The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-10-19
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board has been overdue. l know 'em."
Il told her" continued Page, that
her uncle was very i'll and that l had
some reason to suspect that she might
inherit portion of his estate in case
his illness terminated fatally. She be-
came very much excited and over
whclmcd me with questions, which, of
course, | was obliged to answer eva
sively. At that point, greatly to my
relief, the landlady rushed into the
room and insisted that l must not talk
to the young lady any more, where
upon Miss DENLY became historical,
and-and | came over here to see you"
"If that sort of treatment didn't kill
her." said |, "her heart can't be very
bad. Don't you see that you filled her
with uncertainty, worry and excite
ment, whereas if you had told her the
truth Mt once she wouldn't have had
the slightest excuse for Mysteries"
You advise me, then" said he, "to
return to the house and tell her the ex-
act factsH'
Most assuredly." replied. II don't
know anything medicinal that will
quiet the girl so quickly as the knowl-
edge that Uncle Robert Is really, safely,
comfortably, dead. If you would feel
justified in doing so, advance her cou.
pie Of hundred dollars. There is moth
ing so convincing as money. 1t is a
great thing for heart trouble, hysteria
and nervous proStration.'
II will take your advice" said he,
"but trcmblc for the consequences"
l did not tr2mblc in the least But
who can read the future? Page de-
parted, after we had arranged that l
should call upon him at his rooms that
evening
1t was about s o'clock when l looked
In upon him. He was pacing the floor,
with his hands clinched behind his
back, and his aspect showed great per-
turbatiOn OF mind.
"Shc was In bed when l called the
second time" said he. "They would
not let me see her, so / wrote a note
according to your advice, inclosing the
sum of 5000, and succeeded in having it
delivered to her. l waited half an hour,
and then the landlady came down. 1T
was terrible shock" said she severe
ly. You might "a killed herr"
''But you didn't" said I.
II don't know" he replied. 81 am
waiting for news. The landlady prom
iscd to communicate with me in case
Of the worst
l sat in his rooms till midnight, but
news of "the worst" did not arrive.
On the following evening l learned
that Miss DENLY had called at Pages
office during the day and that she
seemed much better.
II am very greatly encouraged about
her." said he.
During the next two months I heard
Of Miss DENLY frequently from Page.
She had put all of her affairs into his
hands, and he was trying to get her
property into the best possible shape as
speedily as he could In the latter part
of the summer he went abroad in her
interests at considerable sacrifice to
himself. He excused that folly to me
by saying that especial caution was
necessary in Miss Dcnby's case, be-
cause if anything should go wrong
with her little fortune the shock of the
disaster would imperil her life Her
heart was still weak, and she was con-
Stantly under the care of DR.. Marcus
Blodgntt.
/ happened to know DR.. Blodgett, and
my opinion was that Miss DENLY might
as well have been under the care of the
fellow who advertises to cure black
eyes-with a coat of paint. However,
professional dclicacy prevented me
from saying so.
Shortly after Pages return he told
me that Miss DENLY was no better, and
he seemed to be very much alarmed.