The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-27

have that steth9scCpe. Come, back
HargreaVe applied il 10 IsawlOr
breast and listened intently.
Functional disturbance, that's all
vet bad enough Seems 10 be no or
ganic trouble Lord what a powerful
giant OF . man he must have been,
Lawlor stirred, muttered something,
then all at once sat bolt upright, star
ing round ltm with WllC eyes.
"Hold him, Keep him orr he shout
ed, striking out violently with his great
:,s:s. Hep. help
Come. now. drop tnat"' Hargreave
commanded, and pushed him hack onto
l ne couch Lawlor resisted. Drop II,
say: You're all right. He can't get you,
He's locked up. 81. g" Snd sound, down
therc- NuI lie "a The library. Don't you
know me2'
LAWYER gazed at the surgeon with
blank eyes, then suddenly burst into a
"Why-yes, Of course. What a fool
I've been, eh2 Must have been dream
Ing. or"
Dreaming. yes" Hargreave backed
MS assertion. casting a meaning glance
at Cash. LawlOr quite rational now
and by a tremendous effort of the viii
cnce more his own master, under
cash" said he. peremptoriIy, "brlns
me some Scotch. Then 20"
Alone together presently, the two men
drank IN silence Hargreave took
liquor into himself as though IL were so
much water, as he lay on the couch.
IhaLS quite enough, now" Hargreave
/ ADVISED him after the second trimming
glass had disappeared. The fact Is.
LaWlOr. you and 7 have got 10 have a
| talk before long. Why not now?''
Why moi, in1eed?" the other an
swesred' setting lis glass down on the
TOT. If l just lie mere? I'm stH feeling
bit-weli, not quite myself, you under
stand"
No wonder. after what you've just
/ been through
Harsreave drew his chair up close be
side the man, sat down and looked in
/ tenuy at him. mo wonder. And there's
more 10 10 besides, except Just the mel
dents Of the last half hour. There are
weeks back Of this months, maybe
. Years cried LawlOr. pressing a
} tremulous hand TO his forehead. Years.
( oh. Cod
( Yes. so it may we'll be. Listen. I'm
not quite blind, even though 1 am
D scientific man, a specialist. From the
! beginning, what with the way I was
I brought here, the secrecy with which
I YOU have kept from me not only your
own name. but even that Of the place
where We now are what with tht~,
singular experiments YOU have had me
perform. what with still further CbsCr-
NatiOnS 1 have made on you. your
! seIf'-
a fool, doctor, 20 have tried 10 de
ceive you To have gone at the thing
TINS way AT all- The man seemed all
Humiliation HIS shaken nerves, the
! terrible eS-ape from death az the hands
I of Samson seemed TO have quite brOk-
/ en- down his dominant spirit. his re-
I uCeuCe, his mastery OF ILe situation.
( Now he looked a pitiable object. lying
there pale and b tEgard on the leather
divan. his large and shapely head rest
/ Ing on northumberland cushion,
one great arm. all SCARED and mutt
lated by the needle. thrown across his
/ help feeling OF intense pity for the
| man, whatever his past. so wrecked. so
miserable, so broken down he seemed
so terrible the contrast between his
noble build. his tremendous natural
/ strength. and his present state.
] wrought by the ravages of mortal
/ anxiety, Of morphine. of what else
Il must have been a fooI"' I.awIor
/ repeated, bitterly. gazing with intense
/ eyes at the surgeon. who sat there
/ cont5mplatively, chin resting in hand
I ana elbow on knee. watching MIN.
# The better way would have been TO
go directly 20 you, state my whole
case and-but. no, Had YOU known
q the facts you would have positively
/ refused me aid. No money I could
I have offered would have brought YOU
here 10 do what YOU have dOne-wrat
. you must-will-yet DO for me. viii
you nOt2"
The mans voice broke Hargreave
3 noted the yeEowisE-white tinge Of his
skin. cased by the ravages Of the in
/ sidioUs drug
You mean? said he. grayely.
/ Il mean, there was no other way.
D The thing l had in mind, still have In
( mind. had 10 be done. Ny life hangs
4 On It You We're the only man in the
world who could do H. I abused your
confidence I am ashamed-far too
aSi-ansu-1Or any apology
None is needed Ny lite is worth
nothing if not to help men; save
Not such as /, I knew that II
. told you everything, 20 begin with
/ you would refuse, and rightly. I
; feared Won might even think il your
. lice So
The police? Why 500"
/ Lawlor hesitated
Go on, Ten me-" commanded Har-
/ &rtaFc. Remember, whatever !
might have once done. OF refused to
/ do, i am now no longer. in one way.
; d free agent No. no. ne went on,
hastily, In answer 10 LawIor's ques-
TloniuS glance. It's not cOmpuiSlou
/ on your part that forces me to listen
/ or TO offer my services at the present
time. There's something beyond that
! -there's my professional code. Your
| case IS IN my hands, now, no matter
( now II got there, and I'll see II
! through If every medical man
NeiSNeQ the exact right and wrong
! OF every case that comes 20 him. this
world would soon go 20 the demnition
CANNES, as YOU know. You're free TO
| talk, 10 tell me everything The
sooner we get at the bottom OF this
thing. the better. WeIIT'
! LaWlOr glanced around nervouslv.
and shuddered before reply. Doctor
said he, mistakes more fortitude
than / possess just now. to tell YOU
to-lose whatever friendship and re-
Spect YOU may happen to feel for me.
I nave been, / am, I'm sore trouble
! es, know What is it2"
! And I have almost UncOnsCiouslv
/ come 10 lean on you. Think OF that. will
you2 That II, should ever lean on
| anyone
/ We'll, all need help, at times. even
the strongest OF US. even the best"
| Even the WOrst,'
! Yes, even the worst Come. let's IN
= derstand each other" The Doctors
voice grew kindly and persuasive
/ What's the real cruN Of the situation
Why did you mention the police in con-
| nection with this AFFAIR." Slash tl-pt
] Gordian knot Of confession with one
blow of the knife of outSpoken hon
! Csty. and the rest cannot be hardt"
! You swear not 70 reveal il 10 a Iiv-
| ing soul, so long as 7 may iive2"
/ Sir, you forget yourself I am your
I medical adviser
Pardon me. l am not myself tonight
/ I had no intention of insulting Won.
/ Once more the strange man looked
/ about him, as though fearful Of even
fbp ears that walls are 50 IL 49,