Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-11-10

Whidby's room.
The young man rose from the table
AT which he was writing. and shook
hands with his friend. He vas pale.
thin and nervous. His eyes wer, sank
en-. his hair and dress un,idy.
''S,ill mp here in Your new quarters
said the coloacl sweeping the rather
small room with a glance. Il Thought
you'd move back - your old room"
WILDLY Shuddcrcd. Il don't care To
/ sleep there; by love. 1 don't believe
could close my eyes"
The two men had taken seats oppo-
site each other. and the lawyer emnho-
sized his next remark hy LAYING his
hand firmly on Whidby'~ knee. "Nlv
| boy, this viii never DO. You'd never
make soldier. You've got To rousc
| yourself and shake a. OF. You'll lose
Your reason il YOU go breeding over
this thing To tell the truth. YOU are
/ looking worse and worse every dav.
Did YOU sleep last uight?"
About two hours. all told" replied
/ WILDLY. Il know | am I'm bad shane.
/ can see IL and feel it."
Look here. my boy the colonel
/ slapped Whidby'S knee soundlv. II
want You TO pull up and take a trip 10
/ Europe. II will give YOU change OF
scene and something else TO think
about. Noull be new man in a
month"
WILDLY rose and began to place his
/ papers in order on the table. I'D never
be able TO think OF anything else. no
matter whore | was. and then IL would
be like running away; by Jove il would
! be running away. | am sure that I've
done wrong in keeping back that matter
/ from Hendricks. Its cowardly."
You could tell them nothing that
/ would help them, and IL would oul.
/ place You under deeper suspicion" ~
/ lawyer replied.
My God, ia just rs soon be IN =.
\ prison cell rs here under the awful IN
certainty as 10 whether did il or not
What ala YOU say? What do You
mcan?"
Wildly walked slowly from the table
/ end laid his hand on his friends shout
/ der.
Il am afraid | had something To do
with the murder. | can't figure il ont
any other way. The blood ON the cur
tain; the stain YOU found on the chair:
/ my om recollection Of taking hold of
/ the chair; the drop OF blood on my cufT
/ why. my hand il was the right hand
/ YOU luow-must have been absolutely
/ wet with st."
"Aco YOU fool enough TO think Won
/ could have killed "a man I'm your sic,.p
without being conscious OF thcactP Re
/ 'dcs, remember the smile on Strong
+ face; you're obliged to admit"
That's eNactlv what puts mc ou mi.
/ .'n",' WILDLY Interrupted. IL noticed
I IN Ne" Norl, paper an interview with
4 Dr. Henry Lampkin. the famous hvp-
/ motto expert i'm which he said casually
4 that from what he read of the case he
f judged that my uncle was hypnotizcd
/ hy the murderer Wen. Warrcutou. +
/ rm sure DO ] were TO tell him what oc-
/ Cured 10 me that night he would saw
/ that / was also hypnotized-that- ucr-
I laps was made 10 do the deed for
some ono else. Such things have been
/ done. Old man. that is what rs trou-
. bling me. IL is awful"
There was silence for a moment: then
/ the colonel said:
iii tell YOU 81 hat | would DO. Alfred
I ] don't think you could have been nm
/ der any influence that night; but If Won
| aie going TO brood over the matter This
| way TIL you are insane, propose that
/ "e have DR. iampkin TO come down
/ mere and give ms his opinion. lie is said
/ 10 be % wonderful man. aud lac may. 40
| "ll events. give you some peace of mind
/ Tie is said 10 Dee making marvellous cure
/ nnorg Incorporate people and chill
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