The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-02

woman, who lay perfectly still on the
outside of the bed. her face TO the
wall; and a hasty examination showed
that the door leading TO the other parts
of the suite were fastened, the key be-
ing in the lock on their side.
How long ago was the doctor here?"
the landlord asked the maid.
why, only a few minutes ago, sure
ly. l didn't know he had gone. He has
not had time to- make the examination.
He said nobody was to enter until he
called me-"
"Were. you to guard the door,"
=. She hung her head.I
''Ye-yes, sir. II only went for a
drink Of water"
did you see Mr. Seavey come in?"
No, sir. He is seldom home till or
past"
Don't you know what has happened
here?"
"Wh-why, no. sir. Is she worse?''
She threw a startled look toward the
bed, and then fastened to it. The doc
tor and she reached it at the same
moment.
Il didn't mean to leave her." she
whispered, anxiously. to him. "She
wasn't very sick; and / couldn't have
been away from the door five min
utes."
The doctor examined the invalid's
face and took her pulse.
'Hysteria," he said.
As he spoke, the patients eyelds
trembled open. At sight of him bend
ing over her she screamed and began
to cry out incoherently, which brought
the landlord, who had been searching
the apartments hurriedly, to the bed
side.
What is she saying?" he whispered.
HAS she given any clue? What's the
matter with herr"
Il can't make out what she says, -
the doctor returned; 'and l can't make
! out what the matter is, either. If it's
hySteria, it's the queerest case / ever
saw yet. It's more like raving insanity.
Look at her eyes What doctor did
she haVe?" ne asked the maid.
why. I don't know who this one
was. She's had several. She called
him herself on the telephone. She
wasn't very sick then. See, she isn't
undressed.'
How came you here. anyway
asked the landlord. Did Mr.. Clark as
sign you to Mrs. Seavey?"
| Yes. sir. She has no maid of her
own just now and asked for me at the
| office. Oh, dear, I am so sorry"
She stopped suddenly and her eyes
grew wide as the helmet of q police
man was pushed around the edge OF
the door, Immediately followed by the
burly body of Sergeant Nulty, who ad-
vanced softly to the group looking in
quIringly from one to the others. While
the physician busted himself with the
patient the landlord drew the sergeant
aside and told him all that had beer
discovered.
An yees dunno phwat wan the doc
ther was?" he asked.
! NO"
''Well, twas him done It."
"Of course. But how does that helI
us? Mrs. Seavey can't speak, and she
is the only person who can give thai
doctors name,
Cant sphake? She can"
Not intelligently. Listen,'
Man said Nulty. after giving al
attentive ear to the jerky syllables tha
issued from the patients mouth. tum-
bling over one another in a turgie
stream. wholly devoid of sense or con.
nection, man. Oh have wan that cue
make the lady sphake. Yis, begob
Sphake? He c'u'd draw language fron
"a pig. He made mesilf sphake wanst.
He locked as if he scarcely relishec
the remembrance.
The landlord eyed him disappearing
ly.
'"TLis is no time nor place for jok
ing" he said, land / don't understand
you"
whisper, It's no joke. l know m,
july. 'Tis the name o the docther w,
want. now, and only the lady can tel
thot same. but she can't sphake. Blu
she can sphake!- The's wan man vii