The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-05
MAGAZINE SECTION.
Che exploits 81 a Physician Detective
By
George F. Butler, ND.

managed to do it all without being
seen. There were so many people
about, and, of course. they wouldn't
understand, so that it would have been
very awkward"
He paused The elder sister was
weeping into her handkerchief, but
Helen stood drawn up with fury in her
eyes.
What do you niean?" she cried.
DO It? Do It? Do you mean to in
sinuate that we had any part in this?
How dare you? Why. I loved that
child better than anything on earth,
and do you think I could see him grow
up in this vitiated atmosphere, where
all is dissipation, frivolity. idleness, and
the worship of wealth, where money
is God and fashion the only church,
In such surroundings his soul was
doomed. Could stand tamely by while
this horrible injustice was done the
child of my dearest school friend? I
should be unworthy the name OF Chris
, tian woman. Am not the bride of the
Lamb2 And when the laws of man
come in conflict with the voice OF God,
which should [ follow? It was by
Gods own command that I laid that
little innocent at his feet. a holy sacri-
fee. He went to his Maker pure and
unspotted-"
A deep groan and the noise Of a fall
sounded behind the curtains Of the al
cove. Jonas HautOver had tainted as
the truths of the crime burst upon him.
DIR. Gerrish, pallid OF face. stepped
hastily between the parted curtains and
hurried away for restoratives. Aston
ishment mingled with the grief ir his
expression as he glanced at the two
women. Nothing further from the fiend
he had pictured in his mind could be
conceived than the appearance of these
sisters, the one meek. retiring. humble
faced; the other, though showing at the
moment strong symptoms of hysteria,
plainly OF sweet and gracious DISPOSE
ton, both OF them bearing the urrnis-
taxable imprint Of good breeding and
benevo1ence.
Heaven he exclaimed under hts
breath. 'Furnivau has kept his word
" it'll vengeance. This is the greatest
surprise of nv lifeP
But his surprise in the direction was
mingled with admiration Of his friends
powers. He saw behind this strange
deposition, which had begun as denial
and glided easily into confession. with
out any apparent recognition by the
speaker Of the contradiction involved.
the same transformations force which
had wrought the astonishing change in
Jack HarWick- 1t was an accomplish
ment or surprising interest to science.
What was it? 1t was not hypnotisn in
the usual sense, with its claptrap shows
and humbuggery- And it had worked
50 smoothly, so directly to the point, so
unerringly. Was its gift to Dr. FurDi-
vail alone? Or could it be acquired?
And these were the predominant ques-
tons in his mind when, a little later.
they started Oh their midnight drive
back to the city, for if it We're to be
learned, if it were a science. and appli-
cation would make it HIS own. it should
be his. The Importance of such a pow
er as that in his profession would prove
incalculable.
Nevertheless he felt that now was
scarcely the time to enter into that
matter with the doctor, and The first
thing he said when they set out was:
Doctor, don't at all see how in the
world you managed to trace those
women out"
There was never anything more
simple he answered. You remem-
Der that mark on the fOrehead2 It
was IN the shape of a cross. That and
the sacrificial oil satisfied me that il
was a case Of religious insanity. The
resi- was easy. I had only to find q per-
son whose character fitted all the cir
cumstanees- The public searched for
motive. and motive in the usual mind
is synonymous with money. Therefore,
their suspicion pointed TO poor Jack.
But as soon as I saw Helen Prentiss'
picture and learned from the house.
keeper that she was religious, urnnar-
ried. and therefore more likely to be
subject 70 hysterical insanity, near
middle age, lived down that walk. and
had free access to the house, I knsw
[ was on the scent. She was the only
being about the premises whose char
acter, as I saw It in her picture and
learned Il from the housekeeper. fitted
all the facts. Both she and her sister
have Authorizations, visual and audi
tory, and they had talked the matter
of this sacrifice over for 9, dong while.
no doubt, before acting, and wers both
in il. the younger leading and the cid
er following meekly. But orsTy the
younger had the courage to hold out 10
the last. 1t was CHE who committed the
deed, in their own house. where the
child often went, and who brought the
body home. An insane hospital is the
place for them"
DR.. Gerrish was silent for a hong
while. Finally, as they rolled up to his
door:
shall you 60 any more Of this kind
Of work?" he asked, with distaste In
his tone
DR.. FurnivaIl took his hand.
"Gerrish." he said, IF a dear friend
would you5rather trust his case to, the
police or me-"
Gerrisn bowed his head.
well, good luck to you" he said
Copyright. 1907. by W. A Chapman
Next week, 'The Mystery of the Gov