Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14
MY ENEMY'S SKULL.

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Il had such contempt once but I
was completely cured of it years ago"
"You surprise me- May l ask
whether you healed yourself or en-
ployed the services of some other ply
sicianP"
Dr. Weymouth caught the humor in
tho remark OF the young medical stu
dent who was questioning him. and
laughed.
Il was cured by something worse
than ply sician. he replied.
What was it,"
IA human skull"
"Your story must be as TRANCE one.
1T is; but | will not tell it to you
unless you will solemnly promise not
10 repeat it,"
why so much secrecyp
lit is not necessary to satisfy your
curiosity now. My reason will be
plain to you when my narrative is
ended.
Very well; l promise.
TO give yeu thorough under
standing of my singular experience
1t is necessary for me to recall II series
OF events which preceded the super
natural horror which | shall describe.
when | began to practice medi-
cine in a small inland city. | became
acquainted with "a beautiful girl, who
10 charmed mo that | sought her SO.
ciety frequently. l have since learned
that sho then regarded me with favor.
and no doubt / would have conducted
regular courtship which would have
ended in a happy marriage had it not
been that entirely unexpected circum-
stances suddenly separated us. My
father was stricken with fatal III
at his home in Massachusetts until
his death. which took place after l
had been with him six months When
! returned to the West and resumed
my medical practice. | learned to my
great chagria that Miss wilkins the
girl to wnom | had been SO attentive
was engaged to be married TO a young
lawyer named Goodwin. He had been
rs rapid in his love affair as / had
been slow in mine. and then learned
the bitter lesson which many other
young men who have been dilatory in
courtship have also learned that i! a
prompt and Jealous rival appears and
he is pretty sure TO do so II the girl
is highly attractive he will win the
prize during an absence of even few
months on the part OF the dilatory
sutton.
.'Of course there was nothing for
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evitabe. l bore my disappointment
as best l could and gave assiduous
attention to. the duties OF my pro.
fession. Meanwhile / learned that |
was not the only disappointed suiter
MIR. Callahan. handsome photog-
rapheE had tried to win the hand of
Miss Wilkins during my absence in
Massachusetts, but he soon found that
Goodwin was preferred to himself
Callahan was moody and dis.
agreeable fellow in spite of his good
looks and l was decidedly glad that
he had been unsuccessful knowing
what his disposition was | was
surprised to observe that after Miss
Wilkins had become Mrs. Goodwin
he cultivated the husbands acquaint-
ance. and within a few months
became his intimate friend. / often
saw them together and used to
wonder whether Callahan was sincere
In his friendship. Several years
passed away and brought about in
teresting changes Goodwin who was
q pleasant fellow but was not a
man to heed the claims of morality
when they strongly conficted
with his inclinations fell an
easy victim to the wiles OF a
fair adventures. He kept his infat-
uation we'll concealed from his wife
however and she was entirely unsus-
picious until she finally discovered
his unfaith. illness in most singular
manner. One night while Mr.. God
win was absent on a long journey.
his house was entered by a burglar
who went 10 the library and broke
open q desk in which Mr. Goodwin
kept private papers and letters and
which was never left by the owner I'M
locked In the morning Mrs. God
win found the contents OF the desk
scattered on the floor and among
them package Oh love lctters from
the adventures The cat was now
out OF the bag and the wronged vie
instituted proceedings for "a divorce
which was granted. Soon after she
had accomplished her object the
community was startled by the news
that Callahan had been arrested on
the charge of having committed the
burglary. At the trial during which
the court room was crowded on &C
count OF the high social standing OF
the prisoner his guilt was skillfully
proved by chain OF circumstantial
evidence. 1t was shown that the pho
tographer after breaking into the
house had committed but one
offense. He had opened the
desk and scattered the papors
that he had found in it but he had
stolen nothing. The mystery was
great until the prisoner confessed
that he had entered the house for the
sole purpose OF furnishing Mrs God
win with evidence that her husband
was untrue 10 her. His intimacy
with Goodwin had enabled him TO dis
cover where his friend kept the dis.
reputable love lottora and then he