The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-29
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His emphatic manner reused tho
young man from his stupor From the
moment when he heard the key fall from
its place on the inside of the door as he
tried to open it everything had seemed
to him like the illogical, haphazard hap
penings of dream If he had acted
with promptness and vigor in the emer-
gency he had done so mechanically, in
sort of instructive fashion, without re-
Election After assistance had arrived
and the immediate excitement was over
he went about in daze. The physician s
sharp tone made him start. He lifted his
eyes from the floor, unclasped his hands,
which had been folded behind his back,
and passed his palm over his throbbing
forehead
II believe you are more than half
right, he murmurcd. 1.-THE blow was so
sudden and unexpected that it crushed
me Lamar, you have always been the
best of friends. We We're boys together
know you wouldn't deceive me about a
matter Of this kind Tell me the truth
at once. You have grave fears for Ell
len?'
'No. haven't" returned Lamar
quickly. II have no fears at all. She
will be herself again with proper care in
three days Don't imagine from that
there has been no danger. 1t was ter
ribly narrow escape, a terribly narrow
escape :"
Escape from what, from whom? You
said just now that was crazy, Lamar,
because gave uttorance to what seemed
to me the OILY possible suspicion man
could entertain. / come home, find them
alone, and I infer that the poor, ire
sponsible creature had indeed fulfilled
your prediction and brought terrible
trouble upon u.s. And now you say'-
Impossible, the physician inter
posed positively.
annette did not do it?" ....=-.
''Annette could not have done it"
Maxoy seemed electrified. He glanced
around the room with an air of suspicion
and excitement Then with characteris-
tic impulsiveness he seized his hat and
coat.
Lamar, who had been watching him
with look of grave concern in his hand
eOlliC lttslulSSp luiu HIS HcHlLN vi
his shoulder,
"What are you going to do?" ----
'Do? am going to the police. l am
going to have this matter investigated
at once. p
He stopped short, amazed by the ex-
preston which he saw in the physician 8
face
"No, Julian Maxcy. not if l can pre-
vent it.
The serious, earnest gravity, the utter
solemnity Of Dr. Lamar's speech and
manner, frightened the artist,
"What is it, Lamar? For heaven S
sake, what are you thinking about?"
II cannot tell you here. Let me see
you in private"
A nervous trembling took Maxey all
at once. He did not know why. He led
the way to the front Of tho house There
was dim light in the parlor. Maxey
did not turn it up. He sat down close
beside the physician on a sofa Lamar
did not seem to see his way clearly to
what he wanted to say, and after mo-
mont's silence Maxey spoke up cxcitedly:
There's something on your mind,
Lamar; / know It, There is something
which you know and don't know, SO
serious that you hesitate to tell me of it. -
mo, said Lamar gravely. II know
nothing which you do not lnow-much
less. in fact, than you ought to know.
only desire that you shall stop to think
before you act. You have not told me
everything
Good heavens, how am to tell you
everything? We must question Ellen. y
II had rather not question Ellen. -
MaXey was silent from astonishInent.
| my dear boy, " said the physician in
low and not wholly steady voice. "are
you sure your sister has been entirely
happy of late?"
II am quite sure she has not" cried
Maxey impetuously.
| ''Do you know what troubled her?'
Maxey did not answer, but he became
scarlet to the roots of his hair The light
was dim, but the change in the artists
manner did not escape the observant
physician. DIR. Lamar became slightly
embarrassed.
II beg yonr pardon if in my anxiety
| for your welfare / have touched on q
family matter" ?"
ut is nothing to be ashamed of, u
| blurted out Maxey, "but it is her own
secret and have no right to mention
| it. She has never whispered word t.
me. But am not blind. "
/ Don't betray her, beg of you, said
the physician earnestly, "but when she
RECEIVERS, if you have any power to re-
move the cause Of her unhappinoss, do
So | say this in all oarnestnoss She
must not be allowed to brood "
Maxey suddenly arose. For the first
time the nature of his friend S suspicion
dawned upon him.
| you believe this was my sisters
own aet?' he exclaimed in an unnatural.
ly calm voice.
"She wore the handkerchief about
her neck. noticed it there this after.
noon y
"She did" cried Maxey, losing his
calmness all at once. ''Sho did, but
don't you flatter yourself, Lamar, that
the unhappiness / spoke of was of snfii
cicnt strength to induce the poor girl tC
take her own life Not bit of it, sir.
Not in the least! Prepostcrous! 1t would
have urged her rather to live. The idea
| Why, there isn't naturally more cheer.
ful and contented person alive than my
sister Ellen Kill herself? / guess not
! One of these days, Lamar, you'll SO,
/ what fool you We made of yourself. l.
! this your ground for believing Annette
incapable? Eustace, il am crazy, You r,
raying maniac. -
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