Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-05-04

l Defeated L. !
o BY DAISY W1NSLOw. Q
L Copyright, 1910. by American Press /
p Association. y
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How !. saved Herbert and brought
him out with strong brain and In ev-
cry way physically sound u 80 strange
q case that 1t should be placed In writ
ing before ! forget any of the details
do not mean that l did the thinking
and the planning that saved him, but
that had It not been for mo no think
ing or planning would ever have been
done and Herbert would have died
under the strain or lived q lifetime
IN q madhouse.
Herbert and I were nrst playmates.
then schoolmates; then the status be-
tween N was that Of q strong friend
ship between q very young man and
4 very young woman. Hs mother. =
rich widow. from the nTst disapproved
Of our intimacy. for her ron would In
herit her vast estate, while l had
nothing. But neither Herbert nor
at that time thought Of marriage.
When be was eighteen his mother
died. leaving him all her property to
be paid to him when he became Of
age. His brother. Edgar Holt. was ap-
pointed executor Of the estate and
Herbert's guardian. There were 9TH
er features Of the win which had we
known earlier would have saved Her
bert deal Of suffering. Not knowing
them. We were working In the dark.
Mr.. Holt an old bachelor. on the
death Of his sister went to live with
his ward. taking personal care Of him.
could not see any necessity for this.
for Herbert was at an age when he
should have been at college. Yet this
uncle kept him at home. doing moth
ing. asked Herbert why he assented
to this. and he said 1t was better for
him not to antagonize his uncle till
after he had attained his majority.
Some time after Mrs. Torry's death
aetOelt cent me : note .sHins ing ~
come ana zee nm ne ave NO
.or me teques' put tnnns % m,sn.
" ~ Wel' a' jus ~ Hen
be occupied and found him lying on .
lounge, the picture Of dependency.
why, Herbert" I exclaimed. what
II the matterrs
cont Know ne saad moufn1uAy.
never nao seen sucn cnanee IN
any one IN 20 snort . space OF ume'
! nao oeen WIN MN : week Oe1ore'
anu W "as Aen pe2Aecuy weA No"
No seemed 70 nave gone M ON mo
"ay 70 oecome nervous wcA
mat anguiariy oeco1aeeo roo"'
! saio 70 nim aIter ne mao toio me
ABOUT himself Inc wan paper was
purple. ana tne snaoes ana cur 'Ains 70
inc WINDOWS were reo- 1nele vas
sometning N tne coiors OF eomonauon
VI coiorS 1nat "aoe mo 1eea Z strange
nervousness
Uncle Edgar had my rooms redec-
GRATED while was away recently.
NV w yoo AAe eue pop'
Il don't Ike 1t at all" replied
l encouraged Herbert A. wei a.
could and when ] LETT promised to re-
turn soon l went straight to our own
family physician, Dr.. Willard, and told
MIN all about Herberfs case. Incl
oenfaiiy mentioned the decoration OF
Ms rooms.
Get MIN out OF that at once" SAID
me DOCTOR.
why soE
Because u ne lives surrounded with
tnose coiors ana none other Tor q
| month he'll De maniac
| sent note 70 Herbert the same
evening telling MIN that the doctor
nad recommended other rooms Tor
nun. ana the next afternoon l went
70 see nim- FOUND MIN where nad
ie1t MIN the Gay before. l asked MIN
why ne had not moved. ana be SAID
Ms uncle nad declared ID. Milard's
statement 70 % nonsense. begged
Herbert 10 90 a. asked MIN. but ne
oid NOT seem 20 nave the power 70 re-
l UlUt 01U U0Cl9.