San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-03

moments later, when Maurice nad again
lost himself in light sleep, Ibis life
may be blank from the time of the ex-
plosion in the hospital up to the pres
ent moment. You saw yourself that
his first recollection was connected with
the hospital-that he remembered the
cold and the short ratiOns there before
he recalled the events of yesterday and
today, as important as they were. Ny
opinion now is thai he is not responsible
for the acts of yesterday and today; that
he cannot be held accountable for any
act Of Lis own for the past seven years. s"
fell upon my knees before the physi-
clan and asked and begged of him,
again and again, to repeat what he had
said.
Why" he said with a kind smile,
''you can rest assured that your hus-
band will not cast you off now. You
saw that his first thoughts were of You.
| sincerely believe that your husband
believed himself to be Richard Melville,
and Caroline Green 20 be an impostor.
There, YOU must go away now. The
sight Of y"ur gray hair ana Careworn
face would 80 him 10 good. He must
come gradually to know the length of
time that has elapsed since ne was taken
from the hospital. H. must get good
many things into h head before he sees
his wife. Now 80 back to your room at
the station house and sleep some of the
care lines out of your face; you may
Ecome here again tomorrow. You will
meet Mrs. Clark Melville then. Poor
old lady! SO it was Richard Melville
who was buried in Virginia after all!
am afraid this will break her heart"
"ISit necessary that she should know"
| asked.
The physician shook his head.
Your husband will talk of nothing,
think of nothing but Maine and his
young wife," ne said, land will be a
stranger in New York. Yes, she must
be told"
Officer Gates came to where we were
standing and laid his hand on the physi-
clans shoulder
Il have arranged for that" he said,
"tonly must have little time: and Mrs
Green will oblige me by writing down
what has taken place here today, and
anything else that she may think of in
terest."
| knew what he meant before he had
ceased speaking, and the thought filed
me with a sudden fear.
He must have noticed my agitation,
for he said kindly:
Your narrative will not be entirely
new to me, Mrs. Green. know pretty
we'll what it will contain; and may add
now that you will help yourself and
your friends i'll every way by telling the
exact truth. Twill call in the morning
for the manuscript"
At the station house met Mrs. Clark
Melville.
"You have seen my SON." she said.
Tell me about him. Is he in his right
mind? VIII he live"
Ireplied that he was sleeping when
left, and that the physician believed his
recovery to be only question of time.
What mystery is there between your"
she demanded. Why do they exclude
the mother from the room, and ad-
nit
She stopped short and rested her face
on her hand moment.
There" she said, Il was wrong in
losing my temper. | am satisfied that it
is all for the best. ! came here to be-
come security for your appearance when
wanted. am told. however, that bail
cannot be taken until formal complaint
is made. and not even then if a charge
of murder is preferred. You may rest
assured that everything possible will be
done for you. Have You said to any one
else what You said to me in the captains
Office yesterday:
had not, and told her so. How
longed to throw myself at her feet and
tell her everything! should have done
so only for Officer Gates warning
And now. how shall write down what
must be written?
am positive that Mr.. Charles Gates
knew nearly every point Of my story be-
fore he asked me to write it down. If
thought otherwise | should not write it.
But then, there is some comfort in
what the physician said. wonder if
his opinion would have weight in court
| of law?
Well, ] did not see the blow struck,
but | know who murdered my poor
brother.
Maurice Green killed him at a time
when he was not responsible for his &C
tions. At least that's what Mrs. Clark
Melville's family physician says. He
ought to know. In order to prove my
statement that he was not responsible
for his acts it is only necessary for me