The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-12-23
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matcn Tor EilZaDetn ana NOT wlInou,
advantages on many counts. You see
It's time ! married. myself. She feels
that very strongly. and think her
decision to accept lngIe is partly due
to her wish to make all clear for :,
new mistress or my household"
He laughed again, but did not, and
noting my silence. he turned upon ME
a more scrutinizing look than he had
yet given me and said:
"You look quite haggard. You
haven't been ILL.,"
mo; I've had bad night. That's
all"
ooh, heard something OF q riotous
scene taking place over here" Inc said
"One Of the gardeners was talking
about it to Elizabeth"
"What was It you heard2" I asked
quickly.
"He said that there was great excite
ment at Mime. BroSSard'g because a
strange woman had turned ND and
claimed an insane young man for her
husband"
"Damnatton% Il started from my
chair. did Mrs. Hartman hear this
story"
mot last night, I'm certain. But
what difference could &c possibly make
whether she heard &c or mott She
doesn't know these people surely?
''She knows the man"
'~This insane
"He tg not insane" interrupted.
"He has lost the memory OF his earlier
Nfe-lost 1t through an accident. You
and saw the accident"
that's impossible" said George,
frowninG. 81 never saw but one acct
dent that YOU
'That was the one. The man In Lar
rabee Hartman"
George had struck a match Co light a
cigar, but the operation remained in
complete. He dropped the match upon
the door and set his foot upon it..
''WeII, tell me about It." he said.
4VU H@V%n n~hA4 @ny &1A1% GDOuL
him since the accidentT
''Only that he did eventually recover
and was taken away from the hos
pitaI. heard that his mind was Inn
paired. Does LOUISE he began. stop
ped and cleared his throat. HAS Mrs
Hartman heard that he is here?"
Eyes; she has seen him"
do you mean the Scoundrel has been
bothering her? Elizabeth didn't tell
me Of this"
"Your sister doesn't know" I said.
"I think you ought to understand TIE
whole case"
$50 ahead" he babe me.
Hes not at all what you think"
said. There's an enormous differ
ence. almost impossible to explain 80
you, but something you'd understand
at once lie you saw him.
"What is the changer" asked Ward
and his voice showed chat he waS
greatly disquieted What is he likey'
'As we'll as can tell you, he's like
an odd but very engaging boy. with
something pathetic about him; quite
splendidly handsome
"Oh, he had good looks to spare
when | first knew him." George sale
bitterly.
mo. When he came here he did MOI
know Of her existence except i'm the
vaguest way. But. to so back to that
I'd better tell you first that the woman
we saw with him one day on the
boulevard and who was in the acct
dent with him
LA Mursiana, the dancer; know"
marriage with her."
"What?" Wards eyes flashed a.
he shouted the word.
cit seems 1nexplicable; but. as / un
derstand ii, he was never quite sober
at that time. He had begun to use
drugs and was often in a half stupe-
fed condition. Al matter OF fact, the
woman did what she pleased with
him. There's no doubt about the va
lidity of the marriage"
George asked suddenly, Ibid this
marriage take place i'm France%
Yes; you'd better hear me through"
/ demonstrated. When he was taken
from the hospital he was placed In
charge OF Professor Keredec, q mad
man of whom you've probably heard"
"Madman? Why, no; he's q member
Of the institute. q psychologist or meta-
physician. isn't be? st amy rate, OF
considerable celebrity"
Nevertheless" I insisted grimly, ''aS
misty a vaporer as ever saw; poet
ic. self contradicting and inconsistent
orator. Harman's aunt put him In
Keredec's charge. and he was taken
up into the Tyrol and virtually hidden
for two years, the idea being literally
to give him something Hike an educa-
ton. Keredec's phrase is. restore
mind to him soulr Tic was as vital 20
get him out OF his horrible wife's
clutches. But she picked up that RAJ
In the garden out yonder-he'd been
some sort OF stable manager for Hnr-
man once-nnd set him on the track"
''She wants money. Of course"
eyes: more money. A fair allowance
has always been sent co her. Keredec
has interviewed her notary. and she
wants n settlement. naming a SUM ac-
tually larger than the whole estate
amounts 10. She refuses TO bulge ulI-
t1l this impossible settlement is made.
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