Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-09-10

ferred concea lnent should certainly
make no endearor To probe the mys-
terry.
business detained me for several
hours aud / then called at the cottage
for the last time, more, | will admit
10 & atty my curiosity than because
deemed it necessary.
Great was my surprise TO find my
patient In worse condition than that
in which had left her upon the day
before and unable to arise from her
couch.
"A troubled, half-frightened look as
l talked to her caused me to take a
sudden resolution. / turned quickly 10
her, saying: 1t must have been
grave matter that caused you to cross |
the ferry this morning in your present
state.
''She made no answer, but looked |
helplessly at me, her pale face flush
ing. then changing to al ashen hue.
had spoken in rather louder tone
than was necessary, not noticing that
the door leading into an adjoining
apartment was ajar until I percei we'd
the figure of a man standing in the
doorway.
"'How long has this thing been going
| onp' l asked. paying no attention to
| the newcomer.
" Direct your question to me, If you
| please, he said, coming forward, when
!. at once recognized the grace and
| courtliness OF a gentleman bred and
| born.
This young 4ady is my patient
| and as such ! am responsible to GER
tain extent for her recovery or re-
lapse. and consequently have right
to know what causes her protracted
illness, which begin to believe is the
result of other such journeys as that to
which was accidentally witness to-
day.
"Seeing that 1t was useless to con-
ceal the fact OF her trip, he gave me.
after consultation with the young
ing them which had SO aroused my
curiosity.
"He stated that he had been engaged
in smuggling for some time, and the
fear of detection had been the cause
OF his sisters anxiety and consequent
illness. He could not prevail upon
me to believe in his identity until he
donned the hunchback outfit and re-
appeared as the companion of my
trips across the ferry. Again and
again he declared that he had only es-
capped detection through being ssso-
ciated with me. and that not trip
had been made in my society but that
the supposed physical deformity had
in reality been composed of jewels
to hundreds of thousands of dollars in
value; that this day was to be the last,
and his sister had been so agitated
with fear that at her earnest entreaty
he had sent carriage and she had
been driven to the landing, where she
had gone on board to be near him in
case of disaster. She had never gone
dangerous business she would doubt
less rapidly recover
The young man explained the in
genious pack which he had worn Sc
long as IA personal deformity, which
was fitted to closely fitting con
) trivance that is worn by real suffere
: from spinal disease while endeav orins
to produce a cure. the straps and deli
t cate springs and steels OF which il wa
: fashioned email bling him to carry
! weight scarcely guessed from its size
He also said that Immediately upol
/ her recovery he and his sister woult
: return at once to France, where b,
l means of the money he had earned 81
dearly they would be enabled to liv,
5 in comfort. As letter reached me
! few weeks later telling me of their SAT-
= arrival | am released from my prom
e Use OF secrecy, but in my future move
c ments shall be careful to not agail
: be an innocent accessory to as giganti
v fraud as delivering goods on bot
1 sides of a we'll watched, well-knowI
: smuggling point Chicago Times.