Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-25

man I'm going TO see from making a full
and straightforward statement. We must
not risk failure in this inquiry. for I an
ticipate that Il may give us the key TO
the whole situation. There's a bar oppo-
site the Palace theater. I'll set you down
there, and you can wait for me. You
don't mind. do your
"Not at all. II you'n promise to explain
the result OF your Investigations after
ward"
"You shall know everything later" he
assured me. and a few minutes afterward
I alighted at the saloon bar he had indi-
Gated. a long lounge that Is patroniZed a
good deal by theatrical people.
He was absent nearly half an hour, and
when he returned l saw from his face that
he had obtained some information that was
eminently satisfactory.
We lunched at simpsons, In the Strand
that old-fashloned restaurant where the
huge joints are wheeled from table to table
but he still refused to tell ms anything.
~ hope to learn something further this
afternoon he said before we parted. eff
I do / shall call on you about six. Then
he jumped into a hanson and disappeared.
Jevons was a strange fellow. He rushed
hither and thither, telling no one his busi-
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 a tall hat and frock coat. with n
fancy waistcoat whereon white flowers were
embroidered. By a few artistic touches
he had altered the expression Of his fea-
tues, too-adding nearly twenty years to
his age. His countenance was one OF those
round flexible ones that can SO easily be
altered by a few dark lines.
NnVV
when we were alone. "what have you dis
covered?"
Several rather remarkable facts was
his philosophic response. "If you care 80
accompany me I can show you tonight
something very interesting"
Care to accompany you?" 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
fresh color Of his cheeks was artificial and
that in reality he was exhausted and white
as death. The difficulty. i'm speaking that
had attributed to excitement was really
due to exhaustion.
Quickly / produced the brandy and gave
him a stiff peg, which he swallowed at a
binBe buips his eyes 0Io hO iOhbdA
sleepy-looking, but there was a quick fire
in them that showed me that, although
l suppressed, there burned within his heart
, a fierce desire to get at the truth. Evil
1 IDENTIFY he had learned something since
left him outside Simpsons, but what 4
t was I could not gather.
81 looked at the clock and saw It wal
= twenty minutes past s. He noticed m!
. action and said:
!. "If we start in an hour we shall havt
sufficient time
= Amber Jevons was never communica
g tive. But as he sat before me his brow
d were knit in deep thought, and his handi
chafed with suppressed agitation, and h,
d took a second brandy and soda, an unusua
indulgence which betrayed an absent mind
At length he rose, carefully brushed hi
= silk hat. settled the hang OF his frock Goa
k before the glass. tugged at his cravat, ant
r then, putting on his light overcoat, an
nounced HIS readiness to set out.
About half an hour later our cab set III
down in Upper street, Islington. close Il
the Agricultural hall, and proceeding OF
foot a short distance we turned up a KIM
% Of court, over the entrance of which a lam
was burning, revealing the words, "Lectur,
IS Hail."
Jevons produced two tickets, whereupol
we were admitted into a long, low room
filled by a mixed audience, consisting o
d both men and women. Upon the platform
d at the further end was a man of middle
age, with short fair beard. gray eyes, AM
II an alert, ~resolute Manner foreigner b!
o his dress-and beside him an Englishmal
IS Of spruce professional appearance-mucl
older, slightly bent, with gray countenanc
Il and white hair.
We arrived just at the moment OF tn,
d opening of the proceedings. The English
v man, whom 1 set down to be a medical maj
the moment he opened his lips. rose. ant
n In introducing the lecturer beside him. said
81 have the honor, ladies and gentlemen
to introduce to you DIR. Paul Deboutin
II who, as most OF you know, is one OF tn,
II most celebrated medical men in Paris
v lecturer at the Salpetriere, and author o
Z many works upon nervous disorders. TIL,
e study Of the latter is not. unfortunately
sufficiently taken up in this country, ant
8 it is in order to demonstrate the necessit!
OF such study that my friends and mysel
have invited DR.. Deboutin to give thii
a lecture before an audience OF both medica
men and the laity. The doctor asks me Il
apologize to you for his inability to express
himself we'll in English, but personally
have no fear that you will misunderstan
|, him."
Then he turned, introduced the lecture
h and reseated himself.
= was unprepared for such a treat. De
boutin, as every medical man is aware. 4
the first authority on nervous disorders AM
A his lectures have won for him a world
wide reputation. ] had read all his books
n and. being especially struck with "Nervose
s ct Idees Fixes" a most convincing work
had longed to. be present at one OF hi
demonstrations. Therefore. forgetful tina
I was there for some unknown reason,
m settled myself to listen.
Rapidly and clearly he spoke in very goo
= English, with a decision that showed hin
d to be perfect master at once OF his subjec
and OF the phrases with which he intende
to clothe his thoughts. He briefly outline
the progress Of his experiments at tn
salpetriere. and az the hospitals Of Lyon
and Marseilles; then without long prelIm
mary proceeded to demonstrate a most in
ID teresting case.
A girl OF about 25. with a oountensne
only relieved from ugliness by a fine pal
II Of bright, dark eyes. was led by an assist
le ant and seated in a chair. She was OF IN
10 usual type seen in the streets OF IslingtoI
ID poorly dressed. with some attempt at fade
'e hnery-a working girl in some city factory
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