The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-25

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spilled the contents.
friend shoulder, while his troubled eyes
searched the PHYSICIANS face.
Lamar" he said, ''what is the mat
ter with her? don't mean what is the
long Latin term for her disorder. 1
mean, in good round English words,
frankly and plainly, what is the matter
with her?''
Frankly and plainly" responded
Lamar without the least hesitation, "I
cannot tell you "
"You don't know"
"No."
"What does DIR, Bently say?"
'He says the girls an idiot
"Since when?''
Since she fell. "
mot from her youth them"
Lamar smiled.
''That would be hardly probable.
Your sister stated it fairly. Idiots don't
dress up in street costume, in garments
tastily made to fit them. -
Then do ! understand this trouble is
caused by blow or by shock? l
thought by what you said the other day
she had hit hel head and gouged piece
out of her brain. =
Lamar laughed.
1t is unnecessary to say you are an
artist, y he commented, 'rather than a
physician Ievity aside. neither Dr.
Bently nor myself thought the blow on
the head sufficient by itself to have pro-
duced this result My idea of it is that
or
trouble in the brain prior to the acci-
dent Then the shock alone may have
had good deal to do with it, -
''Then it is possible that this is the
effect of terror"
Possibly" !"
Possibly! How conservative and cold
blooded You arel Candidly, can't med
ical science unravel this mystery and
tell the why and wherefore of this mat.
'ter?'
mot at the present stage of the case
and i'll the present state of medical sci
ence I"
"What pretentious humbug science
is anyway" fumcd Maxcy.
''The best wish can have for you is
that you will live to see the absurdity
Of that remark, my boy. Science is un-
pretentious and real. People who have
the most to say against it know the least
about it, Ii you hear a man berating it,
ten to one it has disturbed some old pet
fancy of his. Science wouldn suit you
because you are too impatient 1tworks
slowly, my boy-slowly, but surely"
DIR. Lamar said all this calmly and
sdispassionately as he rose to assume his
sOuter garments Maxey had opened his
alips to reply when there came a knock
sing at the door He stepped into the
hall and looked out. On the threshold
stood the bravo fellow who had been
lowered from the edge of the bluff at
the ropes end to rescue an imperiled
life week before.
Maxey was so surprised that he seemed
at first TO be in danger of forgetting his
hospitality, but i'll moment or two he
recovered himself and invited his visit.
pr in.
mo, thankee, said the young man
nwkwardly, taking off his hat and
glaneing around him, "but my little
brother found this on the beach in the
snow underneath where the young won.
an hung, sir, and we thought, between
rs, that maybe, as it might be of some
use, maybe I'd better put on my hat and
coat and run up. -
Run upl 1t was eight miles.
Maxey took bit of soiled and damp
paper from the mans hand. 1t was u
folded sheet of writing paper and con-
tanned these words, traced with pale ink
In feminine hand:
SOMERSET, Dec. 8, 1894.
DEAR annette have never forgotten you
during all our separation and to my astonish-
nent and delight yesterday learned matter
of the deepest importance TO yourself. An
nette, You have been deceived AS to your par
entage. Your real father and mother are
known TO me. want 10 tell you all about 1t
at once, but there arc good reasons why l
should not go 10 the house. You will UNDER
stand this fully when you see me. am stop
ping out in Somerset at present, but there are
other reasons why you shouldn't be seen there.
i have thought up a place that will be con-
venient for both of us. Annette, you remem-
ber the hotel at Cliffs Head, where you came
with your mother two years ago, Just across
the road there is n seat, YOU will remember.
Why can't you come out on the train and walk
up tho road and wait for there about
O'Clock tomorrow Tuesday night2 If this note
seems hasty and very, very strange 10 You,
Annette believe me there are strange things
to come, which will tell you of. After you
know what / know yon need never go back
again unless You wish. After all tho trouble
have been 10 in this matter, and for your sake,
/ have no fear of any failure on your part to
be at the place named. Your very true friend,
MRs. AGATHA @. HAPGooD.
p. S.-I may be little late, but l shall not
fail to keep my appointment.
Maxey read this remarkable epistle
aloud in the presence of the doctor, who
had Joined him in tho hall. The excita-
Bile artist was aglow with enthusiasm
Here is something tangible at last!
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