Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-24

we luncned at simpson S, In the Strand
that old-fashiOned restaurant where the
huge joints are wheeled from table to table
but he still refused to tell me anything.
Il hope to learn something further this
afternoon" he said before we parted. IF
l do I shall call on you about g. Then he
jumped into hanson and disappeared.
Jevons was strange fellow. He rushed
hither and thither, telling no one his bust
ness or his motives.
About the hour he had named he was
ushered into my room. He had made a
complete change in his appearance. He
wore tall hat and frock coat, with a black
were embroidered. By a few artistic
| touches he had altered the expression of his
features, too-adding nearly twenty years to
his age. His countenance was one of those
round flexible ones that can SO easily be
altered by few dark lines.
"Well Ambler?' | said, anxously. when
we were alone. What have you dis
covered?"
his philosophic response. IF you care to
accompany me l, can show you tonight
something very interesting"
Care to accompany your I echoed. I'm
only too anxious
He glanced at his watch, then finging
himself into the chair opposite me, said:
We've an hour yet. Have you got a drop
Of brandy handy?'
Then for the first time noticed that the
fire sh color of his cheeks was artificial and
that in reality he was exhausted and white
as death The difficulty in speaking that
had attributed to excitement was really due
to exhaustion
Quickly 1 produced the brandy and gave
him a stiff peg. which he swallowed at a
single gulp. His eyes were no longer sleepy
looking, but there was quick fire in them
which showed me that, although suppressed,
there burned within his heart fierce desire
to get at the truth. Evidently he had
learned something since I left him outside
Simpsons. but what it was 1 could not
gather.
twenty minutes past 6. He noticed my
action and said:
IF we start in. an hour we shall have suf-
| fcient time"
Amber Jevons was never communicative
But as he sat before me his brows were
knit in deep thought, and his hands chafed
with suppressed agitation, and he took a
second brandy and soda, an unusual In
| diligence which betrayed an absent mind.
At length he rose, carefully brushed his
silk hat, settled the hang of his frock coat
before the glass. tugged at his cravat, and
then, putting on his light overcoat, an
nounced his readiness to set out.
About half an hour later our cab set us
down in Upper street, Islington, close to
| the Agricultural Hall, and proceeding on
| foot a short distance, we turned up a kind
| of court overthe entrance of which lamp
was burning, revealing the words Lecture
| Hail."
we were admitted into long, low room,
| filled by a mixed audience, consisting of
| both men and women. Upon the platform
at the further end was a man of middle
| age. with short fair beard, gray eyes and
| an alert. resolute manner-a foreigner by his
| dress-and beside him an Englishman of
| spruce professional appearance-much old
| er. slightly bent with gray countenance
| and white hair
| We arrived just at the moment of the
| opening of the proceedings. The English
| man. whom set down to be a medical man
| the moment he opened his lips, rose and
| in introducing the lecturer beside him said
| 81 have the honor ladies and gentlemen,
| to introduce to you DR.. Paul Deboutin. who.
| as most of you know, is one of the most
| celebrated medical men in Paris, lecturer
| at the Salpetriere and author of many
| works upon nervous disorders The study
/ Of the latter is not, unfortunately, suffi-
/ GENTLY taken up in this country and it is
| in order to demonstrate the necessity of
| such study that my friends and myself
| have invited DR.. Deboutin to give this lee
| ture before an audience of both medical
/ men and the laity. The doctor asks me to
| apologize to you for his inability to ex-
| press himself well in English but person
ally 1 have no fear that you will misunder-
stand him."
Then he turned. introduced the lecturer
| and reseated himself.
| I was unprepared for such a treat De-
! boutin, as every medical man is aware is
4 the first authority on nervous disorders,
| and his lectures have won for him a world
| wide reputation. / had read all his books.