Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-20
CHAPTER XIV.
I Am Caiief fcr Consultation.

Tor y npl a lev Ift..'l'f'H u tt' my N+'N' 49,
tered the study his f1ce, usually ashen
gray was flushed iii settlement.
"rve been having some trouble with
unat!c" he cNp.iaed afte. greeting me
and lnquirng s. by h5d come down TO con-
suit him. Tie aomqn's people are anx-
ious to place hsr n.'er restraint; yet for
the presea, there $ rot quite sutficisnt evil
dcucc of insanity to sign the certificate.
Did you ove-he-r her in the next room?'
And seating hi3.sclf at his table he looked
at me through his glasses with that pair OF
keen. penetrating eyes that age had not
dimmed or time dulled.
az heard vo ces " I admitted. That was
all" The circumstance was strange one.
and those words were so ominous that l
was determined not to reveal to him the
exact words | had overheard.
Like many other women patients suffer-
ing from brain troubles she has taken
violent dislike to me- and believes that
I'm the very devil In human form" he
said. smiling FORTUNATELY she had
friend with her or she might have att'cFed
me tooth and nail just now" and leaning
back in h's chair ne laughed at the idea
laughed So lght'y that my suspicious We're
almost dis9rD-ed
But not quite. Ia you been in nv place
You would have had your curiosity and
eusoici0n reused 10 no mern degree-not
only ny N. "''mS ~ - 20 pN ,'e w.. -
ara sir 'ef' ilro ot,'"Ht 10Y ~ sH'
the TACT thtt me leiii"le N"tce souNS' ''
MN knows the voice of his love above
all Tne Vo-c" 'h't nad heHtu III lllat az
join nG room was. 10 'he best Oh MY "ei'ei'
that Of Ethelvypui
wien resolution to probe this mystery
slowly and without unseenly haste l
dfoppcd the SN'i.''' fli c'u '.'' ~" ~ ''f>
his advice reT1rding the coma! c2tad case
OF Lady lWrE'Niltm' ne HiN''iS VI IL
and the dIFeytohs ne g We ne en- SpINe
no purpose II written mere iheE,lule sun SUI,
ice II to say that l RENAME" 20 dl'ie' anu
caught the CLOCK express "dcN ~ LUZ
oun. 80, 1900, - .ho+
NhIe at dinner meal served III .iia'
severe style Whscn cnafacIeilNeu tile US .,
tere old man : udHy me- colillileilceu ~
talk OF the antics OF insane Pt h:'t anu
ihelr eN'fd1'uiHa'E anu inns ~ ny tt
" dlscerheh u'al ne hau ileIIntl lItsn,iu ~,
ror desire 70 SPEAK on mem ne rtp ois Al
those ShappE u'oHuSy Ht"ieS "ii'tH toru hio
pl3llly lildt tue SuuJtct was u-9ts'I'ei ui ~
MN, ana WheA pdue MN s'ou-p!e anu
grove TO the Stali"h wa liioIe pI@Hieu
than ever ny ms stratse De'tVlo re re, was ,,
eccentric, II was uue' ou' l MY" an ms
niue ouu WY" reS,i'IhS iluIii ''e eo IN.
rilcltS OF genus aiu cu"l'' tIdiLl9 at1 tIa'
ms recent hldlsposltun' "h,Hh hdu pre-
vented MIN from attending az tarleE street.
WIS que I"tHeE 10 iIei ieS tIdIi ~ CiiiIi
ne trains from Brighton TO Lohuoh on
SUNDAY eEehHhSs arr al"ass c5oM ueu'
mainly by business people compeNeu 10 re-
turn TO town III reaulhsss LOT the ION ol ,he
coming we n Wteh-el.u lrIppers anu uas
SNcursiohlsts M the coifipaI tiiithts 70 over
hyMiLs' Nhtther pe tlIiiS spi ii.s VI
niaZinE summer ior brtshton Is ever popu5
lar win the Jaded Lohuontr WHO Is ehdp-eu
10 run down without lausue ailo ses
eheap heaLth-glNlng sea preeze TOT re"
hours AFTER the puS! turfhol oI the hletrop-
On TINS sunday nighl IL was no exception.
Inc hrst-ciass compartment was cro"oed.
mostly ne IL salu by thiru-c!ass passengers
VINO had tipped the guard ana when ne
had started not!cto IN the far corner op-
poste me pa4e-tactd young girl OF ABOUT
twenty or so, plainly dressed In shapby
black' she was eVldehtiy thlrd-class pas
senger ana me guard taxing compassion
upon her fraS1Ie form IN the mao rush Ior
seats had put her INTO our carriage one
was not good looking: ihdeed rather pam
her countehahce wearing SAD, preoccupled
expire ss-on as she leaned her chin upon her
hand and gazed out upon the lights OF the
town We were leaving.
hotlcea that hef chest rose ana zen IN
HeeP 4oIs -"td"h sien' ana llial sne wore
bIach COTTON gloves one niger OF when
was worn through, Yes, she was the pic
lure oil poor respe ctaphlty.
Inc other passengers, Two or whom were
propan'S city citrks with thelr loVes' re-
haFdtu her with some surprise that she
shouId De a iirst-class passenger and there
seemed an inclination on the part of the
loudly dressed females to regard her with
Contempt,
freSVhUN. When we had iert the sea, ana
were speeding through the open country,
enc turned her sad race from the window
ana examined her fellow paSsengers one
hlter the other until or a sudden her eyes
met mine. In an instant she dropped them
modesty ana pusled hersef in the pages
OF the SKIP my print of popular novel
winch she carried with her.
In that moment, however. / somehow en-
tertalned belief that We had met before.
nder what circumstances, or where, 1
could not recollect The usefulness of the
white race. the slight hollowness of the
cheeks, the unnaturally dark eyes, all
eeemed familiar to me, yet although for
half an hour ! strove to bring back to nv
mind whore | had seen her it was to no
purpose. In all probability | had attended
her az Guys. a doctor in big London
hospital sees many faces that to recol-
leci all is utterly impossible MANY n time
! have been accosted and thanked by neopIe
whom / have no recollection of ever having
seen in my life Men do not realfza tba1
they look very different when living in he'd
with a fortnight's growth of beard To wben
shaven and spruce, as their ordinary habit
while women. when smartly dressed With
fashionable hats and fImsy wells are varv
difrerenl TO when in illness tbev lie u,itS
hair unbound. faces pInched and eves s,'nL-
en- which is the only reconectIon her do