The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-30


The jeweler complied willingly.
and vas at once admitted to the ante
room Of the doctor. while the marquis
entered the office alone with the jew
els. i am the Marquise N, she
introduced herself to the doctor |
have heard great deal about your
ability, doctor, and come to consult
yOu IN very delicate matter"
The young physician felt highly
tlattered. 1t was the first time during
his short and struggling practise that
a marquise, or for that matter, a mem
Der of Paris upper ten had called up
on him for advice. He assured his
caller that he would consider it an
honor to place his best ability at her
service
You have been recommended to
me as specialist in nervous diseases,
continued the marquise.
This was entirely new to the doe
tor, as he had never treated single
case of such ailment. Nevertheless
he modestjy assured the marquise
that it was true that he had devoted
much time and study in that particu-
/ lar branch of medical science.
"Well, now. the matter | wish to in
woke your skill concerns my husband,
the marqmse,' the visitor continued
Her voice began to tremble, she bowed
her head and seemed highly affected
'Gou see, [ fear he is on the verge of
insanity, the poor, poor marquise."
Tears came to her eyes. The doctor
was greatly touched.
Madame If science can help your
husband, it certainly will. What are
the symptoms?'
1T is just like this The marquse
has been living rather fast, and, but
oh, cannot tell you all. He imagines
that he has sqHandered his fortune ON
actresses and balleteuses, and con
tinually talks of a $4,000 francs set of
iewelry. Oh, it is dreadful, dreadful,
Again the the physician employed
! all his persuasive powers to console
| the distressed woman. He assured
her that such cases were by no means
hopeless, and asked where he could
see the marquis and examine him.
Il have brought him with me. My
poor husband he does not know. has
no idea for what purpose | took him
mp here: so, doctor, | trust to your
| delicate sense to examine him in such
manner SO as not to arouse his suspic-
ions. Oh, it might prove fatal blow
| an 50 afraid so worried"
The doctor convinced her that in
this respect he would be very guard
ed, and she could fully confide I'm his
tact.
Nv ell, then, doctor, I'll leave you
and send my husband in here and
she left.
In the ante room she told the Jew
elel' that everything was all right. 1t
was hard task to bring onr treasurer
around to my views she said, but |
succeeded, and You may now go in and
get your money
The jeweler did as told. As he en-
tered the physician sized him up with
| the careful eye of scientist. .'Sit
down. please" he remarked to the
newcomer. The jeweler sat down.
The doctor kept his eye resting on the
supposed patient. Nice day the doc
tor remarked. Very nice day. indeed,
replied the jeweler, who found the
physician acting somewhat strangely.
Carefully, very guardedly the doc
tor approached him, pulled ont his
watch and reached for his visitors
pulse. The jeweler objected, pulled
away his hand j think here IS he
was about to say.
keep quiet just one minute, please
interrupted the doctor, show me yom
tongue Was the doctor crazy or
what? The jeweler did not know
what TO think.
"'Yon're mistaken. | am not a pa
tient am here on account of that
set of .ewelry of 10000 francs"
Set Of jewelry. Fifty Thousand
francs The doctor looked up with
an expression full of pity. Yes, that
man is insane, Here it bobs up plain
as daylight, just as plain as daylight
Keep quiet. marquis, / know ALL
he said consOlngly. You may still
be cured. The words. the tone OF
voice, the expression, the Doctors
whole department made the jewelel
mad,
".What in goodness name are you
talking about he exclaimed. i want
my money; my $4,000 francs for tine
set Of jeweIry- That's what / am here
| for
The doctor fearing that his patient
might become raVlng maniac, sum
moned his assistant in order TO have
help to subdue the marquis This in
creased the latter's ire and for Il few
minutes the situation became threat
ening. The doctor persisted in call
ing his visitor marquis and treating
him as a lunatic the jeweler cursin2
and swearing and telling him that h'
was neither insane or a marquis. bu
Jeweler \ from the boulevard de-
Capucins. who had come to cOllec
10000 frarcs for diamonds left in th,
hands of the marquisc.
TO make the story short. Boil
men quarreled until the truth begal
to dawn upon the doctor EXplana
tions followed Both hurried into tn
antiroom to look for the marquis
: and her companion, bud ttey had van
= ished and The room was vacant.
They had been victimiznd 10y cleve
: diamond swindlers. women ut that
The police were notified. bnt the pal
5 had made good their escape and wer
never caught The jeweler had los
10000 francs
PulIed Two Teeth for Revenge.
DR.. Dougal was a famous Scotch ply
sician, and as eccentric as learned. On
: day a man came to consult him, in al
| agony of pain, ana. after an examine
ton, the doctor told the patient he hat
an liberated tooth and advised him L
poultice the jaw. An argument ensued