Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-17
word, or TINS means very good news.
tePoSsih1v -

| be canul0, Lamar OOSSn InlS mean
that there is bare chance of singing
her back to her senses againT'
ITO the question put in that limited
and cautious way would answer yes. !"
Maxey became very much excited.
why not begin now at once and sing
till she gets well?'' he cried
mo, no." said the sister. THAT
won't do Both doctors have forbidden
any more music at present and for to-
! night-absolute quiet. !"
That is another medical humbug
! which they think of when they haven It
any nastiness at hand to dose with, "
muttered Maxey. Absolute quiet
Stuff! And what's that other thing with
the long name you say she subject TOP
''Visualization? 1t means the power
of retaining the image of an object after
it has disappeared from the actual field
of sight so wildly that its exact form is
still seen. We all have it i'll a greater
or less degree In her it is exceedingly
strong Some people who have the fac
ulty in a marked degree can close their
eyes and call up at will the face of an
absent friend with such distinctness that
it is quite like looking at him. AT least
[ l have been told so. must say my own
impressions are very faint.
Now you are getting into my field, -
said Maxey, who was very much inter
estcd. That is faculty possessed by
some of our best portrait painters, no.
tably Sir Joshua Reynolds. I never
heard it called by that name, but it is
obvious that the man who can keep a
subject before his mental vision con-
stantly, other things being equal, will
! make the best picture.
! why, l went into the studio Of a
friend Of mine the other day, and I was
| struck at once by splendid portrait in
| oils lie had Just completed. How many
| sittings did you have for that?' asked
him If tell you and you should re-
| peat it to anybody, might not get my
! price for the picture, he said. There
were really about 30 sittings but Is of
them were shams After the first two l
never did any work when the subject
was before me- Don't you see this is
Just case in point? At the first he had
sketched the outline Of the face, and, as
he told me, whenever he wanted to sit
down and work at it he had only to re-
call the persons face to his mind, and
| he can really do his best work from this
| mental copy alone by himself The pres
ence Of the real face distracts his atten-
/ ton and makes him nervous. He has the
| power. Well, if it is mental faculty
and our girl gets well, she is going to
remember all about this time and these
events since we found her in series of
pictures, take it. -
Lamar laughed. Something after the
style of panorama, I suppose? No,
| Maxey, you reason too loosely. You
l don't weigh your own words. Remem-
! to remember? 1t is to recall something
that we have once known. This poor
girl knows nothing of what is transpir-
ing around her and has not since the
! moment when she lost her senses on the
rocks ut the sea road What never is
known cannot by any possibility be re-
! mcmbcrcd. No. Whatever may be the
future of the patient, this present time
will always be blank to her.
DR.. Lamar spoke very positively.
/ We'll" sighed Maxey, eff she but
RECEIVERS enough to explain who she is
and how she came where we found her,
L shall feel reasonably satisfied. Still
can't see what your INSTALLATION
amounts to if she cannot carry picture
| which she sees now into the future,
| whatever be her condition. "
''Ah, that is another thing!" said La
mar, quite another thing from men,
Dry That might be. She might carry
I the picture, but 1t would DO picture
/ simply, unassociated with the succession
of events. II she were a painter now,
/ though she never knew you, she might
her own, Not very probable, I admit
but still it might be. -
| Maxey looked serious.
What curious fancy, thatH' he
unused 81 believe if sho does get we'll,
I will teach her the first thing to paint
Heigho, but she's not we'll YETI
It had grown quite dark in the sitting
room while they had been talking. The
early evening of winters day had al
ready come. Lamar all at once awoke to
realization Of the flight Of time. He
turned tho face Of his watch to the fire
and exclaimed:
what nm tagging here for? 1t is
nearly 6 o'clock! If don't look out
this girl will ruin my business. Let us
see how tho patient is before we go. No
you need not trouble yourself to get a
light, Miss Maxey. have moro senses
than one. All, sleeping quietly! That is
good, very good. l shouldn't wonder,
after all, Maxey-but, ali, who knows
who hows?"
II will strike light while you put
on your things" said Miss Maxey.
''Oh, no. Don't, pray. I know how
comfortable this twilight is. Never spoil
it with light if you can help it. 1t is
the best time of the day. Well, Maxey
good night"
mo" said Maxey suddenly; 81 think
will so out with you. I have got
something to say, and besides want to
smoke Since our new arrival that's
prohibited here, you know. Ellen. you
are tired, and if were you would lie
down little while. shall not be gone
very long. / am just going to the corner
with the doctor. But really. If you will
take my advice, you will lie down and
rest yourself "
Don't worry about me, my dear. good
brother. l know my strength and my
weakness I shall not overtax myself
1t has not hurt me to be up little
nights. feel as bright as q daisy now. "
This must have been just trihe wide
Of the truth. Ellen Maxey. Your brother
had scarcely closed the door behind
himself and the handsome doctor when
you threw your tired body upon the bed.
You listened to their footsteps going
down stairs. You hear them becoming
fainter and fainter till they are lost al
together. The deep voice Of DR.. Lamar
is still sounding in your ears. Do not
deny the fact that it Is exceedingly good
music to you. You think Of Dr.. Lamar,
and you wonder.
The great house is so still. and you are
SO very tiredl What was that? Some