The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-03-23
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Defeated It,
, BY DAISY WINSLOW
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BY DAISY WINSEOW
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How saved Herbert and brought
him out With strong brain and in ev-
cry way physically sound Is SO strange
case that 1t should he placed in writ
Ing before | forget any of the details
| de not mean that | did the thinking
and the plAaning that saved him, but
that had Il not been for me no think
ing or planning would ever have been
done and Herbert would have died
under the strain or lived lifetime
in Il madhausc
Herbert aad | were FIRST playmatcs,
then schoolmatcs; then the status be.
tween us WAS that Of strong friend.
ship between a very Young man and
Il very young woman. Ills mother. a
rich widow from the first dlsanprovcd
Of our intimacy, for her son would in
herit her VaSt estate. while | had
nothing. BHt neither Herbert nor
at that time thought of marriage
When he WAS eighteen his mother
died leaving him all her property TO
be paid To him when he became of
aye. Ills brother. Edgar Holt. was APP
pointed executor of the estate and
lIerbert's guardian. There were 9th
err features Of the will which had we
known earlier would have saved Her
bert n 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 sec any necessity for this.
for Herbert was AT an age when H."
should have been nj college. Yet this
uncle Kept him nj home. doing moth
ing. ! asked Herbert why he asscnted
10 this. and he said ii was better for
him not Ia antagouiZe his uncle till
after he had attained his majority
Some time after Mrs Torrys death
Herbert SEM me a note asking me to
come and see him. He gave no reason
for the request; but, thinking he might
by the housckceper To suit of rooms
he occupied and found him lying on n
lounge, the picture of dependency.
why, Herbert" | exclaimed what
lg the matter?'
Il don't know" he said mournfnlly.
Never had seen such a change In
any one in 80 short II space of time.
had been with him week before,
aud he was then perfectly well. Now
lie seemed To have gone far ON the
way to become u nervous wreck.
What II singularly decorated ROOM
! said To him after he had told m,
about himself The wall paper was
purple. and the shades and curtains &c
the windows were red There was
something in the colors or combination
of coI0rS that made me feel n strange
Nervousness.
Uncle Edgar had nv rooms rcdcc
GRATED while / was away recently
How do YOU like tle papert"
II don't like il at all. replicd
| encouraged Herbert as well ms
could aud When left promised 10 re.
turn soon went straight 10 our own
family physician. Dr Willard. and told
him all about I1erbcrt's case. Incl
dentally mentioned the decoration of
his rooms.
Get him ont of that nj once" snld
the doctor
Why so:'
Because If he lives surrounded with
those colors and none other for n
month HEN be maniac"
! sent note TO Herbert the same
evening telling him that the doctor
had recommended other rooms Tor