Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-08-30

went into raptures over some of his pic
lures with which he had ornamented
tho walls of his patlor. She even
"Such, thought Ellen, sis her boldness
and tffrontery"-attempted to become
a worshiper at the shrine of the artists
sister, but Miss Maxey met all her at
tempts to win her over with an icy reti-
cence which more than once aroused the
latent fire in the widows eyes.
DR.. Lamar, usually so gay and con-
versational in the artists rooms, hardly
uttered word. He sat beside Mrs. For
sythe on the sofa as grave and serious as
il he had been assisting at funeral.
The difference was so marked and so
significant that all three Of his friends
were impressed by the fact. 1t was the
last matter under the circumstances that
either Julian Maxey or his young wife
would have thought Of mentioning in
his presence, but Ellen somehow felt
that she had battle to fight with an
unscrupulous woman, and that any
means were justifable. She took advan-
tage of the opportunity afforded her by
this fact to plant covert thorn in the
breast Of her enemy.
81 am sure" she said in an audible
voice to her brother while Mrs. For
sythe was saying something to Annette,
"the doctor is not well tonight. F."
''Not well?" echoed Maxey.
"No; don't you notice how constrain-
ed and different from his ordinary self
he is? He is usually SO chatty and agree
able. Some shadow seems to have come
in with him. What can it be? Is he not
happy"
"Hushp' whispered the startled Max
ey, perfectly unconscious of his SISTERS
duplicity. "She will hear you :"
"She. Who? don't understand you. I"
Miss Maxey addressed herself immedi-
ately to Annette.
Don't you notice that the doctor is
not himself tonight, dear?'
"Oh, indeed, is he not?" cried the
Widow Forsythe, turning with an ad-
mirable appearance Of solicitude to-
ward her affianced. "Do you hear what
they are saying, Eustace?"
mo. What?"
"That you are not at all like your
self tonight. ] hope you are not going
to be i'll, too, because of my bad exam
ple."
II was not aware" returned Lamar
coldly, "that I exhibited any symptoms
of the sort -
The tone of the reply was so rough
and discourteous that the color came
into Mrs. Forsythe's cheeks. She bit
her lip, and her eyes moistened.
"She loves him." thought watchful
Ellen, with a Jealous glow at the heart.
"She loves him. There is no doubt OF
that"
Lamar seemed to have instantly re.
pented his own harshness, for he at once
went on, with an assumption of careless
gayety:
"The fact is, while you have been
talking I have been dreaming. / may
have looked sick, but the truth is I was
distracted.
"Some new theory in practice, / sup.
pose," suggested Maxey.
mo-" said Lamar, strengthening NJ
and making an evident effort to be en-
tertaining. .It was something oddel
than that-something good deal more
interesting.
"Of course that is meant to arouse
our curiosity and make US beg you tt
tell us about it,, said Mrs. Forsythe
playfully.
II don't know about that" LANAI
returned, with slight frown. II an
not so sure that should be justified il
discussing a professional secret ever
among friends"
"It's professional secret then" ex
claimed Maxey. "Oh, then we must b.
toldl Professional secrets are always
the most entertaining of secrets Ou
with it, Lamarp'
"Well," replied the physician, "a9
long as you understand that it is not {
matter to be talked about outside,
don't know that l need hesitate. Pre-
pare yourselves for a most curious ant
mysterious affair"
II think I may say that everybody il
sufficiently prepared" said Maxey
"Let us have the whole mystery a
once"
"Dictum factum! You shall. will
save my conscience by not calling an.
names. A certain lawyer Of this cit.
called at my Office this morning and il
very cautious and enigmatical manne
informed ne that he wanted to hav
my opinion on matter of vast impor
tance to hinGelf and others interested
First of all, said he, I want to know
if you can tell the comparative age OF
scar on the human body?' To SO yer.
vague and general aquestion told hin
I certainly could give him no satisfac
tory answer. Very well, said he,
will postpone my question until after
have presented my case. want you t
get into my carriage. Twill then TAX
you to place where there is sea
which wish to have examined. I shal
introduce you under q false name, an
it is not to be known that you are
; physician. All you have to do is to as
sent to everything say, and When
show you the scar scrutinize it as close
, ly as you can. Afterward I shall as
you for your opinion.
"I will tell you, he went on, tina
this is most important case, and tha
you are only one Of several prominen
physicians whose opinions are to b
, asked. We wish and intend to max
/ this matter as much of a certainty an
l to have it partake as little of the natu1
of guesswork as medical science wi
permit. do not want to conceal any
r thing from you, however. There is
: bare possibility that at some time
8 other you may be called upon as an e1
pert to repeat the opinion which 20
\ shall give me in court. If SO, we sha
a see that Won are omDly recompensed fC