Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-08-21

him, his hands We're clasped together,
and he was gazing upward Wit. a sin
gular placidity of expression for one
who was being crushed and roasted
That's my musician, Heinrich, con
tinued the doctor. You remember my
mentioning the case To you-nervous
prOsuati0n. The fellows going to
break down, and its too bad"
You merely told me-" said !, that
the man was going 10 pieces because
something was preying on his mind and
you couldn't ind out what it was"
Precisely" responded the doctor
This IS the way of II. lie was brought
TO me by the girl who's going To marry
him. Her name IS Martha. She's a
bright, smart, pretty girl who earns her
living by hard work very checrfully,
and she loves this man with all her
heart.
at was she who found out that he
was fl. He never would have known
ii, 60 she says. She came alone the
first time and wanted me 10 give her
some medicine that would be good FOR
q man who was wasting away. That
was all she knew about his malady.
Il explained TO her that it was uSu-
ally necessary for physician 10 see
his patient, for the purpose Of making
the two guesses Of the profession
What's the matter with the person?
and How much Of a bill will he stand?
She showed a proper appreciation of
my pleasantly, and we concocted a
scheme by which Heinrich was Undue
cd 10 pay me a visit.
He confessed frankly that he was
not feeling his best, but scorned the
idea that anything serious was the
matter. He was losing weight and he
didn't sleep we'll He sometimes felt
weak, but could always control that
= feeling by an effort Of will. He had
headaches that We're Ike u tight hat
iammed down on his head, but if he
refused 10 think about them they
would go away.
obviously nervous exhaustion-the
man was organically healthy, and his
life was well rcgulated-so I said.
There's something on your mind
He looked at me with those gentle
honest blue eyes and shook bis head
slowly In a sort Of wonder. How could
he be worried by anything in the midst
Of so much good fortune? 1 already
knew that he was going to marry Mar
tina. Was not that enough TO make
any one happy? 4 child could have
seen that the mans love was strong
and sincere and that he regarded its
success as a heavenly miracle.
ANY one dependent upon him? No
one. Debts? Not a penny; since Sc
curing his present fine position he had
paid all. It was a great happiness.
"He spoke as one for whom the sun
Uf prosperity had dispersed all clouds.
I was a long time securing recogni-
ton he said, but it has come at last.
] am the leader Of an orchestra. There
are only six Of US, but we are all real
musicians. We play at the Mount
Holly cafe afternoons and evenings
HE went on to say that the proprlc-
tor Of the Mount Holly was perfectly
HtAAAoAAfi 1 l4t I'SiLlOli tpulb DC re
garded as permanent. lie had absolute
control Of the music, and no one both
cred him In the least The work was
much easier than that to which he
had been accustomed In the days Of
bis adversely.
THE man was certainly well content
and yet he was Just as surely suffering
from some severe mental strain. The
cause was q mystery. | came to the
conclusion that he didn't know what II
was himself"
II should think it might be remOrse
f I hadn't seen the man." said |. con
yemplating the gentle, earnest, spiritual
sountenance Of the musician,
you will laugh when I tell you what
is," responded the doctor. Martha
las solved the riddle. She told me yes
erday afternoon. It's the noise"
What nOisef"
why the noise IN the cafe. Have
on ever dined thereT
I had not done so recently. though
ne place IS much frequented by some
my acquaintances It is a restaurant
q the park, and In the warm weather
here are tables on the veranda beyond
under a great awning that stretches
own TO some steps where i'm the din
or hours gay equipages or rumbllng.
ckety cabs are all the time dischare
Z or taking on their human freight.
is a laughing rolliCking crowd that
lthers at the Mount Holly. but !
lould not have supposed that its noise
uld shatter the nerves Of a man who
I'd spent ten years Of his life amid tine
.ums and horns Of fourth rate bands