The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-10-16
out somehow, and the students noticed
with reticen5 awe the saddened aspect OF
their best-beloved professor.


their best-beloved professor.
".
Alice Cranston opened hereyes and knew
not where she was. She was cold, she
knew, and damp to the skin, but vail
seemed to hang over her mind. Making an
effort to move, she felt an excruciating
pain in every muscle. She continued her
exertions, however, until she had extrt-
Gated herself from the sack, and stood up
in her grave-clothes in the sitting room Of
Prof Arthur Denver Her eyes had in
them wild stare, and showed that, al
though she had been restored to life, rea-
son had not yet resumed its full dominion
She seemed to be laboring under some
imaginary fear and, with low cry of pain,
she darted to the door, turned the key,
opened the door and fed through the hall.
Instead of turning to the left when she left
the professors door, which would have
taken her III few steps to the front exit of
the building she ran to the right, which led
her into the penetralia of the house. On
she flew in her delirium till suddenly, upon
turning q corner, she rushed into the arms
of Martin Graeme.
Martin Graeme was the ianitor Of West
moreland Medical College laboratory. He
was what was left OF a great physician.
Through pecuniary trouble his mind had
been shaken and when soon after this blow
his beloved wife and his only daughter
went to the grave within two weeks of
| each other, old DR.. Graeme turnel from
! horrid grief to silly senility. He proved
himself harmless He loved to wander
about the buildings, muttcring incoherent,
ly to himself. The true, courteous gentle
| man survived the wreck of the scientist and
scholar, and, treating all the students with
studious gentility and respect, he in turn
was always the recipient of their pity and
equally exempt from their joking rude
ness His venerable aspect helped him In
this as we'll. His hair was of peculiar
Wilderness and his face bore the marks Of 8
learned sage rather than grooming dotard
He had asked for and received the position
of janitor of the laboratory and amused
himself with childish Encouragement of ite
paraphernalia He lived by himself in a
small cottage little distance back of the
college grounds-the same little cottag.
where he had spent many years before
the happy days with his wife and daughter
Miss Cranston started back from tn,
rough encounter with new terror. In +,
moment, however the serene aspect of th,
bowed old man whom she had almost up
set changed her terror into confidence
Her distraught mind studied a moment hi
patriarchal appearance, as well as thai
benevolence and chivalry which even he
confused faculties could discern in his face
and the next instant she threw herself OF
him for protection.
20, save me, sir!" she cried, clasping he
arms about him; protect me! Some on
is after mel Did you not see it? Oh! there
there! See its horrid eyes!-"
So she ran on in an ecstacy of frenzy.
sane man in the old doctors place woult
have been nonplussed; the imbecil,
seemed to comprehend the whole situation
He caught down a great-coat that hun!
upon the wall OF the hallway by them
threw it over her shoulders, gave her hi
arm, and together they went out of tn
rear door through the woods-path to Dr
Graeme's cottage.