The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01

query Where am J.
a svooninE hero IS an ahject tninS az
best. Yet before you condemn me Ut
brand me a noiiycoddle review-in youS
mind not only what had been 1hIotiSs'
that night. but the jeu-day strain mat
had been upou me
At all events, collapsed something
IN my head had given way. But did
uot presently come to myself 10 ma
loving friends clustered about me
In fact. FOR the time, I did not come
10 at an From the Swoop I sank down
through endless abySses of space INTO
G. droVsy nothiusuess-
In other words. so afterward learned,
my brain and my whole system sue
curnbed- and before morning I was IN
fine frst stages Of an acute attack of
brain fever Doctors tell me that
malady is not aU uncommon sequel 10
"a IonE-sustaIned nervous or mental
strain that has eliminated IN great
shock
of all this I knew nothing 1.-The
real Twas asleep And for three ltll
weeks 7 remained So while my body
and mind, without aid from my VIII
fought against death and madness
say ] was asleep but j. was a
sleep full OF the WCIFdest procession OF
dreams that ever broke mortal SUM
Through The infinite fed iu my
dreams before n great formleSs, oaicon-
ike creature that cried al intervals
am the law Again / would plunge
into q sea OF flames and SMOKE seeking
10 drag out Mark, who lay there bound
hand and foot IN thongs made of my
own garments, thongs none but / could
loosen
once, as I fought my way through
this fansF-lake- EasplnE lOT breath, my
read burning and throbinE- hlida
Graves came TO me-from Paradise. 1
thouuI-aud laid her cool nana on my
brow. and spoke spotninElys lovingly, 10
And at her voice and touch. the fire
lake vanished and / slept peacefully
Tagt vas uot the only time she came
e. IRE in those fever dreams More
Ilau once Uer presence was near me-
Aud al slcl times ia my vision Wo9ld
call out 20 her lndt loNFa HeLr '1t
mat she must marry Marx, because no"
] had saved gIEF from pIlSOu ana Silailr-
But ever. as 3 Str0Ee. ag0nlzinSlE %
make her understand this. she would
smooth NV tortured forehead ana WINS
Yer softly To me III some wonderful IN
kllown tongue ana ] wound ran asleep
BIatchlo-d. tor. came TO me once in
ny dreams And I eGI-eA Hliu al'-4 LOT
O. coward ta arrest a man VINO lay ne-D-
less. and could not escape 20 ne var
others came and went. from time 10
rfue. THev were bat shadows so I paid
uo attention o. them some were Sldd-
oyvv nurses I0 white gowns and caps
some We're profound looking black slttto-
ovrs who clicked watches and scrubbed
on hits 0r uanpr anu whispered 20 each
1rL her about me T paid not an atom Oh
heed TO any OF them
Then. as often happens IN sucn at.
rsCkS- 7 sWOEe one morning leiri'is
weak but with "a clear mind
For some DAYS CIereatE ter B vas COLI
tent 60 lie stiI- with half-sEut eyes
watching the u-l4ISrratlouS "a tie[-
same nurses and doctors who were no
longer shadows. but solid flesh
was allowed TO see no one, 10 SaE
nothing. % hear nothing AHo- log t-ie
time 7 was well content ls --e Lle-e.
and feel the slowly returning Elte--i-s
creep through me aEaiH-
But as T grew stronger the past came
hack more and more TIVIdlE- DrO7ssl
apathy was changing 10 active WoTTE ]
had dropped out or the drama ar us
very rl5max- What had occurred since
tHcu7 and had the miserable mystery
web been at all uu5au-ledr
tried TO ask the doctors But they
would not Ie- me talk The nurses,
800 we're suddenly deaf when 7 asked
questions Evidently strict orders had
been given not To- excite me-
T did not SO much as know where
vas Al sick TOM was large, fur
-fshrd with = rio simplicity that did
rot SAVIOR Of hosp tai Surroundings. and
rs broad windows looked our on a
sweep Of green EII.- landscape where
fed and forest seemed To minEIe and
through which a siIver-blUe stream
7 think the only remaining doctor must
have feared. by and by that my anxiety
would make me fret myself into n re-
lapsp- F'or- one day he said 20 me-
re ont Of the woods now. NJ.
Lee, II you take decent care oF your
self It's only a matter OF nursing YOU
back to health and getting 2 little new
strength into that big wasted body ~
yours IF T permit one or two people
70 come I'm 70 see Won this morning.
VIII YOU promise n let them do most
q The talking and 10 take quietly any
thing they may say to voUa-
'TII promise anything 7 agreed 'Is
cnlT 7 can see few new faces No:
2 soul has been I'm this room ex-e0t
yor doctors and the nurses since
since Won got your senses hack
There were plenty here before then.
A1d you've quite 7itinE list Of call
AZ TO-DAY Shall 7 7er fn the f-=te Re-
member what said about not exciting
yourself
re was gone looked Ut. q nomen;
- so later To see Hiram TGTa-a7l ford
CDtoefuE across the floor with a pom
6srouS effort To make his big rreakiuE
shoes maintain q siczro0u silence
Good morning Mr. Lee no said
aslt SheepiShIy- IS ne extended one
hra7n- hand They lei me FIJI FIRST
because L seems you've been frattinc
eoout one or two points that I'm The
guess I've C7t 20 make an apology "a
II E.Gd that's all laughed
weakly ct supposed You had come 10
arrest ma
-'Cru9Ss again. no remarked with
elephantf0e Ce1ia1if-. ''Cou instead
~ stirring Yourself ro nv wondering
what's hau1oueT ~uu-o<~ Won los ms
spin ny T7Tn Nou can interrupt when
/ stIlEe any thing vaU don't under
seerd- How about that--
nodded freS-e aszcrf r. r-,-77 7,e
waste Of time IN repa7t his own words
for he Vas not skilled ~ r1---r f-.e
and went hack. detective ike AGAIN
~0d AGAIN over The Salient points %o-
cid my FREQUENT rF1eStiaus help aloha
tie Tow - his recital tn 7-v extent
81 7 shall -5vo the efs- ur his story
p aS few words rs aa~. TIE had
heen busy While T lay f7 following
-r0 Doipt after no5ut rr r-ro case. 5rnrf
nov To his infinite u-5Ee ne had fH-
hole tGInE clear aud proven rast
doubt
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