Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-08-08

approached the bed. She who Law there
senseless was magnificent specimen
OF womanhood, who. however. | judg-
Cd TO be NOT more than 10 She was in
a syncope. II is nothing to nv story
Dy what means | restored her TO con
sciousness. When she opened her ewes.
and beautiful brown they were they
nrst rested on me bending over her
ana with dazed. confused expression.
quickly followed 10y one OF fear. Turn
hg her head. she saw the others stand
Ing about her. and there swept over
those glorious eyes a CLEAN as II she
comprehended the situation. She start
ed up with Outstretched arms toward
me; the white lips trembled as II striy-
Ing for utterance, but the imposing per
sonage quickly placed his hand on her
lips. and she fell back on the bed with
a moan. making no further effort
Satisfying myself that her pulsation
was now practically normal. | turned
10 ask the imposing parsonage what
mad been the cause OF this syncope or
the events Immediately preceding IT,
Whether this grand person did not
deign 10 reply TO so mean person as
myself or was unacQuainted with the
language used | could not determine.
What he did do was to summon the one
who had called me and turn me over to
MIN. This person said he could tell
me no more than that the lady had re-
ceived q severe nervous shock and a
great fright. l wrote a prescription
and intimated my desire to leave. as
my duties were ended
My first acquaintance of all this sin
gular lot had word with his high
haughtineSS who had never stirred
from the head of the bed Then he
thrust roll of bills into my hand and.
with the assistance Of another. gagged
and bound mo as before was led
ont Of thc room. down the stairs and
placed I'M a carriage. hut this time |
had not been 80 well hindfolded shat
was mos 3i.c To- catch Il glimpse OF
my surrouno,lSS IN the street nor to
observe that il WAS not the same driver
As had driven me there A. we turned
!nto Henry street the banda-es were
removed. and my first impulse was 10
make an Outcry; hut. rejecting that IL
must Ice o'clock i'm the morning. that
no one was IN the streets and that two
prompt and vigorous gentlemen sat op-
pOSite. maintained silence. cOnSoling
myself with the thought that nj least |
had impressed on my memory the fea-
lures OF the driver and possibly could
FIND him again. Arriving. the door OF
the coach WAS opened for me 10 alight.
and as the gentlemen courteOuSly hade
me good night they rapidly drove
away Within doors l displayed my
first fee to my chief. and ! can say
now that I'm all my subsequent practice
l never received n fee for n single visit
SO large as this. my first one. The old
doctor and myself sat by the fire n long
time trying To make out the meaning Of
my experience. but all we could deter
mine on was that the people were Rus
slams
"a week later l crossed the Fulton
ferry and saw on the boat the driver
who had brought me home on that
night Of my first call and fee. He could
tell me nothing but that he was paid
| literally TO dO what he was told and TO
keep his mouth closed. He did not
| feel bound thereby To decline to take
me TO the house whence he had driven
me for a Zee. and SO l was soon in
! Green lane, near Front street, where
recognized the house. The visit. how
ever, served no purpose. for no one
could tell me anything more than that
| for six months a Russian family Of
whom no one knew anything had occu-
| pied the upper floor and had gone on a
day which l found 10 be the day after
my visit. No one could be found who
had recollection of seeing many peo-
| pie going TO this floor the night before
the removal OF the family.
| 1.-TWO weeks later | had a caller, a
| foreigner. using the best OF English,
who. satisfying himself that / was the
| DR.. Balcoe who had been called to at
tend II young lady in Green lane, asked
me for the details OF my experiences.
At first ! supposed he was anxious to
secure knowledge, but finally II occur
red to me that his anxiety was to dis
cover how much 1 knew. However, /
told him all l did know without re-
serve, and as l mentioned the young
lady and the imposing person he made
a gesture each time that seemed like a
salute. When he had finished. took a
turn at the pump handle. but brought
nc water. He was polite and courte-
Gus, but as evasive as an eel. When
! pressed him too hard, he said:
My dear doctor, be content with the
honor OF having had so distinguished a
patient. Ask no more, but accept this
which ! am instructed to give you IN
appreciation of your prudence. reserve
and skill in the affair. Rest content
He laid package on the table and
quickly left the room. l opened 1t. to
find II was the valuable gold watch and
chain yet wear. with a card bearing
only these words. For DR.. Balcoe
With this the episode ended l heard
no more OF it. a mystery 1t was, and a
mystery it remained.
shortly after this 1 was appointed
on the staff OF medical institution to
the head OF which l subsequently came
and ten years after, needing a rest,
took n trip abroad. i visited London
and was present at q celebration OF an
event that drew people from all parts
OF Europe 4 spectator on the street
l found n good point OF view from the
front of the French embassy and while
standing there saw an equipage pass