The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-18
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hospital immensely, and evinced a great
fondness for DR.. Hughes. He also showed
marvellous interest in his own case, about
which he would talk for hours with the
physician and other medical men who call.
ed to see him. He expressed a willingness
to undergo any operation which might
be necessary to restore his memory, and
when trephining of the skull was suggest
ed, he replied that he was ready to take
the surgeons table.
But a careful examination failed to re-
veal any evidence that blood clot, the So
luton which suggested itself to the doc
tors, had formed in any part of the brain,
and the puzzled surgeons, not knowing
where to apply the knife or the scalpel,
decided not to risk so dangerous an exper-
iment.
In conversation George" was bright
and quick to answer, but it was always in
connection with his life since March 6.
When events which had transpired prior
to that date were mentioned, his face as
sumed a puzzled expression. He would
evidently try to remember, and then, CIV
fng it up, would resume the work in hand.
DR.. Hughes early in July engaged a
young physician by the name OF Ernest
Robinson as an assistant. For some rea-
son Dr. Robinson did not see DR.. Hughes
secretary until nearly fortnight had pass
ed, but late on the afternoon of July IS,
DR.. Robinson entered the office, and for
the first time since his arrival at the hos
pital noticed George" seated at desk
writing DR.. Robinson started back IN
surprise when he saw the young man and
said:
Bert. where did you come from? Did
you come to see me%'
The young man looked up at being thus
addressed, and responded that he was en-
ployed as secretary to DR.. Hughes.
'rWhy, Bert Spencer, do you not know
me?" continued DR.. Robinson, when
since childhood we have been as close
friends as could he?'
George" said that he had no recollection
of Dr. Robinson whatever DR.. Hughes
had all this time been an interested spec
tator of the scene, and at last he asked
DR.. Robinson if he had any positive means
of identifying George" DR.. Robinson
eaid he had: that when he parted from his
friend two years before in Lawrence they
had exchanged photographs, and ne mad
the picture of Spencer in his room. Dr.
Robinson at once got the picture, ana a
comparison showed it to be portrait OF
George"
DR.. Hughes then sent for DR.. Easterly
of the Wills hospital, who came Origin
ally from st. Lawrence, ana ne at once
Identified George as Herbert Spencer
DR. Robinson then telegraphed to Law
renee. asking what news of Herbert Spen-
Ger had last been received. In rev
hours a reply came back from Selma 9.
Snencer. saying that his son had left home
al about the same time DR.. Robinson
had gone east, two years before. The
last news received of him was on jan
q of this year, when he was in New YORK
Since then no word had been received.
DR.. Hughes then questioned George
now identified as Herbert Spencer re-
garding this letter and the young man
said he had no recollection of having
written his father. nor of having been
in New York. That night DR.. Robinson
had a long conversation with Herbert
Spencer, and spoke with him Of Incidents
of their youth. but his former companion
only shook his head, and finally, SEEM
ing bored at the conversation, he left the
room.
Letters were exchanged between Drs.
Hughes and Robinson and the Spencers,
at Lawrence. and Herbert was shown
epistles written by his mother and sis
ter. but none served 90 awaken his mem
orv and he said the only interest they
caused was because they had a bearing
on his case Then II was decided to have
him taken home, and the latter part OF
July his brother went to Philadelphia.
Herbert had been told that his brother
was coming, but when his relative walked
into the room ne paid no more attention
to him than he would have TO any