The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-25
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Story of THE Physician and the
Saratoga Trunk


ExXVON which was the more to
his credit as he came
from New England, a
quarter Of the new world not precisely
famous for these qualities. Although
he was exceedingly rich, he kept note
of all his expenses in little paper
pocketbook, and he had chosen to study
the attractions OF Paris from the sew
enth story of what is called a fur
nishcd hotel in the Latin quarter.
There was great deal of habit ~ his
penuriousness, and his virtue, which
was very remarkable among his asso-
clates, was principally founded upon
dffidence and youth
The next room to his was Inhabited
by n lady, very attractive in her AIR
aud very elegant in toilet, whom on
his first arrival he had taken for n
countess. In course of time he had
learned that she was known by the
name Of Nine. Zephyrine and that
whatever station she occupied in life
1t was not that of n person of title.
Nine Zephyrine, probably in the hope
Of enchanting the young American,
used to fiaunt by him on the stairs
with civil inclination, word, OF
course, and a Touchdown look out of
her black eyes and disappear in rus
tie of silk and with the revelation of an
admirable foot and ankle. But these
advances, so far from encouraging Mr..
Scuddamore. plunged him into the
depths of depression and bashfuness.
She had come to him several times for
light or to apologize for the mag
mary depredations of her poodle, but
his mouth was closed in the presence
of so superior being. his French
promptly left him and he could only
stare and stammer until she was gone.
The slenderness of their intercourse
did not prevent him from throwing out
insinuations of very glorious order
when he was safely alone with a few
males.
The room on the other side of the
American's-for there were three rooms
on a floor In the hotel WAS tennntcd
by an old English physician of rather
doubtful reputation. DIR. Noel. for that
was his name, had been forced to leave
London, where he enjoyed large and
increasing practice, and ii was limited
that the police had been the instigators
of this change of scene. At least he.
who had made something of figure
in earlier life, now dwelt in the Latin
quarter in great simplicity and solitude
aud devoted much OF his time to study. |
Mr.. Scuddamore had made his, iIc-
luaintance. and the pair would now
and then dine together frugally ihoa
restaurant across the street.
Silas Q. Scnddamore had many little |
vices of the more respectable Orderand |
was not restrained by delicacy from |
INDUCING them In many rather doubt !
full ways. Chief among his foibles |
stood curiosity. lie was a born gossip. |
and life, and especially those parts of |
1t i'm which he had no experience. in
terested him TO the degree of passion. |
He was a pert. invincible questioner. !
pushing his inquiries with equal per
tinacity and indiscretion. He had been |
observed when he took n letter Ia the /
post to weigh 1t I'm his hand, TO turn IL |
over and over and to study the address
with care; and when be found flaw |
in the partition between his room and /
Mime. Zephyrine's. instead Of filling II
up. he enlarged and improved the open
ing and made use of il Us a spy hole on
his neighbors affairs.
One day, In the end OF March. his
curiosity growing as IL was INDUCED,
he enlarged the hole little further, 50
that he might command another corner
of the room. That evening when he
went as usual to inspect Nine. Zephyr !
ines movements he was astOnished 10
find the aperture obscured in an odd
manner on the other side and still more
abasled when the obstacle was sudden
~ withdrawn and litter of laughter
reached his cars. Some Of the plaster
had evidently betrayed the secret Of his
spy hole. and his neighbor had been re-
the compliment i'm kind. Dir.
was moved TO very
acute. feeling Of annoyance. He con
Nine. Zephyrine numerically.
ne tNth bhdtieb hiihetiis bht " hth hN
found next day that she had taken no
means to baIk him OF his favorite pas
time he continued to profit by her care
lessness and to Crafty his idle curios-
Ity.
That rext day Nine. Zephyrine re-
relved long visit from tall. loosely
built man OF fifty or upward. whom
silas had not hitherto seen. Ills tweed
suit and col5ed shirt. no less than his
shaggy side whiskers. Identified him rs
, Britisher. and his dull gray eye az
Fected Silas with n sense OF cold. He
Kept screwiug his mouth from side TO
Hide and round and round during the
whole coiiequy. which was carried On
in whispers More than once it seeInesi