The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-01-18
CHAPTER XIII.

CHAPTER KILL
TIE COUNTS RETURN PROMISED
Borofsky had done well indeed he
could scarcely have managed better
Nevertheless the whole of the story
his letter told us, though undoubtedly
q true story. rang. somehow, in a false
key.
This picture of father was not like
my dear old dad as knew him. and
could not help feeling, though said
nothing of it to mother. that if Borof
Ky had exaggerated nothing in describ-
ing his violence and the eccentricity of
his behavior, then my poor father must
certainly be irresponsible, for the pres
emit, for his words and actions-in a
word, something or some combination
Of circumstances had bereft him of his
senses.
God grant Borofsky would succeed in
bringing the poor. dear old man safely
hme with himl The soothing influence
quiet home life and the loving at
alton of his wife would be more likely
restore him to himself than any 9TH
4 treatment
I could see that mother felt much the
!, me asrI about it. She looked at me
| lAEohtI kast1ear laden eyes when had finished
nc eTb that all2' she asked.
,tDosd It's all, mother, ! said, and I
u Vi, id nothing to this for fear of
her g myself. Neither did my
nab kpeak for some little while, and,
u wa scarcely glanced at her. I
-3,rof u that she cried quietly.
rps&a lslsy will bring him back in a
v daysJ dearest, said at length.
nd a il title quiet home life will soon
ap3 hin quite himself again"
Tod grant it'' she said. "God
it'll Ohl' she added suddenly.
= burst of emotion. "What has
ASVladimir ever done to be visit
= terrible an affection, and what
tof calamity could have occurred
man that could be sufficiently
lelming to unhinge his mind2"
= were questions which l could
ever, for they were the very ones
laSsr vexing my own soul as well
Vre1t
uk5shall know all, mother. in God 8
Ets1e, said. "Let us be patient
Hsthe trouble. When father comes,
81 make it our business to rid him
zee delusions and fears, as though
's could possibly conspire against
Id pateri He hasn't an enemy in
ed. I'm sure of it, What can
"a have put such ideas into his
lie imagines he has written con-
kyou see. and that his letters
In intercepted. He has not in
lily left us without news even
terrible time of mind unhinged
rslhany sad decisions /"
stlforted mother to talk, and we
I'D in this way for an hour and
on8lt without coming to any other
E& d1bn than that father was I'M.
y "a lily out Of his mind temporarily.
a. the sooner our excellent little
\ Holmes succeeded in bringing
hsssE he the better.
Al anxiously we awaited the next
1 telegraml No words could
ina,, ely describe the anguish of sus-
i nre suffered What if BorofskJ
~ - Jtave failed, after all, to induce
VatssSN III III dear. delusion haunted old mar
itnpany him home? He might
~ light at any moment and mis-
profsky's good faith, or. worse
Nc tome violent and attack, per
ian murder. the man in par
Jx5ssss.ssl ,of madness. Merciful HEAVIER
forbid it.swhat terrible thing thai
would bel did not mention my fore
bodings to mother lest | should brighter
her, but | spoke to Percy, who said HI
had felt the very same fears.
Then came Borofsky's third letter, {
very short one, but a letter that glad
dened our hearts and caused us to fee
that all was we'll. or nearly So
II have persuaded the count t,
come he wrote, land we shall star
tomorrow. shall telegraph on Tues
day from the frontier if we shall hav