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CHAPTER III.
Beef Tea and a Phosphate Solution

el "a
ed In Brighton for three days. Eus-
tace Charliewood had died two minutes
after the lift-man and the scientist had
burst into the room. The suicide had
said no word, and, indeed. was abso-
lutely unconscious from the moment
that the shot had been fred until his
almost immediate death.
Sir William had made all the neces-
sary arrangements. He had communi-
Gated with old Sir Miles Charliewood
Of Norfolk, he had expedited the ar
rangements for the inquest, and was,
as the newspapers said, overcome with
grief at the death of his old and val
ued friend.
During the three days the demeanor
Of the famous scientist was reported or
with great admiration In all quarters
He had known OF nothing to cause MI.
Eustace Chariiewood any trouble or
worry, and he was struck down by the
loss he had sustained.
TT shows" many Of the leading peo-
pie In Brighton said to each other,
'thak science is after all not the de-hu-
manizing agency 1t is popularity said to
be. Here Is perhaps the most famous
scientific man Of the age grieving like
q brother for his friend, a mere socie-
~ man OF charming manners and with
out any intellectual attachments. Mel
encholy as the occasion is, 1t has serv-
cd to bring out some fine and noble
traits In a mar whose private life has
always been something of a mystery to
the public"
The inquest was a short one. There
were few witnesses. One or two init
mate friends of the dead man came
down from London-club friends, these
and testified that they knew OF moth
ing which could have prompted the
suicide. though the dead man had been
noticed to be somewhat depressed for
the last fortnight or so.
Sir William himself, in a short but
learned exposition given during the
course of his evidence, pronounced 1t
as his opinion that Eustace Charlie
wood iiad been suddenly seized by one
OF those unexplainable impulses If
mania which, like a scarlet thread,
sometimes Turk unsupported for years
In the pearly cells OF the brain.
His view was accepted by the coro-
ner and the jury, and the usual verdict
of Temporary insanity" was returned.
"He was" Sir William had said at
the close of the evidence. and In d
voice broken with deep feeling, "the
best and truest friend I have ever had.
Our walks In life were utterly differ
snt. He took no interest in, nor did he
understand, my scientific work. And /,
ON the other hand, took very little part
In the social duties and amusements
which made up the greater part or Mr.
Eustace Charliewood's life. Perhaps
for that very reason we were the more
closely drawn together. No one will
ever know, perhaps, the real underly.
ing goodness, generosity, and faith
fulness of my dead friends character.
I cannot go into details of his private
life; l can only say that the mysteri-
Gus seizure which has robbed society
OF one Of It's ornaments has taken from
the world Q gentleman In every thought
and deed, q type Of man we can Ill az
ford to lose In the England OF today"
Young Lord Landsend, who, with MI.
Percy Alemare. had attended the In
guest from London, looked at his friend
with a somewhat cynical smile as the
deep voice Of Sir William GouIdes-
brough faltered in It's peroration. Mr..
Percy Alemare replied to the smile
with a ~momentary wink. Both OF the
young men were very sorry that Eus-
taco Charliewood had dropped out so
suddenly. They had liked him well
enough. but they certainly had not
discerned the innate nobility of char
acter SO feelingly set forth by Sir Will
lam Gou~ldesbrough and SO fully report
ed by the newspaper men present.
Afterward, in the hotel, old Sir Miles
Charliewood had shaken the scientist
warmly by the hand.
what I have heard you say, SIR"
he said. "comforted me very much. I
wish poor Eustace's eldest brother had
been here TO hear you say II. But
James is In india with his regiment.
Eustace did not cone to us at Charlie
.wood hall. There were family reasons
Of long standing why there was q
breach between his relatives and him.
self. These. Sir William, I will not
enter into here. But death heals all
breaches. and, remembering Eustace as
q brlght and happy boy at Elton before
we bccnme ~estranged, I feel a fathers
natural sorrow. But let me say, Sir
William. once more that you have
Hhiitened that sorrow somewhat. I had
Regarded my son Ms living q useless
ani selfish life nron the allowance l
Was Ii The habit OF paying into his
bank. To hear that there was an I'M
DERIVING stratum ct goodness and mo-
hIcness In his character II indeed .
soiDcs.
SIR william had bowed. and Sir
lilies. 4 tnartly old gentleman Of great
age, whcSe grief had not prevented
him from making m excellant dinner
Gko evening before and from passing
oomoWhat acrid criticisms upon the
tsoea wins, drove away % ths stakion.