The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-10-18
CHAPTER 1.
-THN HAIRY CATERPILLAR.

bers OF my own profession have under
taken task necessarily disagreeable. and
do now recall the details of a case which
l take to be without parallel in the rec
ords Of criminology. In the mental state
Of the afflicted being there was. indeed,
little thar was abnormal Manias that are
similar to his all our asylums. But that
labori0us studies In the byways of sci
ence. rather than in her more freQuented
paths. had placed at the win Of his dis
ordered brain weapons of deadly poten-
CT, transformed personal misfortune
into great and urgent public danger
l spent four years at Cambride, where.
though my degree was a high one,
found too many distractions to make
such progress as could have wished In
my profession Yet my interest in med
= ieine grew steadily. aud on leaving the
university l determined. having both the
means and the time at my disposal. TO
seek out spot where could throw my
self into my work without the Interrupt
tons of old friends and old associations
The reputation of Heidelberg attracted
me. and hither l migrated.
Sufficient for myself. The man who
was to be associated with me in my
strange quest l viii describe with equal
brevity. My cousin. Sir Henry Graden.
KIT, MD. FRS. F.R.SG-. was a man
Of remarkable personality surgeon Of
brilliant gifts that had made for him
European reputation, yet an eccentric
or so the world held him-who lacked
the steady application necessary for conf
plete success He would throw himself
into the solution Of a problem, or the
prosecution Of a new experiment, with
the utmost zeal: yet on achieving the
desired result he would shake of the at
mosphere Of the hospital and laboratory
aad start on some wild-goose chase that
might include the ascent Of an unclimb-
able peak. the capture Of rare species
of wild animal. or the study Of little
known tribe of savages- In person he
was Of great stature. and heavily, al /
most clumsily. built. with a rugged.
weather-beaten face. keen YET kindly
grey eyes. and brown hair. somewhat
grizzlei about the temples In age he
was well past the forties- In dress and
department he might pardonably have
been mistaken for a prosperous Yorkshire
grazier- Indeed. he was wont to COM
plain thar he acted as a magnet to all
the trieksters Of London: though. from
the shrewd smile with which he accom-
panied his protests. il was easy TO see
that he thoroughly enjoyed the diversion
of turning the tables on his discredit-
able opponents
1t was towards the end of my second
year at Heidelberg. An autumn sun had {
sunk to rest in a golden haze over the {
wooded hills, and the night, lum-
nous under the harvest moon. lay upon G
the old town. / was sitting at my table. I
on which a shaded lamp threw its yel- I
low circle. arranging the notes Of the I
lectures / had that day attended, when e
there came a knock at the door behind L
me- ! cried a sulky invitation. for !
feared the appearance Of one Of my pre- 2
P0sferous student friends. with his jargon /,
of the duel and the promenade But the
next moment an enormous hand had
dra gged me into the realization of my
duties as a host by standing me on my a
feet amid the clatter Of a falling chair. n
..Why. Cousin Gradenr' | cried for !,
indeed 1t was he who had thus treated !.
me- what cyclone has blown you II
hereT
~Egad. I believe it's the truth I've :,
heard said he. throwing himself on TO +,
A sofa that cracked again under bis u
xeight-he was a famed breaker Of :.
furniture was cousin Harry Graden. :,
They told me that you'd shut yourself L
70 Tor nigh two years-work. work. work =,
& if there was no young blood in your :,
Ans. and no green world lying around :.
bu. with not a yard Of il that isn't "
worth all the most learned dissertations :,
aver written" =.
l knew his favorite doctrine II would AZ
rave been as foolish 10 argue with him
IS to attempt to uphold the necessity &;
or the Union with an Irish Home Ruler m
but what are you doing hereY
epeated. he
Its to Berlin that I'm bound. to read nj
paper before a society that is good Ga
nough to be interested in some notes in
ook recently on the Kaffir witch-doctors
d few days in hand. 50 / thought ] az
rould take peep at my dear Heidelberg nj,
nd. incidentally, at my worthy cousin. ha
,obert Harland-" bu
He rose and stalked about the room. wi
Iucking 10 himself like contented hen. 20
Same old jugs and china pipes same ms
Tainscot, a shade darker maybe; same ma
"a oak beams. a thought more smoky
sme schlagers above the mantelpiece." "v
He took down one Of the students da
uelIng swords. and slipped his hand
ito the heavy hilt- Raising his long arm mo
ito the orthodox attitude. he swept the IN
do you ever tramp on the sawdust. tin
nd drum with the schlager, and bleed In the
lie tank. Cousin Roberty' is
mot l. Though I have heard of your
iumphs 10 the past. you man of bloodg' 80
'And who has been gossipingT sin
professor Won Sfockmar He asked
e to supper the second day / arrived. II
r the sole purpose. I believe. Of i'm scis
essng me with the fame Of a certain LEV
eIing desperate Of a student one che
enry Graden, who fourished in Heidel- is =
rg twenty years ago." to
what. Won Stockmar7 Little Her hea
'nn? What good fellow he wasi Did abb
u ever hear him sing song about 7
t, Of course. that's not possible. SO Rer
lie Hermann's professor, is he7 Are bis
d under hifuT kerr
No; I'm with Professor Marnac." my
5raden walked across 70 the fireplace met
! slowly filed huge china pipe that into
thereon. He lit It and, turning his opei