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sufficiently prepared, " said Maxey.
Let us have The whole mystery at
once. y
"Dictum factuml You shall. will
save my conscience by not calling any
names A certain lawyer of this city
called at my office this morning and in
very cautious and enigmatical manner
Informed me that he wanted to have
my opinion on matter of vast impor-
tance to himself and others interested.
First of all, said he, i want to know
If you can tell the comparative age of a
scar on the human body?' To so very
vague ard general question told him
certainly could give him no satisfac-
tory answer. Very well, said he, L
will postpone my question until after
have presented my case. want you to
get into my carriage. will then take
you to q place where there is a scar
which wish to have examined l shall
introduce you under false name, and
1t is not to be known that you are
physician All you have to do is to as
sent to everything say, and when 1
show you the scar scrutinize it as close
ly as You can. Afterward 1 shall ask
you for your opinion.
81 will tell you, he went on, that
this is a most important case, and that
You are only one Of several prominent
physiciahs whose opinions are to be
asked. We wish and intend to make
this matter as much of certainty and
to have il partalSe as little Of the nature
OF guesswork as medical science will
permit. do not want to conceal any
thing from you, however. There is
bare possibility that at some time or
other yoh may be called upon as an ex,
pert to repeat the opinion which you
shall give me III court. If so, we shall
see that you are amply recompenscd for
any loss bf time or interference with your
business that such necessity would oc-
cusion. And in view of this possibility
i wish you to recollect just how this
matter was presented by me to you, and
that so FIR from endeayoring to control
your opinion l have not even told you
whetheri it would be for our interest to
find this scar to be old or recent
Why, what is the trouble, Fostellep
You are pale. Is your faintness coming
oal again?"
h With a sudden effort Mrs. Forsythe
ogercame the emotion which had made
itself Sc dangerously apparent in her
cpuntenance. She forced a smile, and
with admirable presence of mind made
haste to turn the apprehensive glances
OF everybody from herself by requesting
Lamar To go on.
"Oh, no, Eustace; you are wrong this
time, at any rate. ! never felt better in
my life. Go on, pray you; am so in
terestedp'
The physician, almost forced to disbe-
heve his own eyes, eventually complied
with this request.
after this preliminary, he con-
tinued, II got into a closed carriage
with my enigmatical friend and was
driven tD a certain place, where / was
ushered into the presence of as pretty
young lady as you often have an oppor-
tunity tb look at. j"
"A I|retty young lndy?" exclaimed
Maxey You are doing very well, La
mar Proceed Don't spare the details "
Everybody laughed, even Mrs. For
sythe, but Ellen, who was watching her
with Sharp eyes, saw that new and
secret terror was coming over her as the
doctor went on. At his last words her
hand trembled visibly. Nevertheless she
only raj sed a handkerchief to her lips
and did not speak.
Lamar continued: "'Well, said my
friend, the lawyer, to the young lady,
here is Mr.. So-and-so, Of whom | told
you He was an old friend of your fa-
ther's, He ought to know you very
well. You won't object to his examin-
ing you l supposef The young woman
laughed rs l thought, little nervously
and said: oh, no, not at ALL have no
objection. He may inspect as much as
he pleaaes. Rather more bold and loud
than should have liked, but still not
offensive. Dark hair, you see, said the
lawyer. Isn't that right?' oh, yes
said !, quite right. And black eyes.
Good again, isn't it?' oh, yes, said /,
perfect y good. And so he went on
making a sort of inventory of her dis
tinctive|points, much as though sho had
been horse which he was trying to sell
me. And finally you can't guess what
happened"
They all gave it up without trying.
well" said DR.. Lamar, ''finally
the law yer persuaded the girl to pull
off her stocking and show me her left
foot "
Mr.. and Mrs Maxey We're so intent
OH what the physician had to say that
they did not observe Mrs. Forsythe, but
Ellen saw that she looked really i'll. and
in the midst of it darted wild, search
ing, sus picious glance into her own eyes.
He made her show me her foot, ="
said the physician, land then saw
that one of the toes was missing Here
was tho scar about which he had so
mysteriously limited. 'Well,' said he,
when we were out of the place once
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