Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-17
DRUAINER'S STORY.
1t Reads Nice and Smooth, as They
All Do.

liz IE1QS Nice anu o444NtNAAs eS 49,
All Do
But the oldest experience l ever did
have I'm the whole course of my long and
eventful career" he was saying. after
saying enough TO iii a book happened 20
me down in the State of Kentucky. had
stepped off q trin in the morning to see
new man who had written for me to come
as I did not make his town, and. after
selling him q good bill, was at the station
TO catch a train al O'Clock
1T was pleasant afternoon in October
and l was sitting on a truck on the plat
form waiting for the train was behind.
when l noticed q very handsome younS
lady drive up 10 the platform and get out
of q stylish village cart.
she struck me particularly because
had seen her in front of my customer
place just as I was leaving, and I thought
she had half smiled as / passed. now-
ever, being a modest man. 1 passed on
without observing that part OF il fur
Their"
The clerk whistled long and low. like a
pirate hut the drummer never needed the
insinuatOu.
When she got out of her cart" he con-
tinued. she came directly TO me. smiling
now in the fyiendhest way and extended
her hand.
"T thought you were the one when u
saw YOU up town, she said, but l was not
sure and while I was hesitating you es-
capped. You know papa is expecting you
on, 10 supper, and have come for YOU
ct was knocked clear off my balance
Ill beg your pardon, stammer-
ca. but think you are mistaken. 1t must
be some other person you are expecting.
You are Mr.. Atalie, OF New York,
aren't you?'
&c 'Yes-cr-er-um-but
Then OF course there can't be two Of
him in so small place, ana you must so
with me.
"She laughed and led the way 10 the cart
and 1 had 20 go though 7 did take-time
enough to have my baggage looked after
until I got back. if ever got back, for
didn't know what was up. But there
wasn't any sign Of danger as We drove
along beautiful turnpike through roll
ing. blue grass landscape that was Ike a
slice out Of the promised land and my
companion was delightfully."- hospitable and
so charminEly chatty that | concluded
there was no mistake and that some OF
my friends were playing an elegant joke
on me.
Arriving a last at a fine old place about
quarter OF a mile back from the pike
my fair driver turned in the wide gate
and bowled up to the great old pillared
portico with a flourish of trumpets so 10
speak. A colored hoy took away the horse
and was ushered into the big hall and
introduced 10 the father, who seemed glad
TO see me and bewildered me that much
more by saying ne had been expecting me
and that he Was afraid his daughter would
not be able TO recognize me, and lot
more OF the same kind,
"By this time I thought I had got into
n lunatic asylum or was twin without
knowing II. and these people knew the
other one. but before l could get my wits
we'll into bearing the young lady excused
herself and disappeared up stairs.
AS she went out Of sight and hearing
I could see by the fathers face that II
was now my time TO explain which 1 did.
and he, in the gentlest. incest way man
could possibly have done told me that his
daughter was suffering with a peculiar
form of dementia and that she had on one
or two occasions brought strangers home
with her as she had brought me, though
as a rule. she was always accompanied by
an attendant. who managed TO explain the
situation in some way so as TO prevent
embarrassment. In this instance she haG
escaped from her attendant.
He insisted that now as I had missed
my train 7 stay and take supper with
-aern. which / did. and 7 remained until
10 o'clock that evening. when was sent
back TO town in a carriage.
THE daughter never once showed the
slightest sign Of mental alteration. ex>
cent in so far as treating me as a friend of
the family. ard an alienist would not have
been able 10 deteCt anything wrong with
her mind 20 have listened to her talk and
to have heard her play and sing.
ct am going back there in April he
concluded. TO call on the family as il
nothing had happened, and I'll bet $50
suit of clothes the girl won't know me-
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