The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-04

place You may well open your eyes,
but we didn't go there much If YOU re-
member. and the staff seems changed.
Anyway well risk Il for once. was
in last night talking Ike stage Amer
lean. and supper's ordered for II
sharp"
You made as sure Of me as all
that
There was no harm in ordering sup
per. We shall have it in a privats
room, but you may as well dress, if
you've got the buds"
They're at my only fOrgiving rela.
lives"
How much will get them out and
square you up aud bring you back
bag and baggage in good timer
l had 10 calculate.
"A teBaer easily"
Il had one ready for you. Here Il 5
is, and 1 wouldn't lose any time II
We're you On the way you might look
up Theobsld, tell him you've got it and
how long you'll be- gone, and that Z
can't be left alone all the time. And,
by JOye. yes, You get me a stan for
the LyCeum at the nearest agents
there are two or three In High street.
and say 1t was given you when you
come in. That young man shall be
out Of the way tonight"
l found our doctor in a minute con-
suIting room and bis shirt sleeves, a
tall tumbler at his elbow At least I
caught sight OF the tHmbier on enter
ing. Thereafter he stood in frunt OF
1t, with a futfiity that had my sym.
patty.
80 you've got the billet" said Dr.. ,
TheObald. We'll, as l told you before.
and as you have since probably discov-
cred for yourself, you won't find it
exactly a sineGure. My own part or
the business is by no means that In
deed, there are those who would throw
up the case after the kind Of treatment
that you have seen for yourself But
professional considerations are not the
only ones. and one cannot make too
many allowances in such a case"
But what IS the caseY' 1 asked him.
'TOu said you would tell me II was
successful"
DIR. Theobald's shrug was worthy OF
the profession he seemed destined TO
adorn; II was not Incompatible with
any construction which one chose to
put upon It, Next moment he had
stiffened. / suppose l still spoke more
or less like gentleman. yet. after all.
I was only the male nurse. He seemed
to remember this suddenly. and he
took occasion to remind me Of the fact.
"lAh," said be. that was before I
knew you were altogether without ex-
perience, and l must say that / was
surprised even at Mr. Maturin's engag-
ing you after that But it will depend
upon yourself how long / allow him to
persist in so curious an experiment.
AS for what is the matter with him,
my good fellow, IL is no use my giving
YOU an answer which would be double
Dutch to you. Moreover. l have still
to test your discretionary powers. [
may say, however. that that poor gen.
tleman presents at once the most CON-
plex and most troublesome case, which
is responsibility enough without GER
suppOrtable Beyond this / must re-
fuse to discuss my patient for the pres
ent, but l shall certainly go up II I
can find time"
He went UP within five INMATES. I
found him there on my return at dusk.
But he did not refuse my stall at the
Lyceum. which Rallies would not al
low ne TO use myself and presented
to him oGhand without my leave.
And don't you bother any more
about me till tomorrow" snapped the
high. thin voice AS he was Oh. Il can
send for you now when 1 want you.
and I'm hoping to have a decent night
for once"
1t was half past 10 when we left the
fiat in an interval Of silence on th4
noisy stairs The silence was UrE
broken by our wary feet. Yet for m(
a surprise was in store upon the ver1
landing Instead of going downstain
Rallies lei me up two flights and 81
out upon a perfectly fiat roof.
There are two entrances 10 these
mansions" he explained between stars
and chimney stacks, zone to our stair
case and another round the corner.
But there's only one porter, and he
lives on the basement underneath u
and affects the door nearest home. We
miss him by using the wrong stairs,
and we run less risk Of Old TheObald.
| got the tip from the postmen, who
come up one way and down the other.
Now follow me and look Out"' Z.
There was indeed some necessity for
caution. for each half OF the building
had its L shaped well dropping sheer
TO the base, the parapets 50 low that
one might easily have tripped over
them into eternity. However. we were
soon upon the second staircase. which
opened on the roof. like the first And
twenty ..inutes Of the next twenty
FIVE we spent in an admirable hanson,
skimming east
Not much change in the old hole.
T,---..- NJ. rf fhrEa ma ole lantern