Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-01-20
FOR THE CORONER.

printing this story. But Ia he Is in
the wilds OF Missouri now aud may
not see it and would hardly travel
something less than 80 miles for
vengeance under any circun,tances
feel reasona oily salo in relieving my
self OF long borne and grievous
burden.
1he personality OF my friend Berkly
Is the most p easing OF any physician
j have ever known. The serene air
OF naifected goodness genuine SYM
pathy and thorough knowledge that
el ngs about his heavy muscular
frame and his smoothly shaver hand
some lace inspires ut glance an
unIaltering trust within the bosom OF
his pate1t / have heard ladies de-
clare that acute suffering has been
known to depart Immediately upon
his entrance INTO the sick room which
Is no doubt cutie true.
S,uch u man Is worth moro to a
community than any quantity OF
physic and IL was indeed sad day
fer Us al when the octor gave up
general practice and became spe-
oialist OF the eye and ear. But his
increasing weight mot years for no
10 sill this side OF 40) and general
Discrimination 10 all physical cxer,ion
finally l pped the beam in favor Of a
speca, ism where he can sit all day
in a double ST ength arm chair OF g..
tra width. AID manipu ate various
pretty nickel plated appliances OF
more or less benefit and torture.
Then by-and by. virg field ap.
peared open unto him from altar and
thus one sad day he faded out from
among Ms and was gone We shall
never know his like again-so skiil-
.fsl so genial aud SO lazy.
II was mainly Inherent inertia be-
lieve that induced him TO resign the
Office OF ci'y coroner TO which he had
been ,anan mously elected after a
brief though somewhat remarkable
service.
The Kilfoyles had ut ono time
rooms in the Huntington house at
when place both the doctor and my
self took our meals; hence IL not in.
frequently happened. being regular
patrons that The four OF us were
seeted at u private table making a
really pleasant family arrangement
at least 80 lar rs Mrs hilloyle aud
Dr. Berkly were con cerned for they
were good friends as indeed. why
shou they not be when b 9TH were
SO highly regarded by the majority of
our best Citizens.
Now, the tel diningrooms Of
Kansas mostly served BY white
waiter girls, who are gen rally young
frequent y pretty. and always Cr
nearly always as good we'll. behaved
girls.as you will fnd anywhere IN tho
country. The girl who usually
waived on our table had been in the
Huntington employ for some two or
three years. She was perhaps 20
years Old. We called her Nettie
and she was really very remarkable
young woman. Her har and eyes
were very black. and her skin warm
olive tinged little with the red
blsod beneath. Had she possessed
the look that comes OF intelIectu i
culture she would have been hand
some. @
IIer conversation was disappoint.
ing. Her grammar was eccentric
and her pronunciat on DISASTROUS; but
she was attent We and faith Jul and we
all made much OF her. scept Mrs IL
foyle. who treated her in her usual
magnificent manner and wondered
audibly how We could put ourselves
on a level VITA people Of that sort.
Naturally Nettie did not form any
special attachment for Mrs. kilfoyle;
while Tor DR. Berkly who had been a
boarder at the hotel longer than any
OF as she had conceived an unauali-
fed worship These facts wore
ually evident and it is possible
that Abe latter may have influenced
Mrs. nilfoyle ) treatment OF the q ri.
| pom second thought however this
seems Improbable as it would be al :
NEST unreasonable to suppose that
tho elegant Mira hilfoyle could be
Jealous OF an ignorant waiter girl
That Nettie should have heard the
gossip OF this lady former bad treat
ment Of the Doctor and OF her having
wed ME-. Kilfoyle on account OF his
superior financial ability. is not 10 be
wondered at for the subject was a
fHvorite one in the dining room and
such matters in such places are dis.
cussed with freedom that Is at once
energet and surprising the wa ters
being gener lily regarded as so many
pieces OF furni ure
THIS sub ect the girl had no doubt
frequently revolvsd in Ter mind as
she regarded the two. and it appears
loved Mrs. hilloyle none the better
for the shaking up she was supposed
70 have given the Falstaiian doctor
In times past.
just ut what period she elected
herself his aveneer cannot guess l
recoilect looking at her one day and
turning suddenly cold at the murder
Gus expression In her eyes which
were Il ed at that moment upon Mira
Kilfoyle
II would be hard 10 form IN opin-
ion as 10 what Nettie really intended
as a final result her plans. Per-
haps she merely wished TO resent the
supposed injury OF long ago. and re-
venge herself at the fame time for a
thousand petty indignities Perhaps
she went so FAR as TO believe that
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