New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-31

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manners his pale face and nj the
symptoms of disease that he showed
during his per odical fits of sickness.
More than this, read up all the med
gical books about leprOsy and then
watched for the d To an excited
imagination these were readily Visit
bic.
About this time Miss Stetson and
the doctor took lunch at the house
again, and my attention was called to I
the matter BY an incident that greatly
affected all Of us. i had not seen Miss
Stetson since that al afternoon when Il
watched her from my hiding place at
the Wayside brook. She was paler
than usual and her manner was nervA
Gus and excited. especially when
Charles was near her. al
During the progress OF the lunch
caught her stud wing the hands and
face Of her host on every occasion
when his eyes were turned away from
her. could not at first understand
the reason for this secret scrutiny, but
It suddenly dawned upon me that She
too. had been reading on the subject
and was looking for symptoms Of the
disease M s.
The doctor, as usual, was the life OF
the party and kept the conversation
flowing freely from one to the other
never being at a loss for words New
ertheless there was an unea siness in
his manner which seemed very unnat-.
ural. NY master alone appeared to be
perfectly at his ease and normal.
When the conversatio ion Jagged a mo-
ment, he sud- denly rubbed the back Of
one Of his hands with the palm Of the.
other and said:
Doctor, 4 think must have run up
against some poison ivy or sumac in
the woods. for I'm sure that my hands
and face are. poisoned Z
every likely. very likely, !" a the doc
tor replied quickly. but with little.
tremor in his voice. There is aSgreat
| deal of it around, and one of your ma
ture would be very susceptible to it,
MY hands and face itch terribly,
and blotches are breaking out on my
face and forehead" Mr.. Goddard con-
tinued. rs.
1 looked at Miss Stetson. She was
staring at my master with horror writ
ten all over her face. The hand that
held her fork trembled SO that she had
to put it down. s zs n
/ Ny master displayed his hands and
added: d <.s5s
"See these red spots on the back. OF
my hand. Are they not the result Of
| poison? And over my eyes and fore
head. They seem to be breaking out
all over" /. 5.s
Probably, Charles. i will investi-1
ate after lunch the doctor said hur-5
riedly, glancing toward Miss Stetson.
j For the first time Mr.. G ddard turned
his eyes toward her. Feeling that she
| was attracting attention, her over
wrought nerves could stand the strain
no longer. She had been thinking as
I had-that the brown spots were the
first and earliest symptoms of leprosy.
We both knew just enough to be car
ried away by any symptoms that re-
| sembled those which indicate the be
ginning OF the dread disease.
| belle, what is the mat! Are you
| HIP a.s.. T.. So. II.
Mr.. Goddard had hardly spoken these
words before she dropped her hands
| and tainted. She would have fallen
| to the floor had not caught her in.
! time. j: Y. .1..,s.5. "a: s.. y. Z
They deposited her on a couch and
| rubbed her hands and moistened her.
brow with water. She slowly recov-
cred consciousness. So 81
'sYou should not have mentioned be-
ing poisoned to her." the doctor said
admonishingly to my master. To one
of her sensitive disposition the mere
mention Of a. thing like that might
cause her to faint"
/ sHow careless and brutal Of me"
my master said in tones Of repentance.
! Then as she opened her eyes he knelt
down by her side and, drawing one Of
her hands into his, said:
"Did brighten you? | was a brute
! to do it. Look at me, Belle. and tell
me that you forgive me. $.
For reply she turned her head away
from him with a shudder and with
drew her hand from his clasp. HERR
What is it, dear?" he continued.
/ "Do not draw away SO. Tell me what
it is that have done. will do any
thing to repair it. Speak, Belle
Leave me, please; leave me-" she
i gasped. IT m nervous and excited.
Let me alone for a few minutes, and
then I II be better. But / must go
home Doctor, will you help me to get
on my taings?" s#s 45 3..Is 4
Belle, you're not going to leave me
like this pleaded my master. APP
preaching her again. 81