Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-21

"NOthing-only neuralgia. I have
suffered from 1t for years and have
tried everything. and seen all the doc
tors; but to no avail. So now I make
the best Of It, ...t , t 2
leave. to go and make love-curse him!
to his fiancee.
mo one knows what days and nights
l spent, although l worked until my
body was aching: my brain would not
let me sleep. l roamed up and down
my room. planning impossible methods
of revenge. only to see the futility Of
it al. The times are not suited for
melodrama. and If l could only watch
and watch and-wait 3d.. ...
"On morning crawled down to the
office feeling utterly done up and list
lessly examined my correspondence.
Among it l noted one from IN old
friend who was practicing as a physi-
clan In Paris. Tossing the rest Of the
letters to the managing clerk. began
to read my friends long letter. Sud-
denly a paragraph In 1t seemed to
stand before my eyes as II written in
fire. 1t ran thus: 20 .
"'You will. know, be keenly inter-
ested In a marvellous discovery that
DR.. Luys. of this city. has just made.
He Is our great authority on brain dis
eases and also dabbles in hypnotism
and other kindred subjects.
He has established beyond any
hnt ie, ~
decisions of an insane person--pre-
vlously hypnotized-by means Of a thin
magnetized steel band worn around
the patients forehead for about
week. This is sufficiently marvellous.
but Is nothing to the fact that II a sane
man or woman wears the band pre-
viously used by the lunatic the delu-
sions of the latter pass in their entire
ty to the wearer, who becomes an echo
In every action of his predecessor
"At last! At last! Crushing the paper
in my hand, l revelled in the exquisite
revenge the letter revealed to me. My
brain. pretematurally excited, In a
few moments planned the whole
scheme. Violently ringing my bell, I
informed the clerk who came hurrying
In that had to go to Paris at once on
urgent business. I told him to ask Sir
Edward to meet me at the Office In four
days time to finish the settlement, and
l started ut once for London en- route
for Paris. f'>
Fatigue was gone. Once more alert
and active. felt as II treading on air.
On the journey rehearsed and rehears.
ed the scheme l had planned out until
l thought 1t perfect. l at once, on ar
rival, FASTENED to my friends house
and pretended that had not received
his letter. After breakfast he took
me to DR.. Luys' clinic, and there I saw
that the powers he laid clnim to were
indeed his. Selecting the neediest-look-
Ing of his assistants gently touched
him and drew him aside. In my best
French told him that IL he came to
my hotel that evening with the band
just removed from the lunatic who had
been relieved before my eyes. would
give him $500 francs, or f1OO. At FIRST
he would not listen, but at last he did,
and l went back to my hotel, content.
That evening left Paris with my re-
venge' carefully packed in small box.
On arrival at my house slept for
twelve hours, thing had not done
for weeks. and awoke ready to carry
my scheme through. QUEEN
Il see you shudder, doctor but felt
calm as fate itself. ''itHH
THE following morning was closet
ed with Berkeley for some time, porting
over deeds Of title and old. musty docu-
ments. purposely delayed. in order
to fatigue him. Presently saw the
telltale contraction of his face, and
knew he was mine. Leaning across the
table, said: g ~fo,p
~ had intended. Sir Edward, half
myself In giving you a we'd
ding present; but have altered my
mind-I will cure your neuralgia in
stead =ot aF Fl
"'What" said he eagerly: I'D give
anything II you could: It's the only
cross have to bear |ttr II
"'Well, Ill cure you on one condi-
tion.' ~ II ~
Name it'll do anything 3"
""rhat you give me your solemn
word Of honor not to disclose to any
one the method of cure
"'Al right; only cure me- Div
"'Well. I'll tell you. first. why you
have had to promise. You must know |
hat this office-that is, myself-is the
Of half the secrets of the
own. This Is because everyone thinks |
am model for solid common sense.
Now. II you blurted out that had adj
'ised you to use half -spirituniistic.
remedy. why. my repu-
alton as an embodiment OF practical
'ense would be gone. l used myself |
o suffer from headaches. and do now,
or that matter, and had tried every
'emedy that the doctors could suggest.
1t last was persuaded to try a spiri.fl
ualist, to whom I went Mt night. He
rave me thin band to wear wheneysret
had a headache, and he said 1t would
elieve 1t II due to overwork, or cure 1t
due to NEURALGIA II was m ho xvorp |