The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-06

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MARCY set his glass dOlUn lrith q force that
spilled the contents.
friends 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.
mean, in good round English words,
frankly and plainly, what is the matter
with her?"
Frankly and plainly" responded
Lamar without the least hesitation, "I
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 DOM
dress up in street costume, in garments
tastily made to fit them"
'Then do understand this trouble is
caused by q blow Or by a shock? l
thought by what you said the other day
she had hit her head and gouged piece
out of her brain. l."
Lamar laughed.
"1t is unnecessary to say you are an
artist" he commented, rather than q
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 arel Candidly, can't med
ical science unravel this mystery and
tell the why and wherefore OF this mat
teri"
"Not at the present stage of the case
and in the present state Of medical sci
ence."
"What pretentious humbug science
is anyway!' fumed Maxey.
"The best wish l 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 a man berating it,
ten to one it has disturbed some old pet
fancy of his. Science wouidh suit you
because you are too impatient. Itworks
slowly, my boy-slowly, but sn7ely."
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 at
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, thankcc," said the young man
awkwmdly, taking off his hat and
glancing around him, "but my little
brother found this on the beach in the
snow underneath where the young wom-
an hung, sir, and we thought, between
us, that maybe, as it might be Of some
use, maybe I'd better put on my hat and
coat and run up"
Run upl 1t was eight miles.
Maxey took bit Of soiled and damp
paper from the mans hand. 1t was
folded sheet of writing paper and con-
tanned these words, traced with pale ink
in q feminine hand:
SOMERSET, Dec. s, 1884,
DEAR ANNETTE-l have never forgotten you
during all our separation, and to my astonish-
ment and delight yesterday learned matter
OF the deepest Importance to yourself. An
nette, you have been deceived as to your par
entagc. Your real father and mother are
known TO me. want to tell you all about it
at once, but there are good reasons why
should not 80 to the house. You will UNDER
stand this fully when you see me. am stop
ping out in Somerset at present, but there are
other reasons why you shouldn't be seen there
nave thought up place that will bc con-
vcnient for both of us. Annette, you remem-
ber the hotel at Cliffs Head, where you came
with your mother two years ago. Just across
the road there is seat, you will remember.
Why can't you como out on the train and walk
up the road and wait for me there about O
o'clock tomorrow Tuesday, nightY II this note
seems hasty and very, very strange to you,
Annette, believe inc there arc strange things
to come, which will tell you Of. After you
know what / know you need never go back
again unless you wish. After all the trouble
have been to In this matter, and for your sake,
have no fear of any failure on your part to
be ut the place named Your very true friend,
Mrs. AGATHA G. HAPGooD.
p. ST. may be n little late, but shall not
fail to keep my appointment.
Maxey read this remarkable epistle
aloud in the presence of the doctor, who
had Joined him in the hall. The excita-
Bile artist was aglow with enthusiasm.
Here is something tangible at last!
Here is woman with o namel You did
right, my good man, to bring this docu-
ment here. You were right in believing
it important You have done us all
great service. Tell your little brother,
my good man thnt IL he will hrinr mo