The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-03-12

difficult to consult with such a man and
no. to feel confidence in his ability To
Ee,n. He had q manner Of his W OF
getting on very good terms with his
patients from the very first moment,
and he had himself had admitted that
that was half the battle OF a medical
mans success.
Il felt sure that you would come and
see me. my lord" he said, smilingly,
holding out both hands to the young
man. Il have heard a great deal
about your case, and admit that 1t is
II Of exceeding interest to the world
of science"
The examination appeared a pro-
tracted n to Lord Cleve. The sur
geon not only examined the young
mans head with minute care himself,
u called in another learned-looking
gentleman, with whom he held whis-
pered consultation.
Il have your case quite clear, my
lord, he said, at last. land if you will
permit me l will explain it to you.
You have received no less than four
fractures Of the skull, all Of which
were caused by blows from a blunt,
r''nded instrument. They are not
] I.et wounds, but such as could be
produced by a weapon welded ham
merWise, but rounded at the end.
Three of these fractures have luckily
healed without producing any deterio-
rating results. But the fourth wound,
the n nearly in the center of of the
lower part Of your forehead. inclining
Il little to the right. just over the inner
corner Of the right eye. did not receive
the skilled surgical treatment it re-
CURED at the very outset. 1t was one
which would have, at any time. neces-
Stated the most delicate treatment,
and which is the cause of the mental
afHiction from which you are suffer-
ing. The bne there is not onIy tract
ured.' but severely indented. and 1t has
beer and is exercising an appreciable
pressure upon the brain. Now, | am
not u believer in phrenology as a sci
ence, but the fact is noteworthy, new
ertheleSS, that most phrenOlOgistS
place the seat Of memory at the very
spot where your wound is located. the
memory Of places at the bottom where,
Us you see, the least pressure is eXer.
ciSed, and the memory of occurrences
above, where the distress is much
more severe"
And is there a possibility of rem
edying this state of things?" asked
Herbert. us there Il chance. by hook
or by crook, of getting my memory
back?"
There is more than a chance-therc
is Il certainty that | should be able TO
remove the cause Of the pressure upon
your brain by an operation
What kind of an operation?" Her
bert asked. wistfully.
Il should lift the bone which is tho
cause Of the mischief Sir William an
Swcred.
And what would | have to do. and
now long would | have to lay upr,
was the young earl's determined
query.
'Ah. there lies the rub" the SURGEON
replied. You will have to leave your.
self entirely in my hands. The oDera-
ton would have to take place in n
room prepared by my Instructions. ana
In that room you would have TO re-
main FOR Il month, at least. after tha
operation, seeing nobody whose an
pcarance would cause YOU TO cyerc'so
your mental faculties, and holding no
communication with the world-iD
fact giving your brain such complete
rest after it is relieved from the pres
sure when now troubles it AS will
give it sufficient strength to do its nor
NAL work"
"Humph.." the young carl eiaculat-
ed. Il wouldn't be allowed to see any
body"
Not a soul except your attendants"
"And where would you operatc?"
Il should have to take YOU to q
house in Il quiet village. far away from
he noise of the world, Of the very To-
cality of which you would have no
idea, so that it could o possibly be Il
source Of exercise of memory to you"
IF | submit to all this, Sir William"
Herbert asked, can you promise me Il
cure?"
Il can allow you to hope for one,
that should be sufficient was the
great mans smiling answer.
Are all the precautions which you
prescribe impcrativcly essentially the
young man demanded.
"Imperatively So" was the firm re-
ply. AN untOward accident might
be productive of danger. not only to
your mental state but to your life.
You need not be ap~prehensivc Of dam
ger. however, he added. with II reas-
surfing smile. "If you will abandon
yourself to re | will take care that
10 untoward accident shall c
At luncheon that day Herbert told
Lucy of his interview with Sir William.
He was so excited by the prospect
of recovering his full mental faculties
that he did not notice he sudden pal
Tor of that pretty face-the expression
of anguish that ~momentarily fitted
across it and then vanished. but left
its phantom brooding settled there in
Il pretty. sad dismay. He did not no,