Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-06-14

spilled the contents.
friend s 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. I
mean, in good round English words,
frankly and plainly, what is the matter
with her?"
Frankly and plainly" responded
Lamar without the least hesitation, 81
cannot tell you"
"You don't know?"
"No."
"What does DR.. Bently say?'
"He says the girls an idiot
"Since when?'
"Since she fell"
'Not from her youth then?"
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 a shock? I
thought by what you said the other day
she had hit her head and gouged a piece
out Of her brain"
Lamar laughed.
''It is unnecessary to say you are on
artist" he commented, rather than a
physician. Levity 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
there was some structural or functional
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 are! Candidly, can't med
ical science unrsyel this mystery and
tell the why and wherefore of this mat
ter?"
"Not at the present stage of the case
and in the present state of medical sci
ence."
"What pretertious humbug science
is anyway" fumed Maxey.
''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 If you hear man berating it,
ten to one it has disturbed some old pet
fancy of his. Science wouldn' t suit you
because you are too impatient. Itworks
slowly, my boy-slowly, but surely"
DR.. Lamar said all this calmly and
dispassionately as he rose to assume his
outer garments. Maxey had opened his
lips to reply when there came a knock
ing at the door. He stepped into the
hall and looked out. On the threshold
stood the brave fellow who had been
lowered from the edge of the bluff al
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 in moment or two he
recovered himself and invited his visit
or in.
"No, thankee, " said the young mar
awkwardly, taking off his hat and
glancing 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
us, that maybe, as it might be Of somt
use, maybe I'd better put on my hat ant
coat and run up."
| Run up! It was eight miles.
! Maxey took bit Of soiled and damn
paper from the mans hand. 1t was {
folded sheet Of writing paper and con
tanned these words, traced with pale inl
in feminine hand:
SOMERSET, Dec. 8, 1884.
DEAR ANNETTE-I have never forgotten yo'
during all our separation, and to my astonish
| ment and delight yesterday learned matte
| Of the deepest importance to yourself. An
nette, you have been deceived as to your par
/ entage. Your real father and mother or
known to me. ! want to tell you all about
at once, but there are good reasons why
should not 60 to the house. You will under
stand this fully when you sec me. l am stop
ping out In Somerset at present, but there ar
other reasons why you shouldn't be seen there
have thought up q place that will be con
venient for both Of u.s. Annette, you remern
ber the hotel at Cliffs Head, where you cam
with your mother two years ago. Just acros
the road there Is seat, you will remembel
Why can't you come out on the train and wal
up the road and wait for me there about
O'Clock tomorrow Tuesday, night? If this not
seems hasty and very, very strange to yos
Annette, believe me there are strange thing
to come, which will tell You Of. After 70
know what know you need never 90 bac
again unless you wish. After all the trouble
have been to in this matter, and for your SAX
have no fear of any failure on your part
be ct the place named. Your very truo frient
Mrs. AGATHA G. HAPGooD.