The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-09

difficult to consult with such man and
not to feel confidence in his ability to
| help. He had a manner Of his own 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 it is
| one of exceeding interest to the world
Of science"
The examination appeared q pro-
tracfed one to Lord Cleve. The sur
geon not only examined the young
mans head with minute care himself,
but 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,
rounded instrument. They are not
bullet 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. Bat the fourth wound
the one nearly in the center of of the
lower part Of your forehead, inclining
little to the right, just over the inner
corner OF the right eye, did not receive
the skilled surgical treatment it re-
Quircd 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
affection from which you are suffer
ing. The bne there is not only tract
ured, but severely indented, and it has
been and is exercising an appreciate
pressure upon the brain. Now, l am
not 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,
as you see, the least pressure is exer-
cised and the memory Of occurrences
above, where the distress is much
more severe"
'And is there possibility of rem
edying this state Of thipgs?" asked
Herbert. "Is there a chance, by hook
or by crook, of getting my memory
back?'
There is more than a chance there
is a certainty that I 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.
Sh0
cause of the mischief" Sir William an
sWered.
"And what would l have to do, and
how long would ! have to lay up?'
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 opera
ton would have to take place in a
room prepared by my instructions, and
in that room you would have to re-
main for month, at least, after the
operation, seeing nobody whose ap-
pearance would cause you to exercise
your mental faculties, and holding no
communication with the world-in
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 it's nor
NAL work.
"Humph!" the young earl ejacuIat-
ed. Il wouldn't be allowed to see any
body?"
'Not soul except your attendants"
"And where would you operate"
Il should have to take you to a
house in a quiet village, far away.from
the noise of the world, of the very To-
cality of which you would have no
idea. so that it could not possibly be a
source of exercise of memory to you"
eff / submit to all this, Sir William"
Herbert asked, "can you promise me
cure?"
N~'I can allow you to hope for one,
that should be sufficient" was the
great mans smiling answer.
t'Are all the precautions which you
prescribe imperatively essential?' the
young man demanded.
''Imperatively So" was the firm re-
ply. IAN untoward accident might
be productive of danger, not only to
your mental state but to your life.
You need not be apprehensive of dan
ger, however," he added, with a reas-
surfing smile eff you will abandon
yourself to me, 1 will take care that
no untoward accident shall occur"
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 the sudden pal
lor of that pretty face-the expression
of anguish that momentarily fitted
across it and then vanished, but left
it's phantom broeding settled there in
a pretty, sad dfsmay. He did not no
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