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CHAPTER xxvI.-continued

Amber Jevons Is Busy.
"Well, Ambler?" said anxiously when
we were alone. What have you discov-
ered?"
Several. rather remarkable facts" was
his philosophic response. IF you care to
accompany me 1 can show you tonight
something very interesting
Care to accompany you'll echoed.
Tn only too anxious -. II E
He glanced at his watch. then flinging
himself into the chair opposite me, said:
We've an hour yet. Have you got 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 in speak
ing that I had attributed to excitement
was really due to. exhaustion. w..
Quickly produced the brandy. and gave
him a stiff peg. which he swallowed at a
single gulp. His eyes We're no longer
sleepy-looking, but there was a quick fire
in them which showed me that, although
suppressed. there burned within his heart
a fierce desire to get at the truth. Evi
IDENTIFY he had learned something since I
left him outside Simpsons, but what 1t
was could not gather.
I looked at the clock, and saw it was
twenty minutes past six. He noticed my
action and said:, 49,.
"If we start in an hour we shall have
sufficient time" -.
Amber Jevons was never communica
tive. 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 unu-
sual Indulgence 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 tc
the Agricultural hall, and proceeding on
foot short distance, we turned up a kline
Of court, over the entrance of which E
lamp was burning, revealing the words
Lecture Hail.
Jevons produced two tickets, whereupor
we were admitted into a long, low room
filled by a mixed audience. consisting O.
! both men and women. Upon the platform
at the further end was man of middle
age, with short fair beard, gray eyes, anc
| an alert. resOlute manner-a foreigner b!
| his dress-and beside him an Englishma1
of spruce professional appearance-mucl
older slightly bent, with gray countenanc'
| and white hair.
We arrived just at the moment of the
l
| man, whom I set down to be a med lea
| man the moment he opened his lips. rose
| and in introducing the lecturer beside
| him. said: r.
IT have the honor, ladies and gentle
men. to introduce to- you DR.. Paul De
| boutin who. as most Of you know, is on
of the most celebrated medical men il
| Paris, lecturer at the Salpetriere, an.
author Of many works upon nervous dis
orders. The study of the latter is not
unfortunately, sufficiently taken up il
this country, and it is in order to. demon
strate the necessity Of such study tina
my friends and myself have invited Dr.
Deboutin to give this lecture before a.
audience Of both medical men and tn
laity. The doctor asks me to apologize
to you for his inability to express him
self wells In #sFngl slf.s* but personally;
have no fear that will misunderstan
him.
Then he turned. introduced the lee
turer, and reseated himself.
I was unprepared for such a trea
Deboutin, as every medical man is awar
is the first authority on nervous diso1
ders and his lectures have won for hi
a worldwide reputation. I had read a
7 his books, and being especially struc
with "Nevroses ct Idees Fixes" a mos
convincing work, had longed to be pres
ent at one of his demonstrations. There
fore, forgetful that was there for som
unknown reason, settled myself to lis
ten. 49, $.,al- .f.r, ~,
Rapidly and clearly he spoke in Ver
good English, with a. decision that shove
him to be perfect master at once of h
subject and Of the phrases with which 1
intended to clothe his thoughts. H
briefly outlined the progress of his e,
periments at the Salpetriere, and at tt
hospitals Of Lyons and Marseilles; the
without long preliminary proceeded
demonstrate most interesting case.
A girl Of about 25, with a countenant
only relieved from ugliness by fine pa
of bright dark eyes, was led by an a.
sistant and seated In g. chair. She was
the usual type seen in the streets of
\ lington, poorly dressed, with some a
tempt at faded finery-a working girl
some city factory, probably. She cast !;
uneasy glance upon the audience, al
then turned toward the doctor, who DIRE
his chair toward the patient so that
knees nearly touched his. - So. - 81
III 1t was a. case Of nervous "Hemia
4 opsie," or one-eyed vision, he explaine
Now the existence of this has alwa
been denied. therefore the experime
was Of the most intense interest to eve
al medical man fhere nreaent