Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-06-18

Lamar's knock awakened me, and !
arose refreshed and ready to carry out
the scheme outlined the night before.
a clock on the mantcl showed that
nearly half the day had slipped away.
Dressing quickly. | passed into my
companions sitting-room. where Il
substantial breakfast was spread ON the
ccnter-taDlc. 1t had been arranged
that we should shun the hotel dining
room. and a statement that Lamar was
travelling under my professional care
could be relied upon to quiet any curl
osity developed by oui cNcluSiv"ncss.
Lamar was seated at the table, with a
half-tinishcd cup of cotfc" before him.
The light from the window fell upon
him, and for an instant | rcpcntcd the
bargain between us; for his face was
enc of the most rcpusivc it had ever
been my lot to behold. The sallow-
ness ! had noticed was more pro-
nounccd. and there were lines which
had escaped the scrutiny by lamplight.
The chin was long and pointed, the
checks were thin, and the forehead,
though high enough to indicate no lack
of brain power, was narrow and
wrinklcd. There were hollows at the
temples such as one often sees in Suf-
1"rcrs from wasting diseases; with the
dark circles under his eyes, they gave
him the look of a man whose health was
irretrie>ubly shattercd though. as it
proved, his physical condition was no
matter of immediate concern. AS has
been said, his nose was large and
curved, and his hair and mustache We're
s,ry@ = Ii gray. His teeth, which
he Sc 80 slowed, were large, discol-
orcd and irregular. His eyes. ABOVE
which the brows met in a buShy hedge,
were small and deeply sunk in his head,
There was hardly one of the mans fca
lures which was pleasing, and COM
bincd they made up face almost
grotesque in its uncomclinesS; yet in
studying the expression of his countrn-
ance one forgot his uglincss. 1t is the
business of the physician sometimes
to consider more than mere bodily all
mcnts, to heed the signs and tokens of
the forces of the animating spirit, to
seek out the passions which have held
sway and dominated the existence OF
the patient. Deceived somewhat al
first by his appearance of decrcpi'udc.
| tried TO solve the problem Lamar
presented from a professional stand
point There was power in his face.
power, will. determination; much self
control, and more selfishness. Plain
ly, thought !, a man of bitter hates and
few affections, INSCRIPTIONS and re-
sourceful, now Il fugitive, and bearing
in his eye the look of dread of his pur-
SuerS.
What brought him to such straits?
Over and over again asked myself the
question. That political intrigues had
made him an outlaw seemed to be the
most natural explanation, but it failed
to meet all the requirements of the
case. A political offender, once in the
United States, would be free to go abou,
openly, yet here he was in hiding and
anxious to reach a still more remote
refuge. His manner was that of one
accustomed to exercise authority. Why
should he have intrusted his fate to a
stranger, young and poor? Surely he
might have commanded far more
powerfully ally. 1t was as if in his
game with fate he had chosen to risk
his all on the slenderest of chances and
at the greatest odds.
He gave me time enough for these
reflections: for after the first saluta-
tions hc rclapsed into silence. Perhaps
he guessed what tn" trend of my
thoughts would be, and was willing to
allow me an opportunity TO study him.
Not until my meal was finished did
he speak. He had lighted Il cigar and
was Watching the rings of smoke,
which he blew very skilIfully.
$50 far all has gone WE'LL" said he.
"Iet | would not delay; this | think
You do comprehend. it is, however,
my preference to travel by night. But
first let me ask, you are still content
with the agreement"
"perlectly," said |. IT was not the
truth, the whole truth and nothing