut this hair" said, severely, 4" for
it has been torn out by the roots every single strand
of it."
aThen You can tell something after all from look
ing at lock of hair from wOman's head. Ha, ha
| thought yon were wiser than you gave yourself
credit for being. You see, knew you better than
you knew yourself shall ! tell You something
else Yes, will. YOn recognize the hair. IL came
from the head Of the woman you love- saw it in
your eyes. Well she has just two hundred and
seventy-nine strands less than when you last saw
her. Ipuled them out as she stenped lightly from
her carriage and counted every one of them as |
came here. Two hundred and seycnty-nine.
Neither more, nor one less. IL was a horrd thing
to do, wasn't nf What a Diteous cry she gave"
She bent forward as she uttered these last words.
and peered into nv face with look of malicious
cunning on her countenance that was as diabolical
a one as had ever seen.
darling must have suffered as the wretched woman
tore from her tender skin the silken strands that
lay before me! 1 IOOheu Jncn again dlIlpSt
| expecting to bee portion of the scalp banging to
them. But did not waste much time in reflection.
aYou vile monsterw exclaimed, as rose from
my chair and pulled down the little lever of the
district telegraph apparatus and gave the signal
for a policeman I" You are probably insane. but
lunat:c or not, Pm going to have you taken of
for the night at least Such tigresses You not
TO be allowed TO run at large to torture women IA
you by your own confession have tortured Miss
Powman."
"A unatic p shcshreked; a" and you've just found
it Outi pretty doctor you are! Yes. I'm a
thnth hair frnV On lima a1a
head. She's the chief nurse in Ward Number in
the Woman's Lunatic Asylum on the Island. Pm