Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-16
NINTH INSTALLMENT.

He paused and kept his eyes searchingly
upon Warren.
me. doctor?' asked Warren, with as good
| an assumption of confidence as he could
| command.
| This man." responded the doctor, "is
suffering not only from shock brought
about by the assault to which he was sub
| Jected. but from what appears to be fever
of long standing. If he suffered from shock
alone he would by this time have recovered
| consciousness to degree. Now, you re-
| member that the stranger, Golding, was
anxious to be present ard listen to the
| patient should be begin to talk in his de-
| lirium. Why? Because he believes that
| Dutton would speak of whatever was up
permost on his mind at the time he was
| struck down. 1 don't pretend to know
| what Golding hoped to deduce from such
remarks as the patient might make. but it
| is a fair inference that he would look for
| something suggestive, of the assault, and of
| the person who committed it,
rs that what Duttcn has been maunder-
ing about?' asked Warren, calmly.
| How can l tell? He mentions your
| name, Mex, and while sick mans tones
may not indicate anything. it is pretty Ger
| tain that you We're in his thoughts-you
and your wife,
HE mentions Martha, too?"
But what does he say?"
Nothing coherent. There is nothing as
yet that l can so piece together as to get
al. UNDERSTANDING OF what was or Is IN the
/ mans mind. But what If presently there
| should be, Nick? l don't think l should
! Ike to hear it,
Il shouldn't like to have you"
DIR. Mason was startled.
| Mick he began. but Warren interrupt
! ed him with the question:
| Did Martha hear those words that
| troubled you?"
listened very closely. l do not think she
| understood their purport. Nick
Warren gave the doctor a glance that
seemed to say. You don't know what
What do you understand their purport
| to be- doctor?"
Why, if Golding is correct, it would i'm
| ply that he was thinking of the person
Warren smiled. The doctor could see
that the assault did not trouble him in the
| least.
Il believe you said that he mentioned
| new, if Golding is correct, and l should
think doctor ought to know, that would
| mean
See here, my friend" interposed DR.
| Mason, earnestly; cit won't do to split hairs
| with me. I'm not asking you to tell me
secret; 1 don't seek your confidence OF
| course, your wife had nothing to do with
the assault. and l have no suspicion that
| you had, bat other people might suspect
! that, and 1 think that Golding does The
| circumstances are unfortunately damaging
l won't say they justify suspicion, but they
| can readily be twisted and interpreted to
support it. In the hands of an unprincipled
man. such as l fear Golding is, they may
| be so interpreted as to cause you a great
deal of trouble. Don't you understand that
| l am anxious not to know anything that
could be perverted into testimony against
your"
'Yes, I see. and I appreciate your kind
| ness. 1t is better than you think, for you
don't know all the circumstances and II
you did you'd see that case against me
would appear to be worse yet"
| Then let me counsel you to be very eau.
tious! These rambling words of buttons
may have had no connection with the as.
sault. In his fever he may be reverting tc