Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23
Copyright, 1900, by
Charles W. HOoke.
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board has been overdue. l know 'em.
| II told her." continued Page, "tha
| her uncle was very i'll and that l ha(
| some reason to suspect that she nigh
| inherit a portion of his estate in cast
his illness terminated fatally. She be
came very much excited and over
whelmed me with questions, which, OF
sively. At that point, greatly to my
relief the landlady rushed into the
room and insisted that must not tall
to the young lady any more, where
upon Miss DENLY became hysterical
and-and came over here to see you. >
IF that sort of treatment didn't kill
her." said l, 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 at once she wouldn't have had
the slightest excuse for Mysteries
You advise me, then" said he, $50
return to the house and tell her the ex.
act facts|'
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
ana nervous prostration.'
II will take your advice" said he,
"but tremble for the consequences"
l did not trembIe in the least But
who can read the future? Page de
parted, after we had arranged that
should call upon him at his rooms that
evening.
1t was about o'clock when l looked
in upon him. He was pacing the floor,
with his hands clnched behind his
back, and his aspect showed great per
turbation Of mind.
"She was In bed when I called the
second time" said he. "They would
not let me see her, so l wrote note
according to your advice, inclosing the
sum of $500, and succeeded in having IT
delivered to her. waited half an hour,
and then the landlady came down. IT
was terrible shock" said she severe,
ly. You might "a killed herr"
But you didn't" said l.
II don't know" he replied. II am
waiting for news. The landlady prom. |
ised to communicate with me in case
Of the worst"
sat in his rooms tin midnight, but |
news of the worst" did not arrive. |
On the following evening / 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 heard
Of Miss DENLY frequently from Page.
She had put all of her affairs into his
hands, and he was trying to get her
into the best possible shape as
speedily as he could. In the latter part
Of the summer he went abroad in her
interests al considerable sacrifice to
himself. He. excused that folly to me
by saying that especial caution was
necessary in Miss Denby's case, be-
cause if anything should go wrong
With her little fortune the shock of the
disaster would imperil her life. Her
leart was still weak, and she was con-
'tantly under the care of DR.. Marcus
3lodgett.
I happened to know DR.. Blodgett. and
ny opinion was that Miss DENLY might
IS we'll have been under the care of the
elbow who advertises to cure black
yes-with a coat of paint. However,
Professional delicacy prevented me
rom saying so.
Shortly after Pages return he told
ne that Miss DENLY was no better, and
lie seemed to be very much alarmed.