The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-02-19


what Or. Squires was prescribing for
its cure possessed me. and dixie my |
other tits OF inquisitiveness, deter
mined to satisfy it upon the first pos
siLlc occasion.
About Il week after the occurrence |
just related was called into my mas
ter's room He had not vet risen from
his bed, and knew by the palor OF
his face that he was not rs we'll rs
usual
"Wi}liam. | want you to take Il nHte |
for me around to Dr.. Squiies. can
not keep my appointment with him
! this morning
Yes, SIR | said, waiting for him to
give me further Instructions
He closed his eyes for Il moment as
if wincing from some secret pain.
81 do not feel like writing,' he said
Il moment later. You can take ver-
bal message. William, cant you!'
"Certainly | will repeat it word for
word
.FWell. | believe you are to be trust
| cd. have taken Il great fancy to you.
My other man never felt that could
trust. and if he had been honest. he
| was always so stupid that he would
get everything mixed up. But think
| you are gifted with more than ordi
ll::.i'y inteliigence.
simply bowed my head and made
no comment
And as modest as intelligent" he
added. with faint sign of q smile.
Some day maybe you can help me in
a higher way than ut present"
- should be delighted to do anything
for YOU. sir" | answered sincerely
You will find me faithful enough to
trust with anything secrets or any
thing
He locked long and inquisitively at
ne and then said, with the most I'M
perturhable smile on his face:
80 you know. that sometimes
fancy I've seen your face somewhere
before-tllat is, before you came into
. my employment.
knew that this was Il test question,
! .lu,i alYswel>s! Il accordingly:
..prob:lbJy. We often meet faces by
chance in the world and forget them
until reminded of them by some later
incident"
YES true You're quite q philoso-
pher, too William
Enough to accept life as it comes
without Il denlur. | answered.
Well, that is more than can do
sometimes But to return to business.
You know that | have appointments
with DR. Squires nearly every day
Well this is one of the mornings, and
| do not feel energetic enough to keeE
ill., Go and tell him that | cannot come
before tomorrow. If he sends any an
!. swer back, remember it and tell me
That's all. -
He dropped his head back upon the
pillows and closed his eyes. ! with
u drew as quietly as could.
took one of the horses from the sta
Bile which John said needed exercise
and cantered slowly down the roat
toward the Doctors house AS | ap
> Droacnea it looked with interest n
various objects that had become indel
y IDLY impressed upon my memory from
the experience of that eyentful nigh
= when attempted TO enter the house
| had by no means given up all idea o
:, exploring the interior of the hauntet
- house but was merely postponing tn
second trial for more opportune time
Meanwhile everything about the prem
> ises assumed some special importanc
to me.
| wished very much to see the int
W rior of the house in the daytime. an
determined to force an entrance a
:, all hazards in delivering my messag
=. TO the doctor. | feared the docto
=, would come outside on the piazza Q
that hi, servant might insist upon tai
ing the message in to the doctor. I
:. avoid this if possible, ! stopped som
distance from the place, htched m
% horse to a tree and approached til
house on foot, keeping well in til
- shadow of trees and strawberries
prevent anybody seeing me.
" | succeeded so we'll in this ruse thu
- reached the piazza without being di
~, covered The bell which rang. eel
~ ~ opa throughout the gloomy interior
~ the house SO discordantly that it mac
:, . one think OF ghosts and departed spi
=. it's | seemed 10 hear the scurry
:. Footsteps, as if the bell had given ii
- alarm TO innumerable rats and mic
u but Il moment later | was Statistic
ne thar the noise was made by hnma
" feet.
The doctcrs seiyanta dark, dris
up specimen of Il mummy from India
gIided toward the door, making Il
es scuilling noise with his sandals. II
Sc mans eyes We're small and beadlili
mt and his arms and fingers We're long al
ny bony, but they We're neverthele
lid strong and active. He slullied /
IT. ward the door with an anxious lot
lot on his face. He was evidently d
nd tirrbed by the thought that somebo,
lily had approached the house without ;
ice tructing his attention.
i'm He refused to open the door mo
VS. than foot and stood there making
ed cultural sound as if trying to ask L