The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-23
ONE WOMLN's WEAKNESS.
Proof Against Ordinary Feminine Terrors
Ono Thiag Made Her Faint.

Proof Against Ordinary Feminiae 1errors,
Ono Thing Made Her Faint.
Tho other day 1 witnessed a strange scene In
an ofice not far from Madison square" said .
New York man. I" had dropped in to see my
friend. the lawyer. and was waiting for him to
company me to luncheon. While waiting l
entered into conversation with his private sec
rotary, an extremely clever young woman. l
knew her pretty well. and had often admired
her brightness and self possession, She is an
excellent type of the independent American
girl. well hammered. self confident, and well
read. She has perfect health and good looks.
! never knew her TO have an ache or any kind.
IissI NEAL nists Is m aiways i G'e brig as q osli' 9 IN Ib nsr d avs
when every other woman one meets talks OF
nerves and neurosis IL the most Profitable
speciality physicians have. q woman OF this Kind
well, /, wa. talking to her when the door
rather delicate, his frame being, slight and his
S aSs estr aSnsIi1T pa lGC' snd P hRts dark ai% eye. s ioo issi
Preternaturally bright and keen; He was
his He bowed very politely to Miss
Blank; ;o sPd III inquired .w red. for s%,1 her :, e .at ps 2 b spSSa
her and began talking 70 her.
He was a very bright and witty converse;
t IN Rin, 'T sna ! / G no'ided dot 3 m hslp 9s1ns t eSsnss ia
Miss Blank. The color had faded out Of her
cheeks and a remarkable palloI had overspread
tAh ~ va So
the man with startling intentness. II appeared
to me as II she were under the spell OF some
| caught sight OF one Of her hands at the side
of the. desk and saw, that the fingers were
iTi6Sh as Il ' io4 sappSrt. Her f. s tona srss Usually II ss SO
much in command. seemed affected too, for her
S fS4csd s sSa %seh saIsnfe H hRG . mel sp Usually r: So
winsome, were constrained and UNPLEASANT TO
see persPirstion appesred upon her forehead
Il could see that she was on the verge OF col
lapse: and was only upheld by her will. I was
self wondering what.I could do. Fortunately the
door to my friends private Office opened at this
moment. and his client came out. The strange
man then went In TO talk TO him, and closed the
door behind him.
"She followed him with her eyes until he had
disappeared, and then she gave way and lurched
forward on the desk In a half faint. | was par;
10 me and | rushed for a glass OF water. IL took
but a moment to battle her forehead and temples
Somewhat. She was still almost Frustrated, and
rushed into an adjoining. private office where
she sank into a chair gssping. she motiohed TO
aud placing a glass OF, water beside her. | re-
turned TO the once, wondering what i all meant
81 could hear the voice OF the visitor talking
20 my friend, and could make out that he was
discussing some invention In which he was cyl
IDENTIFY interested. In less than five minutes the
door opened and no came out with my friend
and went away
door closed behind him. An Inventive genius.
A little %erratic, however,
lie seems 70 exercise strange lnnlehee
over Miss blank, SAID !, ana then explained.
MY friend seemed surprised, nut had no time
to say am thing before Hiss Blank opened the
door and came In. She still seemed III.
WIZ what Is the matter, Miss Blank 2 said
ION, has that dreadful man gone p she
What do you mean, simmonsY, asked the
lawyer, WHATS the matter wlth MN
that / cam look at him without growing III and
rant III ne MAJ sat mere snother minute 1
should certainly have swoOned,'
" ell, that's strange, said J. l never would
have dreamed OF your oeing subject 20 attacks