Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
DOCTOR I /
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On my list of trained nurses was
mercedes Marco, a young woman OF 4
| the Spanish ype. Miss Marcel had
[sraVishing black eyes, q wealth OF hair
Iof the same hue and q supple figure.
lshe had great influence, over the pa
tients she nursed, often lifting them
over their low points solely By her
magnetic influence For this reason
IIreco ommended her whenever she was
disengaged. 5s n. t.s a5 s= :ssss s.s
sent for her to attend Mrs. Brier-
", and as usual she gave great salts
faction. The patient, however, did not
seem to gain after having reached a.
certain point. Indeed she seemed to
retrograde. Several times it occurred
to me to ask, as is my custom with my
patients, how she liked her nurse, but
as. Miss Marcel was always in the
room with her when I5called and as
had heard the nurses praises so Of
ten sounded by others it did not occur
] to me to send her out in order to make
the inquiry. @z ~. g. p =. =. f.
One day while visiting Mrs. Briefly
I noticed that she was following the
nurse about the room with her eyes.
and when Miss Marce'sy back was
turned she quickly drew me down and
j with her. lips close to. my ear Whis
j pered: ~ = 'Ees$ - @5 4..555-...s -
''If you don't take that woman
away, shall die" ::.-44 e.
Miss MARCEL 1 said. '"go and get
| me some hot water"' 49,, ..... IT, +. Il
The nurse stepped to the electric. but
ton and was about to push it when
said, Go yourself" .--
| Il have signals for some of the or
binary wants of sickroom," she
said. II press the button twice, and
get hot water quicker than I I4can go
for it." ~. ~ ..
! Every nice. You needn't press the
button: wish to be left alone with
my patient. Go out and don't return
until call for YOU,
l She obeyed me. l turned my back to
her as she went out and saw her face
in mirror. She gave the sick woman
one of the most peculiar glances i ever
saw, such glance as a hypnotist
would give one be was endeavoring to
master.
"Now," said to my patient when
the door was closed, why did you not
tell me this before?''
because she always remained in the
room when you were here, and have
no charge to make against her"
"What, then, is the trouble?''
''There is something in her that is
wearing the life out ofame. Don't ask
me what it is. for don't understand it
myself" .L
Never mind. Don't talk about it.
F.3he shall not enter your room again."
But F.
1 "But what?" rs.
"She will ruin me."3
"Ruin you? How? You are nothing
to her, and i will see that she doesn't
getat YOU = a. .s%.' ... - T..
I did what I could to make the poor
woman feel easy and left her.. Her
husband was coming in as was going
out. told him that i was about to
! change his WlfeS nurse. 'E.-,', ..
"You surprise me. have never met
: more agreeable woman he said. .
You mean seductiye?' faint suspi
cion coming over me at his warmth.
He turned pale.
Briefly" l said, II shall at once
commence Inquiries as to- Miss Mar
ceYs antecedents If you are especially
predisposed toward her, suspend judg-
ment till make my report
Within an hour had hired a detec-
tive to learn all that he could about
&iss Marcel. It was six weeks before
he made his report. When received
1t, Mrs. Briefly had become GONZALES
cent and was no longer under my care.
SO went to her husbands Office.
"Mr. Briefly said his confidential
clerk, lis out of the city"
His address,
l II will forward any communica
tom f. 4, 5z:-~..5 .s s Z
"His address p / said sharply. "There
is something wrong. Tell me at once or
! will report to the police that he has
absconded." it'd T.. .za. H.. r: i. l, /. ..@ ~
The man made excuses and all that,
but, seeing that i was not to be. trifletl
j, with, told me that could find Bricr-
~ at a certain hotel went there
and sent up my card. Briefly came
down with a scared look on his face.
y Without commenting on how or. where
, L had found him drew the detectives
, report on Miss Marcel 5s#5 #5&g@s Y:
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Father, Jaques Marcel, banker, Paris:
embezzled funds and served ter years in
the galleys Mother, previous to- her hus-
I bands arrest, had eloped with a Spanish
gentleman: taking with her the little glrl
Mercedes; afterward came to America.
I The child was brought up I'M he3z circus
ring; subseqnently worked inSsa hespital
and became a trained nurse nothing def
mite as to her cha:ac err ..5 ~ & 81 s45
as$I watched Briefly closely1as he read
4 the report and saw him Sd der hen
Iall his reserve brok e. !, yv;;Y and he
gave me his conhdclt.e. 35z, 55E,#5
Doctor,s he said how ~ stt;ll, ever Is
repay you You say ed n! IS, from, e !,
{ this woman, !, 4 nd no On ha ve s;lY Yeyl