Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-06-10
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gown. evidential of the degree of master
OF arts. impressive TO the villagers. His
face bore signs of occasional starvation,
occasional inebriety and longpast refine
ment He stood on the outskirts of the
market place with a table before him and
quite an attentive little crowd gathered
about ii. On the table were a spirit
lamp and couple of test-tubes, n few
bottles containing drugs, bundles of
herbs neatly tied, human skull wanting
the lower jaw, and a large tin box.
He was reaching the practical end of
pseudo scientific lecture. The audience
had been worked up to the proper point.
| Men and women looked AT one another
nerVously; it appeared then that they
were very i'll, though they had never
suspected it, The lecturer had given
long list of symptoms, so long and so
varied that everybody there (and every
| body anywhere elsel had got one or more
of them in some degree. He now opened
the large tin and took out n handful OF
| pill boxes, each one wrapped and sealed.
Possibly" he said, some of you here
may have noticed in yourself some of
those symptoms that | have described.
| Very likely you thought nothing of them.
You had never been told Wen. those
symptoms are the beginning. Mind, it's
no good to get frightened Fear won't
! kill the germs; fear won't arrest the
course of disease. mold in my hand now
the only thing in the whole world that
can Go that 1t is the preparation that
| have described to you, made in a highly
| concentrated form. Don't ask the chem
lists for it, for they have not got it and
can't get it. Don't ask your so-called
doctors for it, for they have never even
| heard of it. Medical science"-
The crowd gave way a little. A keen
eyed, white haired gentleman drove a
good horse down the full street The
audience resumed its respectful atten-
ton. The lecturer was by this time
! frankly commercial
| Il shall offer he said. twelve of these
| boxes at siNpence apiece After that the
ordinary price Of one shilling will be
charged. | always give the preference to
| those who have the sense to make up
their minds quickly. Thank you, madam.
! Two boxes | think you said"
| Two or three Others followed in rapid
succession. a small boy plucked at his
gown. Patience. my dear young sir"
said the lecturer. II will serve you in
one moment"
Pm not buying anything, sir l was
told to give you this"
Thank you, my little man" And then
as he took the letter he started percepti.
| bly,. 1t was written in pencil on two
| leaves of a notebook folded together, and
the name outside was the lecturers own
name, disused for the last ten years. He
glanced hurriedly through it and his face
changed as he read
when you've finished with that. mis-
ter said a countryman, proffering his
siXpence. The lecturer was himself again
in a moment. Thank you, sir. One be-
| fore meals, you will remember"
lie was glib with his patter. fIe sold
| his twelve boxes at siXpence. He even
offered an extra five at the same price
We'll, say two shillings for the five
then-to any man who cares to keep
stock of this valuable drug by him"
Nobody said two shillings. The crowd
was net rich. 1t began to melt away
quickly.
Of came the academic gown and can
They were packed into the big tin box
together with the herbs and the other
properties. He put on his frowsy felt
hat and again read through that let.
ter
So he had been recognized at last. the
writer had heard his voice and seen his
face as he drove past and felt that he
could not be mistaken. 1t was tact
full letter. 1t said nothing of shameless
and dishonest quackery; it only said that
the writer wanted the lecturing outcast
to come up to his house and talk things
over with him, and recalled old DAYS.
"a I II
an old friend of his college days
wealthy, generous, n witness of the
triumphs of the outcast in the DAVIS be-
fore he was an outcast. Here would be
help, comfort, money for a new start in
life
But what would that old friend think =?
There would be the disgrace to speak
Of, the term of imprisonment, the ex-
pulsion from his profession, for it was
evident that the writer had never heard
of it. There would he the change from
ease 10 poverty, from comfort to rags.
from reputation and decency to infamous
sordidness-all visible in him and excit-
ing pity. Pity-pity from an old friend
who had once looked up to him. His eyes
blazed at the thought.
BEG pardon, sir" said a hcstating
voice
What the devil do you want ?"
TIN the boy that brought that letter.
was to take back an answer to it."
The lecturer seemed to recover his ur-
banity. Thank you. OF course-Td for
gotten you. The fact is that there's some
mistake, This letter can't be meant for
me. It's not addressed TO my name-my
names Smythe-and | know nothing of
the writer. Why, I was never ut Cam
bridge in my life. Tell him so-tell him
it's all mistake; and look here, my
boy. there's a copper for YOU"
Then he began to take down the Dor
rowcd boards and trestles which had
formed his table 4 few minutes later
he was tramping away from the village.
Barry Pain in Tattler.
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