The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-05-05

process to which the skin had been
subjected in tanning the strange
scar on the kneecap had not been
effaced, and when the shoes were
completed, observed on the up
pers of The right shoe, that the
mark was sllll di>tinguishable,
although of course the letter NJ
could no longer be traced"
That was the substance of Mr..
Gees story, which he told in
modest, Apologize manner, as il
his conscience still gave him a
twinge occasionally for having un
derlaken The uncanny commission
His strange customer had not been
in The store since the shoes were
delivered, nor had Mr.. Gee been
able to discover the motive that
prompted him to spend so much
money in carrying ont what APP
pearel TO be lhe whim of an other.
vie rational human being. He
admitted that for some days after
the shoes had lett his hands his
curiosity was greatly aroused IN
the matte er, bul as time passed and
other cares interviewed, he had
given Ihe subject no further
thought.
That there Was story conceal
ed III this recital was pretty evi
dent to the mind of the young
man from the Herald Office who
heard the foregoing iac.s, and he
LOST NO lime in seeking the prolni-
men, physician who had written
The letter vouching for the cratic
stranger, and whose name Mr..
Gee luckily remembered. At first
the DOCTOR empha'ically denied
The authorship Of the letter in
question, and tried to bluff his
visitor by affecting complete igno.
rance OF The entire matter But
his visitor refused TO be satisfied
with this evasion aud so pressed
the physician that he weakened,
and confessed that there was q
story, which he would tell, ii hls
own name and those of he two
principal characters In The drama
were not made public. A ready
acquisescence was given tolhis re
quest, upon which he doctor un
folded a qneertale of love and re
venge, that in its startling siiua
tions and sensational denouemenl
is strongly suggestive Of one q
Maupassant's vivid romances.
"ren years ago." began The sur
geon, "a Young law student, who
came to Chicago from Virginia
fell desperately in love with the
only daughter Of a wealthy con
tractor living on the north side
His affection was reclprocaled
and the young people secretly
plIgh,ed their lroth. This was
done in The face of decided objec
lions advanced by the glrl's par
ents to her lovers suit. In The
first place, they considered thei
daughter too young to become EN-
gagged, and secondly, lhe uncer'
tain prospects of he law s,uden
did not warrant Ills taking such 4
serious step. All this they ha'
told him kindly and pleasant.
enough. But he was young, hot
blooded and very much in love
lie chafed at the ban placed upol
his social intercourse with The
daughter, and, despite their avow
ed disapproval, became engaged
to her.
"Shorllv after this the famil
went TO Oconom0woc, where the
had a summer collage. Thiihe
the young man followed his lance
!. meeting her secretly and ehjoyin
many stolen interviews with her &
that delightful resort. One morl
ing Florence told her mother lhS
she was going to picnic vii
some young friends, to DO gone a
day, and If >he did not return VI
|, Ill after supper not TO be worllet
Instead IF doing as she said, sh
met her lover and together the
boarded a train and went 10 II
cine, where they were married bt
fore a,juslice Of the peace. Ill
young wife arrived home tn,
!. nigh. in good season, and her el
. capade remaineda secret.
a "a few months after his FOOLS
:, affair The girls father failed
!. business. The law student in lh
meantime had been admitted
the bar and had gone 10 MinneaI
, oils with view u entering pra,
lice there. After a six month
!. Iabsence, during which he CORE
ponded very regularly with h
= wife, through The conhiyancc Of
: mutual friend, he returned to Oh
= cago 10 find the Young woman u
! longer a prospective heiress. a
y though the family was still
y fairly yeood circumstances.
n "Maurice was receivel cordial
|. by her parents, but The receptio
G accorded him by his wife boi
n puzzled and displeased HIM. 81
d appeared annoyed al his present
e and several times treated him |
e cavalierly that he lett The house
Al high dudgeon. When he ont
suggested that The fact of the
n marriage might as well be pr
n claimed she vehemenily protestt
q against such course until !
$. could afford TO give her a HON
4 u L.