The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-11-20

pretty girl, too. ana OF good FAMILY.
Celia Winthrop was her name. but she
might substitute something with for
eign sound when she made. her debut
in grand opera. Surprising that We
succeed In putting her voice to rights
again" be added. Its in bad shape
just now"
At this point card was brought t.
DR.. Kendall. who gave orders that th,
visitor should be admitted Deanr rp>,.
as if to go. but Kendall checked hin
instantly.
81 want to call you in consultation
on this case" he said. You'll see
wonderful throat in a rather odd condi
ton"
1t was al Invitation that could not
he declined. Deane signified his acqui
escence and glanced toward the door
To his surprise there entered Il man
Of about thirty. pleasant looking fel-
low. nicely dressed and with an air OF
cultivation. DR. Kendall introduced
him at once as Mr. Richards. Whose
writings on music ana kindred topics
are read by everybody" In recogni
ton of this praise Richards glanced al
Deane. with q smile. and said, I'm Il
reporter"
Il have called DR.. Deane in conSulta
ton on the case of Miss Winthrop
said Kendall. and he gave DeaneS ad
dress, which Richards jOtted down
He is Il recognized authority on dis
cases Of the vocal chords and is widely
known both here and abroad as the
author Of And he ratified Of with
perfect accuracy the titles of a hall
dozen of Deane's contributions TO med
ical publications.
Deane observed, with alarm. thai
Richards was writing shorthand in hi
notebook.
Now, as to this case of Miss Win
thrOp.' continued Kendall. 1T is &
/ matter of considerable public interest.
and | have her permission to speak
freely. She has suffered IN almost to
tai loss of voice. This is the cOndi
ton
He proceeded to describe in popular
! language a condition of congestion an@
pareSis of the larynx, with spaSm of
I the bronchial tube. He took leaf
from Richards notebook and drew a
diagram. Nothing that he said in
dicated to Deane's instructed mind that
/ there was anything unusual in the
case. except the failure of treatment
I to relieve it. but 1t was all so entertain
t,Cvix MI xt-ith n
hearty. fatherly sympathy for the
! young woman in her afflictiOn that
! Deane could not deny it's merit as a
| good story.
/ At the close of the narrative Miss
! Winthrop and her patron arrived
! Miss Winthrop was quiet hammered
! pretty girl. with dark. dreamy eyes
and a singularly white skin. subject to
/ peculiarly rapid and beautiful play of
! color in accord with her emotions. She
was obviously consumed by anxiety as
! to her voice. and her eyes filed with
! tears when she tried to speak of it
! Her interview" was furnished by
/ Nine Sylvestre, and it was gem of
sparkling cieverness.
/ When Richards had gone DR.. Ken
dali devoted himself 10 his patient
J with Deane as his colleague. but the
! younger physician speedily perceived Il
/ shifting of the responsibility to his
own shoulders. The puzzle of the case
/ lay in the cause of the trouble. Its
history disclosed no reason for the
! affiiction. Miss Winthrop was in per
/ feet health except for the local con
+ ditiOn. which seemed to be the result
] of some malign enchantment. Deane
was expected 10 solve this riddle He
was put upon his metal.
We'll. my young friend" said Ken
/ dali when the patient and her patron
! had departed. what do you think Of
! the caSe:"
! Il have seen q precisely similar con
! dition." he replied. resulting from ok
IRENE personal susceptibility to the
| perfume OF certain flowers - in that
/ case. white lilacs The only thing that
bothers NE is that Miss Winthrop de
! MES having been subjected TO any
! such influence. And singer of Nine
| Sylvestre's experience must be vel!
aware of the danger of perfumes. In
! a case Of this kind she'd suspect flow
ers instantly if any were about. In
| fact Miss Winthrop says that Nine
! Sylvestre asked her at once about it.
| but up to that time singularIy enough
/ Miss Winthrop had never heard that
! odors were dangerous. At least she
had never paid any attention to the
/ matter"
! And you conclude:" said Kendall.
/ smiling
/ Miss Winthrop does not impress
/ me as perfectly frank" responded
! Deane. IF | could believe that there
/ was i secret romance. that some
/ sutton not favored by Nine. Sylvestre
/ had sent flowers on the sly to Miss
/ Winthrop, Id feel that was on safe
/ ground. Flowers sent as love token
! are pressed against the face: their
/ perfume is inhaled deeply. That would
+ account for the severity and DorSiSr