The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-03-28

IL knew that. OF course" he said.
I'VE doctors hear all the gossip going.
I might add that l IA glad to hear
this bit. ~ you'll walt FOR me here.
I'll 20 ~ once"
We Instantly asFented. and he called
ais carriage, and vas driven away. i
felt that. Ut last. We We're To- see be-
sInd one corner OF the cur,ain-perhap3
9ne glimpse would be enough TO pene-
traie the mystery. But, In haif an
hour he was back again. aud n glance
nj his face told me that we were again
destined To disappointment.
II sent up my card" he reported
briefly. "ani Miss Holiday sent down
word that she must beg 60 be excused.
Mr.. Royce's face fell.
And tina; was aiiF" he nskel.
''Tha; was all. or course. there was
nothing for me to do but come away.
I couldn't insist on seeing her.
No" nsseuted the other. NO. How
go you explain ~, doctor?"
J~enklnson sat down. y for n mo-
ment studied the pattern OF h car
pet.
Frankly. Mr.. Royce" ne said at last.
II don't know how Ia explain II. The
most probable explanation Ia that Miss
l!olladay - suffering from some form
u dcmeEIIa-pcrhaps only u pri-
AitAAa Tee NA1 "AAs'aA o" -
s. tcmporary-but which may easily
grow seriuas. and eve become perria-
acut."
The theory had occurred TO me. and
I saw from the expression OF Mr..
l;oycc's face that he. also. had thought
81 s..
rs there no way that we can make
sure" he asked. She may need TO
De- saved from herself
"She may reed u very badly" agreed
The doctor. no6ding. yet. she is of To-
gal age. and absolute mistress OF her
actions. There are no relatives TO IN
tcrferc-no intimate friends. even. that
I know OF. I see no way unless you. her
lcgt al adviser. apply Ia the authorities
FOR an Inquest of lunacy."
But Mr.. Royce made an instant ges-
sure of rcpuGnanCe.
'Oh. that's absurd" he cried. W
nave no possible reason tn lake such
action. IL would offend her mortally."
NO doubt" nsscnted the doctor. SO
I fear that at present nothing can be
Something's will just have TO take
their course TN something more decided
happens"
ease In the family" inquired Ir.
Royce. after "A moment.
Not the slightest said tho doctor
smphaticsliy. "H-r father n mother
were both sound and weil-balanccd. 1
know the history OF the family through
three generations. ~ there's no hint
Of any taint. Twenty-Five years ago.
Holiday. who was then just working
to the top In Wall street. drove himself
too hard; wns then the market
went all to pieces over hat Central
Pacific deai-and had a touch OF
apoplexia. II was just n touch. U i
made him take "A long vacation. which
he spent abroad with his wife. IL was
then. by the way. y n his daughter
was born. Since then. he has been
careful. and has never been bothered
with n recurrence OF the trouble, In
fact. that's the only Illness In the least
gerious I ever knew him to have"
There was nothing more to be said.
and we turned To go.
III there are any further develop
mcats." added the doctor. as he opened
the door. will you let ire know? You
may u upon me. X ] can be OF n
assistance"
Certainly answered our Junior.
You're very kind. SIR" and we went
back Ia our cab.
The week that followed was a per-
picking one for me. and n miserable
one for Royce. As I know now. We
had written her half a dozen times.
ard had received not a single word
for answer. For myself. ! hal dts
one more development Of the
mystery. ON the day following the
delivery OF the money. ! had glanced. as
usual. through the financial column OF
the Sun ~ I rode home on the car.
n q Item had attracted my ptten-
ton. The brokerage nrm OF Smith &
currcr had that day presented ut the
s~ubtrcnEury the sum OF one hundred
thousand dollars In currency for con-
version into gold. An inquiry at their
office next morning elected the fact
that the exchange had been effected for
the % Miss Frances Holiday.
II was done. OF course. that tho recip-
. u OF the money might remain beyond
trace OF the police.
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