New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-17

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] terious disease that had been inherited
from past generate ions. Curiosity to-
know what this complaint was and
4 what Or. SeIuires was prescribing for
its cure possessed me. and like my.
other fits Of sfnquisi ivenessl deter
mined to satisfy it upon the first pos
ssible occasion as IA
About week after the occurrence
just related was called into my mas
fter's room. He had not vet risen from
his bed, and | knew BY the pallor Of
his face that he was not as well as
usual. .A5 81 4s5
William, want you to take a note
for me around to DR. Squires. a / can
not keep my appointm with him
this morning 5s55 J. Il .s5s.5 i
Yes, sir, I said, waiting for him to
give me further instructions.
He closed his eyes for moment as
if wincing from some secret pain.
81 do not feel like writing he said
a moment later You can take YER
bal message, William. can't you? z, "a
Certainly, will repeat it word for
word II
"Well, / believe you are to be trust
ed. have takenAa great fancy to you.
My other man. never felt that i could
trust, and, if he had been honest. he
was always so stupid that he would
get everything mixed up. But II think
you are gifted with more than Ordi-
nary intelligence. vas
simply bowed my head and made
no comment. ..'IS q
land as modest as intelligent" he
added, with 9 faint sign Of a smile.
"Some day maybe you can help me in
a higher way than ut present" 4 as b.
II should be delighted to do anything
for you, sir,'' i answered sincerely.
you will find me faithful enough to
trust with anything secrets or any.
thing" @$ s$
He looked long and inquisitively at
me and then said with the most i'm
perturbable smile on his face:
.Do you know that ] sometimes
fancy I've seen your face somewhere
before THAT is, before you came into
my employment" # &. B. II AZ.
l knew that this was a test question.
and answered it accordingly:
| Probably. We often meet faces by
chance in the world and forget them
until reminded of them by some later
incident 2 @ ]
Eyes, true. You're quite philoso-.
pher, too, William. #z q ..5
Enough to accept life as it comes
without demur, = answered.
| well. that is more than can do
sometimes But ito return to business.
You know that ] have appoint
with DR.. Squires nearly every day.
| Well, this is one of the mornings, and
do not feel energetic enough to keep
it. Go and tell him thatI cannot come
before tomorrow. II II he sends any an
swers back, remember 1t and tell me.
/ That's ALL" I'll E. ts &{ Es54@4
| He dropped his head back upon the
pillows and closed his eyes. 4 with
drew as quietly as ] could.
| / took one Of the horses from the sta
BILE which John said needed exercise,
and cantered slowly down the road
toward the Doctors house. AS i APP
i preached it 4 looked with interest at
! various objects that had become indel-
IDLY impressed upon my memory from
the experience Of that eyentful night
1 when attempted to enter the house.
/ had by no means given up all idea Of
i exploring the interior of the haunted
house, but was merely postponing the
second trial for a more opportune time.
Meanwhile everything about the prem
ises assumed some special Importance
to me. I'D '3S
Il wished very much to see the inte-
rior Of the house in the daytime. and
i determined to force an entrance al
to the doctor. 4 feared the doctor
would come outside on the piazza or
that his servant might insist upon tax
/ ing the message in to the doctor. 70
avoid this, If possible. ] stopped some
i distance from the place. hitched my
horse to tree and approached the
| house on foot, keeping well in the
shadow Of trees and strawberries to
prevent any body seeing me.
i III succeeded so well in this ruse that
reached the piazza without being dis.
covered. The bell, which rang. ech,
i oed throughout the gloomy interior OF
the house SO discorda ntly that it made
one think of ghosts and departed spir.
Its. seemed TO hear the scurry OF
Il footsteps. as il the bell had given the
alarm to innumerab BILE rats and mice
but q moment later was satisfied
/ that the noise was made By human
feet. IS
The DOCTORS serva MIA dark. dried
i up specimen Of q mummy from India:
/ glided toward the door. making the
scuf1ing noise with his sandals. The
mans eyes were small and beadlike
Ind his arms and fingers were long and
bony, but they were nevertheless
strong and active. He shufled to.
ward the door with an anxious look
on his face. He was evidently dis
turbed BY the thought that somebody
s had approached the house without 81