The Marshall republican., 1907-07-12

Bob brought her back to New York
and besougbt the aid OF the medical
experts OF America and OF the Old
World TO regain that which had been
recalled by its Maker. The doctors
were fascinated with this new phase
Of mind blight. for in some particulars
Beulah's case was unlike any known
instances. but none gave hope. All
agreed that some wire connecting
heart and brain had burned out when
the cruel "System' threw IN a voltage
beyond the wires capacity to trans
nit. All agreed that the woman-child
wife would never grow older unless
through some mental eruption beyond
human power to produce. Some OF
the medical men pointed 10 n posi-
hlllty. but that one was too terrible
for Bob 10 entertain.
The nrst anniversary ~ their mar
rage found Bob and his wife settled
in their new Fifth avenue mansion.
He had bought and torn down two
old houses between Forty.second and
Forty.third streets and had erected o
palace, tho inside OF which was unique
among all New York's unusual struc
lures. The first and second noorf
we're all that refined taste and unlim
tied expenditure Of money could pro
duce. Nothing on those splendid
floors told OF the strange things above
A sedate luxury pervaded the drawing
rooms, library. and dining.room.
Bob said TO me. In taking me through
them, Some day. Jim. Beulsh may
recover. may come back TO me. and
want 90 have everything as she would
| yiah, everything as she would have
| had II n the curse had v come
| The third floor was Beulah'e. A child'i
| dainty BEDROOM; two nurses rooms
adjoining; nursery. with a child't
small ~schoolroom and a big playroom
with dolls and doll houses, chiid'i
| toys OF every description in abandon
% though their owner we're In fac
| hut a few years old. Across the hal
were three oficas. exact duplicates o
mine, Bob's, and Bculah Sands n
Randolph A. Randolph's. When mrs
saw them Il was with ~dificulty that
brought myself to realize that ! wai
not where the gruesome happenings
OF a year before had taken place. Boil
had reproduced &c the minutest de
tails our downtown Workshop. Stand
Ing In the door OF Beulah Sands OF
nee I faced the Nat desk at which sh'
had sat the afternoon when frst saw
that hideous result OF the work OF thu
"system." 7 could almost see the IN
tie gray figure holding the Afternoon
o In horror my eyes sought tn
floor at the side OF the chair In searcl
of Bob's sgonized face and uplifte'
hands. As stood for the Hrst tim
in the middle OF Bob's handiwork,
seemed to hear again those awfu
groans.
"Um," Bob said, II have a haunt
Ing idea that some day Beulah wi
wake and look around and think sh
las been but a few minutes asieeI
n she should. she must have nothin
to disabuse her mind until we brea
the news 10 her. have instructe
her nurses, one or the other Of whor
never loses sight of her night or da,
TO win her to the habit Of spendin
her time at her old desk; have tol
them always to be prepared for he
awakening, and when It come
they are instantly to shut on the rel
OF the floor and house until I can q
To her. Here comes Beulah now"
Out Of the nursery came q Laughing
happy child.woman. In spite Of ht
hnely developed. womanly ngur
which had lost nothing OF its wonde
full beauty, and the exquisite face m
g~olden.brown hair and great blue eye
which were as fascinating as on II
day she first entered the ofices
Randolph q Randolph; In spite OF Il
c~lose-nttng gray gown with dain,
turned-over lace collar. I could hard
bring myself to believe that she vi
anything hut . young child. With .
eager look and . happy laugh Oh
went 10 Bob and throwing her arm
about his neck, covered his face vi,
kisses.
Good Bob has come back TO pl
with Heulah." she said. "she knew
would. They told Benlsh, Bob \
gone away TO the poods a utl
pretty nowers, Heulah hpoWs ,
had gone To the voods ~ would ~
taken Beulah With him. MONTH
must play school with Hoplkh~ &
at Ct her desk and opened her chill
sc~h0ol.book. with mock severity I
"a. ~ atA-AL- /. It ma A~-